The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-11
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre.

DTs ID w brAley TbIuTnbu IABJ SATURDAY.
from an extended western trip.
The temperature was sixteen degrees be-
low zero at sunrise last Monday morning.
Mrs E. L. Smith will entertain the "Over
the Tea Cups Club" on Thursday after
noon.
DR.. Bems, the eye specialist, can be
found at the City Hotel every day this week
and next.
vincitia Lodge, knights of Pythias, will
hold social in their hall in Qunlan block
this evening.
Three male students were expelled from
Goddard Seminary last week for repeated
violation of the rules.
The Barre Library Association will hold
its annual meeting at the library next Sat.
urday evening at half past seven.
| j. b. Mead Circle, ladies of the Grand
Army, held masquerade social last Fri
| day evening that was largely attended.
The Knights of Honor and Odd Fellows
attended in body the funeral of Dodge
| Sowles at the Methodist church last Sunday
afternoon.
| Q. A Perry of Readsboro grand master of
| the Odd Fellows Of Vermont, will make an
| official visit TO Hiawatha Lodge on Thurs
day evening.
A lodge of Good Tempars will be organ
| lied in the basement of dedding Church
next Friday evening by Dr. s. N Gould Of
Randolph, state deputy.
zone Hundred Women Wanted in Barre /"
will be the theme discussed by Rev. W. r.
Daven port in his lecture at Hedding Church
next Sunday evening at seven o'clock.
The ladies of the congregation of Hedding
Chu rich are invited to come to the church
| parlors next Friday afternoon for the pur-
pose of forming Ladies' and PASTORS Union.
The members of Ruth Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, and the Daughters Of
| Liberty attended in body the funeral OF
| Mrs. V. w. Curtis asst Sunday. The burial
was at Washington.
The funeral of the late Dodge Sowles was
! held at Hedding Church last Sunday after
noon, Pastor Davenport officiating. The
| il terment was under the direction OF the
local canton Of Odd Fellows.
A. ID. Burgess, who figures in Washing
| ton County Court report this week, has
made certain charges against the police of
the city to Mayor Smith. Mr.. Burgess
charges and statements are, however,
wholly unsusrained by aay other evidence,
and it is not thought that the mayor will de-
mand an investigation.
The eligibility as grand juror of A. G.
Fay was questioned at breach of the peace
case which was brought in City Court by
| him last Monday. Mr.. Fay has not been a
resident of Barre more than six months, and
John w. Gordon, counsel for the defendant,
| objected to the case as brought By Grand
Juror Fay on that account. Decision was
reserved by Judge Barney.
Doctors Lamb Worthen, Jackson Reid
Camp, Scribner, Nichols and Daziel held an
autopsy last Saturday morning on tn body
of ID. w. Sowles who died Friday of what
was supposed to be malarial fever. The
rumor was current on the street last Satur-
day that Sowles had died of slow poison,
and that foul play was suspected by the
! physicians. The result of the autopsy has
not been made public.
Bishop Charles III. Fowler, who is to pre-
side over the Methodist Conference which
meets in Barre next April, has consented to
deliver his famous lecture on Great Do
ings of Great Men," some evening during
conference week. Among the other promi-
present are Rev. DR.. j. W. Hamilton, Chap
lain G. G. McCabe, Rev. DR.. w. A. Spencer
and Ex-Governor w. p. Dillingham;.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on fifty cent
bottle of Greeee's Syrup of Tar If it fails to
| cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
twenty-five cent bottle to prove satisfac'
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
| twenty-five cents) on box OF Neu Rol Pills
if they fail to cure your headache. M. A.
Corbett & Co., Graniteville; W. II. Miles &
Co., Graniteville.
East Barre.
The talk of Mr.. Collins on Tuesday even
| ing of last week upon facts in " Rescue
Work in the Cities " must have impressed
the many who heard it with the strength
and virtue of the saving power he adj
vocated.
The Grand Army entertainment on Fri.
day evening must have gratiied its promot'
ers, il a good sized audience would please
them. But the reel ations by Miss Gould,
Saturday evening, had an audience much
below their merits.
Bradford.
The Womans Relief Corps will give a
hash supper at their hall next week Tues
day evening.
Congratulations are extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Carlton. A daughter was born
to them last week Monday.
Quite number attended the musical
convention at Woodsville last week Friday
evening. A good time is reported
G. w. Stevens and Miss Flosse j. Davis
were married at the Congregational parson
age, last week Monday eveaing, by Rev. III.
I. Barnard.
@. K. Clark has purchased the interest of
Mrs. w. B. Stearns of the firm of Stevens &
Clark The business will be continued by
G. E. Clark.
Mrs. A T. Clarke, while taking in some
articles of clothing from the back piazza,
slipped aud fell, striking on her hip and
ihJuilhS boA quioO uiohouBh hoo Do
rousl!.
Twenty. one of the Rebekahs went to Post
M Ills last week Wednesday for the purpose
of irstituting a lodge at that place. They
enjoyed the trip very much, and speak in
the highest terms of the attention shown
them by all.
A large lamp fell from the fixture at the
store of J. M. Marden last Thursday evening,
which caused quite good deal OF excite
ment and came near resulting in fire tha5
would have called out the department 1t
was extinguished by those connected with
the store. Considerable damage was done
to the showcases and other articles about
the store.
Miss Wayne Flanders comes home from
Montpelier this week to stay, being obliged
to give up her situation in tn Savings Bank
on account Of poor health - j. H. Wat
son was at Chelsea last week, attending
county court. - Mrs. s. A. Morse has
left for Chcopee, Mass, where her hus.
band is at work. - E. g. Libbey and
wife were at home over Thanksgiving from
Laconia, N FL. They returned last week
Monday. - Edith Chamberlain, who was
at home to spend Thanksgiving, returned to
her school at Hollis, N. H., last Saturday.