The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-15
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS. OF INTEREST--PERsONAL
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

Barre.
Miss Jennie Murphy is clerk for d. NJ
Miles.
Homer Fits was in the Boston markets
last week.
Postmaster McWhorter was in Boston
last week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Bond is in the Boston and New
York markets.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. d. siegel went to New
York on Tuesday.
An infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Paul died on Monday.
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Winter.
A daughter was born last week to Mr..
| and Mrs. FL. l.. Averill.
| Herbert Colby has four horses at the
Northfield fair this week.
| A daughter was born last Friday to Mr..
| and Mrs. Thomas Sheriff.
| A daughter was born last Saturday to
| Mr.. and Mrs. f. s. Badger.
Major j. D. Smith made business trip
to Albany, N. Y, last week
The Bachelors Club gave a picnic at
Caledonia Park last Saturday.
James Higgins and Adolph Lane entered
Dartmouth College last week.
A fair will be held at St. Monica's church
from October to II inclusive.
The year old child OF Frank Hunton died
last Sunday night OF cholera ipfantum.
Henry G. and John G. Stoughton visited
Col. Stoughton, their father, last week.
Charles Kenerson was at Glens Falls, N.
Y, last week setting monumental work.
L. G. Robbins took second prize last Fri
day in the bicycle races at the Sheldon
fair.
Tie Barre Juniors defeated the Water
bury nine last Wednesday by score Of IL
toe.
Rev. DR.. 8. n. Jackson exchanged last
Sunday with Rev. George Ladd of Water
bury.
81. A. Duffy was called to Syracuse, N.
Y, last week by the death OF his aged
mother.
Miss Laura NJ Smith of Medford, Mass,
was the guest last week OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Lapoint.
A. D. Morse and family returned last Sat-
urday from Old Orchard, Me-. where they
have passed the summer
Thomas Caswell has been elected mana
ger, and III. G. Whitaker, captain Of the
Spencer Rifles football team.
Miss Lucy Cummings was i'll last week.
Her place in the Beckley street school was
taken by Miss Susie Cummings.
The Pigeon, Poultry and Pet Stock Asso-
citation will hold it's annual exhibition Sep.
| UeMD6r ~ anu 20 III MICS nail.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcfarland, Mrs L.
l.. Greene and Miss Alice Blanchard were
at Old Orchard, Me-, last week.
Don Camp of South Barre has purchased
the milk route of d. 8. Waterman, who has
recently been appointed postman.
More than 300 children are now in the
public schools of the city of Barre. This is
an increase Of nearly 200 over last year.
The Clio Club met last Wednesday even
ing with Miss Edna Perry to organize and
lay out plan of work for the ensuing year
. A child of M. R, Degoby,. who resides on
Granite street, died on Monday of diph
liberia. The burial took place that after
noon.
n. ID. Phelps was in Springfield, Mass
last week, in consultation with G. L. Good
hue, president of the Barre Water Com.
pany.
Rev W. r. Davenport preached at He'd
ding Church last Sunday morning the first
OF series of sermons on the Apostles
creed
A party of twenty-five from Barre at
tended the reception given Mr.. and Mrs
w. G. Nye at East Barre last Saturday
evening.
W. F. Rowland went to the interior Of
Pennsylvania last week to set a large
monument from the sheds Of Jones
Brothers.
| MTb. JOUu Bruce sailed laSU 6duuruay
from Montreal for her old home in Aber
deem, Scotland, where she expects to spend
the winter.
Mari & Gordon still refuse to enter the
granite combine Clarihew & Gray signed
on Monday.
The Universalist young people will ten.
der reception to the students at Goddard
Seminary in the church parlors ON Thurs.
day evening.
| Hvinn aticlr ~ wood OF ba ~
Burnham & Ayers struck III. r. Hay in the
face last Wednesday inficting painful and
disfguring wounds.
Misses Helen Goldsbury and Elizabeth
Hanson are delegates from Hedding Church
to the county Sunday.school convention
now in session at P)ainheld.
Mrs o. S. Wiley, state deputy for the
grand lodge of Good Templars was in
Windsor county last week instituting juven.
lie orders and inspecting lodges.
The newly elected officers Of the Spauld.
ing High School Battalion are Luther Beck
ley, captain; James Walker first lieutenant
and Arthur Jackson second lieutenant
"Crappie owned by Fl. 8. Colby won
the 2: 20 race at Waterbury last Thursday
in three straight heats, and lowered the
state track record, making mile in 2:20.
The quarry syndicate is still the topic of
general conversation and the intelligence
received last week from Quincy, Mass, that
similar syndicate is to be formed there,
Fred L. Hyde, formerly of the firm OF Nc.
Whorter & Hyde, now of Concord, N H.,
has been the guest of A. p. Abbott during
the past week. He was accompanied by his
fam lily
The Universalist Young Peoples Union
held joint service last Sunday with the
unions from Goddard Seminary and East
Montpelier The theme of the meeting was
Echoes from Detroit"
Frank e. Densmore was arrested for in
toxication last Thursday night by Officer
Spear. Before Justice II. w. Scott Friday
morning he pleaded guilty and was fined
with costs S105l which he paid.
The body of the infant son of Harry Dens.
more, who died last Sunday, was taken to
Colchester for burial on Monday. Brief
funeral services were conducted Monday
morning by Rev. w. h. Davenport.
Mrs G. p. Fisher celebrated on Monday
her eighty-sixth birthday at the residence
of Mrs. A. G.. Lapoint, her daughter. Many
frianda oallad 1urinp the aftarnOOn In nov