The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-16
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.


The village debt of Barre is now $4,000.
j. W. Connell has sold his residence on
Spaulding street to DIR. g. NJ. Scribner.
"Bailed Hay" ia the startling sign at
tached to one of Barrels express sleighs.
The creditors Of Page & Drew will hold a
meeting this week and choose an assignee.
The Eastern Star ladies' held an enjoyable
social in Grand Army hall last Saturday
evening.
The Goddard Seminary lyoeum has elected
Hugh Ralph president and Miss Mary Rich
secretary.
Only one fire alarm was rung in during
1884, a record that has not been equaled for
generation.
Charles 8. Currier is prominently men
toned for the Office Of civil engineer of the
city of Barre.
public installation of the officers of
Barre lodge, Knights Of Honor, will occur
next Monday night
Cordinet Brothers, reported insolvent
debtors, have settled their estate on
dollar for-dollar basis.
The employees at the sheds OF Thomas
Williams have been idle for few days be-
cause of a broken derrick.
Mrs. f. W. Nichols was unable, because
of illness, to attend the funeral of her father
at Shamokin, Pa, last week.
u6V. u. w. W6DSUeT OF MOuJpeneT mas
been assisting the Baptists in their revival
services during the past week.
The rooms now occupied by G. F. Stevens
az billiard hall are talked of for head
quarters for the new city court.
Mrs. Colombo died last Wednesday at her
home on River street. Funeral was held
Friday morning from st. Monica's churc 4.
The drama Saved from the Wreck - is
soon to be brought out by local talent un-
der the auspices Of Page Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams
Mrs. Lettie e. Gunlock, president of the
National Womans Relief Corps, was the
guest Of the members of Crandall Relief
Corps last week.
Rev w. X. Davenport preached strong
and original sermon at the Methodist church
last Sunday morning on " A New Church,
and Then WHAT"
South Barre, East Barre and Graniteville
are all struggling to be made headquarters
OF the lew town of Barre, with the chances
in favor of East Barre.
Professor Willis Gale has been engaged
to take charge of the singing at the Congre-
gational church for the coming year. A
chorus choir will sing,
Quinton Cook enjoys the reputation of
being the oldest harness-maker in New
England. He has been in the business for
sixty eight consecutive years.
Barclay Brothers have quarried a granite
spire forty-tive feet in length, which was
brought down last week. 1t is the largest
spire ever gotten out in Barre.
The old 81 stem of voting was used at the
village meeting held yesterday, in accord
ance with the amendments 70 the ballot law
passed By the legislature of 1894.
Ward Crosby, of Crosby & Currier, Con-
cord, n. H., has been experimenting put
ting in the new iron trestle on the Barre
railroad at Jockey Hollo v during the past
week
The annual meeting of the Barre Pub
fishing Company was held last Saturday
evening in the Office of John w Gordon.
No business of public interest was trans.
acted.
Judge T. H. Lance of Cabot, referee in
the case of the Cooperative Granite Com
pany V. II o. Agnostus, took evidence
three days last week in the office Of r. A.
Hoar Decision reserved.
The whist clubs of East and North Mont.
peier attended the regular fortnightly
meeting of the Ladies' Whist Club, held
last Thursday evening in Bolster's hall.
Dancing followed the card playing.
The next meeting of the Owl Debating
Society will be held Thursday evening,
January "a, when the pertinent question,
Resolved, that city government is pref
cradle for Barre" will be discussed.
DurlnB tn6 year 1914, HlUy elBHJ lew
houses were built in the city limits of Barre.
In 1891, 101 were erected, and in 1889 sixty
nine. With these two exceptions, the past
year beats the record of the past twenty
years.
Rev. DR.. Jackson, the new pastor, Off
ciated at the Congregational church last
| Sunday. Rev. Algernon Brown of White
| River junction preached and administered
the sacrament at the Mission Of the Good
| Shepherd.
The recent smallpox scare in Barre and
vicinity recalls the fact that between 1905
and 1910 there were over 400 people in Ba IRE
i'll with that disease. Four pest-houses
were established, and the deaths were very
| numerous.
The revival meetings held at the Baptist
| church during the past week by Rev
Thomas Gull, the state missionary, have
| been well attended and much good has
been accomplished. Mr.. Gull occupied the
Baptist pulpit again last Sunday.
DIR. j. NJ. Ryder, who was arrested last
week in Hornelisville, n. Y, for the muir
der OF an infant child in Rochester, VT, as
told in another column, was recently q
practicing physician in Barre. 1t is said
| however, that his sign at his Office in North
| Barre was larger than was his practice.
A Joint public installation of the officers
| of Crandall Relief Corps and of Page Camp
Sons of Veterans, occurred last Wednesday
| evening. MIS-. y. IL. SeaVer OF montpelier
and w. W. Lapoint were the installing
officers Mr.. Lapoint was presented with a
past captains badge in the form of an iron
| CROSS.
A "hash debate" was held at Goddard
Seminary last Saturday evening that occa
| stoned much merriment Athletics seemed
! to be the favorite subject for debate Mex
week Saturday evening the question, IRE
solved that oratory has done more for the
world than the newspapers" will be
wrestled with
The annual meeting of the stockholders
| of the Barre National Bank was held last
week. b. W. Braley, G. w. Lynde, j, NJ
Perry, George Rowland, L. A. Gale and L
#, Aldrich were elected directors. The Off
GERS elected are as follows: President, b
W. Bradley; vice president, G. W. Lynde
cashier, Frank G, Rowland; teller, Dear
G. Town.
Mrs. c. n. Field takes the part of "Mll
dred, the miller's daughter" Mrs j. ID
Smith, "Polly Prescott,t her maid" anG
Mrs. J. A. Graham, I" Sally Ann Higgins,
the miller's wife," in the comic opera &c
be brought out February and 2, under the
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