The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-12-18
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
And GENERAL.
Barre.

Miss Augusta Soule returned to Fairfield
last week.
Rev. w. II. Davenport assisted in special
services at Waterbury last week.
J. A. Graham has urchased, for 81 200,
the John Gale house on Smith street.
G. A. Smith, real estate agent, has sold to
John w. Gordon and wife for 1915 build.
ing lot on Perry street.
Earle Parker gave reception at his
home last Wednesday evening to the class
of 81 of the High School.
A. G.. Fay has resigned az city grand
juror, on the gro md that he is not at pres
ent eligible to hold that office.
Determined efforts are being put forth to
organize a branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association in Barre.
Kingsbury Foster has been elected pres
ident and Frank Burnham manager of the
Goddard Seminary football tea n.
A lodge Of Good Templars was organized
at the Methodist vestry Friday evening,
with forty seven charter members.
Albert Smith is the newly. elected pres
ident of the High School Lyceum, Miss
Edith Bishop is st fetary, and Byron Smith
treasurer.
Mrs. w. A. Smith sang very acceptably
at the social given last Wednesday evening
Dy Jne hnlBntr OF INtDlaS. a rBClJdJlOu
was given by w. A. Drew.
John Mcdonald and Miss Eva wilkins
were married last week by Rev. e. W.
Cummings. The newly married couple were
given reception at Miles Hall.
E. L. Smith & Co. have tho contract for
building the soldiers monument to be
erected on this battle field of Antietam in
memory of the Philadelphia Brigade.
A certain individual in this city has been
detected in selling intoxicating liquor to
boys under ten years OF age. Steps have
been taken to mete out to him the punish
ment he deserves.
The newly elected officers of the Sunday
school connected with Hedding Church are:
Superintendent, w. K. Barney; assistant
superintendent, b. b. Turner; secretary,
Alfred A. Boyce; treasurer, K. G. Sowdon;
librarian, Earle Batchelder, librarian for
the juniors, Miss George Beckley; mission
airy treasurer, Miss Bessie Turner.
In justice to the friends of ID. w Sowles,
it should be said that the rumors, men.
toned last week, that he died of slow
poison were wholly without foundation,
and there was no cause for such a cruel re.
port ever starting. Mr.. Sowles' death was
due to malarial fever, from which he had
been suffering for some time, and the au-
topsy that was performed was in the inter-
est of medical science.
The exhibition Of hand-painted china an.
nounced to be given last week at the mil
linery parlors of Mrs w. f. Shepard by
Mrs A. o. Cummins of Montpelier will
take place Thursday afternoon, all day Fri
day and Friday evening of this week. Mrs.
Cummins enjoys an enviable reputation in
her own home as an artist second to none in
this line of work. and the ladies Of Barre
should not fail to visit her exhibit.
The following are the newly elected Of
ticers of Crandall Post: Commander,
mir viz Il
Charles A. Page junior vice commander;
Charles Bassett; quartermaster, George I.
Conner; surgeon, NJ. f. Hunt; chaplain,
G. w. Smith; officer of the day, A. f.
Dodge; officer of the guard, A. Harrington;
trustee of post fund, George A. Wales ;
delegate, George w. Smith; alternate, N.
Harrington.
At the annual meeting of the NJ sthodist
Epworth League, held last w,ek, the fol-
lowing officers we're elected: President, E.
A. Bugbee; first vice president, f. l.. Page
second vice. president, department of mercy
and health, Mrs. H. p. Kenerson; third
vice president, department of local work,
Miss Beatrice Robins; fourth e.president
department of literary work, Miss Mabel A
Gale secretary, Miss Helen Goldsbury;
treasurer, Carroll Griswold. The league is
at present in a very prosperous condition
and has over $50 in its treasury. 1t is plan
ming to do much aggressive work during the
present winter.
Arrangements are being completed in
Barre to form gigantic stock company for
the purchase of all the leading granite quar-
ries on Milestone Hill. S @. White of Los
Angeles, Cal former resident of Barre, is
the prime mover in this scheme. Among
those associated with him are Mayor smith,
G. n. Field (treasurer Of the Granite Saw
ings Bank, w. A Boyce, James Gazeley of
Albany, n. Y, and A. f. SorJwell. pres
ident Of the Montpelier & Wells River rail-
road. This plan does not include the cut
ting sheds but only the quarrying business.
1t is estimated that it will take at least
81 100000 to purchase this property. OPP
tions have already been secured upon
many of the best quarries, but it is under
stood that the proposed purchase will not
materialize unless many of the quarry own
ers take stock in the ne " company.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on fifty. cent
bottle Of Greeee's Syrup of Tar il 1t fails to
cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
a twenty five cent bottle to prove satisfac'
tory or no pay We also refund the money
twenty-five cents) on box OF Neu Rol Pills
if they fail to cure your headache. NJ A.
Corbett & Co., Graniteville; W. III Miles &
Co., Graniteville.
Chris mas is to be observed at the Con.
gregational church.
Miss Luna Atkins has recovered from her
long run OF typhoid fever.
William p. Lance and Flora l.. Southwick
were married at Woodbury. December 8.
A good and peaceful life ended Saturday
evening, Decembe 7, when Mrs. James
Noyes OF Lower Cabot was relieved from a
long and painful illness and entered into
rest, at the advanced age of seventy.t three
years.
At sheriff's sale of eight horses in this
town, Saturday, December 7, the animals
ranged in age from one to fourteen years.
All were sound and in good condition. The
sale aggregated $19S50. One yearlipg sold
for $40; one three year DID, So; one four
ear old, SIG. The highest sale Of a four
year. old was for 500. The outlook for rails
ing horses at these figures is not very en-
couraging.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a fifty cent