The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

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Harry Soper is visiting in Syracuse, N. Y
Calvin Stow OF Boston visited in Barre
last week.
Editor and Mrs. w. f. Scott visited In
Georgia last week,
Mr.. aud Mrs. q. L. Currier are spending
the holidays In Boston.
r. A. Hoar, city attorney, is in the wilds
OF Canada on hunting expedition.
Rev. G. A. Fuller Is the newly appointed
pastor of the Free Methodist society.
Misses Annie Jameson and Annie Nc
Kee are visiting In Whitefeld, N. II.
Miss Stella Mayo OF Waltham, Mass, Is
visiting Mrs. II. b. Brooks, her sister.
Giovanni Polli and Miss Emma zambinn
were married last week by Judge Barney.
A. d. Gilley, OF the dry goods house OF
Gilley g. Abbott. is in New York this week.
Mrs. e. L. Smith left last Monday even
ing for Chicago where she will remain sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Caroline Daniels of Lawrence, Mass,
is spending the winter with Mrs Harriet
Davis, a cousin.
The winter term at Goddard Seminary
opened on Tuesday with an unusually
large attendance.
Page Camp Sons OF Veterans, is to occupy
the hall in Reynolds block as soon as it can
be put in readiness.
Seventeen mausoleums were constructed
in Barre during the year 1896, costing all the
way from $4,000 to $4,000.
Five persons united with Hedding Meth
odist church, in full membership on profess
sion Of faith, last SundayImorning.
Friday evening of this week Rev. Joseph
Hamilton of st. Johnsbury will preach and
conduct service at Hedding church.
,,arr;a "a, If william Iaclrsop on a
Miss Nellie S. Persons occurred last We'd
nesday at the home of the brides parents
The Granite Savings Bank and Trust
Company has declared a semi-annual div
idend OF four per cent, payable on and after
January /.
The first regular shoot held last Friday af-
ternoon at the new range on Gunner Brook
was largely attended. Several fine scores
were made.
The ladies Of Ruth Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, held their regular fortnightly
whist party in the banquet hall last Satur-
day evening.
The exhibition OF the Granite City Poul-
try Pigeon and Pet Stock Association
opened auspiciously in the opera house last
Monday evening.
Patrick Dolan and Harry Wiley were at
st. Albans last week to attend meeting OF
the Vermont branch of the Order of Rail-
Rev. w. r. Davenport spoke on Reason
in Revivals " at Hedding church last Sun
day morning and on "The Man Who
Steals " in the evening.
The third. quarterly conference Of the
year in connection with Hedding church
will be held by the presiding elder at 2: 80
P. NJ. next Saturday.
James Morse was called to Plymouth,
Mass, last week by the sickness and death
of his sister, Mrs, Abbie f. Pierce, widow
OF the late Melser Pierce.
Rev. P. c. Abbey's theme last Sunday
morning was, Not far from the King
DOM" In the evening he spoke on " The
Prodigal Son Awakened"
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Morse were called to
Brookfield last week by the i'll ness of Mrs.
j. B. Mead, mother of Mrs. Morse, who was
stricken with paralysis Tuesday.
John Allen returned last Friday from
Scotland where he went several months
ago to look after legacy of several thou
sand dollars bequeathed to him by rel
tive.