The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-26
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre,

Mrs. o. b. Boyce and daughter Edith are
visiting In Underhill.
Mr. and Mrs. o. II. Hale are camping on
the shore OF Lake George.
W. A. Smith and b. W. Hooker were at
Greensboro pond fishing last week.
Rev. A. M. Smith preached for the Uni
versalists at South Barre last Sunday.
George d. Wheeler and o. N. Granger
are spending their vacation in Montreal.
j. w. Gordon, W. 4. Barney and G. 8.
Currier attended court at Chelsea last week.
A. P. Abbott, of the firm of Gilley & Alb
bott is rusticating at his old home in Maine.
The first meet OF the Barre Bicycle Club
will probably be held the second week in
July.
Miss Inez j. winslow attended COM
mencement exercises at Tufts College last
week.
Seward Jones OF Boston, a member of the
firm OF Jones Brothers, was in the city la st
week.
|. The question OF organizing gentlemen
club in Barre has been indefinitely post
poned.
A parish house for the use of Rev Father
McKenna is to be erected near st. Monica's
Church
Myron Sawyer is now engineer on the
suburban train over the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad.
#. A. Slayton and Page Brothers had
several horses entered at the st. Johnsbury
races last week.
Mrs. G. B. Nichols entertained the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union last
Friday afternoon.
The WATCHMAN next week will contain a
full report of commencement exercises at
Goddard Seminary.
Mayor Smith went to Buffalo, n. Y, last
week pnnnnnfa6 w firm
OF e. l.. Smith & Co.
The Goddards defeated the Randolph
base. ball team on the local field last Satur-
day by score of 10 to B.
Two owners of dogs in Barre were obliged
to pay fine of $50 each for having an I'M
licensed dog after May 10.
A new abutment has been put in at the
Royal Gale bridge, and that structure has
been thoroughly repaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Field have a suite of
rooms in what was formerly the Presby-
terrain hall in Worthen block.
w. H. Bell of Concord, N. H., has pur-
chased of George j. Towne. for $500, his
handsome bay gelding " Graphic"
A large delegation from Barre will attend
the golden wedding of Rev. Leonard Ten
ney and wife at Waterbury to-day
Mrs. Charles H. Bassett gave lawn party,
last week Wednesday evening, to the ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
w. w. Lapoint is delegate TO the national
encampment Of Sons of Veterans that meets
next September at Knoxville, Tenn.
Miss Isabelle Stafford has returned from
Derry N. H., where she has been employed
as trimmer during the millinery season.
Rev. Charles Wells, a well-known Barre
boy, has under consideration call from the
First Universalist Church of Belfast, Me.
Frank Gale, the hero and central figure
in the "late unpleasantness" at Tufts Col
lege, is at home for the summer vacation.
The question whether the annexation Of
Canada is advisable will be discussed by
the Owl Debating Club on Thursday even
ing
Office from next Saturday night to Monday
morning that will necessitate closing it to
the public.
w. r. Durham, a graduate last week
from Tufts College, has position on the
staff of the Boston Globe. He is at home
for few days.
The board of aldermen has placed in the
hands of the cemetery commissioners the
farm recently purchased of G. N. Benedict
for cemetery purposes.
Frank Desnoyes was arrested last Friday
on United States writ charging him with
violations of the internal revenue laws. He
was taken to Montpelier, given hearing
and released on bail
1t is said that w. H. Eastman of Barre
and b. A. and j. M. Eastman of Fairlee are
to erect three-story block between the
present store of Mr.. Eastman and the
Quinlan block on Main street.
Hiram II. Bickford, son of d. G. Bick-
ford of Barre, now prosperous draughts-
man in Elmira, N. Y, has recently drawn a
plan for new city hall at Elmira which
has been accepted against nine other COM
petitors.
The marriage of Willard Shepard Martin,
Jr., and Miss Maud Morrison, at the Uni
versalist church last Monday evening, was
brilliant society event. The church was
very prettily decorated, and was crowded
to its utmost capacity.
The beer confiscat ed at the home of Paul
Mainini was ordered returned by Judge
Barney. That seized at the ranch Of James
joss was adJudged forfeited and was
spilled. Joss settled the costs and gave
bonds for future appearance.
The tax rate has been fixed by the board
of aldermen at $40 on the dollar the same
as last year, divided as follows: General
city tax, 81 81; city school tax, fifty cents;
state tax, twelve cents; state school tax,
five CENTS highway tax, five CENTS county
tax, one cent.
Professor n. A. Tuttle of Goddard Sem
mary attended the marriage ofsa sister at
Salem, Mass, last week. Professor Tuttle
will sever his connection with Goddard
Seminary at the end of this school year, he
having accepted position in college in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
While Mrs. John Kelly and daughter
Florence were driving down Peck Hill, last
week Wednesday, the horse became fright
ened and unmanageable. Mrs. Kelley was
thrown against an electric light pole and
severely injured on the head One of her
legs was broken and her escape from death
was miraculous. Miss Kelley was not Sc
riously hurt.
The full list of entries for the second
races under the auspices of the Barre
Breeders Association, to be held at the
trotting park on Friday and Saturday of
this week, may be found in the advertising
columns. 1t is a list of which any manage
ment might we'll be proud, and gives the
best of evidence that Barre is regaining its
prestige as the best trotting center in Yer
mont
The first excursion of the season to Au.
sable Chasm will be run next Saturday I'M
der the auspices of the Spencer Rifles. The
Barre Cornet Band, twenty-three pieces,
will accompany the excursion and give
concert on the steamer " Reindeer" All
stations between Barre and Winooski are