The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTERBsT--PERSO
AND GENERAL.


Miss Agnes Lyon is to spend the winter
In Burlington with her mother
The Bachelors Club held dance in Ar
mory hall last Friday evening.
The regular drills OF Company e. were
resumed last Thursday evening
Mayor Gordon and r. A. Hoar were at
Tunbridge last week, trying case.
The Philomathian Club met last evening
with Miss Alice Smith on West street.
Rev Joel II. Metcalf of Burlington OK.
changed with Rev. b. W. Jones last sun
day.
Mrs. J. A. Harran of Hopkinton, N. Y,
visited Mrs. II. l.. Averill, her daughter,
last week.
ILL health has compelled Rev. Thomas
Mitchell to resign as pastor OF the Presby-
terrain church.
The first lesson in Prof. Murray's singing
class will be given this evening in the Uni
We salist vestry.
The adjourned parish meeting and supper
at the Universalist church was held last
Monday evening,
Miss Kate West entertained the Glover
Club Tuesday afternoon. Raphael's work
in the Vatican frescoes was the theme.
Miss Isabel j., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w: L. Stafford was married recently at
Whittier, Cal, to Albert II. Dawley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. w. X. Grearson were given
hh.
ON the tenth anniversary of their marriage.
The semi-monthly whist party, given by
the members of Ruth Chapter occurred last
Saturday evening in the Masonic banquet
hall
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union levies fine of five cents on each
member who does not wear her colors in
public.
w. b. Hendricks returned last week from
Rochester, N. Y, where he spent the holi
days. He has entered the employ of Burke
Bro hers.
The business of the Art Wall Paper Com
pany will in future he conducted by Warner
F. Colby, j. Il. Cole having withdrawn from
the concern.
The annual banquet of the Barre Granite
Manufacturers Association will be held at
thu Pavilion hotel, Montpelier, next We'd
nesday evening
Rev. w. r. Davenport spoke ON " An Ex-
allied Christ " at Hedding church last Sun
day morning. His theme in the evening
was spiritual Realities"
The Salvation Army lads and lassies will
reach Barre on Thursday. The first service
will be held that evening in Averil's hail.
with Ensign Pears in charge.
The young people connected with the
Universalist church will give a social on
Thursday evening. A brief musical and
literary programme will be rendered
Mrs Columbine Bianchi was in city court
, last week charged with keeping lager beer
with intent to sell. She was given jury
, trial the cost of which was assessed against
her.
w. III. Harrison, president of the Harrison
, Granite Company of Adrian, Mich, is in
Barre this week on business connected with
the manufacturing plant in this city in
, which he is interested.
City Engineer Currier is engaged in max
ing SD6cltlcatlOnS for bridge over the
, Winooski river to be built at Montpelier.
. The specifications will cover about twenty
t large pages of printed matter.
Because of illness it was necessary to
postpone the installation of officers Of Col.
, j. B. Meade Circle, Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, which was to have
been held Tuesday evening of last week.
Rev. A. w. Main, a graduate of Bangor
Seminary, is holding revival meetings in
: the Congregational church every evening
this week. Come out and hear him. The
l meetings at Heddng church are also con-
r tinued every evening this week.
Barre narrowly escaped another flood
last week The ice was jammed in a COM
pact mass near the fork shop and at the
l covered bridge near the plant of Jones
Brothers. The low land was flooded, but
r the gorges were broken before serious dam
, age was done.
The hearing before Judge w. II. Nichols
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+ Clark for the removal of the guardian OF
Van Clark took place at Washington last
week. w. w. Lapoint and Allen Martin
appeared for Miss Clark, whose petition
! was granted.
A e. Glidden, a popular young OF Barre
died suddenly last Friday of heart failure
superinduced by measles. His funeral was
held Sunday from his late home on Summer
street. Deceased was prominent Odd
Fellow and was a member of five different
= orders in Barre. These attended his funeral
in body, and the escorting body was very
i imposing Mr.. Glidden was a tool sharp
ener. and was universally liked. He leaves
a widow and one child.
At the annual meeting OF the Recreation
Gun Club held last week, the report Of the
secretary showed present membership OF
thirty-four. 1t was voted to raise the initia
t ton fee to 81 and the annual dues to 81
3 The officers elected for the ensuing year are
3 President A. p. Abbott; Vice-President, B.
r w. Hooker; Secretary, Carl Perry; Treas.
} urer, w. G. Reynolds; Directors, B. w
Hooker, +. G. Fisher and j. f. Perry. The
club shoot will be held on Thursdays OF
each week, weather permitting.
; Professor N. l.. Phillips died suddenly on
5 Tuesday at the home of A. G. Lapoint,
= where he was boarding. His death was
painless, and was due TO heart failure. He
1 had been in his usual health and had eaten
; a hearty dinner, when he suddenly sank in
t a chair and was gone before assistance
; could be summoned. Professor Phillips
was eighty-fve years old this month. In
his earlier years he was widely known
| through Central Vermont as teacher OF
t singing schools, which he followed for more
t than forty years. Until recently he was a
t reporter on the Enterprise and enjoyed the
: distinction of being the oldest newspaper
reporter in New England He was kind
hearted, inoffensive old gentleman, and his
Z familiar figure will be missed on the streets
= of Barre. He leaves four children-A. j
: Phillips of Chicago, W. E., and G. N. Phil
lips of Montpelier and Mrs. Loren Hooker
of Barre. His funeral will be held Thurs
day afternoon from the home of Mrs
Hooker, Rev. DR.. s. n. Jackson officiating,
and the burial will be in Barre cemetery,
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