The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREsT--PERsONAL
And GENERAL.
Barre,

Mindo McIver is building a two-tenement
on Cliff street.
j. G. Chamberlain was in Albany last
week visiting a sister.
Henry Flint and j. b. C%hamberlin visited
last week at Barton Landing.
E. A, Carey has purchased the Arthur s.
Martin farm, and has taken possession.
Mrs. j. NJ. Bond will entertain the cover
the T~eacups" Club on Thursday afternoon.
Because Of limited patronage, it has been
decided best to discontinue the dancing
school.
w. f. Morse was called to Brookfeld last
week by the serious illness of his aged
mother. g, ~ - -. &&--
Allen Smith of Montreal was in Barre
last week to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Daniel Smith.
A box social was given by the Congrega-
tional young people on Tuesday evening In
the church vestry. a&s s-As
Sixteen couples from the Ladies' Whist
Club enjoyed a sleigh ride to Plsinfeld last
Thursday evening.
The Recreation Gun Club will hold An all
day clay pigeon shoot at their range on
Gunner brook next Monday.
Corporal Thomas Caswell Of Company Z
has been promoted to be sergeant in place
OF L., r. McCorrison resigned.
The charter members OF the uniformed
rank, knights Of Pythias. met last evening
for the purpose of organic alton.
Mayor John W. Gordon was in New York
last week where he went to take deposit
tions in cases in which he is counsel.
Mrs. e. A. Mutt of Montpelier is working
as stenographer in the Office of R. A. Hoar
during the illness OF Miss Matte Price.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson is in Burlington
Mondays and Fridays to take the classes Of
Prof. j. II. Linsley. during the latter's i'll
ness.
The Glover Club met on Tuesday after.
noon with Ms j. Henry Jackson Pa nting
in Venice in the sixteenth century was the
subject.
The members of vincitia Lodge, knights
OF Pythias, gave a whist party last Thurs
day evening in their castle hall in Quinlan
I building.
The case Of Corliss against Morton in
which several local granite dealers are in
terested was heard before Judge Barney in
City Court on Tuesday.
The teachers and students at Goddard
Seminary will give Prof. A. W. Pierce, the
retiring principal, a reception next Monday
evening in the Seminary parlors.
The population Of the city of Barre re-
NAMED stationery during the month of Jan.
uary. There were eighteen births and
eighteen deaths during the month.
Mrs. d. A. Foster was badly burned in
the face last Monday by the explosion of a
jug of maple syrup she had put on the stove
to warm. Fortunately her eyes escaped in
jury.
The woman's Missionary Society met
last Thursday afternoon at the Universalis
church. Thu topic for discussion was " Pro
testant Sisterhood and Order of Deacon.
$685."
The tenth annual season of the Barre En-,
tertainment Association closed last week
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Guild of Boston on " Public Duties of a Pri
vate Citizen"
The annual report of the cemetery com.
m~issioners, issued last week, shows a bal.
ance of S126 on hand. This is exclusive OF
the $500, loaned TO the com nissioners OF
Hope cemetery.
Corporals Caswell and Murray and Pri
Yates Goss, Gauthier and Cadger made uI
the basket ball team that played against the
team from Company H at Montpelier las,
Wednesday evening.
The subject OF putting in gates at the diff
ferent railroad crossings inside the city
limits is again being agitated. Whether II
will end in talk as former attempts have
done is pr~oblematical.
The employees of Barclay Brothers gavt
a dance in Miles hall last Friday evening
for which music was furnished by the
Barre orchestra. William Barclay occupied
the seat Of honor at the supper table.
Rev. DIR. s. n. Jackson and Alex Gordon
are representatives from the Congregations
church to the installation OF Rev. Mr.
Goodacre, as pastor OF the.church at Berlin
Corner, which takes place next Wednesday
The drama "Placer Gold,' or "How I'm
Gle Nathan lost his farm" will be presented
at the opera house on Thursday evening b,
local talent, mostly from Goddard Seminary
Prof. o. K. Hollister has the affair in charge
An extension OF several month Of the op
ton on the quarries has been secured by tn,
gentlemen having in charge the plan t.
place all the large granite quarries in Barr,
and vicinity under the control OF a syndi
cate.
, The Woman's Christian Temperance,
Union will meet next Friday afternoon will
I Mrs. Barnes on Highland Avenue. Mrs. B
+ W. Jones will be in charge. Each membe
/. is asked to bring one friend who is not a
. member OF the society.
The pastors of the city, with members o
their churches and congregations, were in
, vited to meet the officers of the Salvation
, Army at the Congregational church las
Monday evening to consult as to the bes
:. plans for aggressive church work.
1t has been practically decided that Prof
o. X. Hollister will succeed Principal A
w. Pierce at Goddard Seminary when tn,
latter leaves at the close of the present term
Mrs. B. w. Jones will take some of tn,
GLASSES now taught ny IIOis hOlliSler'
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Shepard and Mr.. an(
Mrs. N. d. Phelps who have been spending
the winter at Whittier. Cal, left there las
Monday for Washington, D.. c., going via
New Orleans. They will attend the in
auguration ceremonies, and will reacl
home about March 10.
The Poverty Party " given last Thurs
day evening in the Universalist church by
the young peoples societies was very much
of a success. Nearly one hundred appeared
in costume. Mrs. +. 7. Cutler and Hiram
Foster were awarded prizes for the most
poverty. stricken costumers.
The trial before Justice H. W. Scott al
East Barre last week of David Comolli,
charged with assault with intent to kill, re-
suited in the respondent being bound over
to await the action OF the grand jury. W
W. Lapoint appeared for the state and r
A. Hoar for the respondent.
William Edwards, formerly of the firm
OF Gable 4 Edwards, died last Saturday al
his home on Merchant Street, aged thirty,
seven years. His funeral was held Monday
afternoon from his late home, Rev. Thomas
Ii. Mitchell officiating. Clan Gordon, OF
which deceased was a member, attended in
a body.
The frequent necessity for the special con.
s'ruction of cars TO transport heavy monu'
ments from Barre, has led to the organiZa-