The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-01
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

The William Bancroft farm at South
Barre has been sold to George j. Towne.
The kindergarten taught by Miss Carrie
Wheelock will reopen on Monday, April 6.
Miss Amy Robinson OF Swanton visited
Miss Gertrude Robinson, her sister, last
week.
w. f. Morse, N. j. Roberts and Homer
Fits and daughter we're In Boston last
week
The Easter sermon at the Universalist
church will be preached by Mrs. b. W.
Jones.
Fast day prayer-meetiDg will be held
next Friday evening at the Universalist
| church.
The cover the Tea Cups Club" will meet
| on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. G.. 1.
| Jackson.
| An Eastern Star social will be held
next Saturday evening in the Masonic ban
quet hall
Miss Sadie Thorne OF White River juno
| N. Prescott.
W. II. Gladding and wife visited last
week with Mr.. Gladding's brother in La
coma, N. III.
Rev. B. w. Jones spoke on The Spirit
ual X-Ray" at the Universalist church last
Sunday morning.
The young daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
George Lawson died last Thursday from
| spinal meningitis.
| James Ingram gave party and dance at
| Armory Hall on Tuesday evening to the
Progressive Whist Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Church of West Leb-
anon, N. Ii have been guests Of B. A.
Eastman during the past week.
The Episcopal ladies will hold their
Easter sale in the church basement on Tues
day and Wednesday of next week.
Mrs. F. w. sherburne is expected home
from Whittier, California, where she has
spent the winter, the last of this week.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson and family left last
Saturday for Washington, ID. G. They ex.
| pect to visit Florida before their return.
Two candidates were initiated into Ruth
| Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, at a
special meeting held last Wednesday even
| ing.
A team from Hiawatha Lodge OF Odd
| Fellows worked the initiatory degree at the
district meeting held last Friday at Plain
field
John JONES' of the granite firm of Coburn
x Jones, went last week to Portsmouth, N.
| H., where he has position as pneumatic
| tool operator.
The cold and stormy weather of March
has hindered operations at the quarries, and
the owners are far behind in their orders
| for rough stock.
The first maple sugar party of the season
was given in the hall of the Knights of
| Pythias. last Thursday evening, by the Or
| der of United American Mechanics.
The hydrant at the corner of Main and
| Elmwood streets was broken by runaway
team, last Thursday, and the streets were
badly flooded before the water could be shut
| off.
Mrs. B. W. Jones and Mrs. Rosamond
Kelley were at St: Jobnsbury, last week, as
Il H. H. Hl..l~
assist in forming confederation of women g
clubs.
Miss Marjorie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burt Fl. Wells, celebrated her eleventh
birthday last Wednesday evening by giving
a party to large number of her young
friends.
Daily services are held in the Episcopal
will be held at eleven o'clock in the morn
ing, three in the afternoon, and seven in the
evening
W. w. Lapoint has moved his law Office
to the rooms in Gordon block formerly oc
cupied by the City Court. e. E. Perry, with
his insurance business, and the G. F. Thorpe
Granite Company also occupy these rooms
The funeral of Justus Ketchum, the old
dest resident OF Barre, was held from his
late home, Rev. 8. N. Jackson officiating
Mr.. Ketchum was ninety-seven years old
and up to comparatively recent time haG
enjoyed excellent health.
There will be three public sessions of the
Methodist Conference each day next week
also on Sunday, the opening session being
on Tuesday evening, when Rev. e. A
schell, D. d., OF Chicago general secretary
young peoples societies of Barre.
In response to notification to all those
who desired the removal of f. A. Walker
city inspector of buildings, to appear before
the Board of Aldermen last Friday evening
only two of the many who had signed sucf
a petition appeared. The objections o
these two men were heard and the board
took the matter under advisement.
The members of the executive committee
of the State Fireman's Association visited
Barre, last Wednesday afternoon, and
leased the Green Mountain Trottng Park
for holding the annual races and competi
tive tests at the annual tournament to b,
held in Barre and Montpelier on Wednes
day and Thursday, July % and %.
The annual meeting of the Glover Clul
was held last Wednesday with Mrs FL. o
Worthen. The following officers wer,
elected: President, Mrs. e. w. Bisbee
vice-president, Mrs. e. M. Tayntor secre
tary, Mrs. B. r. Robinson; treasurer, Mrs
o. w Martin; committee on work, Mrs. j
Henry jackson, Mrs. III. o. Worthen ant
Mrs. Victor Richardson.
When John Dewitt Miller Iectured il
Barre he spoke of three great men of tn,
country who were now lecturing oil
Lincoln = Henry Watterson, Bishop
Charles II. Fowler, and Ex-Governor JohI
ID. Long. Barre people are fortunate IL
being able to hear Bishop Fowler in hi
eloquent lecture on Lincoln at the Opera
House next week Friday.
Representatives OF Lambrecht Brother
OF Cleveland, O., and e. III. Rollins & Co
OF Boston met the Board Of Aldermen, las
Friday, TO consult regarding an issue o
bonds to refund part of the floating deb
OF the city soon to become due. The agen
of the Boston house offered TO take $50 90
worth Of city bonds at four per cent, tn
city to pay for issuing the bonds. 1t /
J probable this offer will be accepted.
W. W. Lapoint lectured at Johnson, las
Friday evening, under difficulties. III
drove from Montpelier thirty-four miles) il
the afternoon, reaching the hall shortly afte
eight O'Clock, and lectured without havin
had any supper. He then drove to Stowe
, taking the stage from there and reaching
J Montpelier shortly after nine o'clock Satur
!, day morning. The theme of his lectur
was VictOrs in Iife's BATTLES - and he ha,