The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.
Barre.
D. Lamb was in Boston last

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the Law and Order League.
Miss Meriden Bradford entertained the
Social Club last Friday evening.
The hearing in the Waterman road case
has been adjourned until April 6
Miss Sallie Yost of Shamokin, Pa, is Wis
iting Mrs. II. W. Nichols, her sister.
The Eastern Star social was held last Sat.
urday evening with Mrs. G. w. Steele.
Superintendent +. w. Stanyan has nearly
recovered from his recent serious illness.
Mrs. William Meirs received news last
week of the death of her mother in Sweden
Clark Holden has been appointed as
sgnee for the insolvent estate Of Alonzo H
Page.
W. III. Harrison, of the Harrison Granite
Company of Adrian, Mich, was in town
last week.
City Treasurer Wells filed a $50 900 bond
last Thursday and entered upon the duties
of his off ce.
W. II. Buchanan, tax collector, has
brought suit against B. b. Cook for nom
payment of taxes.
Rev. p. G. Abbey began last Sunday
evening series of illustrated lectures on
Pilgrims Progress"
Miss Addie Richardson and Miss lisa.
for visit of several days.
signers, asking Mayor Smith to appoint him
chief of police of the new city.
Forty young people from Barre witnessed
the presentation of the "Mller's Daugh
ter " at Montpelier last Friday evening.
The eighty.ffth birthday of Hon. II. N
Jackson was very pleasantly observed last
week Tuesday evening at the home of DR.. j.
Henry ia kson, his son.
The public scho Dis will reopen next Mon.
| 10 School at a,,l 81
| one at North Barre will be under the
Spaulding Graded School management.
The recount OF the votes for mayor re
suited as follows: For j. w. Gordon 1927;
for e l.. Smith, 1874 which reduces the
vote of Mr.. Smith three from the original
count.
The musical department at Goddard Sem.
mary gave very creditable public recital
last Monday evening The exhibition by
the Junior class will occur next Monday
evening.
Rev. George w. Hooker will deliver the
last lecture in the library course on Thurs.
day evening, March 81. 1t is needless to
add that Mr.. Hooker will receive very
warm welcome in the home Of his boyhood.
Some Of the citizens Of South Barre al
ready regret that they are not inside the
city limits and it is reported that the next
legislature will find South Barre asking to
be annexed. 1t is probable that no objec.
ton would be interposed by the present
city authorities.
No report can do istce to the lecture de-
livered in the opera house last evening by
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Custer, and it will not be
attempted. 1t was an inspiring and brill
liant audience that Mrs. Custer faced, and
for more than an hour she held her hearers
spell-bound. She is sure of warm recep-
ton whenever she revisits the Granite City.
A recent regulation adopted by the fac
ulty of Goddard Seminary meets with much
favor, not only among the students, but
among outsiders who desire to see fair play
in athletics By this rule no one who is not
a regular student at that institution, and
who has not obtained promotion in his
studies can become a member of the base
ball team or football eleven. Other insti-
buttons Of learning not a thousand miles
from Barre might we'll adopt a similar re-
striction.
Folio wing is the full list OF city officers
elected last week: Mayor, e. L. Smith
clerk and treasurer, B. II. Wells first con.
M. B. Nichols; aldermen, B. p Wiley,
Lyman A. Gale, G. L. Currier, l.. A.
Thurston, g. W. Bassett, NJ f. Burnh am |;
library directors, o. B. Boyce, r. s. Cur
rier, 81. Z. Packer; school commissioners,
Clark Holden, r. s. Currier, E. w. Cum.
ings, B. B. Turner, G. B. Townshend,
Perley Chandler.
A peculiar state of affairs in the new city
government was developed last Friday
morning. Jerry Ryle of Waitsfield was ar
rested Thursday night by Officer Nichols
for intoxication When the officer tried to
report his arrest, Friday morning, he found
that the city of Barre had no prosecuting
officer. The town grand juror went out Of
otfic9 on Tuesday, and there was no off,
cial to take his place. The charter pro-
vides for the appointment of city pres
ecuting officer By the mayor, but such ap-
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l. Mayor Smith wired States Attorney
Stanton, who came up on the mail train in
the afternoon and conducted the case.
Ryle was taken before Justice Martin and
fined the usual amount for plain drunk,
to which h , pleaded guilty.
The following officers were elected by the
new town of Barre last week: Sslectmen,
Lewis Keith, 9. f. w. GaZely, A. G. Reid /;
listers, G. NJ. Winch, George Beckley, c..
n. Barber; road commissioner, John H.
Jones; school directors, for three years, e.
V. Wiley; for two years, f. G. Bancroft;
for one year. A. G. Dickey; overseer Of
poor, j. M. Ward inspectors of wood and
shingles, A. w. Lane, Fred Sargent; in
spector of leather Eli Drury; pound keep
Nye auditors, A. g. Whicher, E Keith.
On the fourth ballot, East Barre was
chosen as the place of holding the town
meetings. The motion to build new
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cents was voted, and S25 was appropriated
for Memorial Day If a Grand Army post
shall be organiz-d in the town.
The Washington County Christian En-
deavor Union held its sixteent semi annual
convention in the Baptist church last Fr-
day Delegations from nearly, If not quite,
every union in the county were present. and
the exercises throughout the day and even
ing were interesting and profitable. Rev.
e. W. Cummings delivered a cordial address
of welcome for the Barre pastors, and M. L..
Cheney welcomed the delegates and visit
tors in behalf of the local societies. r. b.
Demeritt of Waterbury, the county presi-
dent, responded. At the morning session,
Rev. j. w. Jackson spoke on "How to De-
velop the Latent Talent in Our Societies."
and the reports of delegates were read. In
the afternoon, Miss Clara Macomber Of
Montpelier read a carefully-prepared and
interesting paper on How TO Get Chair
men to Lead aad Committeeman to Be Led. +"
Professor @. IL. Richardson gave a bright
talk on "The Ideal Lookout Committee"
and Rev. G. o. Webster Of Montpelier con-
Quoted the open parliament on "Do Your
Socials Afford Opportunities to Win Souls?'
A great variety OF sentiments were ex-
pressed but the majority seemed to be
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