The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-03
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre.


urday.
Miss Sue McGaffrey has returned from
Boston.
DR.. III. l.. Gale has opened an office in
Quinlan block.
A. E Lane has been chosen president Of
the high school lyceum.
G, w Lang moved last week to his n W
residence on Hill street.
Murdo McAuley had $500 insurance on
his house that was burned last week.
c. w. Coffey OF Bellows Falls is working
in the barber shop of William Miers.
The Universaist ladies' served new maple
sugar in their vestry last Friday evening.
Miss 9. Stacy OF Munson, Mass, is to be
trimmer for Mrs. w. f. Shepard this season.
Mrs. A. Schuling of ALBANY, N. Y. il
visiting Mr.. and ID g Bickford, her parents
MIR. aud Mrs. f. NJ Cutler we're In Nor Ia
Haverhill, N. H., last week to attend a
wedding.
w. p. McManus, clerk for G. r. Denning
has entered the employ If large retail
drug store in Malde /, Mass.
Intelligenc has been received that Mrs.
Homer Fits has much improved in health
during her stay in North Carolina.
ID. NJ. Miles and wife and Mr. and Mrs. F.
Marion attended the funeIa al of Mrs Owen
Marion at st. Adams last Friday.
mlSb IVA hOOlb ROub W DOSUOn,
where she has position in the millinery
department OF Houghton * Dutton.
Mrs. g. N. Field has returned from New
York, where she has been 3ceiving instruc.
ton in voice culture for several weeks.
Mrs. 8. d. Allen will entertain the mem.
bers OF the Eastern Star at her home on
Eastern Avenue next Saturday evening.
Mrs. F. B. Flanagan died last week in
Fanny Allen hospital, Burlington. Her
| f,,,, a LaI "A c.
in that city.
Easter Sunday coming while the pastor is
away at conference, next sunday morning
! will be observed as the Easter anniversary
at the Methodist church.
Professor George Gilmore closed very
successful series of dancing schools in Barr ,
with dance on Tuesday evening, planned
and carried through by his male pupils.
Fred Bailey OF williamstown has begun
the study of law with j. W. Gordon, and
! Nj. Il Severance with Judge Barney. This
makes five registered students in the city
The funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Parker was
| held from her late residence at South Barre
last Thursday afternoon, Rev. b. W. Jones
officiating. Deceased was ninety-two years
| old.
William Garrick has gone to Westerly,
| Il. L., to work at his trade as a stone-cutter.
| He will be missed from the ranks of the
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friends.
Jones Brothers are to erect large addi-
tional works this season at the plant re-.
Gently purchased by them of Mackie & Son.
A travelling derrick will be imported from
| Scotlar d.
vinciia Lodge, Knights of Pythias, was
well represented at the district meeting and
banquet held last Friday night at Mont
pelier, full report Of which may be found
| in another column.
Mrs George e. G. Wheaton is having rare
success in raising canary birds for the mar
ket. Last week she shipped two dozen
birds to a d ,aler in Boston, for which she
realized top prices.
A special train will be run from Mont
pelier on Thursday evening after the lecture
to accom- nodate those who wish to hear
Colonel Henry Watterson on Abraham
Lincoln" at the opera house in that city.
j. p. Mari was candidate for the office
of secretary of the National Granite Cutters
Union, but both he and j. B. Dyer of Con-
cord, formerly of Barre, were defeated, and
n. A. Duncan of Baltimore, Md, was
elected.
The marriage of Chauncey NJ. Wiley,
formerly dr. iughtsman for III. G. Kotton,
now in the employ OF E L. Smith at Buf
falo, n. Y, and Miss Jennie l.. Morse of
Northfeld occurred last Wednesday even
ing at the home OF the bride.
Ella Fuller OF Prospect street died on
Monday and was buried on Tuesday after
noon, Rev; w: R. Davenport officiating at
the funeral She leaves four brothers, one
of whom is Enos Fuller of this city, and an.
other D. L. Fuller Of Montpelier.
General Stephen Thomas and Captain n.
@. Lull of Montpelier were rendered a BAN
quet in the Grand Army hall last Monday
evening. Music was furnished by the
Banjo and Guitar Club and some excellent
after-dinner speaking was enjoyed.
At the meeting of the Owl Debating Club
held last Thursday evening the question
whether property qualification is desirable
for voters was discussed and decided in the
negative by both the judges and the house.
The next meeting will be held April H.
The granite dealers of Barre are largely
represented as witnesses or spectators in
the case, now on trial in county court, Of the
Boutwell, Polishing Company against Will
liam Mari and twenty eight other granite
dealers of Barre and Montpelier for con-
spiracy.
Constable Buchanan arrested four young
men at South Barre, last Thursday night,
for attempting to break up dance there.
They were all before Judge Barney and
fined S13 each for a plain drunk, to which
they pleaded guilty. They were all men,
bere Of the disreputable "Y'. o. Gang"
w. W. Lapoint has accepted an invita-
ton to speak at Manchester, VT, on Memo
rlal lay. his IL TOUR miles from Wnore ne
spoke in 1891, and he has had two former
invitations to speak at that place, which
were declined owing to a previous engage
ment. j. W. Gordon spoke there in 1891.
The selectmen OF the town of Barre and
the board of aldermen of Barre city met
last week and divided the public school
money. To the city school district was APP
pOrtiOned $2,74T 80; to the town district,
So, 1853; to Goddard Seminary and the
Grammar School, $40 20 each, and to each OF
the religious societies. S1l57.
An organization of the proposed Gentle
mans Club has been effected by the cleo
ton of DR.. G. b. Nichols, president; B. w.
Hooker, vice president; W. A. Drew. score
tary; Fred l.. Hyde, treasurer; f. G. Fisher,
N. D. Phelps, A. p. Abbott, board OF man
ayers. An adjourned meeting will bs held
on Thursday evening at the store OF Gould
& Nichols, when a constitution will be
adopted and place of meeting selected.
A claim has been filed by the selectm N
of the town OF Barre for its share OF the
property that was owned conformity by the
village and town before the city charter
went into effect, and which the charter pro-
vides must now be owned exclusively by
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