The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-27
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

Professor Elmore's' dancing. school will
be held this evening.
Goddard Seminary closed last Saturday
for a vacation OF two weeks.
TIL Clinton N Field house on East street.
has been rented by Rev. S. N. jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Duprey Of Webster.
vile buried their infant child on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi j. Bolster gave whist
party last Thursday evening In Bolster's
hall.
The Ed Martin place at South Barre has
been purchased by Fred Worcester for
$1,000
Miss Myrtle Parker has been engaged as
assistant teacher in the school at North
Barre.
Amory Allen was dangerously i'll last
week with pneumonia, but is repor ed
better
George and Charles Woo we're in Frank.
lin last week to attend the funeral OF their
father.
The Vermont Conference will be invited
to meet in Barre for its annual gathering in
April, 1896
DIR. and Mrs. II. o. Wortheu attended the
funeral of II. NJ. Smith at West Randol oh
last Friday.
The Barre Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany gal 1ed over $4,000 in deposits during
the past year.
The plumbing in s. d. Aliens new
houses on Silver street is being done by L.
j Griffi q Co.
Mrs. d. G. Bckford entertained the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union last
Friday afternoon.
j. NJ. Taft, formerly of the grocery fl N Of
Wheeler q TAFT, has entered the employ Of
NJ. L. Towne & Co.
A public meeting 0f the Law aud Order
LIE igue was held in the Methodist vestry
last Monday evening.
Mrs e. L. Smith gave a six o'clock tea
last iday after loon at the residence of the
may or on West street.
The members of the Order of the Eastern
Star held a social last Saturday evening
with Mrs. o. j. Howes
Because of i'll health, Rev. e W. Cum
ings is unable to look after his work at
Graniteville for the present.
The Old Fellows have subleased their
hall to Clan Gordon. The weekly meetings
OF the clan will hereafter be held in that
hall.
A branch office Of Baldwin Brothers of
Boston, brokers and bankers, has been
open I'D on the second floor of the Miles
block.
The work OF the school census takers l..
completed and shows that there are 1853
children Of school age within the limits Of
the city.
The rooms formerly occupied by the En-
terprise have been fitted up by I. L. Snow,
the local superinte ndent, for an electric
light station.
Philo Lambkin of Riceburg, P. O., is
the guest OF L. f. Aldrich. Mr.. Aldrch
was visiting Mr.. Lambkin two years ago
when he was stricken with paralysis.
Hon. o. B Boyce is now considered out
of danger. DR.. N. j. Boyce of Guildhall,
his brother, has been with him during part
of the tina he has been dangerously ill.
The next temperance lecture in the opera
house will be delivered next Sunday even.
/ ing by Rev. P. G. Abbey on "The Great
Red Dragon" 1t will be union service.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Rodee
was held last Thursday afternoon from her
late home on Ayers street, Rev. w. r.
Davenport officiating. Deceased vas sixty
| two years old.
K. E. Hill has sold his place on Nor'h
Main street to John Clary for So 600. Mr..
Hill is soon to take his family to Seattle,
Wash, where he has been located for more
| than two years.
The Barre Manufacturing Association
= now occupies the rooms in Jackman block
formerly used by the Knights of Pythias.
| &. NJ Taintor, the secretary, uses the front
room as an office.
| Many of the largest real-estate owners in
| the city favor the proposition to establish a
| paid fire department, and the prospects are
that the city council will be asked to take
action in the matter.
The Owl Debating Club is on the war
path, and wishes to challenge any debating
club in the state, from any college or sem
mary, to Joint debate, If the preliminares
can be satisfactorily arranged.
The address on Municipal Progress in
England" by Rev. George w. Hooker, last
Thursday evening, was attended by SIN all
audience. Mr.. Hooker has just returned
| from the old country, and his lecture de-
served larger audience.
Station Agent j. W. Cornell OF he ecu
| trail Vermont railroad is taking vacation
| of six weeks, part Of which will be spent in
the West. d. W. Robinson ticket agent at
Montpelier, will have charge of the station
during Mr. Connells absence.
The next day after proofs of death were
recsived S. S. Ballard, general agent for
the National Life Insurance Company of
Montpelier, handed to Florence e. Guptil,
wido of the late Walter K. Guptil of Wa
terbury, check for 81 900, the amount OF
the policy carried in that company by Mr..
Guptil
The following appointments have been
confirmed by the board of aldermen: AS.
SCISSOR for two years, Henry A. Phelps; at
torney Frank j. Martin; grand juror,
| George w. Bassett; city engineer, Charles
Currier; auditors, George Lamson, w. A.
| Perry, y N Field; chief engineer OF nre de
partment, Nelson ID. Phelps
W. K. Barney has been reelected super.
intendent OF the Methodist Sunday school
for the ensuing year The following named
gentlemen have also been elected stewards
Of that society: Nathaniel Chamberlain, J
X. George T. H. Cave, o. III. Reed, Liza
Gale, G. P. Boyce. #. d Beckley, G. III
Kenneson, John Beckley, f. L. Page, John
Wilson, @. w Huntington.
1t Is said that, at the expiration of his
present lease, Charles r. Stevens will be
notified to vacate the hall no. used by him
as billiard parlor and that the place will
be fitted up for city court room. The
cases that come before Judge Barney are SC
frequent and largely attended that they
have outgrown the accommodations Of q
lawyers Office, and some public court room
must be provided.
A meeting was held last Thursday even
ing at the store OF GOULD & Nichols to con
slider the feasibility 81 organizing Gentle
mans Club in Barre Every one present
favored the project, and temporary organ
ization was eff scted. Committees were ap
pointed as follows: On constitution, Burt
| H. Wells, w. III, Eastman, Fred l.. HYDE