The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-17
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.


pleted.
Dean P. Towne and #. #. Cave were in
Boston last week.
Mr.. and Mrs W. f. Scott visited in Brad.
ford last week.
DIR. d. j. Deziel was in Boston and Provi.
dence last week.
d. M. Miles is at Pine Point, Me-, for
months vacation
d. M. Smith has gone to New York, to re-
main for the present.
Miss Alice Thurston is attending a sum
mer school in Boston.
Charles #. Stevens attended the funeral
| OF j. b. Moore at Rutland last week.
William Wheaton of St. Paul, Mimi, is
visiting Charles Wheaton, his father.
| Charles Wood has the contract for build
ing the foundation OF the Eastman block
G. e. Colby and wife OF Humboldt, Ia,
are visiting at the home OF G.. 1. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Houghton of St.
Louis are visiting Mrs. V. W. Richardson.
HA. Duffy went to Messina Springs, N.
| Y, last week, seeking relief from rheuma-
| tism.
| Mrs. e. L. Densmore and daughter Una,
and Mrs. Charles Norrie, are at Old Orchard
Beach.
James Smith has purchased of w. G.
| Parker a building lot on Maple Avenue.
| Price, S400
| Mayor smith mas vetoed tne aCtlOD OF Jne
board of aldermen requiring milkmen to
| take out a license.
DR.. II. e. Packer expects to move to
Gardner Mass, soon to continue there the
practice OF his profession.
Fred Worden of Buffalo, n. Y, member
OF the Barre firm OF Marion & Worden,
was in the city last week.
d. B. wheelock Of White River Junction,
formerly of Barre, has been visiting in the
city during the past week.
Perley Chandler has been granted
patent on spring hinge for doors, in which
he sees prospective wealth.
FL. Hayden and N. NJ Nelson left, with
their families, last Saturday, for a weeks
outing at Highgate Springs.
Worknen are engaged in fitting up the
old town hall for occupancy as city court
room and for Offices for city officials.
Miss Alice Wheeler has resigned as first
assistant OF the high school, and Miss Flor
ence Soule has been elected in her place.
The Barre Rushers were defeated by the
st. Johnsbury Academy team at st. Johns
bury, last Saturday, by score of 10 to 6.
George Harris and Minnie Reed of st.
Johns, N. B., were married last Wednesday
at the residence of the groom by Rev. P. G.
Abbey
The fruit store of Ly man Mead was raided
Wednesday by Officers Camp, Barnes and
|
secured.
The trustees of Goddard Seminary, at
their annual meeting voted to place the Sc
curities of the school in the vault OF the Ma
tional Bank OF Barre.
The newly elected officers of the Barre
Cornet Band are c. w. Steele, president;
T. w. Russell vice.president; l.. 81. Wiley,
secretary and treasurer.
A team Of ten men from the Spencer
Rifles and an equal number from Company
OF Mortified are having competitive
shoot on alternate Saturdays.
The chorus choir at the Congregational
church has been succeeded by quartette
composed of W. f. Morse, Mrs. G. N. Field,
Mrs. W. A. Smith and F. FL. Dyer.
The next meeting of the Owl Debating
Club will be held Mo nday evening" July %,
when the question whether a protective
tariff or a tariff for revenue only is prefer
able will be discussed.
Archie Durfee was acquitted in city court
last Wednesday Of the charge of stealing a
buggy owned by g. |. Jackson. The posi-
tive evidence against the boy was very
slight, 1t rather appeared like case OF ma
licious prosecution.
Sons were born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Clifton Peake and to Mr.. and Mrs.
, William Pearie. Daughters were born the
same day to MIR. and Mrs; Alexander Cor
don and to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Farrand,
, and daughter last Friday to Mr. and Mrs.
. Fred Downing.
The Owl Debating Club met last Thurs
; day evening at the Sons Of Veterans hall.
Allen Martin had the topics of the day,
Nelson Ballard gave recitation, and the
question whether the annexation OF Canada
/, would be beneficial to both the United
! States and Canada was discussed
Miss Eliza G. Isham Of St. George, who
has been at the Normal School at Oswego,
N. Y, for the past year, is to be preceptress
at Goddard Seminary for the coming year
A commercial department is to be added to
the course of study at that institution, with
: Professor G. II. Stone of Waterbury in
! charge.
Dr. and Mrs. j. Henry Jackson and sons
Fred and Harry, Mrs. Wilbur Shepard, DR.
and Mrs. 81. o. Worthen and son Clarence,
DR.. S. L. Wiswell and sister of Cabot, and
, Mrs. DR.. Hyde of Oakland, CAL, sailed last
Saturday from New York for Southampton
by the North German Lloyd line for two
: months trip through the British Isles
, France and Switzerland.
The premises of L. A. Streeter were again
raided on Saturday forenoon by Officer
: Nichols, and a two.galon jug of alcohol was
secured. Streeter and his wife were taken
into city court that afternoon, and their
cases were continued until Thursday Only
a short time ago, Streeter was allowed to
I plead guilty to one first offense, on his
promise to go out OF the business.
IL. n. hd5Ou VI SOiuHuDuS, VI, lcduluE
= dealer in monume nts, was in this city sew.
4 eral days last week purchasing mon
1 uments for the western trade. The
wholesale dealers and manufacturers com
: pliment this gentleman very highly on
' the fine and elaborate designs submitted
: for estimates, being the greatest amount OF
I large work brought to Barre for long
a time. Mr.. Mason makes yearly trips to the
' quarries and commands the confidence Of
4 | all whom he chances to meet.
r The Thompson Memorial, building fol-
i, self. boarding pupils at Goddard, will be
ready for students this fall. Never before
. in the state have such accommodations
{ been offered to this class of students for sc
!. reasonable sum. The building contains
/ fourteen rooms six of which are to be
; rented for "a a term, five for So term, and
/. three for SIS term for each occupant. In
. addition to mere room rent, this includes
: steam heat, lights, fuel for cooking, use OF
/ laundry furnished, with tubs which are
q supplied with hot and cold water and all
conveniences Of building furnished in 8
modern way A student can receive all Of
: | this for a year OF thirty nine weeks for the