The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-17

back to his home that he left 80 abruptly,
AN upright boiler was mounted upon q
sled last Thursday, over the frozen surface
sewer on Washington street, and the OBJ
struotion was thawed out. Because Of the
water In the yestry the wOrshipers at the
Church of the Good Shepherd met last Sun.
day in the spaulding High School chapel.
There is prospect that the vestrymen OF
the Church OF the Good Shepherd will bring
suit against the city for damages by the
flooding of their vestry unless the city
council votes to make good the loss. They
have taken counsel in the matter and have
been advised that the city is liable for the
damage
The ejectment case Of L o. Wood against
e. l.. White was tried before Judge Barney
and jury in city court last Saturday after
noon. The jury found for the plaintiff to
mediate possession OF the Cascade House.
W. A. Boyce and w. W. Lapoint appeared
for plaintiff and @ R. Swasey for defendant.
Mayor Gordon and Alderman j. W. Nc
Donald accompanied George III. Almon to
Essex junction last Wednesday evening to
inspect the system of incandescent street
lighting. Since their return the streets Of the
city OF Barre have been measured to ascer-
tain how large surface 1t would be neces.
| sary to cover with these small lights
should the board of aldermen vote to put
them in.
| Inc iuu6rdl Oh Wlilldm bullb was u6lu
| last Thursday, Rev b. W. Jones officiating
Mr.. Bulls died from the effects of injuries
received at the polishing mill of A.. w.
Lane, as mentioned last week. He was
twenty-eight years old, and was an indus
| trious. upright young man. He leaves a
| widow to whom he was married January
last The burial was in Elmwood cemetery
College, Greensboro N. c., delivered an
eloquent and inspiring address to a
crowded house at Heddng Methodist
church last Sunday night Prof Chavis is
an orator of breadth and scholarship, and
closely held the attention of his large au-
dence. AT the close of the lecture good
sized collection was taken up for the work
of educating the colored people of the
South.
Nathaniel Chamberlin, one of the old
landmarks of the Barre of long ago. died
suddenly last week at his home on North
| Main street. He was seventy seven years
old, and was apparently as well as usual I'M
| til few moments before his death. He
was prominent member Of Hedding Meth
odist church. His funeral was held from
Hedding church Friday afternoon, Rev w.
| II. Davenport officiating Deceased was a
steward of the Methodist church in Barre
for more than thirty years, and had taught
in Sunday-school nearly as long. His health
had been frail for several years.
The ordination of Rev. Thomas Mitchell
as pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
occurred in the old Methodist church last
Friday evening. The services were in
charge of committee from the Presbytery
OF Boston, consisting of Rev. DR.. G. s.
Dewing of Somervile, Mass, Rev. j. j.
Hall of South Ryegate and Rev. E. w.
Cummings of Barre, assisted by Elders An
drew Wyllie of South Ryegate and M. j..
| Mcleod of Graniteville. Rev. DR.. L. N.
Jackson preached the installation sermon.
Rev. Mr.. Dewing gave the charge to the
people, and Rev. Mr.. Hall the charge to the
| pastor.
special city meeting has been called by
| Mayor Gordon for Thursday evening, March
o. to see il the city will vote to contract for
three years for the use of arc and incandes-
cent street lights. The warning also con-
tans an article to see II the city will author
ize special school tax in addition to the
tax of fifty cents on the dollar of the grand
| list which the charter allows the city coun-
| Gil to assess The reason for this is that the
board of school commissioners discovered,
at meeting held last Thursday evening,
that the act passed by the legislature Of
1896, amending the city charter 80 that the
| school commissioners would be allowed
sixty-two and one-half cents on dollar Of
the grand list is defective and imperative.
Mayor Gordon told the board that he would
refuse to sign any warrants that called for
an expenditure for school purposes Of more
than fifty cents on the dollar of the grand
of the city.
The new board OF school commissioners
met last week and organized by electing
Perley Chandler president of the board. 1t
was voted that tuitien must be paid by all
pupils who attend the city schools, whose
parents reside outside the city limits. A
Communication was received from the
Burns Club, thanking the board for grant
ing site for the proposed monument to be
erected during the coming summer to the
memory Of Robert Burns. Prof. o. D.
Mathewson was reelected principal OF the
Spaulding High School, and was unani-
mously reelected superintendent of school,
with an increase OF 800 in his salary.
Superintendent Mathewson and Commits
sioner f. G.. Rowland were appointed a
committee to procure room large enough
for school OF fifty pupils, and to have it
ready for occupancy at the opening of the
spring term. The board estimates that the
cost OF the public schools during the coming
year will be about SIG 900.
At the meeting of the board of aldermen,
held last week, the resignation Of Nathan
Corliss as truant officer was received and
accepted. It was voted to transfer 81, OOC
from the general fund to the school &C.
count. The following appointments OF
Mayor Gordon were confirmed: OverseeI
of the poor, o. d. Shurteff; trustee of pub
lie money, G. N. Field; chief OF police, War
rem F. Rowland patrolman, Patrick Brown
assessor for three years, G. W. Hall; board
of health, DR.. M. d. Chandler chairman
Rev. W. R Davenport, Milo F. Burnham
fish and game wardens, A. e. Batchelder
W. G. Olds; chief engineer Of fire depart
ment, N. d. Phelps, first assistant, e. #
Smith, second assistant. e. M. Wheeler
third assistant, w. F. Shepard; fourth as
sistant, Harry W. Whitcomb; cemetery
commission for three years, DR.. j. Henry
Jackson; superintendent of streets, Fred
E. Perrin; special policemen, George
Wood, w. M. Spear, Nathan Corliss, NJ. A
Nichols; auditors, G. N. Field, d. P. Town
. T. W. Cave; city weigher, G. f. Reynolds
sealer Of weights and measures, Perley
Chandler; fence viewers, W. E. Barney, A
G. Slayton, A. G. Fay; inspectors of leather
W. r. Morse, w. w. Calder; pound
: keepers, W. f. Richardson, G. B. Towns
: hend inspector of buildings, A. r. Dodge
inspector of food, Dr. G. b. Nichols; hay
wards, II. f. Cutler, w. d. George, Clinton
Thwing.
South Barre.
Dennie Donahue is able to ride out after
his long sickness.
Adolph Lane has returned from his triI
to Washington. ID. @.
Miss Christie Burt has been visiting Mrs
Curtis COrliss the past week.