The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.



f. f. Yatter has sold his house to W. f.
Bradford.
S s. Ballard visited his father in Bur
lington over last Sunday.
e. II. Glidden goes this week to Tampa
Fla, to spend the winter
Alexander Buchan has moved to his fine
new residence on Perry street.
Mrs. e. l.. Smith expects to go soon to
Whittier, Cal, to spend the winter.
A daughter was born last week TO Mr.
and Mrs John A. Reason at Graniteville.
Fred Stay ton has purchased of II. II. Vat
t. his trUttirg horse "Glenwood. Price,
1925
Mrs. G. b. Nichols entertained the 'Over
the Tea Guns Club" last Thursday alter
noon,
There were twenty-one births and ten
deaths in the city Of Barre during the month
of October
The board of civil authority will meet
next Friday evening in the city clerks
Office for abatement of taxes.
The Ladies' and Pastors Union of He'd
ding church will meet at the church parlor
on Thursday at half-past two.
The Epworth League Reading Club will
hold its first regular session at +. l.. Pages,
on French street, Friday night
Revs Harvey Webster of Swanton, L. p
Tucker of Northfeld and j. o Sherburn Of
Williamson were in town Monday.
Rev w. Il. Davenport will speak at He'd
ding (Methodist) church next Sunday night
on Present Day TRANSFORMATIONS"
Mrs. Martin Riley died last Wednesday,
aged forty years. Her funeral was held
from her late home on Friday afternoon.
d. II. Kendrick is confined to his room
with a sprained ankle received recently in
New York, while getting off an electric car.
e. l.. Smith q Co. shipped this week the
last OF huge vault to be placed in Troy, N.
Y. IL contains over 7 900 cubic feet of gran
lite.
Rev. B. W. Jones preached last Sunday
morning at the Universalist church on
"The Mathematics of Life" Mrs Jones
spoke in the evening
Abbie Morton Diaz of Boston lectured
last Friday evening at the Spaulding High
School chapel under the auspices OF the
Ladies' Clubs Of Barre.
A largely attended neighborhood meeting
was held by the Epworth League of He'd
ding church at franklin Doten's, on FL
more street, last Monday night.
After several reconsiderations of deci.
sions, it has been finally decided to hold the
annual fireman's ball on the evening OF De-
cember 2 1t will be a masquerade ball.
George, son of Louis Columbe, was taken
at Vergennes, to remain during his minor
ity. Truancy from school was charged
against him.
A Joint concert by the Barre City Band
and the Montpelier Military Band will be
given Saturday evening, December B. The
concert is to be for the benefit of the Barre
band and should be literally patronized.
Mrs Ellen f. Batchelder. who is to re-
turn to Whittier, Cal, for the winter, will
1~a mil far aa n.
by Mrs. B. A. Holmes and Mrs. r. w. Sher-
burne. They leave this week.
s, 8. Ballard already has numerously-
signed petition for his appointment as post
master at Barre after March 4, next. Lead
ing citizens and men in every class OF bust
ness have put their names to Mr.. Ballard's
paper.
The fair in aid of St. Monica's church
opened in Armory Hall last Wednesday
evening and will continue every evening
until Saturday, November IA. A varied
programme has been arranged for the en-
tire time.
Francis Merchant, clerk for e. M
Wheeler, and Miss Jessie w. PRESLEY will
be married Thursday afternoon, November
u, at the Congregational church. A large
number of invitations have been issued fol
this interesting event.
The boys claim they have good joke OF
Alderman G. B. Durkee, one OF the mos
devoted followers of Mr.. Bryan in the Gran
tie City By mistake he voted the ma
tional democratic ticket last week Tuesday
and he now refuses to be comforted.
Richard A. Hoar, Esq, had fiery ant
grandiloquent letter in the Granite Ctl
Leader of last Saturday regarding thu
charges preferred against DR.. w. IL. Gid
dings, superintendent of the state asylum
for the insane at Waterbury.
EXCUSE me-" observed the man in spec
| tacles, I" but | am surgeon, and that is no
| where the liver is" Never yOu min(
where his liver is, retorted the other
it was in his big toe or his left ear DEWITT
Little Early Risers would reach it ant
shake it for him. On that you can bet you
gig-lamps." W. K. Terrill Coz Mont
peler, VT
South Barre.
There will be dance at Unity Temple oil
Friday night.
Joseph Parker has moved from the Al
buckle house to the Salter place.
The dramatic entertainment at the Uni
versslist chapel was grand success.
Rev. Mr. Colman gives an address
Unity Temple every Sunday at eleven an
one o'clock.
Mr.. Stanley has moved his family fror
the Arbuckle tenement to the farm owne
by Bert Slayton.
There will be literary entertainment 6
Good Templars hall tonight "wednesday
the proceeds to be used for the purchase {
clocks for the school rooms.
Mr.. Mason of Lyman, n. r., visited hi
daughter, Mrs. Corliss, last week. -
Mrs. Fred Mears and Willie Mears have r.
turned from Boston. - The little son
Mr.. and Mrs. John Worcester was burie
at Plainfield last week. Mrs. Worcester
slowly recovering. - Miss Myrtle Fiel
OF Hardwick is visiting at the home OF
W, Lane. - Harrison BancIo oft remail
very low He has nurse from East Barr
- Mr.. and Mrs. Adams attended ii
funeral of Mrs. Adams mother, at Waite
bury, last week.
East Barre.
K. H. Wolcolt has been visiting friends