The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
And GENERAL.
barre.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Gilley were in Boston
last week.
f. w. sherburne was in Syracuse, NY.
last week.
Edward Enright went last week to
Nashua, N. H., where he is working.
Fred Jones broke both bones Of his left
leg below the knee last week while scuf-
fling.
Mrs. M. T. Page entertained the cover
the Tea.cups" Club last Thursday after.
noon.
David Rooney goes this week to st. Paul,
Mimi, where he has position with his
uncle,
W. W. Lapoint delivers his lecture on
Victors in Life's Battle" at Hinesburg
this evening.
THE lye in soap rots clothes; use less
I've by using less soap. Do both by using
q" Harmless"
Miss Kate Healey returned last week
from the West, where she has been for
several months.
Edward Whitehead, clerk for M. L.
Towne & Co., is to take position in the
pOst-offce June 1.
n. s. Colby has nine horses at Northfeld,
where he Is exercising them on the track
at the Playground.
Charles Moorcroft caught a trout in
Greensboro Pond last week that weighed
dressed six pounds.
The races that were to have been held
last week by the Granite City Trotting
Club were Cancelled.
The Spaulding High School library has
received gift OF valuable books from
Henry Wood OF Boston.
The annual convention OF the Vermont
Universalist Association will be held in
Barre the first week in August.
e. f. Smith was elected grand senior
warden at the grand encampment OF Odd
Fellows held last week at Rutland.
The births thus far in Barre during the
month OF May, as reported to Health Officer
Chandler, have averaged nearly one day.
Harry Britton, driver of the American
Express COnpany's team, has been housed
with sprained ankle during the past week.
The funeral of Charles A. Foster was held
last Saturday from the residence of R. A,
Drew. Deceased was seventy-four years
old.
| E. L. Smith returned last Sunday from
Old Orchard, Me-, where he has been super
intending the erection of his summer cot
tage.
A jury trial, in which fifty cents was in
volved, was held last week in City Court.
The plaintiff lost his case and his half
dollar.
Waldo Hardness, a student at the Uni
versity of Vermont, visited his mother last
week at Goddard Seminary, where she is a
matron.
Rev. B. W. Jones will preach at the
Unitarian church, Burlington, Sunday,
June IA. Mrs. Jones will occupy that pull
pit June %.
Mrs. w. G. Kaine will give a clarinet solo
and will play violin obligato to song by
Miss Houghton at the Episcopal sociable
this evening.
Warren Richardson has sold to Gilley &
Abbott for S6776, plot OF land on Camp
street, which the new purchasers will cut
up into building lots.
DR.. e. b. Whitaker will read paper on
" The Country Surgeon at the annual
meeting Of the State Homeopathic Medical
Society, to be held this week at Montpelier.
The game of football that was to have
been played in Barre next Saturday be-
tween the Barre Rangers and the Scottish
Athletic Club Of Montreal has been can
celed.
John Jackman of Chicago has been visit
ing Judge A. M. Jackman his father, during
the past week. Mr.. Jackman is sergeant
on the police force of Chicago, and was &C.
companied by his bride.
The case of Clark Holden against Frank
McWhorter, regarding the old post.ofice
fixtures, was tried last week in City Court.
McWhorter confessed Judgment and his
case was appealed to County Court.
The Goddards were defeated last Friday
afternoon, by the team from st. Johnsbury
was loosely tielded on both sides and
neither team distinguished itself at the
bat
Rev. George ]. Sutherland Of Northfield
will lecture before the Ladies' Guild of the
Episcopal church in the parish hall this
evening His subject will be Experiences
in Labrador" where he was, for two years,
a missionary.
Extensive and needed changes are soon to
be made at the passenger station of the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad, ID, f.
Cutters livery stable and shed will be re-
moved and the station platform will be en-
larged by occupying this space.
1t is hoped that the efforts that are being
put forth to establish Sunday afternoon
meetings for young men will be successful.
Several of the local clergymen and promi-
nent citizens have promised their assistance
and support to such movement.
Matters have been satisfactorily arranged,
and contract with the executive commit
tee of the State Firemans Association and
the managers of the trotting park has been
signed, which will insure holding the an
nual hreman's tournament in Barre this
year
John Trow, George j. Towne, H. A
Phelps, N d. Phelps and E. W. Bisbee
have incorporated the Fairview Park Asso-
citation, with a capital stock Of 5000.
Work on the track on the new grounds OF
the association is progressing as rapidly as
possible. The first races on this track will
be held July 4.
An inoipient strike among the granite
cutters at the sheds OF f. L, Smith & Co.,
Mari & Gordon and the Vermont Granite
Company occurred last Wednesday morn
ing. The cause of the difficulty was that
non-union men were employed in these
sheds The matter was adjusted the next
day by these men joining the Granite Gut
ters Union and work was resumed.
At the regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen held last week, the invitation
from Crandall Post, G. A. R., to attend SER
vices on Memorial Sunday and Memorial
day was accepted. communication was
received from Mayor Gordon recommend.
ing that the several departments and COM
mittees make estimates OF the probable ex-
pense Of their departments for the present
year. The recommendation of his honor
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