The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-04
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS OF INTEREST---PERS
IND IN GENERAL.
Barre

Boston last week,
A son was born last Friday to Mr.. aud
Mrs Homer Fits.
II. A. Hoar was confined to the house
with the grip last week.
Mrs. Annie Hutton returned last week
from Mary Fletcher Hospital Burlington.
Henry Flint, clerk for Gilley & Abbott,
was at his home in Barton over last Sunday.
Mrs. j. W. Ramsay has gone to Waits
field where she is to open millinery store.
Fred Waters has purchased for so 800 the
Alonzo Holt property on South Main street.
Divorce proceedings have been instituted
by William Eastman, the well-known mer-
chant.
D. r. Bsbee and wife visited in More
town last week at the old home of Captain
Bisbee.
Grace, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Cayhue, died last Saturday, aged eleven
months.
George Swazey of Tacoma, Wash. has
been visiting relatives in this city during
the past week.
Judge Barney was in Burlington last
week as a witness before the United States
District Court.
A. p. Abbott, Of the dry goods firm Of
Gilley & Abbott, is in the New York mar
kets this week.
George R. Bosworth, who learned his
trade in Barre, will soon open jewelry
G. N. Kenyon spent last Sunday in Clare
mont N. H. He is in New York this week
purchasing goods.
Presiding Elder Hamilton attended the
fourth quarterly conference of Hedding
Church Monday night.
Fifteen persons were recei we'd into He'd
ding Church last Sundsy-eight on proba-
ton and seven by letter.
A son was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
| 4 a RI Mr.
and Mrs. David M. Miles.
Coburn Jones drew six running cords of
| block wood at one load from Orange to
Barre one day last week.
The Junior exercises of the class of '97 at
Goddard Seminary were held at Seminary
Hall last Monday evening.
Mayor Smith and Donald Smith were sum-
moned to Burlington last week as jurors
10 United States Circuit Court.
The annual dance under the auspices Of
the Barre Rangers football team will be
held at Armory Hall next Friday evening.
David Edwards died last Friday at his
home on Maple Avenue. Funeral services
were held from the house Sunday after
| noon.
Union meetings are continued by the
Methodists and Baptsts, being held this
week at the Baptist church. Conversions
constantly occur.
The snow races advertised to take place
at the Green Mountain Trotting Park, last
| Saturday afternoon, were postponed be-
| ceusa ~ tho ro;n
,..
cessful leap year dance on the evening of
st. Valentines day, will be given Friday
evening, March 90
e. q. Arey and Il. n. Ranney have re-
signed as trustees of Hiawatha Lodge of
Odd Fellows. They are succeeded by A. II.
Buzzell and w. f. Scott.
Tho Rarra railroad ran apaoioI train
from Barre ana Langdon's TO East Barre on
tuesday lor the accommodation OF the vo-
ters IN the town OF Barre
Miss Carrie Enright went last Monday to
Nashua N. FL. She has a position as trim
mer for the coming season in a large mil
linery establishment at Cambridge, Mass ,
William McCauley had the thumb and
first finger of his right hand so badly LAGER
sted on circular saw, last Friday, that am
putation was necessary. DIR. j. Henry
Jackson performed the operation.
wbitnev. the catcber for tho Goddard
Seminary base hall team Last season. ia To
return to that institution for the snrin0
term which will Greatly strengtbsn the nins
the Seminary will nut into the fieId
A borse owned nv T. M. Boutwell created
some axcitement Nv rnnnino down Main
street at fnrions rate Last Fridav aftar-
noon The sleigh was nrettv thogongbIy
wreckad Int the horse was not sar;onsiy
;ninrad
At. Cux. rJ,. s Wy . dali.
MISS Clara hougnton anu w. A; fitkln
VIII ASSIST WIN vocal seiections at Ihe oand
concert TO be given IN the opera House on
thursday evening. Inc programme Is va
rled, containing DOM popular ana classic
'o,oo'on''
Inc puplc dance WIN wnlch PROFESSOR
George Elmore closea ms series Oh dancing
scnooIs was a1oenueu ny aoout My couples
PROFESSOR Elnore mas Deen engaged Tor
announcer series OF SIX lessons, commencing
THIS evening"
The general passenger agents of the Cen.
trail Vermont and Montpelier & Wells
River railroads have agreed to accept tickets
issued by either road reading between
Montpelier and Barre on any train of
either road during the interruption of travel
between the two cities
The Vermont Conference Reporter will be
issued daily during the session of the Yer
mont Conference in Barre in April. W. w.
Lapont and H. B. Kendrick will be the ed