The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-03
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERS
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

Barre.
The new city bonds will be ready for de-
livery by June IL.
Mrs. c. N. Field returned last week from
a visit in Potsdam, N. Y.
Judge A. M. Jackman is visiting his son
George at Bridgeport, Conn.
Miss Elsie Beck of Hartford Conn. is the
guest of Mrs. r. II. Ranney.
Rev. b. W. Jones took 1.-THE New
Woman" for his theme last Sunday morn
ing.
Denison Densmore and family have gone
to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, for the sum-
mer.
Fred Rogers has returned from Hardwick
and has entered the employ of McWhorter
& Hyde.
W. A. Smith was called to st. Johnsbury
last Monday by the serious illness of his
aged mother.
If the lye in a pound is enough. why use
more? Moral: Use less soap by using
Harmless"
If the lye in pound is enough, why use
more? Moral: Use less soap by using
Harmless"
w. W. Lapoint will lecture at Williams
town on "Victors in Lilies Battle" next
Tuesday evening.
That portion OF the Poore farm that will
not be used for the new trotting park has
been sold to Il. IL. Mills.
Mrs. W. A. Reed of New Brunswick has
been visiting Mrs, George Morris, her sis
ter, during the past week.
The Young Peoples Society of the Con-
gregational church has contributed 800
toward the new pipe organ.
Ernest Gates, a recent graduate of the
Albany Business College, has entered the
employ OF Skinner & Messer.
Mrs. f, r. Shepard of Boston has pur-
chased part of the N, #. Averill property
on South Main street for $4,000.
Alexander Fl. Wilken and Edith j.
Thompson were married at Graniteville last
week by Rev. DR.. S. N. Jackson.
The Goddards defeated the Norwich Uni
versity baseball team last Thursday after
noon by score Of twelve to ten.
Special trains to East Barre were run last
Saturday to accommodate those wishing to
attend the exercises at that place.
The selectmen of the town of Barre
settled last week with George Cassie for
thirty sheep recently killed by dogs.
Ward & Douglass have the contract for
building the track at Fairview Park. 1t is
to be completed on or before June 20.
A. G. Fay gave a patriotic address to the
children in the chapel of the Spaulding High
School building last Friday afternoon.
Miss Lizzie Soule of Fairfield, former
student at Goddard Seminary, has been
visiting in town during the past week.
Miss Clara Dickens son of Medford, Mass,
formerly popular teacher in Barre, has
been visiting here during the past week.
A. e. Batchelder has a string of fast
horses in training at Mortified. F. A..
Slayton has several at Washington for the
same purpose.
Francis Rogers and Miss Ella Wilson
were married last Friday by Rev. w. R..
Davenport at the residence OF John Wilson
on Perrin Hill.
The objections of Health'Offic Chandler
to two plumbing plans submitted by Il. j.
Griffen, have been overruled by the COM
mittee on health.
Joseph Broggi was arrested last week on
the disclosure Of Joseph Bassett. He was
charged with selling Intoxicating liquor and
was found guilty in city court
The racing season at Barre will be opened
next Friday and Saturday, under the au-
spices of the Granite City Trotting Club A
large list of entries has already been made.
Five arrests for intoxication were made
inside the city limits last Sunday night.
All the victims were convicted in City
Court on Monday and fined the usual
amount.
Mrs. Amanda Bigelow, one of the Oldest
persons in town, died of general debility
| last Sunday night She was in her ninety
second year. Her funeral was held on
Tuesday.
Rev. Leonard p. Frost. who died las,
week at WaItham. Mass. was horn in
Barre in 1917, Mr.. Frost has been teaching
and preaching in Waltham for the past
eighteen years.
Chief Of Police Rowland nosted notice,
last week forbidding baseball and othel
snorts on the public marks and commons
This does not include playing lawn tenni,
on Currier PARK.
NJ o,a NJ coorro por,o,aa how.
returned from Whittier. Cal. where the,
snent the winter months They report w
T., Stafford az very SUCCESSFUL in conduct
inc a hotel at that place.
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she head n the dempcratic state ticket mad
Of the convention at Montnelier last week.
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The resignation OF Rev. A. D. Brown iro1
the charge OF the Church OF the GOOD SheI
herd has been accepted by Bishop Hall an
Mr.. Brown will return to Brattle6oro aoou
July l, or as soon as rector can DO secure
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