The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTER
And GENERAL.
Barre.

heV, William JdCKSO0 Oh montreal was
the guest Of Rev. DR.. S. N. jackson, his
father, last week
Nearly 1000 shares of the Barre Electric
Light Power, Manufacturing & Street Rail
way Company have been already taken.
The young Scotch gentlemen gave their
annual dance in Armory Hall last Friday
evening" 1t was very successful affair.
An " old.fashioned oyster supper" will be
given to all corners by the Ladies' and Pas
tors Union at Hedding Church next Friday
night.
EVERY woman should read the advertise.
ment, useful Books Given Away" on
third page. Cut out the coupon and send as
directed
Weber, the widely. known western evan
gelist will probably hold series of meet.
ting in Barre some time during the winter
or spring.
The Board of Aldermen has authorized
the city treasurer TO borrow $4,000 to liqu.
date the obligations assumed when the city
charter was granted.
The body Of Mrs Clark Day, who died in
Montpelier, was brought to Barre last Sun
day and buried in the family lot beside the
remains of her husband
Rev. Russell Conwell, pastor OF the Bap-
fist Temple in Philadelphia, Pa is to lee
ture in the Opera House, Thursday evening,
on " The Silver Grown, or Born King"
Mr.. w. G. Kaine, who is the leader of the
City Cornet Band, aud a professional con-
ductor OF choruses and conventions, has
been secured as the leader of the chorus
choir at Hedding Church.
The annual meeting of the Granite Saw.
ings Bank and Trust Company was held
last week. The following officers were re-
elected: President, John Trow; vice pres
ident Fl. o. Worthen; treasurer. G. N.
Field.
A fine rosewood billy for the use OF the
chief Of police has been presented to Mayor
Smith by j, NJ. Jackman, formerly OF
Barre, now sergeant in the Chicago po-
lice force. The mayor has turued it over to
Chief Rowland.
The new freight depot and freight Office
of the Montpelier & Wells River railroad on
Burnham meadow was oprned for business
last Wednesday. This new building is
modern in every respect, and is a vast i'm
provement on the contracted quarters on
Main street that have so long been used for
that purpose.
The resignation of Rev. e. W. Cummings
as pastor OF the First Presbyterian church
was rendered last week. to take effect Feb
ruary l next. A church meeting was held
last Monday to act upon the matter, at
which Rev. j. j. Hall Of South Ry, gate
presided. The resignation OF Mr.. Cummings
was reluctantly accepted.
The newly-elected officers of Ethan Allen
Council, Ancient Order Of United Mechan.
ics are: Councillor, G. II. Martin; vice.
councillor, 8. o. Nichols; R. S., P. d. Barnes;
A. r. s.. E. E. Blanchard; F, 8 g. F.
Stevens; treasurer, j. A. r. Glidden; in
ductor. W. A. Bradford; Elk , w. A. Brad
ford; I. p, d. A. Cook o. p, f. s. Will.
liams.
Great interest will naturally center in
What Man Can Do with Chisel" the
theme of Rev. A. Fl. Webb of Montpelier at
Hedding Church of this city next Sunday
piOht Mr. Wahh hos vida for oil
quent and popular preacher. Mr.. w. G.
Kaine, the new leader of the chorus choir,
will play a cornet solo in connection with
the services.
Officer Smith raided the house of Peter
Frizetti, last week and secured barrel of
bottled lager. Frizetti, who is an old Of
fender, was taken before Judge Barney,
convicted of one first offence of keeping
Intoxicating liquor with intent to sell and
was fined, with costs, $115 o. He raised
the amount and, consequently, will not have
to spend nearly another year in the House
Of Correction.
The case OF State against Henry Cruik.
shank, for selling intoxicating liquors, was
heard last Wednesday before Justice H. w.
Scott. The respondent was found guilty of
three first offences, was ined 1925, and
sentenced to sixty days in the House of
Court, and while out with Constable
Buchanan, looking for bail, eluded the officer
and make good his escape.
The following officers of Ruth Chapter,
order of the Eastern Star, were installed
last Wednesday evening: Worthy patron,
l. o. Wales; worthy matron, Aida M, Dun
ham; associate matron, Abbie d. Stone
secretary, Armilla NJ. Snow; treasurer,
Laura S. Dodge; conductor, Ella F. Dens
more; associate conductor, Ella b. Moor
croft warden, Mary A. Carpenter; chap
lain, Harriet A. Rice; sentinel, Ella T.
Ricei Adah, Hattie Steele; Ruth, Ella M
Kendrick; Esther, Jenny Wiley; Martha,
Edith Richardson; Electa, Mary e Bene-
dict; marshal, Lydia j. Johnston; organist,
Kate M. Hsaley.
Barre has been suffering from water
famine for the past few days, and the
anxiety and dread of fire has been very
great. 1t is thought that the mains are full
ofanchor ice, and, at this season of the year
the task of locating the difficulty is appall-
ing Every steam plant in the city has
been obliged to shut down. The police
and firemen are taking every precaution
against fire, but should one break out the
only protection would be hand engine and
bucket brigade. Superintendent Phelps
has had large gangs of men at work at
tempting to locate the cause of the stoppage.
Up to Tuesday morning he had examined
the mains for three miles and had not
located the trouble. 1t was later discovered
that the main leading from the reservoir is
frozen solid, and the prospects are that it
will be several days yet before the trouble
10 remedied.
The Argus sprung mild sensation in
Barre last week, or imagined that 1t did,
when 1t published statement that the
Barre Electric Light, Power, Manufacture.
ing and Street Railway Company would
probably have to wait three years before
the electric railway could be built in Barre,
inasmuch as sit has just come to light" that
the Consolidated Light and Power COMPANY
of Montpelier had the exclusive right for
ten years from 1888 to lay tracks and poles
in the streets Of Barre. The Argus further
stated that this importantfact has "undoubt.
eddy been overlooked by the over-zealous
advocates OF the road" etc. Why, bless
your heart, dear Argus, that intended "sen.
sation" was gray-whiskered chestnut The
gentlemen from Burlington, who are to
have the electric road in operation in Barre
by September of the present year, know
all about this contract, and did weeks before
you called attention to it but as some of
the best legal authority in Barre advised
them that the contract would not hold
water, these Burlington gentlemen consider
1t of little consequence. In fact, the village
bailiffs, and not the town Of Barre, as
stated in the dr03Ls mada this CONTRACT