The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-02

Barre.
r. G. Rowland was in st. Johnsburv one
day last week.
Daniel Perkins is now employed as clerk
in the city hotel.
Smith s. Ballard was in Cambridge on
business day or two last week
Mrs. G. H. Campbell spent part of last
week at her former home in Hyde Park.
The Barre Orchestra played al the ball in
the new hotel at Plainfeld Thursday even
ing
There was little good skating last week
on the old wooden mill pond at Jockey
| Hollow.
e. E. Arey and family have moved to
Vinal Haven, Me-, where they are to make
their future home.
Ruth Chapter, Order of the e ,stern Star,
gave wel-attended whist party last Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs II. Albert futile OF Brook
Ign have been visiting the past week in this
city and Montpelier.
A new shoe store is to be opsned in Cor
don's block by A. A and d. A. Smith. The
! former has been in Boston the past week
| buying goods.
A project is being talked up looking TO
the building of a skating and curling rink
in the ravine on the north side of upper
| Merchant street.
The accident at Wiliamstown, last week
| by which Central Vermont locomotive
was deraled, has resulted in the laying off
OF number of the railroad employees.
Hugh Ralph and Miss Alice Wyman, who
are to be married at Gaysville December
10, are both graduates OF Goddard Sem
mary, the former in 49, the latter in 1872.
The granite business has been gradually
lettering since election. More orders have
been received since November 3, by most of
m ha txun mn th0
ing that date.
Evelyn NJ, youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett Julian, died last Wednesday,
| aged one year and three months. The fun
eral occurred Saturday afternoon, Rev. NJ.
Stafford officiating.
| w. f. Stevens and wife have been ac-
quilted by Judge Barney of the charge of
stealing which was made against them last
week and they have returned to their oper-
alton OF the photograph.
Ed. and Ben. Eastman made a tour of
some of the neighborboring hills and val
legs last Friday evening, and succeeded in
bagging couple of coons, the larger of
which weighed % pounds.
Mrs. A. o. Cummins of Montpelier, will
hold her second Christmas sale and exhibi-
tion OF decorated china at Mrs. W. F. Shep-
ards millinery parlors, Friday and Satur-
day, December II and IL.
Eight of the ten barrels Of beer and two of
the four boxes Of bottled whiskey seized at
the Montpelier and Wells River freight de-
pot short time since were condemned by
Justice II. w. Scott Friday morning.
Several of the young men in town had
clay pigeon shoot at Company Els rifle
range Thursday morning, The best score
was made by Gale Bennett, who broke II
out OF possible %. B. W. Abbey was Sec
ond with record of 16.
Loren II. Hooker, while carrying home
| 10 Nl,nv, Ill
the street and injured himself quite badly.
Several ribs were broken. He had can of
oil under one arm, and when he fell his
side struck across the top Of the can.
The concert by the consolidated Barre
and Montpelier bands will occur week
from next Saturday night. The CONSOLE
dated band will contain forty-fve pieces
and in addition there will be number of
soloists, several of whom are from outside
the state.
The Spencer Rifles are putting in much
hard work in preparation for their Bazaar
which is to take place in the Opera House
| the second week in December. One of the
features will be prize drills by members Of
the company. There will be a special drill
by sixteen OF the militia boys. The COM
panyiwill be.assisted by the high school bat
talon. Music will be furnished by the
Barre Cornet Band and the Montpelier
Band.
| az ldsJ week meeting OF Uuo Guy COUNCIL
r. j. Tlerney's request to have his lunch
wagon located near the city park was favor
ably acted upon. A petition to allow the
wagon there was presented signed by Frank
McWhorter and some forty other leading
citizens of Barre Bills ordered paid were
j. w. Phelps for plank, S25; Barre National
Bank, interest on bonds, $500; Stephen
Matott for st reet work, So. 25; ID. T. Mills &
Co., alcohol, S30056 G. T. Swasey, Charles
Averill and w. f. Bradford came before the
council to protest against the laying out OF
the street line on North street The de-
cision on the matter was postponed until
the next meeting. The city engineers bill,
which was laid on the table at the last
previous meeting was taken up and ordered
paid.
Clan Gordon gave concert and ball last
Wednesday evening which was one OF the
greatest successes ever scored by this pop
ular organization. James Mackay, chief of
the clan, was master of ceremonies and pre-
vious to the opening OF the concert an
nounced that during the past year the clan
has added thirty members, bringing its to-
tai membership up to DO The Scotch peo-
pie OF Barre take great pride in this, their
special social organization, and it is perhaps,
the most prosperous order of similar nature
in the Granite City. Supper was served af-
ter the concert to the large company pres
emit, after which the floor was cleared for
dancing. The Barre orchestra furnished
music.
EXCUSE me" observed the man in spec
taoles, " but am surgeon, and that is not
where the liver is" Never you mind
where his liver is, retorted the other. "If
1t was in his big toe or his left ear DeWitt's
Little Early Risers would reach 1t and
shake 1t for him. On that you can bet your
gig-lamps." w. K. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, Vt.
The bachelors supper at the vestry of the
Universalst church last week Thursday
evening was pleasant social occasion and