The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-19
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREsT--PERsO
And GENERAL.
Barre.

away on vacation.
A son was born last Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles @. Cory.
Rev. b. W. Jones and Rev. James Mitch.
ell exchanged last Sunday.
j. M. Eastman has moved his family to
West Fairlee for the summer.
Justice II. W. Scott was confined to the
house by illness part Of last week.
Barre Odd Fellows will appear in force in
the parade at Montpelier this afternoon.
The. listers met last evening to hear par
ties who feel aggrieved by their action.
Mrs. Rose L. Phelps went, last week, to
Flint, Mich, to visit Mrs. James Averill,
her sister.
The Barre Juniors look very smart in
their new base ball suits, which arrived
last week.
The postponed bicycle run over the prin-
cipal streets OF Barre came off on Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. A. j. Blanchard, a former we'll.
known resident OF Barre, died recently at
Sycamore, Ill.
Col n. R. stoughton, division superin-
tendent Of the Central Vermont railroad is
in New York this week.
Officers Shepard and Smith raided the
Commercial House last Thursday evening,
but found no intoxicants.
The Barre station OF the New England
Telephone Company will be in the drug
store OF DR.. w. II. Gladding
like" L. Robbins, foreman in the Office
OF the Granite City Leader, is visiting at his
former home in Plymouth, Mass.
FL. M. McCullock, representing an insur-
| ance company Of Hartford Conn, was in
town last week inspecting boilers.
Mrs. Mary Gliding and daughter Gladys
| have gone to Wiers, N. H.. to reside with
Mrs. Pearsons, mother Of the former.
The Barre Rangers won the football
game from the Thistles at Central Park last
Saturday afternoon by score of 5 to o.
Rev. @. W. Shelton of Boston will speak
on the subject Of Missions " at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday morning.
John r. Osborn of Barre and Myrtle
Cochran OF Orange were married last week
by Rev. j. A. Sherburne at his residence.
Williams, catcher for the Barre Rushers,
was at Montreal last week to play with the
st. Johnsbury's in game with Montreal
team.
arm last Friday by falling from piazza.
The fracture was reduced by DR.. W. D.
Reid.
The Epworth League celebrated its eighth
anniversary at Hedding church last Sunday
evening. An attractive programme was
| rendered.
Henry Premier, Bennett Julian and Alex
ander Dobie, are delegates to the Grand
Court of Foresters, that meets this week at
Rutland.
r. T. Gordon brought thirteen trout from
Lake Winnepesaukee last week that
weighed fifty. pounds. The largest
weighed over ten pounds.
The residences Of Michael Butler and the
| Italian Comolli were again raided by officers
last Saturday night, but nothing of an in
toxicating nature was found.
W. w. Lapoint has been invited to de-
| liver an address before the annual reunion
of the Eleventh Vermont Regiment, to be
held in Brandon in September.
About $50 lists have been added this year
by the'cityassessors making 2,400 in all. The
personal property list is slightly increased
and that of real estate very materially.
The Parker place at South Barre has been
purchased of Albert Johonnott, admins
traitor, by George j. Towne. Mr.. Towne is
to make extensive repairs on the buildings.
"Cliff" Cote, a former blacksmith on
| North Main street, was on trial last week
at Exeter, n. H., charged with arson and
conspiring to defraud fire insurance COM
panies.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson completed, last
week, his sixteenth annual course OF lee
| lures before the students in the medical de-
partment of the University Of Vermont, at
Burlington.
Mayor Gordon will welcome the Odd Eel.
lows Grand Lodge to Montpelier, in behalf
| of Vermont Lodge No. 2, at the public meet.
ing to be held this evening in Blanchard
Opera House in that city.
Mrs. N. D. Phelps returned last week
| from Peterboro, N. H., where she been stop
ping with sister, while recovering from Sc
| rious injuries received in an accident on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Will Downing and R. G. George shot an
| eagle in Harris Gore last Saturday that
maaslrad feet ipnbao from, 30,
| tip. 1t is fine specimen and will be
mounted by George Houston, taxidermist.
Joseph Trembly has furnished bail in the
| sum OF 500 for his appearance at the June
term OF Orange county county court, to an
swer to the charge of illegal fishing in
waters controlled by the Smiling Waters
| Fishing Club.
| At Hedding Methodist church next Sun
day evening, Rev. w. r. Davenport, the
pastor, will introduce the peoples gospel
praise service. Printed programmes con-
tanning the hymns will be distributed
through the congregation.
w, j. Forbes, Of the University of Yer
mont, umpired the game between the
Goddard and Montpelier Seminary teams
last Saturday afternoon. f. l.. Durham
and r. L. Patrick, also OF the University,
came to Barre to witness the game.
9. W. Scarf and Manager Barry OF the
Burlington telephone exchange, were in
tOWH lasb lHurSuay, 10 confer with the
lighting committee from the City Council in
relation to the proposed franchise for the
New England Telephone Company.
The places run by Charles E. Gilbert on
Depot square, G. Thomas, on North Main
street, and the City Hotel were raided last
Thursday. AT Gilbert's the officers secured
two bottles of lager. This case has been
continued in City Court until Thursday,
May 81.
@. A. Heath has leased The Peoples |
Paint Shop" on Washington street to j. E. |
Stoddard for term of years. H. w. Clark |
who has been so long in Mr., Heath's en-
ploy will continue to WELD the brush at the |
old stand. Mr.. Heath will devote his whole |
attention to house painting
The funeral of Allen Wood will be held
this afternoon at two o'clock from his late
home. Mr.. Wood was eighty-three years
old, and did not rally from the shock of
paralysis received last week. He leaves
one daughter, Mrs. John Trow. Rev.
Leonard Tenney OF Waterbury, an old
friend of the family, will officiate at the
funeral.
E. W. Cummings. one of the city assess
ors, did not sign the certificates attesting to
the correct work of the assessors. The
REASON for fhia IN ia aaii 10 that NJ. o..