The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-05


the business men OF the city.
The disbandment Of the Barre Cornet
Band leaves Crandall Post without any
band for Memorial day. The members OF
the post have requested the band to play on
that day as q special accommodation but the
band voted not to grant the request.
Brief funeral services for Joseph Hamil
were held from his late residence on South
Main street last Sunday afternoon, after
which the body was taken to st. Monicas
church, where the funeral mass was cele-
brated. The burial was in the Catholic
cemetery.
The body OF Mrs W. H. Morse who died
recently in Chicago, was brought to Barre
| last Saturday for interment. Deceased was
formerly resident of this city. The fu-
neral was held Saturday afternoon from the
residence Of K. L. Smith, Rev. b. w, Jones
officiating.
r. A.. Hoar, city attorney, has received
| letter from 8. g. Shurleff, ESQ, of Mont
| pelier, in which Mr.. Shurtleff comedies with
| the views expressed by Mr.. Hoar that the
Barre aldermen have a right in accordance
with the provisions OF the city charter, to
vote themselves salary.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Rowland, II K Bush,
| Israel Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Stevens, Mrs. f. b. Mudgett and e. A. Bug
bee attended the meeting OF the Grand
Lodge OF the New England Order Of Protec-
ton, held last week at St. Johnsbury. Mr..
Rowland was elected Grand Warden.
The case against the Intoxicating liauor
seized last week at the Central Vermont
Irleght otiice came up in city court last
wednesday. Nine OF the ten barrels OF
beer seized and addressed to Oscar Wilde"
were confscated, One Of the boxes seized
at the express Office was returned to the
person who claimed it.
The members of the Smiling Waters Fish
ing Club were on their preserves bright and
early last Saturday morning, but the water
was too cold and the streams too high for
successful trout fishing r. A. Hoar sue
ceeded in landing one trout that weighed a
little over pound, but no full baskets were
seen when the fishermen returned
w. A. Stowell, general manager, and s.
z. Shurtlef, attorney of the Montpelier &
Wells River railroad, F. w. Stinyan, gem
eral superintendent of the Barre railroad
and the city assessors met last week to set
tie some disputed questions that had been
raised among the assessors regarding real
estate owned by these two roads and BY A.
+. Sortwell and the estate OF the late D. R..
Sortwel.
Fred Harvey, in the employ of James
Ahern met with horrible death on Tues
day. He was thrown from a wagon in
which he was hauling manure. and his face
was damned into the mud and water,
where he suffocated, The ground around
where he lay showed that he made des-
7 perate effort to extricate himself, but the
wheel OF the cart pinned him down in such
way that he could not move OF call for
t help Deceased was native of Leeds,
Z. q. and leaves four brothers in Barre
I Gill lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted
at East Barre last week with fifty-five mem
bers. The following officers were elected
n. g., w. G. Nye; V. G., Angus Mcleod
Secretary, W. e. Poole; Treasurer, Fred
Grearsoni Warden, VIM. MCGEE; Conduc-
: g.. Perry Lewis; l.. s. n. G., s. L. Royce
! R. s. s., w Cutler; l.. s. s., A A. Hall ;
4 Q. s. G., Q. E. Balch; 1. s. g., A. Cameron;
X. 5. V. g., Q. M. McAllister; l.. s. V. G
= 9. M. McKennan. The la lies of East
i Barre provided two banquets one at six
D o'clock and one at midnight The new
lodge starts off under very favorable cir
q cumstances.
i At the regular meeting of the city coun.
g Gil held last week, petition for plank
sidewalk on Center and Blackwell streets
q and for the location of an electric light at
y the junction OF these two streets was re-
a ferred to the committee on streets and
lights. The petition for a sidewalk on Cliff
and Orange streets was referred to the
J. street committee. A communication was
;. received from Mayor Gordon stating that he
s had decided not to call a city meeting to
see II an appropriation would be made for
b the band, as that organization had already
| dsbanded. C. w. Scarf OF Burlington
g made personal application to the board
from the New England Telephone Com
pany, for permission to erect poles on GER
I tain streets in the city This was referred
= to the proper committee. The property
committee reported favorably on the bid
Of Victor II. Lovely for the position of
city janitor at a salary of S275 per year
q The report was accepted and adopted az
was that of the salary committee fixing the
pay Of regular policemen at S65 per month.
n Building permits were granted as follows
Q g. A. Drew to erect a house on Church
/. street, Walter Williams to repair his house
J. on Maple street; F. A. Slayton to erect 6
buggy washing stand on Main street; L
v Lanciault to build barn on Farwell street
: L. j. Bolster to build a store on Main street
/ The fire committee reported favorably OIL
@ the petition of the standard Oil Company to
erect a receiving tank. Mrs. L. L. Greene
q was refused permission to place a sign
@ aross the sidewalk G A. Drew was
. given permission to connect with the
g main sewer. The street commissioners re.
- ported in regard to the sewers asked for on
Camp and Patterson streets, and with their
< report handed in an approximate estimate
OF the cost of constructing the same, made
s by City Engineer Currier. A communica-
5 ton was received from City Attorney Hoar
in which he took issue with the Mayor, in
@ regard to the power of the aldermen to vote
: themselves a salary. The board sustained
o the mayors veto and then voted five to one
o to vote themselves a salary regardless OF
the veto. A communication was received
. from Mayor Gordon stating that President
! Goodhue of the Barre Water Company has
. hydrants at its own expense and that there
would be no extra charge for the rental of
the same.
CoriDth.
! School commenced at Cookevlle on Mon
day, April g. Miss DAILY from Boston,
teacher.
The advent of little boy in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Abe Jacobs was announced
on Tuesday.
Spring work is progressing and some
have turned stock to pasture, but there is
very little feed as yet,
At an adjourned town meeting April 80,
the town voted to fund its Indebtedness of
$4,000 in five and twenty-four per cent
bonds, either registered or coupon.
On Friday there was to be sheriff's sale
: of hay scales and blacksmith tools, former
ly owned by Joshua N. Wright. Owing to
arrangements made on day of sale, only a
horse was sold.
The past sugar season was short. The
crop was somewhat larger than was OBJ
tanned the two previous years, but was far
from being an old-fashioned full crop, and
prices obtained are lower than ever.