The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-30
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

JOnnsOury labJ week,
Professor s. w. Landon of the Burlington
High School was in the city last Saturday.
II. II. Frecord and wife left last week for
Florida, where they will spend the winter.
Judge W. e. Barney spent last Sunday
at the home OF his father In Claremont N. III.
G. L. Bugbee is building three first-c class
houses on Spaulding Hill.
James II. George Ia seriously i'll with
erys pelas at his home on Elm street.
George Bgelow is quite low, and but lit
tie hope is entertained OF his recovery.
DIR. II. e. Packer left last Thursday for
| Gardiner, Mass, where he is to reside in
| future.
Mrs. Pitkin and daughter of Fair Haven
| were guests OF Mr. and Mrs. N. ID. Phelps
| last week.
More than 100 persons from this city and
vicinity went ON the excursion to Boston
last week.
About 81 200 per month is paid into the
Building and Loan Association by its mem.
bers in Barre.
! Alvin #. Sortwell, president OF the Mont
pelier q Wells River railroad, was in the
city last Thursday.
tons for fair, to be held in the opera
house in December.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
Church gave harvest socable in the yes
try on Tuesday evening.
The Epworth League will give social at
the Hedding (Methodist Church psrlors on
Friday evening of this week.
The Epworth League gave very inter.
estng literary entertainment at Hedding
Church last Friday evening.
Mrs. K. f. Batchelder will accompany W.
l.. Stafford and family to California, where
she will remain until spring
Miss Blanche Skinner, stenographer for
j. w. Dillon, has been con lined to the house
with neuralgia during the past week.
The topic to be discussed in the Hedding
(Methodist) Church next Sunday night is,
. Has the World OutgI own the Bible ?"
Several persons are to be received into
mem bership at the Methodist church by
Pastor Davenport next Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Mcdonald expect to
spend the coming winter in Georgiana. Fla,
for the benefit of Mrs. McDonald's health.
Alphonse Roland of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad was called to Stan
stead p O., last week by the illness of his
wife.
Rev. b. w. Jones preached in the Uni
versalist Church at Burlington last Sunday.
Mrs. Jones occupied the Unitarian pulpit in
Barre.
Rev. w. r. Davenport has rendered his
resignation as president of the Municipal
League, but the same has not been ac-
copied.
Rev. w h. Davenport spoke on "a Pc
culiar Young Man y at the evening service
at Hedding (Methodist) Church last Sunday
evening
e. j. Badger has been elected first lieu
tenant of Company K, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Lieutenant
Hoadley.
Smith Brothers are moving into their new
market on North Main street. They now
have one of the best-equipped markets in
the state.
There is talk of disbanding the Goddard
Seminary football team and canceling its
dates, because OF lack of interest on the
part of the students.
S. S. Ballard has been in Philadelphia
during the past week to attend the sixth
annual convention of the National Assoca-
ton of Life Underwriters.
The condition of Judge A. NJ. Jackman is
such as to cause his friends much alarm.
He is seriously i'll with pneumonia and his
recovery is considered doubtful.
On the recommendation of a number of
persons, Rev. George K. Hooker will repeat
his lecture on Life at the Quarries next
Thursday evening at the opera house.
The Owl Debating Club discussed the
question whether the 16 to standard would
be the best financial policy for the United
States, at its regular meeting last Thursday
, evening.
: WO1k IL progressing rdpluly On Ju6 new
freight depot for the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad 1t is TO be eighty by thirty
feet, with wide platform extending on all
, sides of the building.
, The next regular Debating Club will be
I held Thursday evening, November Z, The
question whether universal suffrage should
, be granted to the women of the United
States will be discussed.
Mrs Schwatka wife of Lieutenant Fred
erick Schwatka the celebrated Arctic ex-
plorer, lectured on "Tbe Cliff Dwellers "
> before the students of Goddard Seminary
last Wednesday evening.
Frank Kenerson had two ribs broken last
Wednesday forenoon by his clothing getting
,, caught on a revolving shaft at his polishing
: works on Granite street. 1t was narrow
: escape from horrible death.
; The Hartford Masonic Aid Insurance
r Company has recently paid to Alexander
s. Bird $1,000, in payment Of the policy
, carried by John Munroe when he was
drowned in Berlin Pond last summer.
The philanthropic ladies who are solicit
J ing funds with which to open free reading
room are meeting with excellent success,
and such an institution will doubtless be
, opened in the city during the coming win
ter.
D David King, who works for G. N. Scott,
had both feet badly jammed last Friday by
: a large block of granite falling on them.
= While his injuries are at present very pain
= full, it is not thought they will be perma-
nent.
4 W. l.. Stafford expects to leave for Whit
tier, Cal, about the 10Th OF November, &C
companied by his family, and will probably
remain permanently on the Pacific coast.
Miss Isabelle Stafford goes to Chicago on
! Thursday of this week and will join the
party there.
, Frederick COSTA was arrested last Friday
!, for opening letters belonging to his brother
, He was taken to Montpelier and given a
q hearing before United States Commissioner
: George W. Wing His case was contin-
,, ued. j. H Senter appeared for the govern
ment and A. G. Fay for the respondent
The second annual reception and military
1 ball given by the members OF Company E
in Miles hall last Thursday evening was a
? brilliant social success. The hall was pref
t tily decorated with flags and bunting, and
I music was furnished by the Barre Orchestra
and the Mandolin Club. Governor Wood.
bury, who is in the West, was represented
by General T. S. Peck and Captain III. E.
Tutharly of Rnrlinpton and Surgeon Gen