The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-08
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or UNDERWRITERS
and GENERAL.
Barre


opened last Friday.
Mrs. j. A. Graham entertained the Ladies'
Afternoon Whist Club last Thursday.
The new granite plant of Mackie, Hazz
& Co., just started, employs sixty men.
T. r. Mills, book-keeper for Barclay
Brothers, is visiting at his home in Troy,
N. Y.
The criminal proceedings in City Court
last year will net the state of Vermont
SOL o.
There were six deaths and fourteen births
in the city of Barre during the month OF De-
cemb r.
DIR. O. G. Stckuey is the newly elected
superintendent of the Congregational Sun
day-school.
Flynn Austin, clerk for McWhorter &
Hyde, was in Rochester, w.t. last week on a
brief vac alton.
Jude Towne has been seriously ill for
some time at the residence of George j.
Towne, his son.
Mrs. B w Jones spoke at the Univer-
salist church last Sunday evening on A
tenement to let"
The Congregational society served its an
nual New Years dinner in the vestry last
Wednesday noon.
Donald Smith has purchased of Ezra T.
Mower for 81 200. the lot on the corner of
Perry and Warren streets.
Henry Premier, Jr., George Gates and Err
nest Gates went to Albany, last week, to
enter the Business College.
The Board of Alderman at the last meet
ing an horized the city treasurer to transfer
81 900 10 the city school account.
Mrs Clark Day is seriously i'll at the resi-
dence OF her son, in Montpelier. Mrs Day
is the mother of Mrs. E. l.. Smith
G. R B d .nny of Montpelier has opened
a branch tailoring establishment in Barre.
He will occupy the old city court quarters.
Joues Brothers are to put in a surface
curling machine at their granite works. A
building for its use is in process of construc-
ton.
Presiding Elder Joseph Hamilton of the
St. Johnshury district preached and con-
Quoted the services at Hedding Church last
SUNDAY.
w. l. Stafford, who went to California
last November, has purchased hotel at
Whittier, Cal, which he is to personally
conduct.
Superintendent Stoughton of the Central
Vermont railroad returned last week from
Oberlin, o., where he spent the holidays
with his family.
W. C. Kane and Robert Mckenzie of the
Barre Orchestra assisted the Montpelier
Orchestra at tho ball given at the Plainfeld
hotel last week Tuesday night.
The subject Of the lecture to be delivered
in the Unversalist vestry on Thursday
evening of this week by Rev, Joel II. Met
calf of Burlington will be " The making of
worlds"
THE work of obtaining the vital statistics
for the six III )nths between January and
July of last year is progressing as rapidly
as possible. In future such reports will be
obtained through the city health depart
ment
Antonio Biaucbi vas fined. with costs, in
City G urt last week, over 1926 for selling
Intoxicating liquors and for keeping with
intent to sell. He could not raise the
money and was taken to the House of Cor
rection.
Several from Barre attended the wedding
at Montpelier last Wednesday evening of
Miss Blanche Skinner and City Engineer
Charles s. Currier. Miss Skinner was form
erly stenographer in the insurance Office of
j. W. Dillon.
Patrick Noonan was before Judge Barney
last Thursday, charged with having hand
in the disturbance at the Central Vermont
depot Christmas day. The court did not
think the evidence warranted holding
Noonan, and he was discharged
John Panl was before Judge Barney last
Wednesday morning, charged with being
intoxicated Tuesdag evening at the notori
GUS l.. A. Streeter house. He pleaded guilty
to intoxication and also put in a claim for
the liquor which was seized at the Streeter
house by the officers at the time Paul was
arrested.
The Congregational society held its an
nual dinner and roll-call last Wednesday.
Rev DR. S. n Jackson, the pastor, read his
report, showing that he had, during the
year, made 1914 pastoral visits preached 10
sermons, attended 293 social meetings, hap.
tied twenty-five per 'ons and attended
twenty-five funerals. The church member
ship now numbers 40 Alexander Gordon
i e.. 4
ander Mathewson was elected deacon, vice
William Dunbar, resigned. William Mari
was elected CLERK, William Imlah and Miss
Hattie Chandler collectors and Frank Dyer
a member of the executive committee, to
succeed |. o. Wood.
j. j. Flynn, A O. Humphrey, j. s. Pier
son and Il. G.. Kennedy of Burlington were
in Barre, last Wednesday, and completed
arrangements whereby the proposed cleo
trio road from Jockey Hollow to the Berlin
line, with branches from the junction OF
Main and Washington streets toward East
Barre astfar as the cemetery gates, shall be
built and put in operation on or before July
l, 1897. The agreement entered into by
these gentlemen with the committee ap
pointed from Barre was acted upon at the
meeting held last Friday evening, and the
sentiment in favor of accepting the propo
sition of the Burlington gentlemen wai
we'll nigh unanimous. The fact that Barre
il so soon to have an electric road in opera
tion gives the best of satisfaction to al
classes OF citizens.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on fifty cen
bottle Of Greeee's Syrup of Tar if it fails tc
cure your cough or cold. We also warran
twenty-five cent bottle to prove satisfac
tory or no pay. We also refund the none!
twenty-five cents) on box OF Neu Rol Pill
If they fail to cure your headache. M. A
Corbett & Co., Graniteville w. FL. Miles 8
Co., Graniteville.
Williamstown.
Joel A. Bass is to be in New York city TO
two months in his professional work.
Mrs. Stella Martin Call has a traine,
nurse from Barre caring for her at present.
Frank Lathrop has returned, after three
months stay in or near Stock bridge, wher
he had work.
Mrs. Ella johnson Hutchins has been il
town of late, caring for her sister Myrtle
who is so poorly in health.
Frank Lynde student in the Harvar
Dental College, returned to Massachusett
last week from fOrtnight's vacation