The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-20
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre.

DR.. j. Henry Jackson was in Burlington
last Friday:
There is some talk of forming a high
license club in Barre.
Professor N. L. Phillips has severed his
connection with the Enterprise.
Hamilton Webster is slowly conyalescinp
from his recent dangerous illness.
BY the will of the late Rev. A. A. Miner,
Goddard Seminary receives $1,000.
Many OF the granite sheds will close on
December 10 until after the holidays.
Clan Gordon is to hold its annual ball in
Armory Hall next Wednesday evening.
Rev. George Il. Hooker preached for the
Congregationalist last Sunday morning.
Rev. l.. p. Tucker of Mortified and Rev
W. X. Davenport are to exchange next Sun
| day.
The public schools will close next We'd
nesday, and will reopen Monday, Decem
bar 2.
The Red Men will meet this evening to
complete the organization of their new
| lodge.
| Charles Mari returned last week from
Scotland, where he has been for several
months.
The Black Crook " is booked to appear
at the Opera House on Wednesday evening,
December L.
The Board Of Civil Authority held spe-
abatement of taxes.
lied by the sale of tickets for the Barre En-
tertainment Course.
Mrs. b. W. Jones spoke at the Univer
salist church last Sunday evening on 1.-THE
New Garden of Eden"
Hon. John G. Woolley of Chicago at
tracted large audience to the Opera House
last Wednesday evening.
J.D. Smith of the Empire Granite Company
visited the quarries owned by that company
in Oronto, Maine, last week
The Sunday school connected with the
Baptist church gave its annual Bible Day
concert last Sunday evening.
Mrs B. W. Jones will speak at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday evening on
" An Old Saw Resharpened.'
Miss Ada Sherburne has just completed a
successful term of school in Chelsea and re-
turned to her home in this city.
The federal government has renewed its
lease OF the quarters in the city building
now occupied by the post office.
Rev. George e. Hooker goes to Chicago
some time this month, where he is to engage
in mission work during the coming winter.
Alexander Cameron and Miss Eva Owen,
both OF Websterville, were married last
week by Rev. e. w. Cummings at his resi-
dence
A team from Hiawatha Lodge of Odd Fell
lows visited Mortified Lodge last Thursday
evening, to exemplify the work of the first
degree.
| Sergeant w. A. Marsh has been elected
second lieutenant of Company K, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF f. w.
Jackson.
| Charles Mari, of the firm of Mari & Cor
don, was at Williston last week, superin-
tending the setting of the Governor Chitten-
den monument.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Denning gave whist
party last week in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Merrill of Newport, r. l., who have
been their guests.
Professor T. Clinton Gardner of Lebanon
n H., will give " An Evening with James
Whitcomb Riley" at Goddard Seminary
next Friday evening.
Superintendent f. W. Stanyan and wife
returned last Monday from Southern Pines,
North Carolina. where they have been Wis.
iting for several weeks.
The case of Crockett v. the Village Of
Barre, which is to be tried at the December
term Of Orange County Court. is of great in.
terest to the tax payers OF this city.
e. M. Tayntor, secretary OF the Granite
Manufacturers Association, has been ap-
pointed manager for Barre OF The Reporter,
a granite journal published in Chicago.
Arthur jackson will give an illustrated
l6CJure gu rIOrlud dG Jue opera hOubt
next Tuesday evening, the proceeds to go
for the benefit of the new reading-room.
b. W. Abbey is to have charge of the
gy mnasium at Goddard Seminary and is to
coach the baseball team connected with
that institution during the coming winter
A Peeping Tom" has been caught at his
despicable business on Elm street. Several
horsewhips and charges of rock salt are
awaiting another appearance OF the scoun'
drel.
The granite office of Clarhew & Gray,
the residence of G. B. Milne and the store
of the Granite City Clothing Company have
recently been connected with the telephone
exchange.
| An effort will be made at the session Of
| the Vermont Conference in Barre, next
April, to transfer Barre and Williamstown
charges from the st. Johnsbury to the
Montpelier district.
Rev. E. w. Cummings OBLIGATED at the flu.
neral Of Miss Jessie G. Munroe. which was
| held last Wednesday afternoon from her
| late home on Park street. Deceased was
twenty-five years old.
The Spaulding Lyceum last Friday even
| ing discussed the question: " Resolved,
| That a comparative disarmament is prefera-
BILE to the maintenance of large army and
navy in the United States"
The repairs on the concrete road on Main
street were completed last week. These
continuous annual repairs on this portion of
the city's highway are becoming monoto-
nous to many OF the Taxpayers,
The newly elected officers OF the Congre.
gationsl Christian Endeavor Society are:
9. M. Gates, presidents Missl Georgiana
Wishart, yice-president Albert Eastman,
secretary Elon Barrett, treasurer.
Mr.. W. e. Fisk Of Hardwick and Mrs.
Clark Freeman Of this city were married at
the home of the latter by the Rev. W. r.
Davenport yesterday morning! They took
the noon train for Boston for short bridal
| trip.
Officers Smith, Rowland and Camp raidea
the premises Of Mike Butler and s. Casalina
last Saturday evening, securing liquor at
both places. The beer and whiskey seized
at the latter place was ordered returned by
the court.
The theme OF the lecture at Hedding
Church next Sunday night will be 500.
lumbia and the speaker will be the Rev.
Louis p. Tucker, an able an eloquent
preacher, who will worthily treat this i'm.
portant topic.
Unusually large congregations were pres
emit at Hedding Church last Sunday morn