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

Professor II. A. Tuttle OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, visited in Barre last week.
Miss Ella Cnshman of Randolph visited
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Messer last week.
BY vote of the city the Australian
ballot will be used at the next city cleo.
ton.
Rev. George e. Hooker went to Chicago
last week, where he is to engage in mission
work.
W. s. Bassett has gone to Worcester.
Mass, to take course in q manual training
school,
Mrs. b. W. Jones spoke on miracles "
at the Universalist church last Sunday
evening.
Captain d. R. Bisbee and wife attended
the military ball at Montpelier last Friday
evening.
There were nineteen births and nineteen
deaths in the city of Barre during the month
of November.
Miss Alice Smith, daughter OF Mayor
Smith, left last Wednesday for an extended
western trip
The reported failure of western granite
firm, IL true, will heavily involve several
dealers In Barre.
The store of G. Thomassi on North Main
street was raided last week and a quantity
OF Uno beer seized.
Chris Thompson and Otto Olson were
each fined So and costs in City Court last
week for intoxication.
Miss Grace Parker takes the place as
stenographer for j. w. Dillon vacated by
Miss Blanche Skinner.
The cantata "Queen Esther" will soon
be brought out by the Barre Choral Union.
Rehearsals are now in progress.
All the cases in Orange County Court in
which Barre people are interested have
been continued until the June term.
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| evening to a very large congregation on
WANTED in Barbecue Hundred Men"
William A. Coults and Miss Maggie Nc.
MILAN we're MARI ID last Thursday after
noon at the home Of the bride on Academy
street.
The engagement is announced OF #. w.
Hewes, a recent graduate of Goddard Sem
mary, to Miss Nettie M. Ludwig OF New
York city.
Miss Holland of Mortified succeeds Miss
Gertrude Parker as teacher in the Spauld-
| ing Graded School. The latter has gone to
| Greensboro.
Mrs. V. w. Curtis died last Wednesday
afternoon at her home on Merchant street,
aged thirty two years. Her funeral was
held last Sunday.
Fred c. Eaton, proprietor OF the Ora nite
City Clothing Company. was called to
Calais, Me-, last Friday, by the alarming ill
ness of his aged mother.
The Owl Debating Club will tonight
discuss the question whether Barre should
own its electric light plant. Other interest
ing things are provided on the programme.
The City Council voted last week to grant
a license to G. j. Halves to run poolroom
| The city treasurer was authorized to Dor
row a sum not exceeding $4,000 in antici-
patton of taxes.
The report of the proceedings of Wash.
ntxyN h tahn oil yhara
tells what disposition was made of the cases
| against A. ID. Burgess, a recent proprietor
of the Avenue House.
Because of the lateness of the season the
street commissioner will be unable to dc
anything until spring in regard to laying
the sidewalks petitioned for by the resi-
dents of Prospect street.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Society
will hold fair Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, December 49, 20 and 81. The ladies
are working hard for the success Of this en-
terprise and deserve a liberal patronage.
The column rules of the Granite Citl
Leader were turned in its issue OF last Sat
urday out of respect to its late senior editor
and publisher, John w. Ramsay The
Leader also published cut OF the deceased
editor.
send to Guadalupe College, colored schoo
at Seguin, Texas, and has thus far sue
ceeded in getting about 300 volumes, which
will be forwarded in time to arrive at o.
before Christmas.
In future S. S. Ballard will receive Tor
nation by wire as to the arrival of steamers
at American and foreign ports, and tn,
same will be posted as received at his offic,
for the benefit of his patrons and for tn,
information of any interested parties.
The entertainment given in the Operi
House last Monday evening by Mrs. JESSIE
Eldredge Southwick, reader, and Mrs vi
ola Trip, vocalist, was one OF the best o
the fall and winter. The audience wa
large and enthusiastic AT the close OF thu
entertainment reception was held
Mrs. A. o. Cummins of Montpelier will
have an exhibition of her hand-painteC
china on Thursday and Friday of this weel
at the millinery parors of Mrs. w. II. Shep
ard. Mrs Cummins has given several ex
hibtions of her handiwork at Montpelier
which have always attracted crowds OF ad
mirers. The ladies of Barre are cordial,
invited to call and inspect this work.
The Working Mems Free Methods
Church, near the quarry Of q. Il. Tayntor
will be dedicated next Sunday. Aida.
and evening services will be held Tn
o'clock in the afternoon by M. 7. Marriott
conference evangelist. This is the frs
church building OF the kind erected in New
England. The public are cordially invite,
to attend its dedication.
The newly elected officers of Barre Lodge
Knights OF Honor, are: Dictator, Nathan
Corlss vice-dictator, G.. #. Ball; assistan
dictator, #. N. Morgan; reporter, o. III
Reed financial reporter, George p. Boyce
treasurer, j. M. Perry; chaplain, G. W
Ball; guide, F. NJ Mann; guardian, Leo
Aldrch; sentinel, b. l.. DObbs past die
tator, W. f. Bradford; trus ees, G. A
Wheaton, o. j. Howes, G. w, Ball. repre-
sentative to grand lodge. w. #. Bradford
alternate, A. f. Dodge; auditors, @. W
Ball, A. #. Dodge and G. II. Ball.
ONE MINUTE CoUGH CURE is right
named. 1t affords instant relief from sui
fering when flicted with severe cough o
cold. 1t acts on the throat, bronchial tube
and lungs and never fails to give immediat
relief. W. K. Terrill & Co., Montpelier, VI
East Montpelier.
S. W. Hill is entertaining a nephew fror
Massachusetts,.
Mrs williams of Massachusetts is visitin
at #. p. Keltons.
The only child of MIR. and Mrs. Bennett
Arbuckle died last Wednesday morning.
Russell Collins went to White Rive
Lon fn orr cd