The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERs
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

fever.
A. G. Fay is to be Memorial Day orator at
Bradford.
G. w. Scarf of Burlington was in town on
Monday.
W. G. Adams was at Chester, Mass, on |
business last week.
Mrs. w. G. Reynolds is working in the |
store Of Gilley & Abbott.
Mrs. Lena spsulding of Chelsea is the |
guest Of O. Ii. Granger.
Henry j. Smith, Of Smith Brothers, was
housed with the grip last week.
Miss Mabel Baker went on Monday to
North Adams, Mass, to reside.
w. D. Smith has moved to his new house,
corner Of Seminary and Summer streets.
George Buchanan OF Morrisville, N. Y,
was the guest Of Jesse Cayhue last week.
George Morse OF Montpelier is yard mas
ter for the Montpelier & Wells River rail-
road
John G. Martin, travelling agent for the
White Star Line, visited s. 8. Ballard last
week.
George +. Clark has sold to John W. Nc
Donald, for $1,000, house and lot on Hill
street.
The Goddards will play the Bethel base
ball team on the home ground Monday,
May II.
Col. L. @. Grant of Burlington installed
the officers OF Canton Vinton last Friday
| evening.
George D. Wheeler joined the Barre party
| at Greensboro on Monday, going there on
his wheel.
The case of Crockett against the City Of
Barre is docketed for the June term oil
| Orange couny court.
Special Officer Spear seized two barrels Of
beer on the truck team of e. G. Brock last
| Thursday afternoon.
Clementine, wife of Ambrose Bianchi, has
brought suit for divorce on the ground Of
intolerable severity,
The Barre Rushers defeated the Goddards
by score OF "a to 6, at Central Park last
Saturday afternoon.
The sermon Memorial Sunday, May 80,
| will be preached by Rev. j. A. Sherburne
in the Opera House.
Rev. William Jackson, of Montreal, Wis
tied Rev. DR.. 8. N. Jackson, his father,
| during the past week.
Miss Maggie Fowler went on Monday to
Montreal to take course OF instruction in
hospital in that city.
The Barre Rushers defeated the Mont
pelier Seminary team at Montpelier last
Friday by score of IL to T.
The sum of 81 900 has been raised for the
w. II. Shipman library that is to be estab-
lished at Goddard Seminary.
Mrs. B. W. Jones gave an interesting talk
on Gounod, the composer, at the Universal
list church last Sunday evening.
Miss Florence Soule was called last week
to her home in Taunton, Mass, by the
serions illness of her mother.
Mrs. S. s. Ballard went last week to
Charleston, s. c., for stay of several
weeks for the benefit of her health.
w. II. Kendrick has received from the
state board of pharmacy certificate which
makes him full-hedged pharmacist.
=. The beer seized last Saturday at the resi-
dence of j. Comoli was ordered returned tC
the owner by Judge Barney on Monday.
George Manning of the Montpelier Sem
mary preached at Hedding church last Sun.
day, in the absence Of Rev. W. r. Daven
port.
Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Davenport have
been visiting in Landgrove, the former
home of Mrs. Davenport, during the past
week
Six cases of lager and two gallons OF
whiskey were seized at the express office
last Wednesday by Officers Smith and
French.
Allen Wood, an aged resident of Wash
lngton street received shock of paralysis
on Sunday, and has since been in critical
condition.
Misses Nadine Nichols and Edna Clark
returned last week from Boston, where they
recently graduated from the Emerson School
of Oratory.
The graduating class of the Spauldine
High School were entertained last Friday
afternoon at the home of Miss Carpenter in
Brookfeld.
Nathaniel Bond had one thumb broken
and leg and arm severely bruised last Sat.
urday by being thrown from his buggy on
Main street.
The dealers in malt extract have needed
the warning Of A. l.. Weeks, deputy col.
lector Of internal revenue, and have discon-
tinued its sale.
A running team will be sent from the
Barre fire department to the tournament OF
the State Fireman's Association to be held
at Vergennes in June.
Rev. DR.: s. N. Jackson and Rev. G. N.
Kellogg OF Worthwhile exchanged last Sun
day, DR.. Jackson is attending a church
council at Waitsfield to-day.
81. W. Whitcomb, Q. II. Kendrick, e. M.
Wheeler, G. j. Hawes Frank Danforth, f.
@. Eaton ond A. p. Abbott left for Green's
boro last Monday on fishing trip.
Rev. B. w. Jones supplied last Sunday
for Rev. e. @. Downey of Northfield who is
still i'll. Mrs. Jones spoke at the Universal
list church in Barre, morning and evening.
The funeral of Fred Harvey, whose hor-
| rible death was noted last week, was held
last Thursday afternoon from his late home
on North Main street, Rev. p. G. Abbey
officiating
The Hayne monument to be erected by
employees OF the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
road of New York over the grave Of the late
general manager, was shipped to Danville,
Pa, last Friday.
Several members of the Recreation Gun
Club attended the shoot given last Friday
afternoon by the Montpelier Club at their
range: W. II. Hoisington took second
prize in the contest.
Professor Ross lectured on Scottish
Life and Character to a large audience at
the old Methodist church last Thursday
evening. The choir sang several Scotch
songs that were much appreciated.
One Of the special cars of 60, 700 capacity,
built by the Central Vermont railroad, was
necessary to transport to Kansas City the
roof stone Of the huge vault now in process
OF construction by Barclay Brothers.
Frank Vernier had his right ankle badly
crushed last Saturday at the sheds of Clari-
hew q Gray, by getting it under block Of
granite. Amputation was necessary, and
the operation was performed by DR.. W. ID.
Reid, assisted by doctors Joseph Jackson
and b. W. Braley.
The Barre Rangers football team will
play the Light Blues, of Manchester, N. H.,