The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-27
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
md GENERAL.
Barre.


II. g. Kotton of Philadelphia is visiting
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil g. Smith are visiting
relatives in Tunbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ii. Gale visited last
week In st. Johnsbury.
Miss Margaret Moorcroft has been seri-
ously Ill during the past week.
The Misses Soule OF Fairfield were guests,
last week, Of Mrs. @. 8. Currier.
A Mendelessohn concert will be given in
the Universalist church next Sunday even
ing.
A. d. Gilley has purchased OF O. L. Bug
bee, for 1920, his residence on Richardson
street.
A large party from Barre attended the
masquerade ball at South Barre last
Wednesday evening.
There will be q special train from Mont
pelier to Barre this evening and Thursday
evening. after the performance OF the win
ter circus at Armory hail.
Miss Inez, daughter of DR.. d ID. Grout OF
Waterbury visited Mrs. 8. r. Jones, her
grandmother last week.
The Senior Congregational Christian En-
deavor Society is to hold box social in the
vestry next Friday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. B. W. Jones visited last
week in St. Johnsbury. Mrs. Jones spoke
A musical club has been organized at
Goddard Seminary under the direction of
Misses Houghton and Foster.
Bishop John M. Walden of Cincinnati is
| to preside at the Vermont Conference that
will meet in Barre Thursday, April %,
next.
The city has accepted Circle and Batchel-
| der streets, and the records of the same
have been placed on file with City Clerk
Wells.
Miss Fannie Smith of Boston accompanied
the remains OF Mrs. Frances r. Shepard to
Barre last week. She returned to Boston
| Thursday.
A report of the fourth annual banquet of
| the Barre Granite Manufacturers' Associa-
ton may be found in the Montpelier items
| on page two.
Rev. W. r. Davenport spoke on "Deci-
sion at Hedding church last Sunday morn
ing. His theme in the evening was "Prove
All Things"
B. w. Abbey is coaching the members OF
Company in basket ball. Practice
matches are played in the Armory almots
every evening
Col. H. R. Stoughton, division superin.
tendent of the Central Vermont railroad,
has been with his family in Oberlin, o.
during the past week.
The laws of the Catholic church in regard
to Christian burial will be explained at St
Monicas church next Sunday morning by
Rev. Father MCKenna.
The chancery suit growing out Of wind
ing up the affairs of the Producers Granite
Company was given hearing last Monday
in the Office of j. w. Gordon before "a. A
Huse of Montpelier, master.
II. W. Scott was at Vergennes last week
to attend the twenty-frst annual conven.
ton Of the Vermont Beekeepers' Associ-
alton, of which he is president.
The divorce cases from Barre that have
been entered for trial at the March term Of
Washington county court are numerous and
some are of a sensational character.
The physicians of Barre are of the opinion
that the worst Is over, so far as the epidemic
of measles is concerned. The cases now
are few, and none are Of dangerous charac.
ter.
G. G. Mackie and W. F. Rowland left las,
Thursday night for New Orleans to superin.
tend the erection Of the Moriarty monu
ment. They will be absent until about
March l.
w. 8. Alden Of Middlebury was in Barre
last week. This is the first time in thirty.
six years that Mr.. Alden has visited this
city and he found few landmarks that he
recognized.
Mrs. G.. B. Nichols entertained the Philo
nathan Club last evening. The "Curren,
Events" were in charge of Mrs. o. d
Mathewson, and the dialogue Dinner OF
Callas" was read.
Pursuant to instructions from the city
council the property committee Of that body
have been making an investigation of the
house on the Benedict farm, with a view tc
making it over into tenements for the city
poor.
The syndicate of Burlington gentlemen
who are to construct the electric railroad
between this city and Montpelier were in
l IL. a.
pushing the work as soon as the frost Is on,
Of the ground in the spring.
Robert Troup and Miss Kittie Appley
were thrown from their sleigh last Friday
evening when driving from Montpelier
The horse became frightened and ran. The
sleigh was badly demoraliZed but neither
Mr.. Troup nor Miss Appley were badly in
jured.
Daniel Devers was arrested last Monday
by Officer Rowland on city court mitti.
mus. In April last Devers was convicted
of keeping Intoxicating liquor. and was
fined, with costs, SAG. He appealed his
case. but the appeal was never entered, and
a mittimus was issued by Judge Barney.
Rev. Andrew Gillies, pastor Of the Meth.
odist church at White River Junction. is as
sisting in the revival meetings that are still
in progress at Hedding church. Rev. II. A.
Spencer of Springfield will also be present
one or two evenings. Mr.. Gillies will
preach at needing cnurcn next sunday
morning.
The Barre Model Yacht Club to encour-
age yacht modelling and sailing. was organ
lied last Wednesday evening. James La
mont was elected president; Thomas Hen
derson, vce-president; James Hurry, secre-
tary, with Alexander Ross, William Mel
win, James Anderson and George Milne,
executive committee. Another meeting
will be held next Wednesday evening.
Two cases were heard by Judge Barney
in city court last Monday. In the case Of
Loren Breno against Daniel Emery judg-
ment in the sum of S12 was confessed by
defendant. III. f. Cutler against George
Newman to recover S7S for keeping horse,
was tried in the afternoon. Plaintiff oh
tanned judgment for the full amount of his
| claim.
Deacon Charles Wheaton died last SUM-
day morning from the result of fall re-
ceived several weeks ago, which injured
his brain. Mr., Wheaton has been for the
past thirty-eght years deacon in the Con-
gregational church and member of that
church for tifty-two years. His funeral was
held on Tuesday afternoon from the resi-
dence of his son Clarence, Rev. DR.. s. n.
Jackson officiating The burial was in
Barre cemetery.
The shareholders in Barre of the defunct
| Granita State prOvidant AasOciatiOn have