The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-27

D. w ABBEY pltcner Tor the Kansas City
Western League Base Ball Club during the
past season. is visiting in the city.
Guy Dudley Of Waterford, N. c., has
been visiting during the past week at the
home Of Mrs. e. N. Prescott, his aunt.
Henry King Of Granitevile and Miss
Phoebe j. Hall of East Barre were married
last Wednesday by Rev. DIR. S. N. Jackson
at his residence.
William Scott has been elected treasurer
of the Barre Rangers football club, TO fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
James Patterson.
Lloyd, the three-y son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Gauthier, died OF cholera infan-
| tum last Sunday, at the home OF his grand
parents in Bolton.
K. G, Hanson was a delegate from the
| Universalist church to the council for the
| examination Of Rev. Elizabeth H. Goldth-
waite, held at Calais.
Misses Isabella Russell and Elizabeth
| Curtis, members of the Society OF Shakers
of Enfield, N. H., are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George w. Hunt.
The annual masquerade OF the Burns
| Club will occur on Friday evening, No
vember g. Extensive preparations are in
progress for this event.
The football team from Company E was
defeated by the Goddard Seminary eleven
on the Seminary campus last Saturday
afternoon by score Of 16 to u.
DIR. S. r. Davis OF Lynn, Mass, is visiting
his mother and brothers. DR.. Davis has
been for the past fourteen months on the
operating staff at the Lynn hospital.
W. A. Scott OF franklin Falls, N. H,
visited G. W. Scott, his brother, last week.
Mr.. Scott is vice-president of the Acme
Granite Company that has headquarters in
Barre.
f. G. Rowland, cashier of the Barre Ma.
tional Bank, returned last Saturday even
lug from Buffalo, n. Y, where he attended
| tha Not inrp f N prnt
Of st. Andrew.
The l.. A. Cheever houses on River street
were sold at auction by o. H. Hale last
Thursday. Albert Gilbert purchased one
for S675, and the other was struck off to b.
Thomassi for $3.50.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard of New York de.
livered very interesting discourse to a
large congregation at Heddng Church last
Sunday evening, and took the largest col
lection for missions taken in Barre for many
years.
The granite syndicate is no more. An Of
) fetal circular was issued on Tuesday stat
. ing that owing to the OPPOSITE on to the
scheme it was thought best to drop the
whole business. For this very many people
in Barre are devoutly thankful.
The paint shop of G. A. Heath on Wash
r ington street was totally destroyed by fire
last Wednesday morning. Insured with j.
W. Dillon for $1,000. Mr.. snd Mrs. Heath
were both absent from town at the time.
Inc cause OF Jn6 Dr6 Is u mystery.
Michael McLean' was in justice court last
Wednesday morning, charged with third
offence of intoxication the night before.
= He was fined, with costs, $50, and took the
alternative sentence of one hundred days in
the house Of correction at Rutland
: At the annual meeting of the Congrega-
q tional Ladies' Aid Society, held last week,
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Miss Edith Averill; vice-president,
Mrs s. n. Jackson; secretary, Mrs. j. Hen
ry Jackson; treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Curtis.
The State Board of Railroad Commission
. ers and the officials and attorney of the
= electric railroad company and of the city OF
!, Barre, inspected the proposed location OF
. the crossing of the electric railroad tracks
b and the Barre railroad near the fork factory
on Monday afternoon.
,. Mrs. John Milton was found guilty last
9 week, before Justice Ii. W. Scott and a
/, Jury, of an assault on Mrs. Edward Burke.
: G. T. Swasey appeared for the state and r.
A Hosr and F. j. Martin for the respond
y ent, who was fined, with costs, $43.9 "a. She
y appealed her case to county court.
r A Neal Dow memorial service was held in
y the Congregational church last Sunday
evening, conducted by the officers OF Neal
y Dow Lodge of Good Templars and the local
8 Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
It Appropriate music was furnished and sew
eral OF the city pastors made addresses.
A pleasant reception was rendered Rev.
# and Mrs E. M. Fuller at the Baptist church
o last Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs
It Charles Corliss, Miss Pearl Abbey and OAR
o win Jones assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller in
s receiving. The pastors Of neighboring
= churches were present, as were many men,
}, bers Of other congregations.
Mark Osgood, George Gate and Grover
Osgood were arrested last Friday by Truant
If Officer French and taken before Judge
8 Barney in city court, charged with habitual
: vagrancy. The Osgood boys were sent to
10 the State Industrial School at Vergennei for
A four years each, and the Gate lad was sent
there for three years. All these boys were
= under sixteen years OF age.
At the meeting OF the board Of aldermen,
held last week, S. B. Huse, o. G Stickney,
A B. Averill, w. F. Bradford and l.. M.
Averill were given permission to connect
with the main sewer Building permits
were granted to Patrick Brown, G. N. Bar
Der, Smith & Blackwell Jones Brothers,
Victor Richardson and d. NJ. Miles.
William Wright was arrested last Satur
day night for intoxication, by Chief OF Po-
:. lice Rowland. He was fined, with costs,
d $10.61, by Justice III. w. Scott on Monday.
Thomas Maher was also arrested Wednes-
:, day evening by Officer Brown for using in
" sulting language to ladies on the street.
He was convicted Monday morning OF a
!, breach of the peace and fined SIS and costs.
The special city meeting to consider the
: question of a municipal water supply, held
last week, was well attended. Rev. W. R.
d Davenport presided in the absence of the
chairman. The report of the city council
a was read by Mayor Gordon and w. A.
: Boyce Harvey Hersey and W, E. Barney
reported for the special committees. 1t was
: voted to purchase land on Martin brook, in
: Williamstown for a reservoir, and to pur'
It chase any springs in that vicinity that
J. could be bought for reasonable price.
Iuasmuch as the presiding Judge Of Wash
o ington County Court has refused to dis
i solve the injunction placed on the electric
railroad at the request of the city council,
t and as at the last meeting OF the board OF
d aldermen a communi. alton was received
from the company stating that 1t refused to
r accept the conditions made by the council,
n the prospects are that nothing more will be
done this fall toward putting the road in
operation. Those who desire an electric
railroad in Barre may as well make up
/ their minds that they will not see one in
operation this year.
u An adjourned meeting of the city council
o was held last Thursday evening A petit
ton received for a street crossing in front
h Of the city hotel was referred to the street
!. commissioners. These gentlemen reported
| favrO ha for