The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-02-06
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

Saturday afternoon.
j. W. Gordon has been engaged to deliver
the Memorial Day address at Williamstown.
Rev. II. w. Jones spoke on STRIKES " at
the Universalist church last Sunday even.
ing.
Mrs. w. G. Odds gave musicale last
Monday evening at her rooms in Worthen
block.
The next meeting OF the Owl Debating
Club will be held on the evening OF st.
Valentines Day.
Misses Gertrude and Catherine Walker
OF Strafford were guests Of Perley Chandler
and wife last week.
The Giddes family, supported by home
talent, gave Scotch concert in the opera
house last Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Badger returned from
their wedding trip last week, and have
taken rooms In @. Fl. Campbell's new house.
A six. o'clock tea and whist party was
given last Thursday evening by Mrs. E. l..
Smith at her pleasant home on West street.
Harry Wiley, conductor on the Barre
| railroad, fractured one ankle last Saturday
| afternoon at the switchback near Granite
Vile.
The hearing in the Keith road case, be.
| gun last week Tuesday, was resumed yes
terday. From present appearances, 1t is
safe to say that 1t will last several days.
The population OF the new city OF Barre
| will be 6,988, just an even dozen short OF
six thousand, and it will not require very
elastic conscience to make it that A cure.
The friends in Barre OF Arthur W. De-
Goosh, class OF '89, Goddard Seminary, are
pleased to learn that he is q candidate for
postmaster at Tufts College, with good pros
poets of securing the appoi
The use Of Bolster's hall has b. en kindly
donated by the owner for the Eastern Star
social, to be held there next Saturday even
ing: Refreshments will be served, and
whist will be enjoyed after eight O'Clock.
Lemuel Shaw Of Walden, who came to
Barre last Wednesday to attend the funeral
OF Captain Hiram Goodspeed, was taken
suddenly i'll Thursday and died Sunday
morning.
Misses Conlan, Bowles and Hattie and
Grace ingalls,, teachers in the SIP ,uding
Graded School, are preparing an entertain
ment to be given by the children, March
and 2, entitled 1.-THE Brownies in Wonder
land"
The Baptist young people gave recep-
ton last Saturday evening in their vestry to
all the young peoples societies in the city.
1t proved to be very enjoyable and largely
attended affair, notwithstanding counter at
fractions.
The case of Cutler & Burnham against
Sophia Dix, to recover the price of a gran
lite monument, has been remanded to county
court for a new trial, as will be seen by the
decisions OF the supreme court published
elsewhere.
The Eastman & Morey or chestra will fur
nish music for the entertainment to be
given Monday evening, February Is, for the
benefit of the library fund. An elaborate
musical and literary programme is in
preparation.
Hiram A. Goodspeed died last week on
the farm owned by Edwin Carleton. His
funeral was held Wednesday, conducted by
Raw Frank T., GOndanaad NJ Sprinufald
Mass, his son. Deceased was a member of
Crandall Post, G.. A. R., and was a highly
respected citizen.
j. w. Jackson, K. w. Brown, and Messrs.
Ross & White, agents and officials of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. at
tended the banquet given at Hotel Bur-
lington last Thursday afternoon to the
agents and employees of that company by
A. NJ. Stronach, superintendent Of the Bur-
lington district
Among those from Barre who attended
the state Grand Army encampment at Brat
tleboro last week were William Clark, l..
h. Thurston, Eli Holden, George T. Con.
ner, G. P. Jones, j. S. Collins, George
Bishop, Mrs. II. A. Duffy, Mrs A. G. La
point, Mrs. Clara Bishop, Mrs. Allen Cults
and M. and Mrs. w. F. Scott.
The polling places at the first city cleo
tion will be as follows: Ward /, the little
school-house on Church street; ward 2,
Spaulding Graded School; ward 3, Sum-
mer street school. house, ward 4, Mont
pelier and Wells River station at North
Barre; ward 5, not decided; ward 6, opera
house.
Rev. Samuel N. Jackson, DID,, the new
Congregational pastor, preached last Sun
day morning and evening to very large
congregations. A reception was rendered
him at the church last evening, which was
attended by representatives Of nearly every
religious denomination in Barre. Mr. Jack
haninS hi3 DaatOrat2 under plAaa-
ant auspices.
The crowded condition of Barre ceme-
terry, and the fact that the supreme court
has granted permanent injunction against
the purchase of land adjoining for cemetery
purposes, will ere long necessitate the pur-
chase of Ian elsewhere for the burial of the
dead. This is the only one of many condi-
tions that will confront the authorities OF
the new city.
The town school district OF Barre, through
j. W. Gordon, its attorney, has brought
suit against Benjamin Cook treasurer of
This money was divided out OF the district
treasury among the taxpayers OF said dis
trict, and, under the recent decision Of the
supreme court on this point, suit is brought
for its scovery.
South Barre and East Barre are still in a
wrangle over the location of the business
center of the new town of Barre. One
question much discussed just now is
whether the new city government goes into
effect on the morni ng or evening OF March
5. An authoritative decision of this question
will decide whether the first town meeting
of the new town can be held in the former
voting place.
The presentation of I" The Millers Daugh-
ter " at the opera house last Friday and
Saturday evenings by local talent was very
much of a success and reflected credit on
all concerned. The audiences both nights
were large and enthusiastic, and the Spen-
Ger Rifles must have added handsome sum
to its treasury. The Montpelier orchestra
furnished music tn At was of very high order
of excellence.
Among those from Burlington who wit
messed the first prese ntation OF The
Miller's Daughter " last Friday evening
were Captain s. s Leach and wife, Captain
G. M. Brownel and wife, Miss Charlotte
Graves, Miss Louise Russell, Lieutenant h.
b. Hoyt Donald Manson, j. e. Taggart
and E. w. Cooney. Most of these ladies
and gentlemen are in the cast Of this opera
when it is to be brought out in Burlington.
The already long list of secret organiza-