The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-15
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREsT---PERs
And IN GENERAL.
Barre

last wednesday.
The Methodists will give a sugar-psrty in
their vestry this evening
City Attorney II. A. Hoar was busy last
week revising the city ordinances.
Miss Nina Carpenter of Brookfeld Ia
stenographer and typewriter for g. II. Saw
yer.
Rev. Mr.. McKinnon of Cambridge, Mass,
will preach for the Presby terians next Sun.
day.
There were twenty four births and eleven
deaths in the city during the month Of
March.
Neal Dow Lodge Of Good Templars will
hold box social in. their hall next Friday
evening
L. r. Mills, book-keeper for Barclay
Brothers, sewers his connection with that
firm May 1.
Thomas II. Cave has purchased the job
printing establishment Of Thomas II. Cave,
Jr., his son.
James s. Mccoy, president OF the Ameri-
, can Pneumatic Tool Company, was in the
city last week.
W. W. Lapoint lectures at East Barre to-
morrow (Thursday) evening on Victors in
Life's Battles"
Seven valuable horses were shipped from
Barre last Thursday by horse-buyer from
Gloucester, Mass.
W. A. Bradford has been confined to the
house during the past week with blood
poisoning in one arm
1t is expected that fully 200 1000 paving
blocks will be shipped from Barre during
, the month OF April.
GouldII& Flanders of West Lebanon, N,
H.. have purchased of B. A. Eastman his
trotting stallion "Perfecto."
l.. j. Retting of Brattleboro, past grand
master visited Hiawatha Lodge OF Odd
Fellows last Thursday evening.
Miss Emily Cooper attended the wedding
OF Miss Ida Dow, her cousin, which oc-
Cured in New York city last week.
A new time table went into effect last
Monday in the suburban service OF the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad.
The herd of imported Shetland ponies ex-
hibited by George Cassie at the horse show
In Boston last week took first prize.
Charles A. Carpenter has been appointed
aide-de-camp on the staff of the department
commander of the Grand Army in Yer
mont.
John Benzie went to Haverhill, N. H.,
last Wednesday, where he Is to be superin-
tendent of the North Haverhill Granite
Works.
w. A. Smith, who has recently sold his
job printing establishment to Rev. e. w.
Cummings, is contemplating going to Califor-
mia to locate.
The final session of the advanced dancing
school, held by Professor George H. Elmore,
occurred last Wednesday evening and was
we'll attended.
John M. Rogers died last Sunday OF
typhoid fever, aged twenty. nine years. His
funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon
from the Presbyterian church.
The Goddard Seminary base-ba team
will play the opening game of the season
with the Randolph High School nine on
Monday afternoon, April 81.
THE Montpelier & Wells River railroad
resumed its suburban service over its OWE
line last Monday morning. The revised
time table may be found on page seven.
Alderman Currier combined business with
pleasure last week He went to Boston tt
purchase new hose for the fire department
and incidentally, took in the horse show.
Max L. Powell of Burlington was in the
city last Wednesday. While here claim
in his possession against the publishers Of
the Barre Enterprise was satisfactorily ad
justed.
A reference to the County Court proceed
lngs, published on page two, will show that
Mrs. M. d. Lamb was granted divorce last
Thursday evening. Intolerable severity
was the alleged cause.
The granite manufacturers of Barre are
gratified to learn that e. M. Tayntor has
been appointed agent for New England Of
the United States Metallic Packing Com.
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Seven bridge companies were represented
before the Board of Aldermen last Wednes.
day, when the bids were opened for putting
in an iron bridge over Stevens Branch
near the stone-sheds OF Mcdonald &
Buchan.
The contract for building the iron bridge
over Stevens Branch has been awarded to
ton for $672. The contract for the abut-
ments was awarded to O. G. George for
$2.45 per cubic foot Of masonry.
A full report of the Conference proceed
ings may be found elsewhere. The citizens
Of Barre very generally attended the public
exercises, evincing the liveliest interest
therein During the week past the city as q
whole has very Hospitality entertained the
hundreds of visitors, and the kindnesses
extended have been appreciated.
Reports on the analysis of samples OF
water taken from the Barre Water Com
pany's works on March were received last
Friday from the Harvard Medical School,
and from the United States Navy Depart.
ment. The former says the water can be
recommended for household use, and the
latter finds nothing injurious in it.
Quinton Cook slipped last Friday, while
going into the drug store Of W. n. Glad
ding, and broke one thigh bone The frac
ture was reduced by DR.. Bradley and Mr.
Cook is as comfortable as could be expected
vsnced age will necessarily retard his re-
covery.
Napoleon Richards was caught in land
slide near the sheds OF Jones Brothers, las
Friday, while driving from Montpelier tC
Barre. Several tons of earth and rocks sliG
down as he was passing, killing both hil
horses. Mr.. Richards saved his own life by
a very agile jump that landed him on the
railroad track. The horses were owned by
William Bradford.
An adjourned meeting Of the Board o.
Aldermen was held last Wednesday after
noon. Chief Engineer Phelps OF the fire de
partment laid a communication before the
board, relating to apparatus taken from the
hose houses, and the same was referred tc
the fire committee. The appointment Of f
A, Walker as superintendent of buildings
was laid on the table. The bonds Of City
Clerk and Treasurer Wells were accepted
Alexander Gordon entered formal protest
against the requirements of the building
permit granted to Mari & Gordon. The
veto of Mayor Gordon against allowing
night lunch-carts to be operated was sus
tanned by the board. The city treasurer
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