The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-02
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

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William Mari, OF the firm of Mari Il Cor
don, left for Scotland last week.
ID. r. Bisbee and wife returned from their
wedding trip last Saturday evening.
f. W. Stanyan, superintendent Of the
Barre railroad, Is in Boston this week.
The Junior Epworth League held a lawn
party last Friday evening with Mrs. Whit
comb.
j. e. Walsh is at Keene, N. H., this week,
where he is entered in several bicycle
races
e. G. Brock was awarded first prize on
matched horses at the Washington fair last
week.
Miss Blanche Mears is slowly GONZALES
cling from severe attack of nervous pros
tration.
Judge A. NJ. Jackman went to Bridge
port Conn, last week to visit g. W. jack
man, his son.
w. A. Smith has moved his job printing
plant into the large room in the old town
hall building.
The contract to lay the sewer on Curtis,
George and Hubbard streets has been let to
Orrin Simons.
The famous actress. Rhea, appears at the
opera house on Saturday, October b, in
"Nell Gwyn."
ID. M. Smith of New York, formerly in the
employ of Mcfarland & Davis, visited in
town last week.
Mrs George Annas was in Washington a
few days last week as the guest OF Mrs.
George M. Seaver.
Hon. Elisha May of St. Johnsbury, ma
tional bank examiner, looked over the
banks of Barre last Thursday.
T. F. Delaney of Syracuse, N. Y, promi-
nent granite dealer of that city, visited f.
A. Duffy, his nephew, last week.
Rev. w. r. Davenport will take for the
theme of his lecture next Sunday evening,
"a Young Man with Backbone"
L. j. Griffin & Co have the contract for
putting in the heating apparatus at the
large stone-sheds of Mackie & Son.
Trainer Whitaker, who has been coach
ing the Goddard Seminary foot. ball team,
left last week for Dartmouth College.
Ed Walsh broke the state bicycle record
at Lyndonville last week, making an exhi-
bition half.mie in one minute and one sec
ond.
The Scotch Athletic Club of Montreal
failed to put in an appearance to play foot.
ball with the Barre Rangers the last day of
the fair.
Rev George K. Hooker is to lecture on
the granite industry of Barre, Tuesday even
ing, October 10. The lecture will be "a the
opera house.
George r. Patch of Burlington was in the
city last week making arrangements to
institute wigwam of Red Men in Barre at
an early date.
John Digman was convicted in city court,
last Monday, of intoxication, and was fined
$40 81. He was arrested Sunday evening
by Officer Nichols.
petition has been presen ed to the board
of aldermen, asking that bank wall be put
in on the north side Of the river near the
Mrs. John Paine house.
The football game between the Goddard
and st. Johnsbury Academy teams, that
was to have been played at st. Johns bury
last Monday. was postponed one week.
Mrs. G. E. Mcfarland had one shoulder
dislocated and was otherwise badly bruised,
last week Tuesday evening, by being
thrown from buggy on South Main street.
A challenge has been issued by the Owl
Debating Club to any similar organization
to debate any national question that may
be chosen. the same to take place in Barre.
G. G. Reynolds leaves about the middle of
October foe Oregon, to remain through the
winter. He resided in that state twenty
years ago, and has not been there since that
time.
r. W. Sherburne L. A. Dodge, z. H
Jones and James Miller rode to Burlington
and back on their bicycles, last Sunday,
making the tripin less than three hours and
half.
The faculty of Goddard Seminary will not
permit the foot ball team of that institution
to play the Montpelier Seminary eleven
this season, because of some past occur
renCes.
The Daughters of Rebekah are giving a
series OF whist parties in Odd Fellows hall
on Friday evenings to raise funds to furnish
a room in the Gill Odd Fellows Home at
Ludlow.
An enjoyable concert was given in the
park last Sa, urday evening by the Barre
Cornet Band under the leadership of w.
G. Kane of Holyoke, Mass, the new in.
structor.
The funeral of Maggie M. Smith was held
last Thursday afternoon from the house of
John Smith, her father, in Maple Grove
Rev DR.. S N. Jackson was the Off ciating
clergyman.
The new granite plant at North Barre
now in process of construction by Jones
Brothers. will cost, when completed, more
than $780, and will furnish employment
for $50 men.
Mrs. Fl. s. Caswell, secretary of the
woman's department of the National Con
gregational Home Missionary Society, is to
speak in the Congregational church Friday
evening, October II.
The young people connected with the
Mission Of the Good Shepherd will hold 9
social in their hall in Nichols block on
Thursday evening. A pleasing and varied
entertainment will be provided.
W. G. French returned last week from
Denver, Colo, where he went intending tC
remain through the winter. Clayton Meeks
who accompanied him, has gone to Mime
apolis to remain during the winter
An interesting address will be delivered
at the Congregational church, Thursday
evening, October 10, by Mrs. H. g. Caswe
the secretary of the woman's department
OF the National Congregational Home Mis-
sionary Society.
Rev. w. R. Davenport spoke last Sunda!
evening Of A young man who knew NOR,
than his father" Mr. Davenport's audi
ences at this course of Sunday evening lee
lures are steadily increasing, and great in
tersst is manifested in them.
Mrs. William Raysaid was given surprise
party last Friday evening at her home oil
Branch street. She was the recipient of
handsome rocker from the Barre Rangers
in recognition OF the entertainment she ha
furnished visiting foot ball teams.
A fair that is to continue two weeks wa
opened last evening in the vestry of ST
Monica's Church. The Barre Cornet Ban,
is to furnish music A train will leav
for Montpelier over the Central Vernon
railroad every evening at eleven o'clock.
The provision in the city ordinance tina