The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-26
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREsT---PERso
IND IN GENERAL.
Barre.


A son was born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dustin l.. Scott.
Mrs. NJ. d. Lamb ia expected home from
Mary Fletcher Hospital this week.
The Eastern Star gave a whist party last
Saturday evening in Grand Army HALL
b. 1. Staples. clerk for Gilley g. Abbott lis |
recovering from his recent severe illness.
The Mite Society met last Saturday after
noon with Miss Janet Williams on Cliff |
street.
A " library" social will be held in the |
parlors Of the Congregational church this |
evening.
The Barre Entertainment Association
will hold its annual meeting next Friday |
evening.
G. W. Kimball OF Putney, grand dictator
of the Rights Of Honor in Vermont, will
visit Barre lodge on Thursday evening in an
official capacity.
Thursday evening, March 8, is the date
for the Barre Cornet Band benefit concert
at the Opera House.
Mrs. b. w. Jones spoke on the g. Land Of
Washington" at the Universalist church
last Sunday evening"
Bert Bartlett broke one shoulder last Fri
day by jumping from train at the Whit
comb Brothers crossing
Bishop Hall was in Barre last Sunday to
dedicate the new Episcopal church building.
The rite of confirmation was administers sd
in the morning to large class.
Several large sleigh.oads from Barre at
tended the dance and whist party at East
Montpelier last Friday evening.
Rev. DIR. 8. N. Jackson and DIR. J. Henry
Jackson accompanied the remains OF their
father to Montreal last Thursday.
The Rockwell Theater Company is draw
ing good houses at the Opera House. They
appear there every evening this week.
The annual meeting of the Barre Enter
tainment Association will be held this week.
This association now has 81 400 on hand.
The revival meetings under the auspices
Of the Salvation Army still continue in the
hall over the drug store of W. II. Gladding.
r. II. Johnston returned last week from
Blair's Station, s. c., where he has been for
several months developing granite quarry.
can Evening with the Carey Sisters 4"
| will take the place Of the usual service at
the Universalist church next Sunday even
| ing
The Mandolin Club and a company Of
| local plantation singers gave an enter
tainment in the Universalist church last
evening
few weeks by Professor George Elmore of
Morrisvlle will close with a public " this
evening
The board Of civil authority will meet this
evening and next Saturday evening in the
city clerks Office for a final revision OF the
| checklists.
The town Of Barre will hold a caucus for
the nomination of town officers at the
schOol-house in Graniteville next Friday
evening at seven o'clock.
NJ. e. George of Lebanon, N. H., was the
guest Of II. L. Averill, his brother-in.la w,
last week. Mr. George is superin tendent of
the Mascoma Flannel Company OF Lebanon.
The Owl Debating Club has issued a
challenge to any debating society in New
| England to meet them in joint discussion
| of any question that can be mutually agreed
upon.
Mrs. j. d. Bartlett was stricken with
paralysis, last Sunday forenoon, and died
Monday morning. The funeral will be held
this morning from her late home on Branch
| street.
The annual town meeting OF the town Of
Barre will be held this year at East Barre,
and the prospects are that the contest over
the location of the town-house will be con-
tinued.
The case of Levi j. Bolster against the @.
III. Hunton Granite Company was concluded
in City Court last week, when the plain id
obtained verdict of $2210 and costs. The
case WAS appealed to County Court.
The box of books sent to Guadalupe Col.
lege, Seguin, Texas, through the instru-
mentality Of Mrs. B. W. Jones, has reached
its destination, and Mrs. Jones has received
q very cordial vote OF thanks for the same
Alderman L. II. Thurston has rendered
his resi- snatiOn as a member of the city
Board of Health. This action is taken, it is
said, because OF differences of opinion re-
garding the recent analysis Of the samples
of Barre water.
leased of Levi j. Bolster the trotJing park
on Aver street, and will arrange series OF
races to be held there the coming season
In the trotting circuit Barre will, in futuI O.
take the place of Enosburgh Falls
A. d. Gilley of the firm of Gilley & Alb.
bolt was in the Boston and New York mar.
kets last week purchasing full line Of
spring and summer goods. Watch their
space in the WATCHMAN and you will learn
more about what they will soon be showing
The law providing that nomin atoms shall
be filed at least twelve days before election
caused some very lively hustling last Thurs
day among those who supposed that ten
days was the limit For that reason the
csucuses called for last Friday evening were
not held.
The inhabitants OF North Barre have be-
come tired of waiting for free postal deli v.
cry to be granted to the city of Barre. and a
petition signed by more than 800 voters in
that part OF the city has been forwarded to
Washington, praying that post-office be
| az NOEtu
The Daughters of Liberty and members Of
Ethan Allen Council celebrated Washing
toms birthday in Knights of Pythias Hall
last Saturday evening. Hon. Frank Plum
ley Of Mortified delivered an address on
The Boyhood, Life and Manhood Of
Washington" and a fine musical programme
was rendered.
At the auction rooms Of o. II. Hale, mex
Thursday evening, an auction sale of I'M
claimed express packages will be held
These packages are from the American Elk
press offices throughout Vermont, and afford
good chance for speculation. They may
contain diamond rings, gold watches Oh
worthless advertising bills, so far as the
purchaser knows, as no examination Of the
contents will be allowed until after they are
sold.
At the last meeting OF the board OF alder
men, Chief Engineer Phelps Of the fire de-
partment asked, in behalf OF the fire com
panies of the city, that the surplus from the
pay appropriation be given TO the companies
to be used In furnishing and decorating the
engine and hose houses next summer wheI
the state hremen's tournaments to be helC
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