The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-08
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST," personal
And IN GENERAL.
Barre.

W. A. Perry and wife will return from |
their Southern trip this week.
Bert Royce and E. e. Perry have associ- |
ated themselves together in the insurance |
business.
MANY housewife is using three pounds |
Of strong soap where two OF mild soap
e. Harmless " would do.
The state convention of the New England |
Order of Protection will be held in Barre
the third week in April.
The attendance at the opening of the
spring term at Goddard Seminary, last
week, was gratifyingly large.
III. A. Rugg went to Boston last Monday
with the Shetland ponies that George Cassie
has on exhibition at the horse show.
Among those attending the horse show in
Boston this week are r. A. Slayton, Fred
Eaton, w. g. Reynolds and G. Fl. Campbell.
The granite manufacturing plant OF Bur-
ley & Calder has b. en- rented by @. e.
Tayntor & Co. The latter reserve all the
power.
The city officials favor reduction OF the
number OF street lights unless the Consoli-
dated Lighting Company reduce the price
per light.
Rev. Thomas II. Mitchell of the Harvard
| Divinity School has declined the call to be-
come pastor Of the Presbyterian church in
| this city.
Clan Gordon gave its annual Fast day
ball in Armory Hall last Thursday evening
The Foresters' ball occurred at the same
place Friday evening.
Miss L. H. Brigham former preceptress
at Goddard Seminary, will give an enter
tainment in the Universalist church next
Wednesday evening.
! Major j. d. Smith returned from Phila-
| delphia last Saturday, where he has been
for several weeks in the interests of the
Empire Granite Company.
Joseph Cohen was arrested last Thursday
by Deputy Sheriff Camp for conducting a
lottery at his place on Main street. Judge
Barney fined him $40 and costs.
A marble.top washstand, a new floor, and
fresh paper and paint, add much to the ap.
pearanCe OF the interior of the barber shop
of William Miers on Main street.
Easter was very generally observed in
Barre. At all the churches services ap.
propriate to the day we're held, and the
music rendered was of very high order of
excellence.
Fred Denney was run in last Sunday af-
ternoon by Policeman Brown. In City
Court he pleaded guilty TO one first offence
of iutoxication and paid $12.01 into the
states exchequer.
Alexander Peters was arrested last Fri
day night by Officer Rowland for intoxica-
ton In City Court, Saturday morning, he
pleaded guilty of first offense and was
fined, with costs, $12 81
Ladies' Afternoon Whist Club will be held
on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Joseph
W. Jackson. The husbands of the mem
bers will be invited guests
The projectors of the electric railroad will
commence work as soon as the frost is out
of the ground. They are confident that the
road will be ready to operate on September
l next, the time mentioned in the contract.
The Spencer Rifles gave their annual
sugar-party at Armory Hall last Friday af-
ternoon. A large number of invited guests
were present, and fine musical programme
was rendered while the sugar was cooking
There has been falling off from last year
of more than fifty dog licenses issued by City
Clerk Wells. The attempt last year to raise
the tax on dogs to So was unsuccessful, but
1t evidently decreased the number of ca
mines in Barre.
The Boston papers speak in terms of high
praise of the herd of registered Shetland
ponies that George Cassie has on exhibition
at the horse show in Boston. Mr.. Cassie is
the largest breeder of these animals in New
England.
Three quarrymen from Graniteville were
arrested at South Barre, last Thursday, for
intoxication, and lodged in the dark hole'
in Barre Justice G. N. Barber assessed the
usual fine and costs, Friday morning, which
were paid.
When the fact became known, last week,
that Mrs. M. d. Lamb had brought suit
against her husband for divorce it caused a
good deal of a sensation. Much discussion
OF the case has ensued, and the outcome
will be watched with interest.
Recent raids by the police officers on
places where liquor was supposed to be
sold has disclosed the fact that there are
several gambling dens within the city limits
where game is on at almost any hour
of the night Strenuous efforts will be
made to break up this disgraceful state of
affairs.
Robert Challerton was arrested last Fri
day night for plain drunk. He disclosed
Saturday morning on John Hallihap, pro-
prietor OF the Central House. Challerton
paid fine, including costs, of 81 g. and
Hallihan was obliged to contribute S55 81
of the rumseller in Barre is not strewn with
roses.
The Board OF Aldermen gave a public
hearing last Monday evening on the petit
ton of George H. Almon for franchise to
operate telephone circuit in Barre. The
board voted unanimously, in an informal
manner, to grant the petition. Before Off
cial sanction to the project can be given it
is necessary for Mr.. Almon to have his
specifications and contracts in writing, but
there Is no reason to doubt that the permits
sion will be granted.
day brought large numbers OF Methodist
clergymen and their wives and this morn
ing the city will gracefully surrender to
Methodism for week. The examination of
candidates for the different courses of study
has been in progress since Monday evening.
On Tuesday evening the Epworth League
anniversary was held in Hedding Church,
when an address was delivered by Rev. DR..
e. A Schell Of Chicago, general secretary.
The opening session of the conference oc-
ours this morning. Mayor Gordon will de-
liver an address of welcome, to which
Bishop Fowler will respond. The WATCH
MAN, next week. will give detailed story
of the several days proceedings.
East Barre.
w. W. Nye has purchased DR.. Minards
interest in the medicine business, which
they have conducted together.
w. M Carnes has number of men at
work on his travelling derrick, which he ex-
poets to have in operation soon.
The three weeks of special religious SER
vices, led by Rev. Mr.. Landt, closed on Sun
day evening with large audience. Much
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