The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-09
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERS
IND GENERAL.
Barre

Barre.
Miss Ada Sherburne is teaching in Chel-
sea.
Mrs. w. f. Shepard is in the New York
markets.
@. e. Tayntor of New York was in the
city last week.
Over 1000 pupils are registered in the
public schools of the city.
The rain cut short the band concert in the
park last Saturday evening.
Will Kendricls and e. W. Bridge are Wis
iting at Mechanics Falls, Me.
The time when taxes can be paid and the
discount saved expired on Tuesday.
E. w. Cummings has placed an electric
motor in his job printing establishment.
Sons were born last week to Mr. and Mrs.
w. O. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Robertson.
Dana Smith had his beauty marred last
week by getting kick in the face from
vicious horse.
The Boston Journal had a special CORE
spondent at Barre last week writing up the
granite industry.
Mrs. Minnie Pelkey of Chicopee, Mass,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Thurston her
parents, last week.
A quartette from Atlanta University gave
a concert in the Congregational church last
Saturday evening.
Thomas A. Campbell and Miss Susan c.
Rust were married last Thursday by Rev.
DR.. s. N Jackson.
James W. Mahoney died last week, aged
forty.three years. His funeral was held
Thursday afternoon.
Fourteen deaths and twenty-nne births
were recorded in the city of Barre during
the month of August.
The annual state convention of the Fed
Grafton of Womans Clubs will be held in
Barre the last week in October.
L. B. Walker of Chicago has been visit
ing Mrs. e. L. Fuller and Mrs. S. A. Mich
OILS, his sisters, during the past week.
Evening services were resumed at the Uni
versalist church last Sunday evening. Mrs.
b. w. Jones preached on that occasion.
f. A. Slayton won first and second
money with "Cricket" and "Belle Hem
dee at the Lyndonville races last week.
The Barre Cornet Band and about 200 re.
publicans with torches assisted in the
celebration at Montpelier last Friday even
ing.
A movement is on foot to organize pro
fessiona al club in Barre which shall be com
posed OF clergymep, physicians and law
yers.
@. w, Huntington was thrown from his
morse last Wednesday evening and re-
ceived compound fracture of the collar
bone.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r Hadley returned last
week from Cleveland, Ohio, where thew
visited several weeks with sister of Mrs
Hadley.
w. IL. Burnham has purchased the inter-
est OF A. L. Skinner in the grocery firm of
Skinner & Messer, and that partnership
has been dissolved.
A daughter of James Ingram arrived last
week from Scotland. She will visit in
Barre for month or more, and return to
Scotland for the winter.
Lewis Keith, the republican representa-
tive-elect from the town of Barre, was given
areception last Wednesday evening at his
home near Websterville.
Robert Mcknight had his left foot badly
crushed in the Central Vermont yard last
Thursday afternoon. 1t was found neces-
sary to amputate two toes
James III. Fraser, engineer at the Lane
polishing works at South Barre, died last
Saturday, aged thirty.two years. His
funeral was held on Monday.
Mayor j. w. Gordon was obliged to give
up his anticipated trip to Indianapolis last
week because OF illness. He was confined
to the house most of the week.
The billiard rooms OF G. j. Campbell
were raided last Saturday evening by Off
GERS Smith, Rowland and Camp. A barrel
and half of bottled pale ale was seized.
The case against young Wales, who is
charged with an attempt to wreck Goddard
at the present term of Washington county
court.
A. e. Batchelder has his three trotters,
Belle W. Parker John" and "Match-
wood" at White River Junction this week,
where they are entered for the state fair
races.
f. W. Sherburne attended the bicycle
races at Springfield, Mass, last week. He
is at White River Junction this week,
where he is superintendent of the bicycle
events at the state fair.
Joseph Sardellio was arragned in city
court last Thursday, charged with stealing
eight chickens belonging to another Italian
named Hugh Fumigalli He was fined, with
costs, $50, which he paid.
James Mccoy, president of the American
Pneumatic Tool Company of New York,
was in Barre last week preparing to insti-
tpte several suits against parties whom he
alleges have infringed upon his patents.
Hon. Joshua lowering of Baltimore, Md.
the candidate for president on the prohibi-
ton ticket, and Samuel Dickie of the ma
tional prohibition, are announced to speak in
the Opera House, on Thursday evening, on
national issues.
The Central Vermont railroad will next
Monday run a cheap excursion to Montreal
for the Provincial exhibition now running
in that city Fare for the round trip from
Barre and surrounding towns only $150.