The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-29
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.


Barre.
A full report OF the State Firemen's Tour
nament, held here last Thursday may be
found on page two.
e. A. Prindle and family are at Old
Orchard, Maine.
Mrs. N. d. Phelps is visiting a sister in
Peterboro, N. II.
j. M. Perry is at Saratoga, N. Y, for a
stay of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. George are sojourning
at York Beach, Maine.
Rev. e. w. Cummings supplied the Bap-
fist pulpit last Sunday.
Mrs. b. w. Jones preached at Corinth
last Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nellie whelan of Montpelier is stem
ographer in the Office of r. A. Hoar.
Miss Sarah Sanborn of Genoa, ILL.,, is the
guest OF DIR. and Mrs. Fl. o. Worthen.
Nathaniel Lamson of Batavia, N Y, is
visiting Mrs. o. II. Thompson, his sister.
Mrs. @. w. Hall died suddenly last Fri
day noon at her home on South Main street.
A. e. Dodge of Manchester, N H., was
the guest of f. II. Johnson during the past
week.
e. M. Barlow, the hustling advertising
agent Of Burlington, was in the city last
Friday.
Fred Slayton is attending the races at
Whitefeld, N. H., this week with his string
of trotters.
Thomas III. Cave took his family last
week to Morey Lake, where he has sum-
mer cottage.
MILD, HEAvY-BoDIED, DURABLE.-That
why " Harmless F" washes more clothes and
don't rot them.
The managers of the trotting park are fit
ting up floral hall under the grand stand,
for use at the coming fair.
nnpa1d Mophaa do
gate, both of Barre, were married last
Wednesday by Rev. e. w. Cummings.
Thomas Mercer has received the appoint
ment of chief musician of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard, with sergeants rank.
The premises of John Munson were again
searched by officers last Thursday, and a
case OF lager was found in the cellar.
r. s. Currier returned from Fruithurst,
Ala, last Friday, much impressed by the
resources of that part of the country.
An organ recital will be given at the
Congregational church next Friday even
ing, at which time the new organ will be
tested.
The house of Mrs. Bessie Donovan was
raided last week by Officers Camp, Smith
and Williams, Two barrels of ale were
seized.
B. w. Hooker took an eight-pound trout
from Greensboro Pond last week, the Sec
ond largest trout ever caught in that body
of water.
The interior of the city clerks Office has
been almost entirely remodeled, making it
much more convenient and giving it fine
appearance.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Sherburne, Mr. and
Mrs. G. d. Wheeler and Miss Addie Rich
ardson made the ascent Of Mount Mansfield
last Monday.
County Examiner o. d. Mathewson will
hold public examination of teachers in
the Spaulding Graded School building to-
day and Thursday.
j. E. Walsh former Barre boy, has re-
Gently been declared professional bicycle
rider, and will ride his first race as such at
Sanford, Maine, in August.
DR.. s. r. Davis, recent graduate from
the medical department of the University
of Vermont, has gone to Lynn. Mass, where
he has position in hospital.
Barre had good reason to be proud of its
Cornet Band last Thursday. The new white
helmets that were worn for the first time
gave smart appearance to the boys.
There is considerable talk Of forming a
stock company to erect large business
block on Main street, in which shall be a
handsome and commodious Opera House.
The chestnut PAGER " Crappie," owned
by George j. Towne, won second money in
the 1923 race at Littleton, n. H., last We'd
nesday The animal trotted one heat in
2:20t.
Pearl Goodwin returned last Saturday
from Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington,
where he has been for several weeks re-
covering from the effects Of a surgical OPP
Grafton.
Rev. B. w. Jones is free-silver man,
and for that reason could not consistently
hold the Office of secretary of the republican
city committee He rendered his resigna-
ton last week.
Samples of water from the various sys-
TENS in town have been sent to the United
States Bureau Of Hygiene at Washington,
for strict chemical analysis, by Health
Officer Chandler.
The position of editor-in-chef of the
Goddard Record for the coming year has
been given to Miss Rachael Robinson,
daughter of Rowland Robinson of Ferris
burg, the gifted author.
Clarence Worthen and Lewis Robbins
took part in the bicycle races at Barre last
Wednesday. Robbins came in third in the
half-mile open race, and Worthen fourth in
the one-mile novice trial.
The state convention of the Order Of
United Mechanics was held in this city OF
Tuesday. National Vice-Councior Morris
Baur of New Brunswick, N. j., was pres
emit and delivered an address in the even
ing.
The local democrats will make strong
effort to secure the presence in Barre O.