The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-28


correspondence from several towns. The
forbearance of our correspondents is re-
uuested for the next few weeks, We will
try to do better than ever by them when
this temporary pressure Is removed.
Barre.
Mrs. w. #. Colby visited last week in st.
Johnsbury.
f. S. Carey, a monument dealer OF Zanes-
vile, o., was in the city last week.
For the Boston excursion one hundred
foIty-two tickets wers sold last week
Miss Hattie Griswold of Cambridge, Mass,
visited Mrs. s. s. Ballard, her sister, last
week
Mayor Gordon has declined an invitation
to take the stump in the West for Palmer
and Buckner.
Rev. p. c. Abbey spoke at the Baptist
church last Sunday morning on "Christ in
the Believer"
DR.. w. H. Gladding has been elected one
of the vice presidents of the Vermont State
Pharmaceutical Society.
The members of st. Monica's church and
society will hold fair in Armory Hall the
first week in November
Wednesday evening, December 2, is the
date fixed for the grand masquerade ball to
be given by the Barre firemen.
Thomas III. Cave, Jr., assignee for Mari &
Thompson, h As sold the machinery in the
tool shop to Forsyth & Ingram.
The funeral of Mrs Charles Thompson
was held last Friday afternoon from her
late home on Highland Avenue.
The Mozart Symphony Club gave the
first entertainment in the course at the
opera house last Thursday evening.
Mrs. G. N. Benedict is in Boston with her
young daughter, who is receiving treatment
Joseph Rizzi has now brought suit
against David Devicci for private damages,
and the embryo Italian war goes merrily
on.
David Devecci has been fined $40 and costs
in city court for an assault upon Joseph
Riggi. The case was appealed TO the higher
court.
Election returns will be announced next
Tuesday evening from the platform at the
Catholic fair and at the armory of the Spen-
Ger Rifles.
A local dramatic club is soon to be Or
ganized for the purpose of presenting a
Shakesperian play under the direction OF
professional actor.
The Philomathean Reading Club met at
the parlors of Goddard Seminary on Tues
day evening Quotations from or in regard
to Greek women were in order.
The question whether the East offers bet
West was discussed at the Goddard Semin-
airy lyceum last Saturday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. B. W. Jones returned last
Friday evening from Portland Me-, where
they went as delegates to the New England
Conference of Unitarian Churches.
The next entertainment in the Barre
lyceum course will be on Tuesday evening,
November 10, when Alexander Black will
introduce his picture play "Miss jerry"
IT -
was in the city sever al days last week, and
has made arrangements for another series
of dancing-schools, to be begun early in
December.
1t is again semi-officially announced that
a vigorous effort is to be made in the i'm.
mediate future to impartially enforce the
prohibitory law in the city of Barre. Good
news, if true.
f. w. Sherburne has changed his plans
whereby he expected to locate in Fruit
hurst, Ala. He left last week for Kinks
vile, Mo, for the purpose of taking course
in ostheopathy.
Fred o. French prominent railroad at
torney Of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. Micah
French his mother. Mr.. French is a gradu-
ate of Spaulding Academy, and of the Uni
versity of Vermont.
The local Epworth League is holding
series of out-district meetings with excellent
of John Walker at North Barre was very
largely attended.
Charles A Wales was arrested last We'd
nesday by Sheriff Collins on an indictment
for arson found against him by the grand
jury. His bail was fixed at $1,000, which
was furnished by his father.
The Montpelier Seminary foot. ball team
will come to Barre next Saturday to play
the Goddards. The memb 3rs of the home
team propose to return good for evil, and
will treat the visitors like gentlemen.
The Barre Rangers defeated the Holyoke
Rangers last Satu rday afternoon at Central
Park by score of 4 to 1. This is the same
football team that came to Barre last sum-
mer and defeated the local eleven by
score OF 2 to l.
The First Presbyterian Church has ex-
tended unanimous call to Rev. Thomas
HI. MITCHELL a student at the Harvard Di-
vinity School. His reply has not been re-
ceived, but 1t is very probable that he will
accept. reception will be rendered Mr..
Mitchell at the old Methodist church next
Friday evening.
The contract for the Loyejoy monument
to be erected at Alton, Ill, in honor of
Elijah p. Lovejov, who was shot by mob,
November 7, 1887, while defending his
printing press, has been secured by Nc
Mllen & Stevens. This monument is to be
purchased and erected at Alton by the state
VI IliluOIs, anu VIZ COob III buo NiClulby VI
$4,000.
The ladies connected with the various
churches in Barre held meeting last
Thursday afternoon to arrange for a three
days entertainment for the benefit of the
sufferers by the Armenian massacres. A
supper will be held each evening in Odd
Fellows dining hall, followed by an enter.
tainment at the opera house. The dates
will be announced later
Judge r. S. Taft, presiding Judge at the
present term Of Washington County Court.
is a trustee of Goddard Seminary. Should
| Charles Wales be found guilty of the
charges against him in the indictment found
by the grand jury, it would be singular
coincidence that the sentence Of the law
would have to be passed upon him by a
trustee of the institution he is charged with
an attempt TO destroy
A union meeting was held at Hedding
church last Sunday evening, at W hich Rev.
Dr. M. ID Kneeland of Boston, secretary of
the New England Sabbath Protec tive
League, spoke on the observance of the
Lords Day as a civic day of rest, to be set
apart 10 religious uses. Bishop Randolph
s. Foster is president OF the society of which
DR. Kneeland is secretary. A large congre-
| cation crested this distinguished divine