The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre.

The total grand list of the city is S24, 155OS.
Mrs. g. e. McCallum and son are visit.
ing in Portland, Me-
The Congregational Sunday school will
observe Children's Day next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Ketchum Of Salem
Mass, are visiting relatives in the city
George Clark has sold to Charles How.
land his house and lot on Carleton street
for $1,000.
The st. Johnsbury Academy team will
play the Goddards in Barre next Saturday
afternoon.
improvements costing $1,000 are to be
made this month in tlfe rooms occupied by
the post office.
The Norwich University baseball team
defeated the Goddards on the home field
last Saturday by score of IA to 10.
Peter Marion has purchased of A. B.
Averill for $4,000 his house and lot corner
East Park street and Eastern Avenue.
The case OF Crockett against the village
OF Barre was the first case taken up at the
opening Of Orange county court yesterday.
The funeral Of Hon. o. B. Boyce was held
from Hedding Church. Tuesday afternoon,
and was attended by large concourse Of
people.
A two-days' racing meeting will be held
at the trotting park June 29 and 30, under
Inc auspices Of the Barre Breeders Asso.
! citation.
G. III. More & Co. received an order last
week from Joseph Carrbelli of Cleveland,
o., for monument that is to stand fifty
feet high.
The mother of Rev. Simon B. Blunt, for
merly rector at the Mission of the Good
Shepherd, died recently at her home in
| Knowlton. p. @.
Fred Cassavant returned to Highgate
| Springs last week to resume the duties OF
| station agent for the Central Vermont rail-
road at that point.
The residence and Office of Theodore L.
| Snow, local manager of the Electric Light
| Company, have been connected with the
telephone exchange.
The chorus choir at Hedding Church, led
| by Mr.. Weyhe Of the Montpelier Seminary
sang last Sunday for the first time and gave
excellent satisfaction.
The Junior League of Hedding Church is
to meet in future at four o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. Mrs A. 1. Skinner has bee q an.
| pointed superintendent.
The attendance thus far at the Kirmess
has been very large, and the success OF the
undertaking that has been the cause OF
much anxious thought is assured.
New uniforms OF blue broadcloth with
black braid trimmings, for the members of
the band have been procured. They give
the boys very smart appearance.
Alex. WlISOu Vi orange was Jrleu IN CITY
court last Friday afternoon for stealing hay
from the barn of W. W. Laid. 1t was a
jury trial. and verdict of not guilty was
rendered.
The names of Mrs. f. NJ. Haynes, Mrs. j.
L. Dix, Blanche Tilden and Charles Fl.
Eaton-all graduates of Goddard Seminary
are mentioned as candidates for trustees
Of that institution at the June election.
The annual Children's Day concert will
be given at Hedding (MethodisD Church
next Sunday evening. A sermon appropri-
ate to the day will be preached in the morn
| ing, and the church will be decorated with
| flowers.
Mari & Gordon have been awarded the
contract for the monument to be erected in
Wllliston in memory of Thomas Chittenden,
the first governor OF Vermont The plans
OF the monument have already been de-
scribed in these columns.
Special trains will be run from Mont
pelier this evening and Saturday evening to
accommodate those who wish to attend the
Kirmess. The Carmencita dance by Miss
Blanche Skinner, the "Trilby " dance, and
the stately mnuet that cost 500 to costume,
are alone worth tn price OF admission.
Nehemiah Averil, one of the old residents
OF Barre, died last Saturday afternoon, aged
seventy-seven years. The immediate cause
OF his death was pneumonia, although he
had been failing for the past year. He had
been farmer and wheelwrght in Barre for
many years, and was always an upright
citizen
The trial of John Scampini for keeping
intoxicating liquor with intent TO sell, and
for keeping a nuisance, occurred last
Wednesday morning in city court. He was
convicted of selling, and fined $50 and costs.
He appealed the case to county court. The
legality of the proceedings in the nuisance
case was questioned, and it was appealed
to the supreme court for decision.
At the special meeting of the city council,
held last week Tuesday evening, the city
treasurer was authorized to borrow a sum
not exceeding $4,000 for current expenses,
the rate of interest not to exceed four per
cent. The committee on public buildings
was authorized to contract with the Keyless
Lock Company of New York for new fix
lures for the postoffce. A resolution APP
propriating $3.50 to the use of the superin-
tendent of streets was passed.
More han a thousand people gathered at
the trotting park last Thursday afternoon
to attend the first trot Of the season. held
under the auspices Of the Barre Breeders
Association. Following is the summary of
the races:
Three.ten class, purse SIS.
Franklin c.. b. s., Richardson .................
Harry Lambert, b. g.. McCsbe. ................S
Nall