The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-21
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF EST--PERSON1L
md GENERIL.
Barre.

IL. " holtOn OF New York IL visiting old
friends in Barre.
John Allen of ST.. Paul, MINI, is visiting
Mrs. S. j. Briggs, his daughter.
Alexander Buchau has purchased the p.
ID. Bradford house on Perry street.
The Methodist Sunday-school library has
recently had fifty new volumes added to il.
a. ID. Giley, of the firm Of Giley & Alb.
bolt, was in the Boston markets last week.
The Barre fremen are IN 4king plans for a
masquerade ball, to be held in about two
weeks.
@. j. Davis, of the Empire Granite Com
plny, was in Potsdam, N Y, on business
last week.
Mrs Harriet A. Stratton, mother of Mrs,
Nathaniel Davis, died last Thursday at
Lowell, Mass
Rev. w. r. Davenport took part in the
Methodist church dedication at Gouldsville
last Wednesday.
Mrs Ellen F. Batchelder leaves for Whit
tier Cal, in about two weeks, to remain
during the winter.
Twenty births and six deaths in the city
of Barre for the month Of September are re-
ported by the health officer.
Rev. and Mrs b. w. Jones and Prof. A.
w. Peirce are at Portland, Me-, attending
the Universalist convention.
II. L. Averll returned last Thursday
from the Adirondacks, where he has been
deer hunting for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denison Densmore returned
last week from Old Orchard Me-, where
they have spent several months.
Fred Sears has been elected captain of
the Goddard Seminary football team in
place Of Kingsbury Foster, resigned
Rev. A. d. Brown of Brattleb oro formerly
rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd
in Barre, visited in the city last week
Tealie q Carpaptar wao In tou, Loo.
week from Boston, called here by the
death of Flossie M. Rodgers, his niece.
The Barre Rangers football team de-
feated the Thistles at Central Park last
Saturday afternoon by score of to 20.
A goodly delegation of representatives
from the Veterans Union were guests of
the Chelsea Union last Saturday night.
Misses Nadine Nichols and Edna Clark
have returned to Boston to resume their
studies at the Emerson School of Oratory.
G. f. Stevens and w. E Gldden at
tended the annual meeting of the Knights
of Pythias, held last week in st. Adams.
The Guitar, Mandolin and Bango Club
was entertained last Thursday evening by
Miss Blanche Bemts at her home on Eastern
Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Austin left last Mon
day, on their tandem bicycle, for Manches.
ter, n H., where they are visiting Mr.
Austin's parents.
The ladies OF the Baptist church held a
meeting in the church last Friday afternoon
to raise funds for the sufferers from the
Armenian massacres.
John A. Buck of East Montpelier and
Miss Lillian NJ. Hill were married at the
Methodist parsonage last Thursday evening
by Rev. w. r. Davenport.
The class of '97 at the Spaulding High
School give reception to the class Of '97 of
Goddard Snminary the HiOb School
building, on Tuesday evening.
G. j. and Rene Davis were called to
Lynn, Mass, last Friday by a telegram stat
ing that Nathaniel Davis, their father had
been instantly killed in Boston.
James Ingram returned last Thursday
evening from New York, where he went to
accompany his daughter Isabella. She
sailed recently for Aberdeen Scotland.
Henry NJ. Ellis, of the firm of Mclean &
Ellis, is in Burlington, experimenting the
erection of large monument recently cut
by the firm with W hich he is connected.
The Office of the Granite city Leader was
moved last week from Gordon block to its
new quarters, over the dry-goods store of
Perry & Camp, in the old town-hall build
ing.
A. G, Fay has purchased the E. w. Sher-
burne house on Academy street Mr.. Sher-
burne expects to leave about November
for Fruithurst Ala, where he expects to re-
side in future.
party in honor of Miss Lulu Lull was
given last Wednesday evening by Gale
Bennett, at his home on Maple Avenue
Miss Lull will return this week to her home
in Claremont, n H.
The assigned business of MARI & Thomp-
son has been purchased by Forsyth q 1u-
gram. The business of manufacturing
granite tools will be continued under the
firm name of G. K. Hobbs & Co.
The board of school commissioners has
voted that all bills for tuition at the public
schools must be paid before the middle of
the term, and that failure to comply with
this rule will warrant dismission.
The deities of Greek mythology will be
the subject discussed at the Philomathean
Reading Club at its meeting to be held next
Tuesday evening. A reading from Iliad
will be given by Miss Nina Brown.
Rev. j. Edward Wright of Montpelier Of
ficiated at the funeral of Ebeneazer West,
which was held last Monday afternoon
from his late home. Mr.. West was eighty
years old, and the cause OF his death was
general debility.
Candidates multiply for the Office OF
mayor, when the term of Hon. John W.
Gordon shall expire. Among those prom
ineptly suggested are DR.. g. B. Nichols,
Dr. II. o. Worthen, R. A. Hoar, G. L. Cur
rier, FL. X. Bush, B. P. Wiley and w. F.
Scott.
An invitation has been extended by Cap
tain D. r, Bisbee to Governor Grout and
staff, and to the regimental and brigade Of
hcers of the First Regiment, to attend the
third annual assembly, to be given next
Friday evening by the members OF the
Spencer Rifles.
Rev. DIR. NJ ID. Kneelsnd secretary OF the
New England Sabbath Protective League,
who is to deliver an address In kepresen-
tatives' Hall next Monday evening, will adj
dress a union meeting at Hedding Church
next Sunday evening. Mrs. Kneeland is a
sister of Speaker Lord.
Rev. A. II. Webb, pastor of Trinity
Church, Montpelier, preached two eloquent
sermons at Hedding Church on Sunday.
In the morning he spoke of MANS Two
Great Duties" and in the evening on "The
Power of Noble Purpose" Large congre-
cations greeted him at both services,
The young men of Barre are formulating
plans to organize young mems congress in
the near future. 1t is proposed that this
body shall consist of fifty persons, and the
proceedings at the meetings will be OF the
same form and nature as those of the ma