The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-14
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERS
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

IShFre,
William II. Kendrick has returned from
Tilton, N. H. where he has been working
in drug store.
Unless several youths of Barre mend their
ways and attend school regularly, the tru-
ant officer will surely make an example Of
some of them.
Miss Grace McCorrison has returned
from Appleton, Me-, and has resumed her
position in the central telephone office.
The Bryan and Sewall Club has voted to
raise camp ngn flag, and the executive
committee is hustling to raise funds with
which to purchase 1t.
James Ingram accompanied his daughter
Isabella to New York last week. She
sailed from that port on Saturday for A ber-
deem, Scotland, her home.
John Mansen was in city court last w eek
charged with wife beating The brute got
off with fine, including costs, Of $50, and
thirty days in the House OF Correction at
Rutland, where he was taken by Constable
Buchanan. Thirty years would have been
none too long a sentence for such as he
f. w. Sherburue rode one hundred miles
on his wheel, last week, in six hours and
| forty-nine minutes The course was be-
tween Barre and Montpelier and through the
! principal streets OF those cities, and the fast
| time made by Mr.. Sherburne beats the
record in Vermont for rapid rid ng on the
highway.
At the regular meeting of the board Of
! aldermen, held last week, the application
for sew on Washington street was
granted. The petition for sewer on Hill
| and Camp streets was tabled. A cOmmu-
niCation vas received from Mayor Gordon
announcing the resig lation of George w.
Smith as truant officer, also stating that
! his honor had appointed A. G.. Fay grand
| juror and Nathan Corliss special policeman
| and truant officer, all of which were con-
| hrmed. 1t was voted to offer a reward of
] GED for the and yiCtiDu of the
party or parties who rang in false fire.
alarm last Sunday week. Several bills were
approved, and building permits were
granted to j. E. Ward, M. E. Smile, Jo-
seph Perkins, Ellen Linhan, A. H. Burke
aud G.. NJ Laid.
Wiiliamstown.
MrS. william Grearson was in attendance
at tue Christian Endeavor convention in
| Rutland last week.
Dr.. K. b. Watson's services have been in
! active demand here of late, and yet fatal
cases of sickness are few.
Horace e. Whites sister, Mrs. Emeline
! Whitney Richardson, has returned to her
home in Chicago, but will come back later
| to live with him.
Miss Mary, daughter Of Henry A. Aims
worth, after a sojourn in England, Scotland
and Wales is doing" thu nor5h of France
and may winter in Italy.
Mrs. Orvile II Briggs has received be-
tween $500 and 5000 on the life-insurance
policy of her husband, from the s.. An.
drew's Society of Newbury.
In the somewhat numerous absences Of
the fine Congregational quartett4 choir in
recent months, it is doubted il the singing
by the congregation is easily surpassed
hereabouts.
Mrs William Reed of East Brlokfeld,
who has been caring for Mrs. James NJ.
Beckett since her paralytic stroke, has
oil, tGff lNr
riends in Massachusetts.
Will any one wanting good upright
piano, mahogany case, that has not been
used a great while, address G. A. Aims
worth, here? The piano cost some 1926 and
will he sold at a sacrifice, and part of it
say S100-on time.
Thomas Saunders of Massachusetts,
owner of our Gulf Spring properly, was
lately in town. - Miss Susie Benedict
goes weekly to Goddard Seminary for piano
lessons. - William Grearson has rented
his house, just vacated by William Moore,
TO Mr.. Brissette, in his employ. - Amasa
w. Farnham is again about his usual work
after run of bilious fever - James S.
Abbott and family returned to their home
in 81. Augustine, Fla last week. -
William Moore has rented the furnished
house of Eugene Call. Mrs Denison
Martin and her little granddaughter (the
daughter of Gene CalD have returned to
Mrs. Martins old home in the northwest
section of the town.
South Woodbury..
Ralph Harold, infant son of Mr., and Mrs
Daniel Wlber who has been dangerously
sick with cholera infantum, is pronounced
out of danger
Charles Daniels, oldest son Of Samuel
Daniels, who has been travelling in the
West and Massa ,husetts for the past eight
years, is at home visiting his parents.