The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-24
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
and GENERAL.
Barre.

MIS- george barnard anu son NlblJ6u lHSU
week in Randolph.
Rev. E. W. Cummings preached at Bed
ford, N. H., last Sunday.
W. Dow is the newly-appointed sta
ton agent at East Barre.
Miss Florence Ryder is at home from
Franklin, Mass, for the summer vaca'
ton.
Mrs. #. e. Noyes and daughter Ethel of
Chippewa Falls, Wis, are guests OF l.. O..
Noyes.
Rev. DIR. j. M. Pullman of Low ell, Mass,
ofhciated at the services at the Universalist
church last Sunday evening.
BARRows g. PECK of Montpelier are agents
for the Granite State Moving Machine, the
best mower the farmer ever used.
W. r. Durham of the Boston Globe staff
is covering commencement exercises at
Goddard Seminary for that paper,
E. S. Isham and Ernest Spauldng of Bur-
lington rode from Burlington to Barre and
return on their wheels last Sunday.
Mrs. W. s. Martin OF Manchester, N III :,
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Morri-
son, her parents, during the past week.
The Daughters of Liberty held an ice
cream social in the hall OF Vincitia lodge,
knights Of Pythias, last Saturday evening.
Perley Goodwin was taken to Mary
Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, last week,
to have an operation performed for bone
tumor
The Barre Cornet band has lost the ser.
vices Of w G. Kaine, it's leader, he having
severed his connection with that organiza-
ton last week.
The quarterly meeting OF the Washington
County Sunday-school Association will be
held in Barre next week Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday.
The granite firm OF Emslie ~ Kelman has
been dissolved by mutual consent. new
firm has been formed, composed of William
Emslie and d. II. Mcleod.
Professor and Mrs. Q. d. Mathewson
went last week to Professor Mathewsons
former home in Wheelock where they will
spend the summer vacation
DR.. II. o. Worthen and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Perry started last week for
carriage drive through several of the
northern counties Of the state.
f. W. Stanyan superintendent Of the
Barre railroad, attended the recent annual
meeting of the National Association of Gar
Accountants, held at Cincinnati, o.
Colonel Stoughton, division superintend-
emit OF the Central Vermont railroad, went
to 0berlin, o., last Wednesday, to attend
commencement exercises at Oberlin Uni
versity.
The Mite Society of the Universalist
church will hold bazaar in the church ves-
try on Tuesday afternoon and evening,
June 30, commencing at two o'clock. An
6uUerIdlUnenU Will DC given III U06 evening.
Refreshments will be served.
Telegraph Operator Blake of the Central
Vermont Office was on the night express
train that was in collision with freight at
Montpelier junction early last Monday
morning. He received slight cut on one
ear and got lively shaking up.
The last game of the season between the
baseball clubs of Goddard and Montpelier
Seminaries was played on the Goddard
campus last Saturday afternoon, resulting
in an easy victory for the Goddards, who
won by score of thirteen to eight.
Central Park was opened last Friday
afternoon with game Of baseball between
ence of nearly 1000 people. The Giants
had the Barre club entirely at their mercy
and won the game easily by score Of nine
to four.
A special city meeting has been called for
Tuesday evening, June 30, to see If the city
will purchase stone Crusher; also to see II
the city will vote to buy or rent steam
roller, and whether it will raise money by
special taxes to be expended upon the
streets.
DR.. D. G. Hawley amputated Perley L.
Goodwin's left leg at the thigh joint last
Monday at Mary Fletcher Hospital, Bur-
lington. This operation is considered one
of the most difficult known to modern sur
gerry, and it is reported very successful in
Mr.. Goodwin's case.
Another change of ownership has taken
place in the plant of the Producers Gran.
chased by the Harrison Granite Company
of Adrian, Mich, and Chicago, Ill. f. B
Mudgett is to continue in the office OF
superintendent of the property in Barre.
The marriage Of Professor Fl. A. Tutte Of
the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and
Miss Laura s. Olds at the Universalist
church on Tuesday evening was brilliant
affair. The church was prettily trimmed in
honor OF the occasion. Rev. B. w. Jones
was the officiating clergyman.
The Barre delegation to the republican
county convention to be held at Montpelier
this morning will present the name Of DR.
G. F. Camp for senator. The delegates are
b. III. Wells, Rev. e. W. Cummings, W. H
Gladding, e. W. Bisbee, W. r. Colby, G. 8
Currier, r. f. Gave, g. A. Steele and W. w
Lapoint.
Special attractions in horse.racing are OF
fered at Granite City Trotting Park mex
Friday and Saturday, when six races will
full entries are scheduled Many fast step
pers from out of town are entered. A. Ii
Merrill of Danvers, Mass who gave grea
satisfaction at the meeting held June 6, will
be the starting judge
Barre will send large delegation on tn
excursion to Plattsburg, n. Y, next Satur
day, via the Central Vermont railroad ant
steamer Reindeer" The fare for tn
round trip from all stations in Barre is on
dollar. The trip is delightful and the ex
cursion is run under the auspices Of Can
ton Vinton OF Odd Fellows
Mayor Gordon has issued call for
mass meeting, to be held in the Oper
House next Friday evening" to consider tn
recent Armenian massacres and to rails
money for the suffering survivors. 1t /
believed that Barre will not be behin
other cities Of New England and of tn
country in generous and substantial offer
of relief.
Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Pullman OF Lowell, Mass
preached the baccalaureate sermon befor
the graduating class of Goddard Seminar
at the Universalist church last Sunda
morning. His theme was Honor Life b
Spiritual Culture" The prize speaking oc
CURED on Tuesday evening ana the gradr
atng exercises will take place in the chapt
this morning at 9. 80.
The newly-elected officers of st. Aldems
Commandery, Knights Templar, are e. "
Bisbee eminent commander; q. X. Del
ming, generalissmo G. d. Wheeler, captai
general j. II. Jackson, prelate; o. L
Mathewson, senior warden j, ID. Smitl