The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-29

Cady Averill was seriously injured about
the neck and arms last week by being
thrown from his wheel on his way to the
| fair at Morrisville.
The petroleum oil well at Whittier Cal.
| in which N. ID. Phelps and W. l.. Stafford
| are interested, promises to prove a bonanza
| to these gentlemen.
| Mrs. b. W. Jones and Mrs. 8. II. For
syth are delegates from Barre to the State
federation Of women's clubs, to be held
next month at Brandon.
| George d. Wheeler has sold his barber
shop to A. H. Holt Mr.. Wheeler will go
to Kirksville, NO., to take course of study
in osteopathy.
George Wheeler made the round trip
| from Barre to Boston on his bicycle last
week, covering the distance in five DAYS and
riding four hundred and forty miles
Andrew Cassie and Miss Maggie M. Brem-
ner, who recently arrived in Barre from
Scotland, were married last Saturday even
ing at the home Of John Hendry. Rev. Mr.
Mitchell was the officiating clergyman.
The baseball teams from the stone sheds
OF Mcdonald q Buchan and Mackie, Hus-
sey & Co.. played on the meadow last Sat-
urday afternoon, resulting in q score OF IL
to In favor OF the latter.
Rev. Peter Mcmillan. former we'll liked
congregational pastor In Barre, was mar
ried last Wednesday at Cambridge, Mass,
to Miss Lila Simonds OF that city. Mr..
Mcmillan Is now the Congregational pastor
atWoodstock.
Mrs. II. r. 6ias and sons returned to New
York last Friday, very much pleased with
solidated Lighting Company, particulars Of
which may be found in Washington county
court report, published elsewhere in this
issue.
" Harvest Sunday" was observed at the
Congregational church last Sunday morn
ing. The interior of the edifice was elsbor-
ately trimmed and Rev. DR.. N. Jackson
preached sermon on The Good Land"
A Harvest social " was held in the vestry
on Monday evening.
The Goddard foot ball team will meet the
J Burlington High School eleven on the Sem
mary campus next Saturday afternoon.
This game promises to be sharp and close,
and will be called at three O'Clock sharp.
The ladies will be especially welcome, and
will be admitted free.
Chris. Christensen was arrested last
Thursday evening by Chiet of Police How
: land for intoxication. Justice Scott fined
} him, with costs, S10.61 Friday morning
d. He also pleaded guilty to charge of giving
away Intoxicating liquor, for which the
court added fine of $40.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Prescott returned last
week from Baltimore, Md, where they
went to attend the national council OF the
Order OF United American Mechanics. Mr..
Prescott was elected national protector,
: and held the Office of head door-keeper dur
: ing the meetings of the council
? The silver wedding anniversary of Mr..
: and Mrs. John P. Corskie was celebrated
4 last Thursday evening at their home on
Park street. An extension dining-table
| and handsome clock were presented to
Mr.. and Mrs. Corskie by Alderman Nc
. Donald in behalf of the friends present and
: absent.
. The foot-b teams from Goddard Semi
8 nary and Company e, played close and
exciting game on Central Park last Satur-
10 of t., - A at
in favor of the Goddard boys. The militia
team will play the eleven from Montpelier
Seminary at Montpelier next Saturday af-
ternoon.
Two young scamps escaped a charge OF
truancy preferred against them on Monday
by Tr1ant Officer French, by solemnly de-
claring that the neighborhood in which they
lived was infected with diphtheria and they
thought the public health Of the city de-
manded that they remain away from school.
No diphtheria has been known within q
half mile Of their homes.
For the convenience Of purchasers n
Barre Of season tickets to the Montpelier
{ Young Mems Christian Association star
course OF lectures and entertainments, the
8 seats reserved for sale to Barre people will
be taken to some place in Barre sometime
during the week commencing October IS.
The exact time and place will be an
r nounced later in this column.
At this request of Postmaster McWhorter
|
: acting first assistant postmaster general,
establishing at Barre after November next
Q a house to house collection and delivery
system. Only twenty-four post-offices in
!. the United States have been granted such
a service and the people of Barre are to be
, congratulated on the fact that their post
" master has such standing with the depart
ment at Washington that his request for
such service for Barre was granted as soon
as asked
i Miss Emily Cooper died last week Tues
day night at the home Of her uncle in
/ Brooklyn, N. Y. For many years Miss
Cooper was clerk in the drug store OF W.
: FL. Gladding, her uncle, and made her home
with him. During the past summer she was
at Heaton Hospital in Montpelier for sew
: eral weeks. While there she submitted to
a surgical operation, and her improved
? condition led her friends to hope for her ul-
innate complete recovery. Endowed with
t many attractive qualities, she won large
circle Of friends in Barre to whom her I'M
timely death comes as personal loss. Mr..
. Gladding went to New York and accompa-
MED the remains to Barre. Funeral servi-
/, ces were held in the Universalist church
: Friday afternoon.
At the regular meeting Of the city coun-
Gil held last week petition was received
: asking for an incandescent light on Murray
street. Referred to the committee ON lights.
: 1t was voted to place a hydrant on Wash.
: ington street near the Phelps mill. The
sum of $1,000 was transferred from the gen.
r eral fund TO the school fund. A report was
a received from the committee on streets
showing refusal on the part OF every prop
erty holder of the land damages awarded
4 on North Main street. The following land
q damages for the re-survey and relocation
of Brook street were awarded A. F. Dodge,
, $115; A. Batchelder, $25; Q. Z. Thwing,
l $50; w. Dix, S25; George a. Dix, SIG;
Mrs. Fl. M. Banister, S75. Building permits
Q were granted as follows; ]. K. Anderson,
I to build o hen house, W. FL. Brown, to
erect dwelling off Prospect Avenue; j. L.
. Beckley, to build an addition to his house
on Richardson street, F. FL. Hopkins, to
: build hen house on Washington street;
Burt Fl. Wells, to reshingle his house on
0 Merchant street; George L. Raymo, to
: erect house off Perrin street; g. A. Church
ill., TO build a house on Warren street; W.
: d. Kidder, to build house corner North
. Main and Third streets; NJ j. Berry, to
build an addition to his house on Third
street, DIR. o. G.. Stickney, to put up a
three story.mansard roof block, corner of
Church and Washington streets; j. w.
Mcdonald, to reshingle his house on Hill
street; Collins Blakely, to erect house on
Beckley street.