The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-26
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERS
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

barre,
Mrs. G. w. Ball is visiting in Littleton,
N. Fl.
Rev. DR.. s. N. Jackson was in Montreal
last week.
A son was born last Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Dodge.
The city schools have a present enroll
ment Of ,296 pupils.
Mayor Gordon is recovering from his
recent serious illness.
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr.
and Mrs John W. Curtis
Miss Emily Cooper is under treatment at
Heaton Hospital, Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Cave have gone
to their cottage at Morey Lake.
w. f. Morse attended the musical con-
vention at Burlington last week.
Rev. P. c. Abbey preached the memorial
sermon before the Grand Army post at
East Barre last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Hiram Wells of Cabot visited last
week at the home of Harvey Hersey.
j. j. Stevens, Esq, prominent attorney
of Portland, Me-, was in the city last week.
Mrs. III. G. Leonard entertained the
Over the Teacups Club last Thursday after
noon.
| A. j. Hoadley went last week to Dams
| vile, n. Y, where he has entered the en-
| turers.
N. A. McIver has been awarded the con.
tract for building the new Presbyterian
church.
Hon. Elias Lyman and Judge Torrey E
Wales of Burlington were in Barre last
| Thursday.
Mrs. Mamie Mears OF Bradford, Me-
visited last week at the home of E. G
French, her uncle.
David Laramie fell from a building a.
North Barre last Friday, badly dislocatinf
his left shoulder.
The grocery firm of Jackson & Averil
has been dissolved. Mr.. Averill will con
tinue the business.
NJ. F. Burnhsm and E. g. Sampson LEFT
last Monday morning for Philipsburgh, P
O., on a fishing trip.
Deputy Sheriff Smith arrested Michael
Welch at Woodbury. last Saturday on an
old charge of intoxication.
The great and only John l.. Sullivan, and
his company will appear at Barre Opera
House next Monday evening.
Miss Edna Bright, preceptress of the
Montpelier Seminary, was the guest Of Mrs
S. III. Barnes over last Sunday.I
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Parsons returned
last week from Fruithurst, Ala. where
they have been since last October.
A. S. Martin is to erect a. two-story tene
ment house ON the lot at North Barre re-
Gently purchased of Trow & Phelps.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
| Wednesday, June Is, of Antoine Burke anC
Miss Margaret Gallagher, both Of Barre.
Charles Mcmillan. Of the firm Of MCMILLAN
& Stevens, was at Huntington last week
setting monumental work done by his firm
Misses Hattie Foster and Clara L
Houghton of Goddard Seminary attended
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week.
The case of W. FL. Eastman against John
Dodge tried in City Court last Thursday
was decided by the court in favor Of Mr.
Dodge.
Miss Nadine Nichols returned from Bos
ton last Saturday, where she recently
graduated from the Emerson School Of
Oratory.
Oliver Matthews was elected an alternate
| supreme delegate at the State Convention
of Foresters Of America, held last week al
Rutland.
A meeting of the Ladies' and Pastors
Union of Hedding IChurch will be held in
the church parlors on Thursday afternoon
at two o'clock.
Three truants were arrested last We'd
nesday by Truant Officer French. They
were sent to school and promised to do
better in future.
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shoot at its range on Gunner brook next
Saturday. Several prizes will be offered in
| the different events.
Officers Spear. Wood, Corliss and French
| raided the premises of A Bozzi last We'd
nesday evening and seized half barrel OF
Bellows Falls lager.
w. f. Morse, Mrs. B. w. Braley, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. III. Burnhsm and Mrs, o. X. Hol-
lister attended the musical convention at
Burlington last week
Rev. @. W. Shelton, a representative OF
the American Missionary Society, spoke at
the Congregational church last Sunday
morning on Missions"
@. Z. Clapp, prominent granite dealer
Of Hardwick, was the guest OF Charles
johnson, his brother-in-law, at the Com
mercial House last week.
G. II. Campbell DR.. @. w. Steele, Frank
sswtelle, w. G. Reynolds and r. A. Stay
ton are jointly building summer cottage
on the shore OF Berlin Pond.
Memorial Sunday for knights Of Pythias
will ha ohaarved nv VinCitia Lodge. Sunday