The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-12
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre


Macke & Son are building granite. sheds
on Batchelder meadow
There will be sixteen graduates from God
dard Seminary this year.
The entries for the next races at the trot.
ting park will close June %.
Thomas III. Cave and family are camping
on the shore of Fairlee pond.
w. A. Boyce is visiting in Guidhal and
other points in Essex county.
Bert Bishop has closed his labors at the
western Union telegraph office.
The new city courtroom will probably not
be ready for occupancy before October.
Mr.. and Mrs G. N. Field left last Monday
for brief vacation at Brockville, p. @.
The case OF Forsyth & Ingram v. Mann
Brothers has been decided in favor OF the
plaintiffs.
George w. Jackman of Bridgeport, Conn,
visited Judge A. M. Jackman, his father
last week.
Miss Sadie Reynolds, trimmer for Mrs. j
M. Bond, returned on Tuesday to her home
in Burlington.
Isaac e. Wheeler has sold to Edward
Erickson his house and lot on Fairview
Avenue for $3.50.
Th ompson Memorial Cottage, at Goddard
Seminary, will be formally dedicated on
Tuesday, June %.
Frank Kenerson has purchased the cream.
and butter cart formerly run by Henry Lib
ben Of Montpelier.
Mrs A. Schilling OF Buffalo. N. Y, Wis.
tied Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G.. Bickford, her
parents, last week.
George w. Bassett has been appointed
justice Of the peace vice Leighton p, Slack,
removed from town.
The residence of the late George w. Til
den on Main street, is being remodeled
into three tenements.
Rev DR.. W. j. Harris celebrated holy
communion at the Mission OF the Good
Shepherd last Sunday.
William. Dunbar is delegate from the
Congregational society to the state conven.
ton at Bennington this week.
The saloon Of John Scampini was raided
last Saturday evening and quantity OF in
toxicating liquor was secured.
In place Of the usual out.of-door concert,
the band played for the "Kirmess, at the
opera house, Saturday evening.
Rev. Thomas lyric Of St. Johnsbury de-
livered the Odd Fellows memorial address
at the opera house last evening.
The Spaulding Graded School anniver-
sary exercises will occur on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday OF this week
Raub's Grammar and Fry's Geography
have been adopted by the school commits.
sioners for use in the public schools
Julia Ann Hooker has bought of George
e. Hooker, administrator building lot on
Fairview street, Consideration, $500.
The marriage of Joseph Bullock, formerly
OF Barre, and Miss Hattie Loveland OF
Mortified occurs in that village to-day.
The annual inspection of Company E. by
Quartermaster General Gilmore and Cap
tain Tutherly, will occur next Saturday.
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
schools observed Children's Day last Sun
day evening with appropriate exercises.
Those interested in forming Gentle
mems Club are requested to meet on Thurs
day evening at the store of Gould & Nichols.
Immediately after commencement at
God lard, Principal A. w. PIERCE will sail
for Europe, to be absent about two months.
Judge Barney heard the gener al assump-
sit case OF p. F. Collins against e. Lingrew
in city court last Saturday. Decision will
held
The track for bicycle riders and dia.
mond for baseball playing have been laid
out at the trotting park during the past
week.
Oliver A. Grouse, who has been in the
Office OF Alexander Fraser & Co., left last
Thursday for Mansfield, O., where he has a
| position
| Thirteen infants were baptized at the
Congregational church last Sunday morn.
ing. A children's concert was held in the
evening
Rev. G. H. Spaulding of Boston, secre
tary of the Baptist Publishing Company
preached at the Baptist church last Sunday
morning.
| S. s. Ballard is in Hartford, Conn, on a
| business trip. Miss Hattie Griswold of JET
| fersOnville, sister OF Mrs Ballard, Is visiting
| her this week.
William R. Hadley, of the granite firm OF
Melcher & Hadley, has sold his farm in
Middlesex and returned to his residence on
Spaulding street.
The city does not come into possession OF
the Carl Benedict farm until October.
After that time the new city cemetery will
be at once laid out.
Captain d. r. Bisbee, of Company E, at.
| tended the annual muster of the Massachu-
sets National Guard at South Framing
ham, Mass, last week.
| The Scribner house has been moved to
| Spaulding street, and on the site the work
OF erecting the new Episcopal chnrch will
be at once pushed forward.
The case of Crockett against the village OF
| Barre has been put over to the December
| term OF Orange county court, owing the ill
ness of important witnesses.
William L. Taylor and Mrs. Elizabeth
Mcintosh were married last Wednesday
evening at the home of the bride, on Addi.
son Place, by Rev. E. w. Cummings.
The question whether the annexation OF
Canada TO the United States is desirable
will be discussed at the meeting of the Owl
Debating Club on Thursday evening.
Loren Streeter has not been seen in his
accustomed haunts Of late, and no decision
has yet been reached regarding the barrel
of bottled lager seized on his premises.
The Congregationalists have, after fully
discussing the matter, voted to erect par.
sonage, not to exceed $4,000 in cost. The
location will probably be on Currier Park
Rev. A. ID. Brown of Brattleboro, who
has had charge of the Mission Of the Good
Shepherd for several months, was ordained
to the priesthood in Burlington last Sunday
Mrs. F. G. Rowland and Miss Lucy
| Wells are ITO attend commencement exer-
cises at Tufts College, where Charles II
Wells graduates from the divinity depart
| ment.
A. w. DeGoosh of Boston will deliver
the address before the alumni association al
Goddard Seminary this year. Mrs. Edison
Peck Of Bristol Conn, will read an original
poem.
William H. Cook was married last Mon
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