The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-16
TOWN CORRESP0N DENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREsT--PERsO
IND GENERAL.
Barre.


Mrs. D. V. Stone is confined to the house
with spraned ankle,
Forty cases OF measles have been reported
to Health Officer Chandler since Dec T.
Most of the churches will have Sunday
school Christmas concerts next Sunday
night.
Mrs. A. ID. Morse entertained the lover
the Tea Cups" club last Thursday after
John G. Bell has purchased of NJ. L.
Towne & Co. a building lot on Warren
street.
The Methodists will have their annual
supper, social and roll-call at the church
January !.
The stores of o. j. Dodge and Perry g.
Camp have been equipped with the Viles
ectrc light.
A. f. Sortwell, president of the Mont
peler and Wells River Railroad was in the
city last week.
Miss Gladys Beckley has gone to Burling-
| ton to have an operation on her eyes by DR..
Woodward.
The Epworth League held a neighborhood
meeting at Mrs W. N. Burnham's, South
Main street, Monday.
An epidemic of measles is raging, and
nearly half the pupils in public schools now
being out for that reason.
The funeral of George Bigelow was held
from his late home last MONDAY afternoon,
Rev. DIR. S. n. Jackson officiating.
The first dancing-school, with Professor
George III. Gilmore as instructor will be
held in Armory Hall this evening.
The body of William McKelow was
brought to Barre from Keesevile, N. Y,
last Thursday and buried in Barre cemetery.
The friends in Barre of Miss Boyce are
making very active canvass for her repre-
sentation in the Boston Globes Inauguration
trip.
The Barre Choral Union will hold con-
cert in the Opera House next Tuesday even
ing for which rehearsals are now in prog
Tess.
Judge Barney has reserved his decision in
the case of State against Ellen Macy for
breach OF the peace, heard before him last
week.
William NJ Holden and Miss Josie Grav-
lin were married last week by Rev. DR.. s.
N. Jackson at the residence Of Clark
Holden
E. H. Pratt was in Boston last week at.
tending the annual meeting of the Metro
poltan Life Insurance Company of New
York, which company he represents in
, Barre.
The Board of Aldermen held meeting
last evening and will meet again tonight to
listen to arguments of counsel on the North
street line case.
Miss Ida Thompson has resigned
. tea cher in the third grade of the Summer
! Street School and Miss Belle Whitehead has
been transferred from the SCDOOl at NOrtl
. Barre to fill the vacancy.
) The lecture to be given in Hedding
Church next Friday evening by Mr.. G. F.
, Sweeney, better known as Cuban jack"
is attracting considerable attention and will
T. undoubtedly be largely attended.
: William Sherman, an engineer who was
n xii ed last week in the yard of the Boston
. and Albany railroad at Springfield, Mass,
3 was native Of the town of Barre, where
. the early years OF his life were spent.
= The Board of Aldermen has under con-
8 sderaton the proposition to pay the police
I officers $50 per month, and allowing them
1 the fees derived from liquor suits that are
J. now paid into the city treasury.
: In city court, last week, Judge Barney
y fined Joseph Broggi S25, and sentenced
him to the House of Correction at Rutland
j. for thirty days for keeping Intoxicating
: liquor with intent to SELL Broggi appealed
! his case to County Court.
= j, j. Enright of Burlington, who was dig
r barred from Vermont courts two years ago,
i was in Barre last week getting signatures
' among the legal fraternity to petition to
: the Supreme Court that he be restored to
n the position of attorney, and to member
ship in the Vermont Bar.
i Mr.. and Mrs. George Nimmerskern, of
East Barre, were in city court last week,
a Matthew Longlass having disclosed on them
3 for furnishing him intoxicating liquor. Mrs.
a Nimmerskern was convicted of the offence
~ |
a her case to county court
/, = By command of Mayor Gordon and Grand
& Juror Lapoint, a proposed prize fight was
+. stopped at the Opera House Monday night.
!. Several train loads had come from out of
: town to witness the mauling. Much credit
is due the authorities for having promptly
prevented the disgraceful affair.
The Barre Choral Union will give its first
! concert of the season at the Opera House
IS Tuesday evening, December o. A large
chorus has been rehearsing for some time
It under the leadership of Professor Charles
8 Dudley and an excellent programme has
a been prepared. Samuel Currier Of the EN-
y erson College of Oratory, will assist with
It humorous readings
At the Spencer Rifles fair, held in the
l. Opera House last week, the musical drill,
10 bayonet exercises and the special musical
10 features each evening proved very attrac-
], tive. Private Robert Mckenzie drilled
down the prvates. Corporal Murray won
IA the medal for non commissioned officers
- with Corporal Gauthier second. ID. P.
= Perry drilled down the Spaulding High
If School Battalion.
4, The Board of Aldermen gave hearing
81 last week, on the complaint made that re-
10 cent survey made by City Engineer Cur
70 rier makes street lines project eight feet on
III property now occupied by Mrs Maria Til
den, Charles Averill and W. f. Bradford.
10 Mayor Gordon and City Attorney Hosr
A. represented the city, and the property own
rs ers were represented by counsel; The
h hearing lasted nearly five hours. No de-
If cision has been announced
al The following officers of Barre lodge.
az knights of Honor have been elected for the
y, ~ ensuing year: Dictator, F. U. Morgan;
IL vice-dictator, w. M Spear assistant dicta-
a. tor, II. A. Merrill; reporter o. FL. Reed !;
:, financial reporter, G. p. Boyce; treasurer,
h ]. M. Perry; chaplain, G. W Ball; guide, H.
a o. Worthen; guardian, Asa Harrington;
+ sentinel, @. A. Wheaton; trustees, O. A.
" Wheaton, Asa Harrington, G. W. Ball
,r At the annual meeting OF Ruth Chapter.
h Order OF the Eastern Star, held last We'd
Or nesday the following officers were elected
st for the year ensuing: Worthy patron. e. Il.
" Durham; worthy matron, Mrs. A: M. Dun
ham; treasurer, Mrs. Angelina Thurston;
secretary, Mrs. T. L. Snow; assistant mat
ron Miss Alice Smith. These, with the APP
=; pointed officers will be installed Wednes-