The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-17
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.
Barre,


on a fishing trip.
Tracy l.. Jeffords of Washington, ID. c.,
visited in the city last week.
The contract for building the new Meth.
odist parsonage at Springfield has been
awarded to 9. L. Bugbee.
The public school at Graniteville gave
concert on Tuesday evening to raise funds
to purchase an encyclopedia.
Miss Florence Parker of Bucksport, Me-,
has been the guest of Mrs. A. p. Abbott
her sister, during the past week.
A. j. Alard, Of the job department of the
ST. Adams Messenger, is soon to commence
work in the Office of K. w. Cummings.
The juniors of the Spaulding Graded
School rendered the graduating class q re-
ception In the chapel last Saturday evening.
The Ladies' Union of Hedding church
will give strawberry festival in the din
ing-rooms of the church next Friday even
ing
Rev. DIR. Angler of Boston preached to
the children at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning. A concert was held in
the evening
The Grand Lodge OF Masons, at its ses-
sion in Burlington last week, granted
dispensation for instituting a Commandery
OF knights Templar in Barre.
b. FL. Wells, city treasurer, was in Bos-
ton last week to deliver the $4,000 of four
per cent bonds recently purchased by
Deitz, Dennison q Pryor
w. III. Harrison OF Adrian, Mich, has
purchased of Charles r. Clement of Rut-
land the granite plant in Barre recently op-
Grated by the Producers Granite Company.
The Holiness people held union rally
last Sunday in the old Masonic Hall, over
the store Of G. j. Reynolds W. f. Ellis,
an evangelist Of Portland, Ohio, was pres
emit.
Among those who attended the exercises
of " Masonic week at Burlington were DR..
j. Henry Jackson, j. Dunlop Smith, George
Wheeler, e. w. Bisbee, Fred Hyde and G.
r. Denning.
The Methodists observed Children's day
last Sunday. Rev. w. r. Davenport, the
pastor, preached to the children, and the
Sunday-school children gave a concert in
the evening.
At the third meeting, to be held July g
8 and A. under the auspices of the Granite
City Trotting Club, $4,000 in purses will be
distributed. A large list OF entries are al
ready booked.
Entries for the second meeting, to be held
by the Granite City Trotting Park Club on
Friday and Saturday, June rs and 81, will
close on Thursday of this week. Purses
aggregating 5000 are offered for the two
days.
Lewis e. Roberts and Sarah l.. Potter
were married last Wednesday by Rev. b.
W. Jones. Dan A. McLeary and Mabel
Mcfarland, both OF Graniteville, were mar
ried the same day by Rev. W. r. Daven-
port.
1t is reported that a strong effort will be
made to have the next legislature take Will
Jamestown from Orange county and annex
1t to Washington county. One argument
that will be used Is that Williamstown has
direct communication by rail with the
county seat OF Washington county, while it
is twelve miles from Chelsea, the county
seat of Orange county. 1t is thought that
Orange county generally will oppose the
change.
At the residence of Postmaster McWhor-
ter, last Wednesday, by Rev. B. B. Sher-
man of Chelsea, William e. Jackson Of
Montpelier was married to Flora Corliss OF
Barre. The bride has been employed for
the last year in the post-offlce. The daugh-
were bridesmaids. They looked very
pretty, dressed in white and crowned with
daisies. The parlors were decorated with
beautiful palms, begonias, roses and daisies.
The bride was dressed in a handsome
travelling suit as they left on the three
o'clock train for bridal trip. Among the
many presents was an elegant gold-lined
silver tea service from the groom's relatives.
The prize. speaking in connection with
the closing of spaulding High School
occurred in the Opera House last
Wednesday evening before an audience
that hlleu every seat. fIlncipals u: M
Smith of the Montpelier Seminary, s. j.
Blanpied Of the Montpelier High School
and w. e. Hurbut of the Northfield High
School were the judges. They awarded the
first prize to Miss Pearl E. Lewis, who re-
cited 1.-The Lullaby of the Angels" the
third to Lewis g. Robbins. In the contest
for a special prize Miss Lois G.. Page was
the winner. The class day exercises oc-
Cured Thursday afternoon and the gradu-
atng exercises Thursday evening in the
Opera House, with the following. pre-
gramme: Early New England Life" Fan
ME Eliza Wheaton; "The Red Cross Move
ment," Edna Louise Beard National
Songs" Edith May Richardson; The New
Age" Albert Ros Orange Smith of What
"Haud Ye Leal," Cora Emma Eaton;
" The Sovereign OF the Republic" Dean
Homer Perry; Esse Guam Videre," with
valedctory, Sarah Alma Wheaton. The
diplomas were presented by Rev. E. w.
Cummings, chairman of the board OF school
commissioners.
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WiIliamstown.
Several of our people attended the Sousa
Band concert in Montpelier last week.
A sister of Mrs. III. Robert Jones, a resi-
dent of Utica, N. Y, is visiting her here.
James P. Bass, now of Waco, Texas, is
visiting family friends in East Somerville,
Mass.
Mrs, Charles G.. Moore was much i'm.
proved in health by her last winters Sc
journ in Atlanta, Georgia.
Rev. j. N. Perrin and Barney ID. Flint
were at the Congregational state conven-
| ton in Bradford last week.
Thomas Waldo is making some repairs
and changes in his barns. Thomas Poland
is doing the carpenter work.
MIS-. Lora Burnham, wife OF Denison
Kinsman, and now Of Winterset, Iowa, is
suffering from broken arm.
Mrs. Elijah Edison has decided her village
home to her youngest son, Will Edison, on
condition of care during her life.
DR.. and Mrs. Elan G. Lewis of Rutland
started homeward last Thursday, via Mon
treal, where they visited a few days.
The lecture Victors in LIES Battles"
| by w. w. Lapoint OF Barre, last week Tues