The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-06
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,


churcn last sunday,
Twelve persons were received into He'd
ding Church last Sunday.
Heating apparatus, costing $1,000, is soon
to he put in Goddard Seminary.
The city government has appropriated
800 900 for the use Of the schools.
Miss Alice Blanchard returned from Buff
falo, N Y, last Saturday evening.
The new Catholic parsonage on Summer
street is rapidly approaching completion.
Twelve births and four deaths were re-
corded in the city during the month Of Oc-
tober.
Robert Reaside has sold his house and lot
on Murray street to David Kirkland for
So, 900.
j. N. Jackson of Montreal, P. O., visited
DR.. j. Henry Jackson his son. during the
past week.
James Levie has purchased of George A.
Hill and wife for $500 their house and lot
on Hill street.
County court has been petitioned to APP
point II. K. Bush receiver OF the Producers
Granite Company.
The " Woman Suffrage Question " will be
discussed by the Owl Debating Club on
Thursday evening.
There are eleven divorce cases from Barre
on the docket of the present term Of Wash
ington county court.
Company will rebuild its plant that was
destroyed by fire last week.
Rev. George e. Hooker will repeat his
lecture on Life at the Quarries" at Gran
iteville next Monday evening.
Several ladies from Barre attended the
Woman's Home Missionary Society conven-
ton at Williamstown last week.
John g. Woolley, the noted temperance
advocate, will. lecture in the opera house
on Wednesday evening, November 49,
Rev. W. r. Davenport spoke last Sunday
evening at Heddng Church on the theme
" Has the World Outgrown the Bible?"
Malcolm McAuley of Granitevile was ar.
rested last week for disregarding a sum-
mons to appear at county court as wit
ness.
John Scampini was fined $3.50 in county
court last week for selling intoxicating
liquor, to which charge he pleaded not
guilty
Miss Edith Jones and Miss Florence CAT.
field are to give an Evolutionary and vocal
recital at Heddiug Church next Friday
evening.
w. l.. Stafford has shipped his trotter,
Z" Phil. w." to Northampton, Mass. He
has sold this animal to John Belcher of
that city.
The funeral Of the young son of A Math-
ewson was held last Sunday afternoon from
the home OF his father, Rev. S. n Jackson
officiating.
Donald Mcdonald has rented the resi-
dence of Mrs. K. f. Batchelder on Cottage
street and will take possession of the same
December 1.
George W. German, bill clerk at the Cen
trail Vermont freight office, has returned
from a three-weeks' vacation at his home in
Bellows Falls.
G. W. Fisher, a Barre boy, now OF Worces-
ter, Mass, has recently been awarded
prize of $500 for the best plans for city
hall in Worcester.
The ladies of the Order OF the Eastern
Star held a social last Wednesday evening
at the residence Of Mrs. j. A. Whtcomb on
North Main street.
Wallace w. Dodge has been dangerously
i'll during the past week with bright's dis
ease. His son Charles, from Worcester,
Mass, is with him.
An alarm was turned in from Box "a, last
Friday evening, for slight fire in the paint
shop Of G. A. Heath on Washington street.
The damage was nominal.
chapter of the Improved Order of Red
Men was organized in Barre last Friday
evening. Two Of the grand officers OF the
United States were present.
Rev. Father Mclaughlin Of Burlington
has been attending to the duties OF St.
Monicas church and parish during the ILL
ness of Rev. Father McKinna.
By special request, Rev. George E. Hooker
will repeat his illustrated lecture on Life
at the Quarries at the opera house on
Thursday evening of this week
1t was announced from the Congrega-
tional pulpit last Sunday morning that the
bank account OF that society shows bal
snce OF 500 on the wrong side OF the ledger
THE healing properties of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve are we'll known. 1t cures &C.
zema, skin affections, and is simply perfect
remedy for piles W. e. Terrill & Co.,
agnts, Montpelier.
The Burlington Daily Ne,cs in its Barre
correspondence, says: "There is talk OF an
electric railroad between Barre and Mont
pelier." Who is talking about itP Give
us a bill OF particulars.
The case of State against Frank Rossi is
on the docket for trial at the present term
of Washington county court. Rossi is
charged with escaping from the lookup,
He was found in Connecticut and brought
back to Barre.
Jerry GAY was arrested on the suburban
train last Friday evening for intoxication,
and was lodged in the lookup. He was ar.
ragned before Judge Barney in city court
last Friday morning and pleaded not guilty.
His case was continued.
The board of school commissioners has
adopted system of military drill for boys
in the public schools between the age OF
twelve and twenty years. The system
adopted was designed by Rev. A. d. Brown,
rector of the Episcopal church.
The evening train that leaves Barre at
@: 80 over the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad is now held whe never it will &C.
commodate theater parties, and the train
leaving Montpelier at o'clock in the even
ing is also held there for the same purpose.
The croucking lion that is being cut from
a block of granite at the sheds of e. l..
Smith g. Co. has attracted many visitors
II is nearly double the size of full grown
lion, and when completed will be one OF the
handsomest pieces of work ever sent out
from Barre.
A Union service was held at Hedding
Church Sunday evening, the Baptist, Pres
byterian and Methodist societies uniting.
Rev. G. II. Adalian a native missionary OF
Armenia, spoke on 1.-THE Past History,
Present Conditions and Future Prospects OF
the People of Armenia"
The football game last Saturday on the
trotting park between the Barre Rangers
and team from Valleyfeld, p O., was
hardiOught contest, and at its close both
taams had mazda two goals This ia the first