The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-08
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF ERSON1L
And GENERAL.
Barre.

n. j. Roberts went last week to Chester
Mass, for brief vacation.
Henry Flint, clerk for Gilley Il Abbott, is
visiting at his home in Barton.
Henry Whitaker Is at home from Dart
mouth College for the summer.
Mrs. g. T. Swasey has been engaged as
chorister of the Methodist choir
The plumbing of Opera House Block is
receiving thorough overhauling.
Rev. W. r. Davenport will speak on "a
Free Banquet" next Sunday night.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
be organized next Saturday evening.
Evening services at the Unitarian church
will be suspended during July and August.
Miss Matte Price, stenographer for j. w.
Gordon, is visiting at her home in Middle
sex.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Scott went to Will
loughby Lake on the press excursion last
week.
I. r. Mills, clerk in the general Office Of
the Barre railroad, is in New York on a
brief vacation.
Nineteen births and five deaths were re-
corded in the city clerks Office during the
month OF June.
Mrs. G. w. Fisher of Worcester, Mass
was the guest last week OF Mrs. ID. &. Bick-
ford, her mother
chard Beach. where they expect to remain
until September /.
Mayor j. W. Gordon left for Chicago last
Saturday evening" to attend the national
democratic convention.
f. B. Mudgett has been elected chair
man and Rev, B. W Jones secretary OF the
republican city committee.
BARRows & PECK OF Montpelier are agents
for the Granite State Moving Machine, the
best mower the farmer ever used.
Henry Flint and G. H. Kendrick left last
Sunday on bicycle tour that will take in
Plattsburg and Saratoga N. Y. and New
port, Vt.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton n Field, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. X. Bisbee and G. s. Currier and
wife left last Friday for Phillipsburg, P. O.,
on fishing trip.
Peter Fraser OF Barre won second money
in the one.mile bicycle race at Hardwick,
last Saturday, and third money in the
three-minute class.
One person was received on probation,
one into full membership from probation
and five by letter at Hedding Methodist
church last Sunday.
Despite the fears of so many of the citi-
zens of Barre because of the dry weather,
not an alarm of fire was sounded from last
Friday noon till Monday morning.
At the recent annual meeting of the
trustees OF Goddard Seminary it was voted
to deposit the securities of the school in the
vaults of the Barre National Bank.
The Universalist Mite Society cleared $40
from the paper bazaar held last week, and
the money will be used in payment of the
cost Of wiring the church for electric lights.
Eight hundred people saw the Montpelier
Base ball Club defeat the Barre Rushers on
Central Park last Saturday afternoon by a
score of twenty-four to three. The Stand
ish battery proved too much for the Barre
players.
On page two may be found an inspiring
poem from the facle pen of Mrs. Rev. w. r.
Davenport that was read at the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union recently held
at Plainfeld. 1t is gem that deserves to
live, as it doubtless will.
Orrin III. Judson of Williams Creek, Ia,
and Miss Corrie A., daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Smith, were married last week
Tuesday at the home of the bride by Rev.
DR.. s. n. Jackson. The newly-wedded
couple left that evening for their new home
in Iowa.
The Barre Cornet Band gave an enjoy
afternoon. A fine programme, including
several national airs was rendered, and
was listened to by hundreds of people to
whom horse-race or a dog-fght had few
attractions.
The funeral of Quinton Cook was held
from his late home last Thursday morning,
Rev B. w Jones officiating, and the body
was taken to Cabot for burial. Mr.. Cook
was eighty-one years old, and had for many
years been a faithful, consistent member of
the Universaist church.
Arthur Lajondre has been sued by A. G.
Shepard for alternating the affections Of his
wife, with damages placed at $4,000. The
writ, which is returnable at the September
term of Washington County Court, was
served last Friday by Constable Buchanan.
In default Of bail Lajondre was taken to
county Jail at Montpelier.
At the special city meeting held last
week, to see If the city would vote to pur-
chase stone-crusher, this article in the
warning was passed over, after some dis
cussion. Mayor Gordon explained the
financial condition OF the city and said it
would be necessary to vote an additional
tax IL a crusher was purchased.
A union meeting in behalf OF the sufferers
in Armenia was held at the Opera House
last Sunday evening. collection amount
further canvassed for subscriptions. Rev A.
D. Brown and DR.. j. Henry Jackson spoke
in favor of the work, and Mrs b. W. Jones
read an address written by Mayor Gordon.
Robert McLeary, who resides on Church
street, opposite the baseball field, exhibited
a disposition last Saturday afternoon that
would better befit pig-sty than dwelling
OF the game went over the fence and landed
on the bit of grass in front of his house
which he digni6es by the name of a "lawu."
In every instance he confscated the balls
and would not give them up. Remonstrance
was useless, and the threats of the crowd to
tear down his shanty did not move him,
and other new balls were supplied. The
members Of the Barre Rushers are deter
mined to get even with this dog in the
manger," who, had it not been for the
presence of the police, would have Jared
badly last Saturday.
The races at the trotting park last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, under the
auspices of the Granite City Trotting Club,
attracted large crowds, especially on the
last two days, and some good exhibitions Of
speed were witnessed. The pacing dog,
Sport" owned by G. w. Redfeld Of
Galesburg, ILL.,, was drawing card each
day. He paced an eighth OF mile in
twenty-three seconds on Friday and in
nineteen and three-fourths seconds on Sat
urday, Following is the summary Of the
two races the last day;
1929 CLAss-PURsg $500.
Mabel W, b. m. by Golden, G. NJ. Clark.,...,...
s. j. G., b. e., Il. A. Sunderlin.