The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-04
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--pERS
AND GENERAL.
Barre


Glover Club on Tuesday afternoon.
e. j. Butterfield Of Buffalo, N. Y. was
the guest Of Rev p. G. Abbey last week.
Mrs. A. G. Lapont and w. w Lapoipt
are visiting in Boston and Medford, Mass
The total increase of tbs checklist for the
November elections was aboui sixty names.
@. j. Davis has been appointed assignee
OF the insolvent estate OF V. W Curtis Il Co.
T. b. Wilson Of White River Junction
visited j. w. Wilson, Lis brother, last
week.
Rev. Edward Gale, son of Lyman Gale,
preached at .IIedding church last Sunday
evening.
G. r. Swasey and Allen Martin took part
in joint debate at Wiliamstown last Sat
urday evening
The attendance at Hedding Sunday
school has been much larger this year than
last, and especially of late.
"a Child's Cry" will be the theme of
Rev. W. r. Davenport at Hedding church
next Sunday morning.
Henry NJ. Gaskell went to Boston last
week, where he has lucrative position with
s. s. Pierce & Co., wholesale grocers.
Eighty-three pupils of the school at North
Barre, out of one hundred fits eight, are i'll
with measles or are in quarantine at home.
Two persons were received by letter at
Hedding church last Sunday morning, and
WY ioi 10 phIhOoh VI
The school commissioners have voted
that the public schools of the city shall
close December 10 next, for a vacation of
eight weeks.
The county Jail commissioners have al
lowed George Asbury to take the poor
debtors oath, and he has been released
from custody.
George Gates, formerly with w II Gale,
went last week to Boston, where lie has a
position in the shoe departme Mt of Hough-
ton & buttons.
The Philomathean Club meet on Tues
day evening at Goddard Seminary par
Tors. Eugene Field and Hi, Works. is
the subject for discussion.
A Halloween and birthday party was
held in the parlors of Hedding Church last
Saturday evening by the members OF the
Ladies' and PASTORS Union
Clarence Aldrch died last week at the
| home of Mrs, Edward Purvee, his mother,
J at the early age Of nineteen years His
I funeral was held on Thursday.
The funeral OF Mrs G f. Thompson was
held Friday afternoon from her late home
on Highland Avenue. Rev DR.. s. Y. jack
son was the officiating clergyman.
Ri. Rev. Bishop A. G. A. Hall made
a special visitation to the Church Of the
Good Shepherd Monday evening and ad-
ministered the rite of confirmation.
The members of Ruth Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, held their first social and
| whist party OF the season in the Masonic
banquet hall last Saturday evening.
Rev. P. c. Abbey preached on Christ
Enthroned in the Heart and Life " at the
Baptist church on Sunday morning. A
communion service follow ed the sermon.
"a Private Graveyard will be the topic
of the discourse of Rev. W. r. Davenport
at the peoples service at Hedding church
next Sunday evening at seven o'clock.
The Barre Cornet Band has generously
voted to give its services free one evening
| of the three that are to be devoted by the
ladies in raising funds for the sufferers in
| Armenia.
Rev. B. w Jones was at Morrisville last
week to attend the monthly meeting of the
Society of Unitarian and Universalst Pas
! tors OF Northern Vermont, of which he is
secretary.
A new Normal class will be formed at
Hedding church at the Sunday. school next
| Sabbath. Nine from last years class re-
ceived diplomas from the State Sunday
! school Convention.
b. A. and w. H. Eastman returned last
week from Fairlee, where they have been
on hunting expedition for the past four
weeks. -Four coons, nine foxes, and forty
two partridges tells the story.
A large amount Of beer and other intoxi-
| eating liquor was seized last Saturday af-
ternoon at the freight depot of the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad. 1t was
! consigned to fictitious individuals
The Boston Quintette appeared at the
/ opera house Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Spencer Rifles Election
returns will be announced between the
numbers on the programme.
The Presbyterians rendered Rev. Thomas
| ii. Mitchell, their new pastor. a reception
last Friday evening in the church vestry.
1t was a very pleasant social occasion, and
| vi larualv attended hv paOnla of otbar do
nominations.
The premises of Edward Barr on River
street we're raided by officers last Thursday
and barrel of beer was seized. The same
day eighteen bottles Of "Old Crow" whiskey
were secured at the place of Malcolm Nc
Auley on West street.
Perley Goodwin is quite low, and but lit
tie hope is entertained of his recovery
Since his return from Mary Fletcher Hos.
| pital, several weeks ago, where he had one
leg amputated at the hip joint, Mr.. Good
win has gradually failed.
A special car is in process OF construction,
| to be used in transporting the huge base OF
the Moriarty monument to New Orleans,
La. This base is fourteen feet square by
| three feet thick, and on this car, as IL stands
on edge, the base will reach within eight
inches OF the roadbed.
The State Normal Board has granted di-
plomas to the nine members of the Normal
successfully passed the examinations, Only
twenty others in the state who have been
pursuing similar course were successful
In their examinations
William Stevenson was sentenced last
Friday, in city court, to the house of correc-
ton at Rutland for eight months and to pay
a fine and costs of S84, for dealing in intoxi-
eating liquor Malcolm McAuley was ar
rested the same day for like offence and
was placed under $500 bonds-for a second
offence of selling. $500, for keeping, $500.
AT the last regular meeting of the board
of aldermen, petition for a sewer on
Brooklyn street was referred 10 the street
commissioner. Permission was given Harry
c. Patterson to connect with the Washing
Ton street sewer. A favorable report was
received from the street commissioner on the
petition of Antonio Giovannelli for a sewer
on Third street.
The football game on Saturday afternoon
between the Goddard and Montpelier SEM
mary teams ended in a Nrangle, and the
visitors Withdrew from the field. The UNI
pire gave the game TO the Goddards by a