The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-18
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS. OF INTEREsT--PERSONAL
And GENERAL.
Barre.

last Sunday.
A column of deferred Barre news may be
found on page2.
Frank L. Page went last week to York |
Beach, Maine, for two weeks.
G. s. Currier, city engineer, was at Meri- |
deth, N. H., over last Sunday.
Barre defeated Plattsburg at Barre last
Thursday by score of IL to z.
Misses Rose and Carrie More OF Rox bury
N Y, are guests OF j. Gould More
Miss Clara Isham of Burlington was the
guest OF Miss Pearl NJ Abbey last week.
Chauncey Wiley was at Millers Falls,
Mass, last week setting monumental work.
DIR. and Mrs B. w. Braley went last Fri
day to Phillipsburg, p O., on fishing trip.
The Quincy foot ball team will meet the
Barre Rangers at Barre Saturday, August
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The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Pol
lani died last Thursday and was buried
Friday.
Mrs. f. g. Rowland returned last Thurs
day evening from visit OF several weeks
in Maine.
j. A Demo and family started on Mon
day for a carriage drive through the White
Mountains.
Rev. j. A. Sherburne gave reception to
his Sunday-school class at his home last
Friday evening.
Mrs e. r. Meader and Mrs. Fred Ship
man of Hardwick were guests OF W. w.
Calder over last Sunday.
The five.year-old son OF Peter Flingan
| died last Thursday. The body was taken to
| New York state for burial
Rev. and Mrs. B. W. Jones returned last
Friday morning from Waterloo, Ia, where
| they have been for the past six weeks
| e. l.. Smith, ex-Alderman Currier and A.
| d. Morse were at Springfield last week to
inspect the system Of water works there.
Donald Smith of the firm OF Z. L. Smith
& Co., went on last Saturday to Old Or
| chard Beach for vacation OF a week or
| more.
c. E. Perkins of Baltimore, Nd, supreme
secretary Of the Iron Hall, was in Barre last
Wednesday night and met the members OF
that order.
Mrs. George Angus left last Friday for
New York. She sailed Saturday for Aber-
deem, Scotland, expecting to be absent sew
eral months.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Stone died last Thursday. The funeral
was held Saturday morning from st. Mon
ica's church.
Rev. W. r. Davenport returned last week
from his vacation and preached at Hedding
church Sunday morning on 1.-THE Divine
Availability Of Christ"
Miss Kate Healey, former instructor in
music in the public schools in Barre, has
been engaged to take similar position in
the Randolph High School.
The foot ball game played last Saturday
afternoon on Central Park between teams
from the Burns Club and Clan Gordon re-
suited In tie score OF 3 to 3.
George Walker and Mrs. G. II, Granger
are delegates from the Congregational
Christian Endeavor Society to the county
convention to be held at Warren.
Barre won from st. Adams last Saturday
afternoon by score OF six to five. This
was the last OF the league games and leaves
Barre in the lead with 600 per cent.
The young daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clarey died last week OF congestion Of the
lungs. The funeral was held Thursday
morning from st. Monica's church.
DR.. and Mrs. II. O. Worthen and children
and Dr. j. Henry Jackson and family left
last Friday for vacation OF week or ten
days which will be spent in Canada.
R. A. Hoar has been appointed attorney
for the Barre and Montpelier Electric rail
road. Because OF this he has sent to the
city council his resignation as city attorney
James V. Booth OF Troy. N. Y, and Miss
Isabella s. Kynoch were married last
home Of Robert Kynoch, father of the bride
Rev. II. w. R. Stafford, rector of the
Church Of the Good Shepherd, left on Mon
day for Bath, Me-, for an outing of three
weeks. He was accompanied by Mrs. Stat
ford.
Miss Fannie West Of Reading, Pa, is the
guest Of Miss Kate West, her cousin. Miss
West was formerly resident of Barre and
is receiving warm greeting from many
friends.
James Mackie and Alex. Bird left for
Montreal on Monday to attend the Ma
tional Convention Of the order OF Scottish
Clans. They 60 as delegates from Clan
Gordon.
P. j. Denneen was arrested last Wednes
day evening by Officer Buchanan for beat
ing his WIFE Before Justice Scott Thursday
morning he pleaded guilty and was fined 81
and costs.
One OF the infant twins of Mr.. and Mrs
j. r. Mute died last Wednesday OF cholers
infantum. Less than twenty-four hours
after, the second died OF the same disease
Both were buried on Thursday.
The Street Railway Company begun on
Monday the work Of layipg the rails on North
Main street. A beginning was made al
Seminary street and about one hundred
and twenty-five men are utilized.
A stone team loaded with $4,000 pounds
OF stone, driven by Arthur McIver, went
through the scales in front OF 6. j. Rey'
nolds' store last Saturday morning. The
capacity of the scales is only 1000 pounds
Miss Katie M. Corliss is still seriously i'll
at the home of Mrs. G. n. Scott, near Gran
iteville, where she was taken i'll two weeks
ago. Miss Corliss has very large circle OF
friends in Barre who fervently hope for her
ultimate recovery.
Miss Mary Mclean, graduate of Boston
University, has been engaged as second as
sistant.at the Spalding High School during
the coming year Miss Mary McGregor will
be musical instructor. Miss McGregor is a
recent graduate of the normal school AT
Potsdam, n. Y.
The kindergarten OF Miss Colby will
begin Tuesday, September Z, in rooms
at 1876 North Main street, next door to the
school formerly conducted by Miss Whe-
lock. The class is now already nearly full
Application can be made to Miss Margaret
M. Colby at Waterbury, Vt.
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers bill posters
were in town on Tuesday and attempted to
put up bill boards on premises that were
prohibited from such use. When remon-
strated with they used much profane Ian
guage. They were arrested and each was
fined So and costs.
The list of entertainments provided for
the coming season by the Barre entertain
ment association is one Of the best ever CIV
en- in the Granite City. 1t includes the
Park sisters and Miss Sutherland Rev. Sam