The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-10-16
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre

And now Barre is talking of erecting a
gas plant for the lighting of residences and
stores.
Howard Sargent was called to Worthwhile
last week to attend the funeral of his
mother.
Rev. e. w. Cummings has returned from
his vacation, and occupied his pulpit last
Sunday.
T. L. Snow was in Burlington last Mon
day to attend a meeting Of Masonic district
deputies.
The Barre Cornet Band will probably
hold fair some time during the month OF
November.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Reynolds leave to-day
for Portland, o., expecting to be absent UNI
til May next.
Twelve deaths and twenty-five births
were recorded in the city during the month
OF September.
Miss Nadine Nichols returned to Boston
last Monday, to continue her studies at the
Emerson School Of Oratory.
Mrs. Charles Norrle has been engaged
to sing contralto in the Universaist choir,
in place of Mrs. G G. Mackerracher.
W. W. Lapoint and H. W. Scott passed
the required examinations last week and
were admitted to the bar of Vermont.
s. S. Ballard is to move his insurance
business to Wheelock block, to the rooms
now occupied by DR.. j. e. McSweeney.
The annual harvest concert took the
place of the regular evening service at the
Universalist church last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Clara Burnham of Cabot. district
deputy, visited the local chapter Order of
the Eastern Star last Wednesday evening.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Davenport's lee
ture at Hedding (Methodist) Church next
Sunday evening will be THE Man Who
Fails"
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver, pastor of Beth
any church, Montpelier, preached last Sun.
day morning and evening in the Congrega-
tional church
The board of aldermen rejected the two
appointments of Mayor Smith of O. j.
Howes and f. d, Beckley to be superin-
tendent of streets
Mrs. Eliza e. Baldwin died last Thursday
at the residence of 9. n Kenyon. The
burial was at Cornish, N. II. Deceased
was sixty-nine years old.
Among the indictments brought in by the
grand jury at its recent session was one
against Fred Bruce for an alleged assault
on III. A. Rugg at the trotting park last year.
f. G. Rowland, cashier of the National
Bank, went to New York last Wedn. sday,
and will attend the national convention of
bankers, to be held this week at Atlanta,
Ga.
Mrs. G. w. Steele, Mrs. F. B. Mudgett
and Mrs q. r. Camp have been appointed
committee to solicit fancy work for the
coming fair, to be held under the auspices
OF the Barre Cornet Band.
The pupils from the Church Street School
now occupy the city court room and it can
not be used for court purposes until the re-
pairs on the school house are completed
probably some time this month.
The congregational society is trying to
purchase of the school board the small strip
of land on Church street that should rightly
be included in the church propertA 1t is
probable that the negotiations will be sue
cessful.
The second annual reception and military
ball given by the Spencer Rifles will occur
on Thursday evening of next week 1t is
expected that Governor Woodbury. and
other officers of the National Guard of Yer
mont will be present..
The Granite Cutters Union entertained
the Barre Rangers football club very
peasan tly last Saturday evening in Thomp.
sons hall. The affair was in recognition of
the part taken by the Rangers in making
the recent Labor Day celebration success.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' Guild
OF the Episcopal church was held last week.
The officers elected for the ensuing year are
Mrs. John bowers, presidents Mrs. f. G.
Rowland, vice presidents Mrs. G. e.
Wheeler, secretary; Miss Maud Bush, as
sistant secretary.
The foot ball gamelbetween the Goddard
Seminary and Norwich University teams, on
the home ground last Saturday, resulted in
a dispute and the refusal of the visitors to
finish the game. Story, of the Norwich
team, was disqualified by the referee for
foul tactics The score was declared 6 to 0
in favor of the visiting team.
George Dickerman was before Judge
Barney in city court last Wednesday morn
ing, charged with intoxicstion Tuesday
evening, when he was arrested by Officer
Nichols. He pleaded guilty and was fined
he disclosed. was brought into court
pleaded guilty, and was fined, with COSTS
$4051.
A European Social is to be held this
evening in the Universalist church, at
which DR.. j. Henry Jackson and family,
DIR, o. Worthen and family, Ira Calet
and Miss Lucy Calef Of Washington, and
Rev. and Mrs. j. Edward Wright OF Mont
pelier are expected to be present, bringing
with them souvenirs OF their visits across
the water, pictures, etc, which they will
describe. The occasion promises to be I'M
usually enjoyable.
The veto Of Mayor Smith of the action Of
the board of aldermen in granting the petit
ton Of certain property-Owners on North
Main street for concrete walk meets the
general approval Of residents OF the city, at
least in all other portions except North
Main street. Mayor Smith gave as a reason
for vetoing the measure that 1t would give
residents of that locality more assistance
in the construction of concrete pavements
than majority OF the Taxpayers of the city
sanction, which Is true.
About fifty delegates attended the sos
sion Of the grand lodge, Knights OF Ply thias,
held in Barre last Wednesday. Among the
grand lodge officers present were Grand
Chancellor FL. w Buchanan Of Barton
Landing, Grand Vice-Chancellor j. G.
Moore OF st. Adams, Grand Prelate Charles
+. Stevens of Barre, Grand Master of Ex-
chequer Charles L. Duncan of McIndoes
Falls, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
w. III. Gilchrist OF McIndoe's Falls, Grand
Master.at- Arms Morris Abram of Buring-
ton and Grand Outer Guard II. A. Hatch
of Cambridge. The meetings were held in
the Castle hall, Quinlan block, which was
handsomely decorated for the occasion.
In the evening. a team from vincitia lodge
worked the third rank, after which an elab-
crate banquet was enjoyed. Past Chancel-
lor G. B. Nichols OF Barre acted as toast.
master. Letters Of regret were read from
Governor Woodbury. and Past Grand j.
Harry Ingalls, of Rutland. Among the
after.dinner speakers were G. f. o Tinker
OF St. Johnsbury, Fred A. Field of Rut-
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