The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-20
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre
Fred N. Braley was in Boston last week.
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hon, ". Is. BOyCe Is ConvaleSCent from
dang rous Illness.
A daughter was born last week to Mr.
and Mrs. John Smith.
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones preached for the
Universalists last Sunday.
Fred Braley was in Boston last week, and
ID. M. Miles was in New York
Mrs. Louise Dewitt visited last week at
the home Of Mrs. g. b Nichols.
Mrs. e. W. Bisbee gave delightful
musicale at her home last Friday evening.
G. II. Drew Of South Royalton was the
guest of K. A. Drew, his brother, last week.
The next meeting of the Owl Debating
Society will be held Thursday evening
March %.
Mrs. G. w. Potter of Brattleboro has
been visiting relatives in Barre during the
past week
census OF all children in the city be-
tween five and twenty one years Of age is
being taken.
DIR. II. l.. Gale has returned to Barre from
New York, and will resume the practice of
his profession.
DR.. G. W. Steele is in Brandon this week
attending the annual meeting of the State
Dental Society.
Mrs. B. FL. Wells ave party last Thurs
day evening in honor OF the faculty of God
dard Seminary.
Southern Pines, N. c., for the benefit of
Mrs. Fits health.
Box 10 was rupg in last week for a small
blaze in the sheds of John Brechin. The
damage was nominal.
The remains of Mrs A. j. Copeland, who
died last week at Lyndonville, were brought
to Barre for interment.
The school directors have organ zed by
the election OF f. G. Bar croft as chairman
and A. g. Dickey as secretary.
Constable Buchanan's bond has been
fixed at 10000, and the city council has
voted him the Jurisdiction of the state.
Miss Ella Townshend has returned to
Osh kosh, Wis, after pleasant visit of four
weeks with G. B. Townshend, her father.
The mock trial held in Goddard Seminary
chapel, last Saturday evening, created great
merriment and was admirably conducted.
Miss Edna Clark and Miss Nadine Nichols
returned to Boston last week to resume
their work at the Emerson School of Oratory.
Miss Gertrude Robinson of Swanton has
been appointed assis ant city clerk She
assumed the duties Of that office last Mon
dav.
The board of aldermen has confirmed the
| appointment of W. A. Parry as assessor for
three years, and that of Alexander Gordon
| for one year.
Municipal Progress in England will be
| the subject of Rev. George w. Rockers
lecture at the opera house on Thursday
| evening of this week.
| Several members of Crandall Post G. A.
R., went to Washington, Saturday evening,
| when Captain FL. G. Lull of Montpelier in
| spected the post there.
THE alumni of Goddard Seminary have
raised 81 700 towards the completion Of the
| Thompson memorial cottage, with good
prospects Of $500 more.
The steam heating and plumbing on the
Thompson Memorial building at Goddard
| Seminary WAS done by l.. j. Griffin & Co.
| in very creditable manner.
! The members of St. Monica's Church
| celebrated St. Patrick's day in the basement
of the church, Monday evening, with an
| elaborate and pleasing programme.
City Clerk Wells has received telegram
| from the town clerk OF Barre, Mass, con-
graduating the Granite City on its success
full Inauguration of municipal government.
A special train was run to Montpelier last
| Sunday evening over the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad to accommodate those
| who wished to attend the lecture OF Hon.
T. G. O'Sullivan.
FW. Sherburne has rented the old ar
mory and is fitting it up for a bicy Gle riding
school and salesroom. Mr.. Sherburne will
have personal supervision Of the school, the
first OF the kind in the state.
The board of city school commissioners
has discontinued the services of special
instructor in music in the pnblic schools
| Professor o. d. Mathewson has been ap-
pointed superintendent OF schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi ]. Bolster gave a large
| whist party in Bolster's hall last Wednes
day evening. Mrs. G.. H. Campbell and
William Moore took first prizes, and Mrs. A.
d. Morse and j. L. Wallace the boobies
The Owl Debating Society is anxious to
| .sl, Cd s1ar
joint debate, and W. W. Lapoint, G. H.
Pape and s. S. Ballard have been appointed
a committee to arrange for such meeting.
James Beattie died last Friday, aged
thirty-four years. His funeral was held
| from his late home last Sunday afternoon.
Granite lodge Of Masons and Clan Gordon,
OF which deceased was a member, attended
in body.
1t was necessary to send for States At
| torney Stanton again last week to prosecute
John Mooney, Jr., who was arrested We'd
nesday by Officer Nichols for intoxication.
Before Justice l.. P. Slack, he pleaded
guilty and was fined, with costs, $2141.
Cynthia A., wife of Professor N. L. Phil
lips, died last Friday after a long illness,
aged eighty years She leaves two sons,
q. N. Phillips of Montpelier and Andrew j.
Of his family, the latter could not be present
| at the funeral, which was held last Sunday
afternoon, Rev. 8. N. jackson officiating.
Antonio Rossi was arrested last Thursday
by City Constable Buchanan, charged with
the larceny of an opera glass from G. K.
Harris. Before Judge Barney, he pleaded
guilty and was fined, with costs, S28 IL. In
default Of payment, he was remanded to
the lookup. On Friday morning 1t was dis
covered that Rossi had escaped. He had
kicked off board from under the stairs and
was thus enabled TO escape without diff
Guilty. When will the new city provide
safe and decent lookup?
The following standing committees have
been appointed by the board of aldermen;
On legislation, Aldermen Bassett, Gale,
Wiley; finance, Currier, Wiley, Burnham;
streets, Gale, Burnham, Wiley; water
Burnham, Bassett Currier; fire, Wiley,
Currier, Thurston; police. Bassett, Wiley,
Gale; lights, Thurston, Bassett, Currier;
supplies, Currier, Thurston Gale; property,
Burnham, Currier, Bassett; cemeteries, Gale,
Thurston, Wiley; liquors, Bassett, Gale,
Burnham; health, Thurston, Currier, Burn
ham; printing, Wiley, Bassett, Currier 4;
licenses, Burnham, Gale, Thurston;, cleo
tions, Gale, Thurston, Bassett; salaries.
Thurston. Wiley, Bassett; library, Currier,