The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
Barre.
NTH has entered Wellesley

Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Gordon are parents
OF son, born last Wednesday.
Miss Edna Perry entered Vermont Acad-
envy at Saxton's River, last week.
Twin daughters we're born last Thursday
to Mr. and Mrs. William Carpenter.
w. #. Colby moved last week to the
Clarence Carr house on Church street
During the absence at Louisville Of Mayor
Smith, Alderman Currier is acting mayor.
w f. Rowland has purchased OF w. L.
Stafford, for $3.50, his house on Maple
Avenue.
Mrs. Harriet Caswell will deliver an adj
dress in Barre on Wednesday evening,
October9 9.
Rev. e. W. Cummings had charge Of the
High School during the illness OF Professor
o. ID. Mathewson.
About one hundred people from Barre
took in the excursion to Montreal last FRI
day and Saturday.
H. A. Phelps, W. l.. Stafford and May
nard Winch we're at Mystic Park, last week,
to attend the races.
Mrs. f. r. Markham left last week for
Holyoke, Mass, where Mr. Markham now
has his headquarters.
Mr.. aud Mrs. II. l.. Averill have returned
from Hopkinton, N. Y, where they have
been for three weeks.
B. Morse of Chicago and r. B. Morse
the home of j. w. Taft.
The new railroad scales for the Barre
railroad were placed in position on Burn
ham meadow last week.
Colonel Stoughton, station agent for the
Central Vermont railroad is on trip
through the Adirondacks.
Don Camp is the newly-elected president
Of the Goddard Seminary lyceum, and Miss
Grace Kingsley secretary.
NH
preparatory to its occupancy by the Masonic
fraternity, is now in progress.
Mrs. NJ Sias of Brooklyn, N. Y, is caring
for Herbert, her son, who was injured by
the falling Of an electric light pole.
Prof. III. A. futile left for Brooklyn, N.
Y, last Monday to enter upon his duties in
the Brooklyn Polytechnical Institute.
Mrs. Alexander R. Cruckshank died last
week at the age OF twenty two years. Her
funeral was held Saturday afternoon.
W. FL. Gale has purchased the boot and
shoe business of Mcfarland & Davis and
will take possession about October 10.
McCloud g. Ruxton have recently placed
handsome monument in Barre cemetery
on the family lot OF Ambrose B. Averill.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold social this
evening in the parlors Of Hedding Methodist
Church.
Dean Perry and Fred Colburn are dele
gates from the Baptist Christian Endeavor
Society to the state convention at Bur-
lington.
W. L. Stafford goes to southern Cali
fornia about the middle of next month,
accompanied by his family, for the benefit
Of his health.
Mrs. L. A. Streeter has been fined S25,
and sentenced to the house Of correction at
Rutland for thirty days, for selling intoxi-
eating liquor.
The funeral of Mrs. NJ. B. Clark was held
last Thursday afternoon from the home OF
G. d. Carpenter on West street, Rev. B.
w. Jones officiating.
The eighty fourth birthday anniversary
OF Mrs. g. P. Fisher was very pleasantly OBJ
served last week Tuesday at the home Of
Mrs. A. G. LaPointe, her daughter.
So great is the demand for store and Office
room in Barre that nearly all of the new
Eastman block on Main street, the walls OF
which are not yet up, is already rented.
Elder Wright of the Free Methodist So
ciety has gone to New York to attend con-
ference and Rev. Leroy s. Noyes will
preach for him in Quinlan block next Sun
day.
A reception was rendered Prof. A. W.
PIERCE at Goddard Seminary last Monday
evening, which was largely attended by
citizens of Barre and several from Mont
pslier.
W. W. LaPointe has been appointed one
of three inspectors to inspect the various
camps Of the Sons OF Veterans throughout
the state, and will begin his labors about
October l.
DIR. and Mrs. H. O. Worthsn were ten
dered a surprise party by large number Of
friends last Friday evening, who gathered
to congratulate them on their safe return
from England.
L. @. Barker OF Concord, N. H., who has
been in Barre during the past week, has
contracted with the Vermont Granite Com.
pany for block of granite that shall contain
800 cubic feet.
stage, was convicted Of intoxication before
Justice Scott, last Saturday morning, and
fined the usual amount. He disclosed on
Mrs. L. A. Streeter.
Rev. W. s. Smithers of Hardwick, for
mer pastor of the METHODIST church in
Barre, will lecture at Hedding Church,
next Friday evening, on "Glimpses from
Lookout Mountain"
Ed. Walsh won second prize IN the bicy-
Gle races at Springfield, Mass, last week.
He received several complimentary notices
in the Boston papers, in which he was char
acterzed as walsh, the Vermont flyer"
Uncollected tax-bills, amounting to 1884
have been turned over to the constable for
collection by City Treasurer Wells. This
is a much smaller amount of uncollected
taxes than has usually been left when the
bills leave the treasurer's hands.
The funeral of Mrs. Cora Dennison was
held last Saturday afternoon from the resi-
dence of Mrs, M. E. Hatch on Main street
Rev j. Edward Wright of Montpelier Off
ciating. A large number of her friends and
classmates from Montpelier were in attend
ance.
Several members of the Barre bicycle
club are making strenuous efforts to form
Vermont racing club which shall include
the towns Of Barre, Montpelier, Rutland
Brattleboro, Burlington, St. Adams, Essex
Worthwhile, st. Johnsbury, and perhaps Bel
lows Falls.
John Sullivan and Peter Cunningham
were fined $10,01 each in Justice Scott,
court, last Wednesday, for intoxication
They were unable to pay their fines anC
took the alternative sentence of ten days il
county Jail, where they were taken by Dep
uty Sheriff Camp.
The city council has for the third time re-
fused to license II. A. Rugg as city:bill
poster, Alderman Bassett being the onl,
one who voted in favor OF it. Mr.. Rug
still continues to post bills, however, and /
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