The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-19
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSONAL
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

CudTu B6HCn.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs
b. W. Hooker.
DR.. and Mrs. @, W. Steele are visiting in
Boston and vicinity.
"A daughter was born last Thursday tc
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Rickert.
Rev. III. w. Jones of Boston is to preach
for the Presbyterians next Sunday.
The Spencer Rifles left for Burlington
with full ranks last Monday morning.
w. @. Mason Of Newton Upper Falls,
Mass, visited Eastman Brothers last week,
Mrs. L. B. Boyce and o. M. Staples are al
Queen City Park, Burlington, for two
weeks.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles Barclay Of Websterville was buried
last week.
DR.. II. o. worthen is a member OF the
consulting staff Of the Heaton Hospital al
Montpelier.
IT requires three pounds of cheaper soap
TO wash as many clothes as two pounds OF
Harmless"
Mrs. w. Il. Colby and Miss Ida Haviland
were at the Fabyan House, White Noun
tains, last week.
Mrs. Charles Parke and daughters OF
Astoria, Oregon, were visitors at A.. G. La
points last week.
Mayor Gordon was one of the speakers at
hAO VI kOlu ubI0OCIAJ8 00I0 ON
Tuesday at Bellows Falls.
Mayor Gordon returned last Wednesday
from Indianapolis, where he attended the
conference Of sound money democrats.
The Ladies' and PASTORS Union of He'd
ding church will hold an ice.cream social
on the church lawn mex Saturday evening.
d. r. Bisbee and e. w. Bisbee attended
the celebration Of the eightieth birthday of
their father, held last Saturday at More
town.
Professor A.. w. PIERCE and Mrs. John w.
Gordon are local delegates to the Universal
ist convention to be held in Barre next
week.
The Barre boys defeated the St. Johns
bury base ball term on Central Park last
Saturday afternoon by a score of eleven to
eight.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Towne returned last
Friday evening from Salem, Mass, where
Mrs. Towne has been visiting for several
weeks.
A grand republican rally will be held at
Barre Friday evening, August %. Curtis
Guild, Jr., of Boston will be the principal
speaker.
Mrs. 1. o. Wood has resigned as chief
templar of the local lodge Of Good Tenn
plars. Carl Densmore has been elected in
her place.
The widow of the late John B.. Emmonds
received last week a check for $4,000 from
the Royal Arcanum, of which order her hus-
band was a member.
h. A. Hoar has an open letter in the En-
terprtSe, this week, in which he refuses to
allow his name to be used as a candidate
Tor town represent alive.
Great preparations are in progress for the
Oniversalist centennial to be celebrated in
Barre next week. Over 1000 special invita-
tions have been sent out.
W. A. Bradford is slowly recovering from
the serious injuries received last week by
him in being thrown from his express wagon
by a collision with Pitkin's delivery wagon.
C.M Doton died last Friday at his home
on Main street, after a protracted illness
with consumption. He was at one time a
prominent granite dealer and had resided
In Barre for many years.
Samples OF water from the systems OF the
Barre Water Company, Perry & Scribner.
Harvey Jersey and Mcfarland & Boyce
have been sent to Professor j. L. Hills at
the State Experiment Station, Burlington.
for analysis.
81. A. Segel and E. l.. Segel were arrested
in Burlington last week for a breach of the
peace in ~assaulting a Jewish rabbi named
ii. Shacks. Both were fined, the usual
amount, appealed their cases and furnished
bail in the sum OF $50.
Rev. w. P. Jackson, a son of Rev. DR.. 8.
N. Jackson, had a partial sunstroke last
Wednesday at the Central Vermont station,
where he was waiting to take a train for
Montpelier. He was attended by DR.. j.
Henry Jackson and recovered in a few
hours.
The suit of Kingston against Donbriski
was settled last week In City Court. Mrs.
John McPhee was given the custody Of the
funds in the hands Of the trusteelin the case,
for which she was the claimant. w. W.
Lapoint appeared for Mrs. McPhee and r.
A. Hoar for Kingston.
The excursion for next Tuesday, August
20, to Fort ~Ticonderoga, via Burlington and
steamer Reindeer" advertised by the
Central Vermon railroad, is looked forward
TO with pleasure by many people in Barre.
The trip includes eight hours sail on Lake
Champlain. No more delightful excursion
OF a day can be taken.
The fair opened auspiciously on Tuesday,
and with good weather for the next three
days the success of this new undertaking is
assured. Never was such a string of fast
horses seen in Barre at one time as are now
quartered at the trotting park, and plenty
OF square, honest racing may be expected.
The special attractions Of the fair are varied
and all will prove drawing cards.
The funeral of the late Lyman Gale, the
Oldest citizen in Barre, was held last We'd
nesday forenoon from his late residence on
South Main street. Mr.. Gale was born in
Barre April 10, 1907, and has always been a
resident OF the town. His only surviving
Cniiu IL inc WIDOW OF the late Hamilton
Webster. His wife died in 1892. Since
1927 Mr.. Gale has been a member of the
Congregational church and was also the
Oldest member Of that society.
Amid great enthusiasm two republican
flags were raised in Barre last Saturday
evening. One is on Elm street. near the
Enterprise office, and the other on Main
street, opposite the Park. A large delega.
ton from the republican clubs of Mont
pelier was present. Music was furnished
by the Barre Cornet Band. The speaking
took place from the band stand in the Park.
A. G.. Fay presided and first introduced
Hon. L.. M. Read of Bellows Falls, who
made an eloquent and convincing argument
against free silver. W. A. Lord of Mont
pelier followed in an urgent appeal to the
voters to do all in their power to roll up a
big majority for Grout and Fisk in Septem-
Der. Thousands Of people listened to the
and applauded the sentiments of
the orators.
South Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Esterbrooks, Kate
and Mrs. Clafin and the Ward
lamily have gone to Burlington to attend
- Mrs. Arthur LeBarron
has returned from Chelsea. whara sha hos