The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-06
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
Barre.

tOu III use one-tnlru less OF Harmless Soap,
e. M. Barlow Of Burlington was in the
cityllast Monday.
The Enterprise Office Is now equipped
with an electric motor.
w. II. Messer has been struggling with
the measles during the past week.
M. G. Nichols has gone to Columbus, O.,
where he Is working In m usic store.
W. d. Smith, OF the firm Of Smith Broth.
ers was in Boston last week on business.
e. N. Sanctuary OF Burlington was the
guest of City Engineer q. s. Currier Last
week.
Isaac II. Davis and John Mclaughlin
have recently been grated increase OF
pensions.
Miss None Hassett, clerk for r. 8. Cur
rier & Co., visited last week at her home in
Northfeld.
Miss Augusta LaFountain, trimmer for
Miss M. A. Miles, is visiting al Ler home in
Springfield.
meeting of the creditors OF L. E Girls
void was held at the probate office in Mont
pelier on Tuesday.
The Recreation Gun Club held an all day
shoot at the trap range on Gunner Brook
New Years day.
The Universalist Sunday school has pre-
sented A. G.. Fay, the superintendent, with
handsome hat rack.
Miss Gertrude Robinson, stenographer
for City Clerk Wells, visited last week at
her home in Swanton.
Miss Susie Mccartney trimmer for Mrs.
j. NJ. Bond, is at her home in Burlington
during the dull season.
| The annual meeting of the Recreation
Gun Club was held last evening at the
store of Perry q Camp.
The creditors of V. W. Curtis & Co. will
| hold meeting at the probate Office in
Montpelier Tuesday, January 10.
The. first singing-school taught by George
Murray .will be held this evening at the
Universalist vestry, and will be free.
Nearly all the granite sheds resumed BUSH
ness last Monday, with plenty of orders to
keep them busy for the next few months.
The Good Templars held " Poverty So
| cial" last Thursday evening in their hall
over the hardware store of G. j. Reynolds.
Misses Edna Clark and Nadine Nichols
returned last week to Boston to resume
their work at the Emerson School Of Oratory.
Miss Eunice Smith, Albert o. Smith,
| Fred Jackson and 8. Hollister Jackson
| were at home last week from the University
OF Vermont.
The Italian band and about 300 of his
countrymen attended the funeral of Basolio
Rossi last Saturday. The burial was in
Hope cemetery.
There Is considerable talk of asking the
State railroad commissioners to have gates
placed at some of the most dangerous cross
ings within the city limits.
The granite firm OF Adie & Mitchell, re-
Gently dissolved, has been reorganized un-
der the firm name of Adie & Brandt The
new firm began business January /.
DR.. Stephen R. Davis of Lynn, Mass, who
visited his mother in Barre during the hol-
days, has returned to Lynn, where he is as
sistant physician in the city hospital
The week of prayer is being observed at
the Congregational church by meetings
every evening at seven o'clock. Evangelist
A. W. Maine, of Danville, is assisting.
James Fury was arrested last week and
taken 10 East Montpelier to answer to the
disclosure Of Charles North, who swore that
Fury furnished him intoxicating liquor.
Constable Buchanan is after the delin-
| Quent tax payers in the city, and arrests in
one or two instances, OF those who could
pay. but would not, has had very salutary
| effect.
The premises of Mrs. Clementine Bianchi
on Blackwell street were raided last Satur-
| day evening by Officer Camp, A barrel of
beer was SEIZED and hearing will be had
on Thursday.
Mrs. James A. Darling with her son
| James and daughter Bernice was in South
| Ryegate last Friday to attend the wedding
of Fred Tewksbury and Miss Belle, daugh-
ter Of M. f. Sargent.
Fred King, the jeweler, is feeling like
'bloated bond holder these days, because
| of the recent discovery OF rich vein Of coal
on land owned by him in Clinton county,
| New York.
Hiawatha Lodge of Odd Fellows has
| elected the following officers for the year
ensuing: Noble Grand, w. A. Boyce Vice.
| Grand, G. G. Carr; Secretary, e. f. Smith;
Treasurer, l. o. Wales.
G. N. Andrews Of Doddswell, P. O., and
Miss Bessie M. Turner were married last
Wednesday at the home of B. B. Turner on
| North Seminary street. Rev. L.. L. Beeman
| OF Montpelier was the officiating clergyman.
| Perley Goodwin is reported quite low at
| Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, where
| he has been for long time. His deposition
| in the Wales case was taken by counsel for
| the defence and court stenographer last FRI
day evening.
Alexander Dobie has unique specimen
| of his hsndiwork in the window Of the gro
/ Gerry store of e. M. Wheeler. 1t consists OF
a complete spire monument of Barre gran
tie, only sixteen inches in height adorned
with the symbolic three links OF the Odd
Fellows.
A hearing will be given at Washington
next Saturday, before Judge W. II. Nichols
Of Randolph, in the matter of securing the
| removal OF John Hutchinson as guardian Of
Van Clark. A large number OF witnesses
have been summoned.
At the annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society held last FRIDAY, v. y. WAL
lace was elected clerk; W. +. Morse, treas
urer; deacon for six years, A. @. Read su-
perintendent OF Sunday school, DR.. o. G..
Stickney; new member Of business commit
tee, DR.. j. w. Jackson.
The Philomathian Club met on Tuesday
evening with Mrs. r, j. Martin when the
following programme was carried out
Questions from Pindar, " Current Events"
Mrs. r. e. Kelley; Colonization, Migra-
ton and Olympic Games" Mrs. A. P.
Braley: "Games in Athens in 1885," Miss
Nina Brown" Miss Kelley acted as critic
Following are the newly-elected officers
of Page Camp, Sons OF Veterans Captain,
K. X. Ellis; First Lieutenant John Gauth-
| Ter; Second Lieutenant, K. K. Perry; Camp
Council, j. ID. McKinnon, K. K. Perry
George Gauthier; Delegates to department
encampment. George Gauthier, E. K. Perry,
Arthur Gauthier; First Sergeant, w. W.
Lspoint.
The following officers Of St. Johns Court,
Catholic Order of Foresters, have been
elected for the year ensuing; Chief Ranger,
Martin Riley Vice Ranger, Dennis Clarey;
Recording Secretary, Henry Premier; Finan-
cial Secretary, #. A. Duffy; Treasurer, w.