The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-24
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERS
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

Barre.
+. N. Brsley is visiting in Boston.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and |
Mrs James Marion.
II. X. Bush was in Utica, N. Y, last
week on q business trip.
Miss Lillian Bush is stenographer in the
office OF Mayor Gordon.
Miss Matte Price has gone to her home in
Middlesex for short stay.
FIN. Braley, clerk in the Barre National
Bank, is visiting in Boston
A daughter was born last Monday to
Captain and Mrs. ID. r. Bisbee.
8. 8. Ballard is in Burlington this week as
grand juror at United States court
The new fish market of Mudgett & Avery,
| on Main street, was opened this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Q. w. Steele entertained the
Ladies' Whist Club last Friday evening.
Rev. G. N. Kellogg of Worthwhile preached
in the Congregational church last Sunday.
| e. A. B. Bishop has resigned as adjutant
| of the first battalion Of the First Regiment,
V. N. G.
Ward Crosby, a civil engineer Of Concord,
n. H., visited G. s. Currier, his brother,
last week.
Rev. B. w. Jones occupied the pulpit of
the Church Of the Messiah at Montpelier
last Sunday.
| BlSD6e u Grdndln nave auJubJ6u Inc lOsb
sustained by o. H. Hale in the recent fire on
| depot square.
Daniel Foley returned last Friday from
| an extended sojourn at the House of Cor
rection at Rutland.
Local talent will produce the drama
"Pacer Gold" at the Opera House on
Thursday evening.
The members of Crandall Post, G. A. r.,
have engaged Mayor Gordon for Memorial
| Day orator in Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wallace of Water
| bury have been spending part OF their
honeymoon in this city.
The Spencer Rifles will entertain their
| friends at Armory Hall next Friday even
| ing with a social dance.
The city council has voted to rewire the
| opera house and to contract with j. s. Viles
for lighting the building.
The Epworth League of Hedding Meth
odist church held a social at the church
parlors on Monday evening
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, will serve "high tea" at
the parish hall this evening.
MONTPELIER Council, Royal and Select
Master Mason, will hold a meeting in Ma
sonic hall next Tuesday evening.
The Ladies' and PASTORS Union of He'd
ding church meets at the church parlors on
Thursday afternoon of this week.
MISS Lucy W. GUERNSEY, who has been
i'll for several weeks with the prevailing
distemper, is able to be out again.
Howard Sargent has returned to his
studies in the medical department of the
University of Vermont, Burlington.
A SPECIAL meeting of King Solomon
CHAPTER Royal Arch Masons, will be held
in Masonic hall on Thursday evening
The Recreation Gun Club celebrated
Washington's Birthday by holding an all
day shoot at the Gunner Brook range.
f. w. Stanyan, superintendent of the
Barre railroad, is in New Orleans, La, at
tending the national convention of car &C.
countants.
Fred P. Eaton of Randolph and Miss
Lillian Cosgrove of Chelsea, were married
in Barre last Wednesday by Rev. j. A.
Sherburne.
"Over the Teacups" Club will meet on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. B. w. Jones.
The quotations will be from the poems of
Will Carleton.
evening to Utica, n. Y, to take dispositions
in case to be tried at the coming term of
Washington county court.
Rev. w. r. Davenport spoke of " The
Trial of Faith " al Hedding church last Sun
day morning. In the evening his theme
was The Wolf and Lamb"
The choir of the Universalist church, as
| blsUtu ny hluRSDuly fOobOi anu Ahio' IL W
Jones as readers, gave concert in the
church last Friday evening.
The teachers and students at Goddard
Seminary rendered Professor A. w. Pierce,
the retiring principal, areception at Goddard
Seminary last Monday evening.
The New York society of Amateur Pho
tographers has awarded a gold medal to
| Fred e. Colburn for the six best sketches
from still life, in a contest just closed.
Glouar
Art Club last Thursday afternoon at her
home on Academy street. 1t was "Red
Letter Day" An enjoyable programme
was rendered.
Theodore L. Snow was at Barton, Lyndon
vile and Bradford last week, inspecting
Masonic lodges. He went last Monday to
Bennington to assist at the dedication of a
new Masonic hall.
There will be union temperance service
at the Unversalist church next Sunday
evening. The address will be given by
Rev. W. r. Davenport on 1.-THE Almighty
Dollar" All are invited.
w. A. Bradford has purchased Of George
j. Towne the A.'W. Keith livery stable on
Main street. Mr.. Bradford will still con-
| tinue the trucking business in connection
with running his livery stable.
j.. Mari returned last Thursday even
ing from Baltimore, where he spent three
| weeks as one of the committee appointed
| to revise the constitution and bylaws Of the
National Granite Cutters Union.
The Reading Club Of the Epworth League
has resumed its sessions, which were sus-
pended by the revival meetings, and met
last Friday night with Miss Alice Beckley
at her home ON Richardson street.
The second In the series Of basket ball
games between teams from Company and
Company II of Montpelier, was played at
Montpelier last evening. The result may
be found in the Montpelier column.
Preparations are nearly completed for the
presentation of 1.-THE Drummer Boy" at
urday evenings of next week, under the
auspices of Page Camp, Sons Of Veterans.