The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-06
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
And GENERAL.
Barre.

OF the fire department
To use less soap use Harmless" It
washes more clothes and don't rot them.
Clark Thorn had one hand badly lacerated
last Friday by getting it caught in derrick
chain
Mrs. Henry Smith will entertain the
"Over the Tea Cups" Club on Thursday af-
ternoon.
Burt Durkee returned last week from the
Hot Springs, Ark. His health is visibly
improved.
s. L. Gates and W. F. Bradford are at
Old Orchard Beach building a cottage for
e. l.. Smith.
James Morse has been sick in bed for
four weeks with the grip and lung trouble.
and Is quite low.
The Goddard baseball team will play the
St. Johnsbury Academy nine at St. Johns
bury next Monday.
FL. G.. Kotton went last week to New
York, where he is to embark in the pneu-
matte tool business.
The first open-air band concert will be
given next week Saturday evening if the
weather Is favorable.
N. D. Phelps took ten pounds of fine
trout from the preserve OF the Granite City
Fishing Club last Friday.
The first races Of the season at the Gran
lite City Trotting Park will occur Friday
and Saturday, May % and 49,
waiter b. hendr1ck, formerly manager OF
the Thorp Granite Company, is clerk at the
Central Vermont freight depot.
The Almon Downing house, on Prospect
street, has been purchased by r. Fl. Ran
ney, who has taken possession.
The name of Mayor Gordon has been fire.
quently suggested as delegate at-large to
the national democratic convention.
Mrs. Glee Schilling Of Buffalo. n. Y,
daughter of the late d. G.. Bickford will
RQrra
The drama The Two Nephews," written
by citizen of Barre, is in rehearsal, and
will soon be brought out by local talent.
A business meeting of the Congregational
society will be held next Tuesday evening
to consider the project of purchasing new
pipe organ.
Mrs Yost and Mrs. Diebler returned last
Friday to their home in Shamokin, Pa, af-
ter visit of two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs
It. W. Nichols
Barre furnishes three Memorial day ora
tors this year: Mayor Gordon goes to
Rochester, w. w. Lapoint to Williamstown
and Allen Martin to Windsor.
The Debating Club connected with the
Spaulding High School discussed, last Fri
day evening, the question whether the City
OF Barre should bond to pay it's indebted
ness.
Commencement at the Spaulding Graded
School will take place during the week COM
will be during the week commencing
| June 81
The Barre Choral Union held its last
meeting for the season in the parlors of the
Congregational church last Saturday even
ing. An elaborate programme was rendered
and refreshments were served.
1t is understood that j. s. Viles is not to
run his electrical circuit to Barre at present
| because of the contract made by the bailiffs
of the village of Barre with the Consoli-
dated Lighting Company, which is still in
| force.
Since his return last week from Norfolk,
| Va, where he has been for six months for
the benefit of his health, Rev. Father Nc
Kenna has been presented with purse of
$3.50 and gold chalice from the people of
| his parish.
A trial of road-machines was held in
Barre last Wednesday that was witnessed
| by the road commissioners and superinten-
dents Of streets of Barre, Orange and Wash
| ington. The machines were from Aurora,
ILL.,, and Marathon, N. Y.
| The misunderstanding that has prevailed
between the Goddard Seminary and Mont
| pelier Seminary baseball clubs has been
amicably adjusted, and series of games
has been scheduled-the first to be played
Monday, May IS, in Barre.
! Members of the Barre Bicycle Club will
| take run to Montpelier and return next
| Tuesday evening If the weather is pleasant
All riders in Barre, both ladies and gentle
men. are invited to leave their names with
| w. G.. Reynolds or F. W. Sherburne, and go
with the members Of the club on this occa-
sion.
The western " road machine seems to
have been the favorite in the contest last
week noted in this column, as the agent OF
| that company has since sold " Western "
machines to the authorities Of Barre and
Orange. j. e. Hamilton of Montpelier is
the agent for this company. The manufac-
tory is at Aurora, ILL.,
The two-year-old daughter of D. M. Miles
wandered away from her home last Satur-
day morning, causing much alarm on Sum-
mer street. A searching party was institu-
| ted and the little tot was found, several
hours after, on Hooker Hill, nearly mile
| from home 1t is thought she could not
have walked that far without assistance.
Alfred Comstock has brought civil suit
for damages placed at 81 goo against Fred
Folsom for an assault alleged to have been
committed April u last. Comstock has
also brought suit against G. W. Brown for
the same offence, claiming the same amount
| of damages. These suits are returnable at
| the September term of Washington County
Court.
AT the reception and banquet rendered
last week to the officers of the state conven-
ton of the New England Order OF Protec-
ton Miss Clara Houghton rendered vocal
solo and w. c. Kaine cornet solo. Among
Haven, Conn, II. A Carr Of Charlestown,
Mass, and d. M. Frye Of Boston. The
Barre Orchestra also rendered several Sc
| lectons
Scott Brook, that was stocked with trout
three years ago at the expense of the state,
was open to the public for the first time
last Friday. G. j. Towne, fish warden, and
several deputies, were on hand to see to it that
the six-inch law was not violated. The
fishermen were nearly as numerous as the
fish that came outside the provisions OF the
law, and the former soon left for more in
wiling fields.
The class honors for the senior class at
| Goddard Seminary have been assigned as
follows Class grafton, H. A. Williams OF
Williamsville; sal utatory, Fred NJ. Chase Of
Newton, Mass. valedictory, Stanley G.
Wilson Of Washington. Those selected for
the prize speaking are Ada L. Bixby Of
Perkinsville, Leon j. Allbee of Rochester,
Don V. Camp and Lyman l.. Cutler of South
Barre, Anna j. Bissell OF East Shoreham,
| ha NJ Kinpshur FOs-