The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre.


in Chicago last week,
George M. Powers of Morrisville was in
the city last Thursday.
Rev. g. f. Hooker preached on the com. |
mon last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Graham are visiting
at their old home in Bethel
A daughter was born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. German.
Mrs. j. W. Ramsay OF Richford is visiting
Mrs. Albert Gilbert her sister.
Henry Hill of Plainfield is working in the
Office of City Engineer Currier.
Fritz w. jackson and wife are in the
Rangeley Lakes region in Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N, Field have moved to
their new rooms in Worthen block.
Miss Genie Mills, clerk for Gilley & Alb.
bott,,is at the sea shore for two weeks.
The Presby terrain Sunday school had a
picnic at Benjamin Falls last Saturday
The Barre Rushers will play the Bethel
baseball team at Bethel next Saturday.
G. W. Fisher Of Worcester, Mass, visited
last week at the home Of d. G. Bickford.
f. B. Braley is away on vacation Of two
weeks from his duties in the National Bank.
Mrs. L. j. westcott of somerville, Mass,
is stopping with Mrs. K. N. Prescott her
sister.
Captain L. A. Abbott, U. s. A, is stop.
ping at the City Hotel for two or three
weeks
The granite firm Of Sim & Burdock has
made an assignment for the benefit of it's
creditors.
M. e. George and wife OF Lebanon, N
H., were guests, last week, OF Mr.. and Mrs
II. l., Averill.
The new holiday, Bennington Battle
Day." was very generally observed in this
city last Friday.
Rev. William Jackson OF Montreal, P. G.,
was the guest of Rev. Samuel Jackson, his
father, last week.
The Barre Bicycle Club will be we'll
represented in the races at Morrisville
Tuesday, August q.
The case Of Louis Sharpie for stealing
tent from d. B. Minard will be tried We'd
nesday, September A.
Rev. Charles Fl. Wells left last Monday
for Neemah, Wis, where he has a call from
the Universalist church.
f. A. Slsyton took five horses to STAN
stead, P, O., last Sunday night where he
has entered for the races.
City court will be closed during the alb
sence on vacation Of Judge Barney for the
remainder of the month.
Homer Fits has resigned as secretary Of
the Royal Arcanum and L. W. Hanson has
been elected in his place.
j. A. Bass, the well-known reader, will
give an entertainment in the Universalist
church on Thursday evening.
Charles Murray was arrested last week
for intoxication and contributed the usual
fine for the benefit OF the state.
A troupe Of colored singers from Atlanta
University gave concert at the Congrega.
tional chnrch Tuesday evening.
William McNulty of Graniteville was
fined SIS and costs in city court last week
for an assault on David Aldrich.
Rev. Charles n. Wells, who has been sup
plying for a church in Felchville, visited
City Clerk Wells, his brother, last week.
A half interest in the auction store of o.
Il. Hale has been purchased by Buel Lamb,
and the firm name is now o. q. Hale & Co.
Eighteen births and four deaths in the
city during the month OF July is very
gratifying record for hot weather month.
The attendance at the violin recital in
Boster's hall last Thursday evening was 80
small that the advertised concert was not
| given.
The horse case of Hammett against Suitor
will be given hearing at the store of j. M
| Willard in sEast Montpelier, Saturday, Au-
gust 81
George Arthur, formerly in the office of
City Engineer Currier, left last Wednesday
for Johnstown, Pa, where he has good
position.
Rev. DR.. 8. n. Jackson was one Of the
speakers at the centennial celebration of
the Congregational church in Williams
town last week.
Rev. W. R. Davenport conducted the fu-
neral OF Horace w. Sowles at his late home
on Beckley Hill last Wednesday afternoon.
The burial was at Montpelier
An extra attraction of balloon ascension
and parachute jump on bicycle is adver-
tised by the Barre Bicycle Club at their an
nual tournament Saturday next.
Entries for the meeting Of the Barre BIZ
cycle Club, to be held at the trotting park
next Saturday, closed last Saturday night.
A large number of noted riders are entered
for the several races
Charles Wood has the contract to build a
dam across the river on the land of G. e.
Mcfarland, to furnish oower for the pump.
ing station of the Cold Spring Water Com
pany Of South Barre.
In his morning sermon at Hedding
Church, last Sunday morning, Rev. W. r.
Davenport paid his respects to Sunday
trains and Sunday newspapers in language
that had the back on.
A. f. Sortwell of Cambridgeport, Mass,
president OF the Montpelier and Wells River
railroad, was in town last week looking
over the site of the new freight depot to be
built on Burnham meadow.
Work is progressing rapidly on the Aver
street bridge. A representative OF the
has been in the city during the past week
experimenting its construction.
Rev. Simon B. Blunt, formerly in charge
of the Mission of the Good Shepherd, has re-
signed as rector OF St. Stephens church,
Middlebury, TO &C ept call from Danville,
Pa. His resignation takes effect Septem-
Der 10.
George ID. Wheeler met with painful
accident last Saturday while hunting wood
chucks at Brookfield. The thirty eight
caliber Winchester rifle tn At he was using
was accidentally discharged and the ball
went through his right foot.
Thompson Memorial Hall at Goddard
Seminary will be ready for occupancy at
the opening of the fall term. The furniture
has. been put in during the past two weeks.
Extensive repairs have been made on the
seminary building during the summer vaca-
| tion.
Judge Start OF the supreme court has
granted a petition from the defendant for
new trial in the famous horse case OF j ID.
Ward against II. o. Camp on the ground OF
newly discovered evidence, and this case is
again on the docket of Washington county