The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-22
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERS
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

The now Masonic hall is nearly ready for
occupancy.
Mrs, w. A. Smith visited last week in 81.
Johnsbury.
s. X. Davis was at home from Burlington
over last Sunday.
The Congregational Sunday school teach.
ers have organized a normal class.
Mrs. j. w. Nichols has gone to Mary
Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, for treat
ment,
Weber, the Western evangelist, will
hold union revival services in Barre in
March.
The Barre Cornet Band will give con-
cert in the Opera House about the middle
Of February.
Henry Foster of BROOKLYN, N. Y, former
student of Goddard Seminary, visited in the
city last week.
Rev. p. McKenna, pastor of st. Moncas
Church has gone to Old Point Comfort,
Va, for his health.
Misses Foster and Houghton are to give
musical recital at Goddard Seminary chapel
on Thursd ay evening.
The January meeting of the municipal
league was held last Monday evening in
the Office Of John w. Gordon
The funeral Of Clayton Willard was held
on Tuesday afternoon from the home Of mis-
parents on Washington street.
The PASTORS and Ladies' Union of Hedding
Church will hold meeting in the church
parlors on Thursday afternoon.
The Board of Aldermen will give pub
lie hearing on the electric railroad question
Wednesday evening, February 5.
An evening with Eugene Field will take
the place of the regular service at the Uni.
versalist church next Sunday evening.
Miss Claude Aldrich died last Sunday, OF
| typhoid fever at her home on Elm street.
| FINN xuyao hall Nh na6a uaft
Alexander Buchan has purchased of
Phelps Brothers and John Trow building
lot on Perry street. Consideration, $500.
The amount expended in Barre for new
| buildings and permanent Improvements
during the past year will approximate $780,
| 900.
Rev. B. W. Jones preached strong SER
mon at the Universalist church, last Sun
day, on Recent War Talk and Patriot.
ISM
John Wheaton and W. A. Boyce, and FL.
H. Harvey OF Topsham, leave to-day for
| Southern California, to remain until May
next.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson attended the open
ing Of the Burlington Medical College last
week. DR.. Jackson holds a professorship
in that institution.
Miss Minnie Dunsmoor of Mortified has
| been in town for the past few days caring
for Mrs. G. W. Steele, her sister, who has
been seriously i'll.
Bishop Fowler will deliver his famous
lecture, "Great Deeds of Great Men," some
time during the session of the Vermont
| Conference in April.
1t is said that Rev. E. W. Cummings
who recently resigned the pastorate of the
Presbyterian Church in this city, is candi-
date for the position of secretary of the
Barre branch Of the Granite Manufacturers
| Association.
A special train will be run from Barre
to Montpelier over the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad, next Sunday morning, to
accommodate those wishing to hear Bishop
Hall. who breaches at Christ Church and
administers the rite OF co affirmation to a
| large class.
An investigation Of the complaint made
| of nuisance at the residence of Harvey
| Hersey, because his water supply was con.
taminated by drainage of land above the
reservoir, was made last Monday by the
local authorities and by Drs. Sherwin and
| Hamilton of the State Board of Health
Their decision has not been made public.
The recent water famine in Barre has
aroused the people to the necessity of the
city having steamer for protection against
fire in case there should be, from any cause,
a repetition of the condition that existed
last week. Those anxious days when Barre
| was almost completely at the mercy of the
fire fiend, had blaze got Roadway, will
not soon be forgotten.
Constable Buchanan has been unable to
collect the taxes on portion of the estate
OF the late Ephraim French, which com
prises several valuable building lots within
the city limits and some of it will have 10
| be sold to pay the taxes. The real estate of
Mr.. French is inventoried al 500, 900, but at
least 600 could easily be realized for it il
it should be thrown upon the market.
At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
| held last week, action was taken on the
notice of the Barre Electric Light, Power,
Manufacturing and Street Railway Com
pany that they were to commence at once
to lay tracks and erect poles for an electric
road, in conformity with their charter.
There is a provision in the city charter
which requires ten days public notice by
the Board of Aldermen before such action
can be allowed and such public notice has
been posted, in accordance with the in
structions of the board.
At the annual meeting OF the stockhold.
ers of the Barre National Bank, held las.
week, the following directors were elected;
L. f. Aldrich, B. w. Braley, j. M. Perry,
George W. Lynde, George Rowland and
l.. A. Gala. The directors elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, B. W. Braley
vice president, George w. Lynde of Will
JAMESTOWN; cashier, r. G. Rowland; teller
Dean P. Town. The annual cleo ion of the
Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company
| wan uolu INC sdiuo udyi WHou tho ioiioWihE
directors were elected j. NJ. Perry, w. A
Boyce, George Rowland, DR.. j. Henry
Jackson, l.. #. Aldrich, b. W. Braley and
Hiram Wells of Cabot. The directors
elected j. NJ Perry, presidents; w. A
Boyce, vice-president; f. g. Rowland
| treasurer.
| East Barre.
In East Barre school district, with popu'
lation of between four and five hundred,
there were in 1895 twenty-five births and
four deaths.
Work on the newly completed tenement
block Mr. Webster was building seems to
be delayed by his death. This seems to
cause much Inconvenience to those waiting
To occupy it.
The Farmers Institute, held here on
Tuesday and Wednesday OF last week. was
quite we'll attended throughout. The talks
by members of the State Board of Agricul
ture were mostly very practical and useful
not only TO farmers, but to those who use
farm products. Everyone was glad that Mr.
w. G. Nye, who melted and planned the
meetings, was able to be present at each Of
the six meetings, to enjoy the m with the
raa mi al than tho hay ra