The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-05
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREsT--PERs
And GENERAL.
Barre.

n bOn was DOTn ldSJ w 6u0eBuAy TO MT,
and Mrs. James Mcdonald.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph |
Trembley died last Saturday.
j. w Hobart of St. Adams was the guest
OF 8. 8. Ballard last Saturday.
Whitcomb Brothers shipped travelling
derrick to Charleston, 8. O., last week.
John Trow has sold to W. A. Boyce, for
81, 100. house and lot on French street.
Mrs. Richard Jenness OF Lyndonville Wis.,
tied last week at the home of q. N. Kenyon.
Seventeen new members were received
into the Congregational church last Sunday.
Henry Recor brought back over ninety
pounds OF wall-eyed pike from Alburgh last
week.
j. W. Titcomb, state fish commissioner,
has appointed George Howe fish and game
warden,
Henry Flint was in Thetford last week,
| experimenting cloak sale for Gilley &
Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Richardson enter
| tanned the ladies whist club last Thursday
| evening.
o. j. Dodge returned on Monday from
Flushing, L. l., where he has been visiting
| his brother.
| Mrs. B. W. Jones spoke at Mortified last
sunday as a supply for Rev. e. G. Downey
u Duly Vi NOW 1OrR mas D6en In
| Barre during the past week inspecting
steam boilers.
j. f. Callaghan was thrown from his de.
livery wagon last Wednesday evening and
badly bruised.
Many people visited the farm Of George
! Cassia last week to see the Shetland pony
colt, born Monday.
Prof. Ross will lecture on Scottish Life
and Character at the old Methodist church
on Thursday evening.
Joseph Hamel died last Thursday night
of quick consumption, at the home of his
| father on South Main street.
The case of Carr against North was heard
on Monday before Justice H. w. Scott. 1t
was settled and discontinued.
The annual meeting Of the Congregational
Home Missionary Society will be held this
afternoon in the church parlors.
The last meeting of the season of the Pro-
gressive Whist Club was held last Friday
evening with Mrs. A. d. Morse.
The body of young child of Joseph La
violette of Graniteville was buried last
Sunday in the Catholic cemetery.
The funeral of j. Rankin Cole was held
last Thursday afternoon from his late home
Rev. DR.. S. N Jackson officiating
Ernest II. Jones and Miss Annie L. Bar
stow were married last Saturday by Rev, j
A. Sherburne, at his home on Elm street.
1t is expected that the listers will com.
plete their labors about May 10. The grand
list this year is the largest in the history Of
the city.
Charles Mari Of the firm of Mari &, Cor
don, and Thomas Williams of the National
Granite Company are on a business TRIP
through the West.
II. A Alexander, State Councillor of the
Order of United American Mechanics, Wis
tied the local lodge last Thursday evening
and made an address.
w. G. Odds returned last week from hi.
. European tour. He arrived in New York
on the disabled "Crcassia" which was
several days overdue.
The furniture store of w. f. Colby is be
ing equipped with a steel ceiling H. A
Rugg is doing the work. New plate glass
windows will be put in
James Ingram of the firm of Forsyth
q Ingram, returned last week from Chi
cage, where he went to superintend the
erection of monument.
Maurice Gilbert returned to Champlain
N Y, last Friday, after stay in Barre o.
several weeks, during which time his eyes
have been treated by DR.. Hanson.
st. Johns Court, Catholic Order OF For.
esters attended st. Monica's church in 6
body last Sunday morning, The sermon
was by Rev. Father Aubin of Swanton.
Company E was honored in the parade il
New York last week by being made the
color company of the Vermont battalion
This was no small honor but was we'll de
served.
Nearly all the grocery stores in the city
will close on Tuesday and Thursday even
J ings of each week, except when such even
ings come during the first three days of the
month.
Dennis Cleary, an employee in the sheds
of Mcmillan & Stephens had two fingers
of his right hand badly crushed last Wednes
day by getting them between two blocks o.
granite.
The residences of p. Bianchi on Brook
street, John O'Mera on Cambria street anG
Mrs. NJ. Elanargt were searched by officer,
last Saturday evening. No intoxicantE
were found.
A second petition is in circulation asking
Mayor Gordon to call a special city meet
ing to vote on the proposition TO appropriate
a sum Of money for the support of the Barre
Cornet Band
Michael Butler was arrested last Sunday
by Officer Smith for intoxicaton and fol
abusing his wife. In city court Monday he
pleaded guilty to a plain drunk and was
fined $1201, which he paid
The residence Of Joseph Bellinger, corner
Of Seminary and Main streets, and the store
of b. Thomas on Depot Square were raided
by officers last Friday evening, but no in
toxicating liquors were found.
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was played last Saturday afternoon on God
dard Seminary campus between the God
dards and Barre Rushers, resulting in VIC
tory for the former by score of 16 to 8.
The design for the Burns monument,
made by William Barclay has been selected
by the committee appointed for that purpose,
and the choice has been unanimously rati-
fled by the members of the Burns Club.
The case of Brunette against Freeman
was heard in city court last Wednesday
morning. Judge Barney ruled that the
court had no jurisdiction and dismissed the
case. Brunette paid the costs of the suit.
John Milne was badly injured last Sun
day by being thrown from his buggy on
North Main street. Mr.. Milne was picked
up in an unconscious condition. He re-
ceived bad cut in his head, and other Sc
we're bruises
Rev. DR.. 8. N. Jackson has declined the
invitation to preach the memorial sermon
before Crandall Post, G. A. R., on Sunday,
| May %. Rev. w Il. Davenport will be in
vted to perform this service and will I'M
doubtedly accept.
Burt N, Cults and Miss Wnnifred l. Ke-
Ter were married by Rev. w. h. Davenport,
last Friday, at the home of the father OF the
groom on Hill street. The newly-married