The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-10-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERsO
And GENERAL.
Barre.

Alexander McClay Is visiting in Sher-
brook, p. @.
John Wheaton is slowly recovering from
severe illness.
A son was born last Friday to Mr. and
Mrs. William Reaside.
II. L. Spear OF Morrsville visited Mrs. A.
s. Robinson last week.
Capt N. b. Boutwell, OF the Boston Cus-
tom House is guest Of c. N. Benedict.
Mrs. Frank Hagen OF Brattleboro is visit
ing Mrs. Eugene Marion. her daughter.
Rev b. w. Jones exchanged last Sunday
with Rev. Walter Dole Of Enfield, N. H.
The furniture firm OF Conner & Wheatley
has filed voluntary petition in insolvency.
Ensign Peers OF the Salvation Army went
with his family to st. Adams last Thursday.
Miss Fannie Gale left last Saturday for
Des Moines, Ia, for visit Of several
weeks.
A child Of Heber Thwing died OF diphthe-
| ria and was buried at ten o'clock last Satur-
day night.
The annual reception given by the spen-
Ger Rifles will occur Thursday evening,
| October %.
B. G. Durkee is building two-story
house at the corner Of Cambridge and Rail-
| road streets.
R. j. Haight of Chicago, editor and pro-
prietor OF the Monumental NeDs, was in
town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Perkins of Burlington
| were Iguests of Mr. and Mrs G, N. Field
over last Sunday.
The young son Of Mr. and Mrs. Moses
Forrest died last Friday morning. The fu-
neral was held on Sunday.
Mrs Mason Page went last week to Col
orado Springs, Colo, for visit of several
weeks with her daughter.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd gave q harvest supper in
the vestrv last Friday evening.
DIR. j. Henry Jackson and DR.. G. w,
Steele went last Thursday to Lancaster, N.
H., on the Mystic Shrine pilgrimage
Mr., and Mrs. William Lane returned on
Monday from their wedding trip and have
begun housekeeping on Mount street.
The first meeting for the season of " Over
the Teacups" club was held last Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs G. l. Jackson.
Rev. E. NJ Fuller, the new Baptist pas
tor, has rented the A. B. Averil house on
Averill street and has taken possession.
The ladies' circle connected with Ethan
Allen Court of Foresters will hold dance
in Miles hall on Friday evening, October %.
Rev. DIR. s. N Jackson and Rev. W. R.
Davenport speak at the dedication Of the
East Barre Congregational church tonight.
j. A, Denno and family returned to Barre
last week from the Rangeley Lakes region
in Maine, where they have spent the sum
mer.
. Francis Ferrarrio and Miss Linda Brivo
were married last Friday by Justice H. w.
; Scott at the home Of the bride on Granite
street.
The Goddard football team easily de-
, feated the Montpelier Seminary eleven on
the home ground on Monday, by score of
, II to O.
> A daughter was born last Friday to Mr..
, and Mrs. James Hughes, and a son the
same day to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bedard of
, Websterville.
The Ladies' and Pastors Union of He'd
ding Church will hold Harvest Festival
this afternoon and evening. Supper served
from B 80 to 7:30 P. NJ.
A twelve years old son of DR.. 81. j. Fox
was buried at eight o'clock Sunday morn
. ing, Rev. w. R. Davenport officiating. The
child died of diphtheria.
The residence of David Devichi on Cam
bria street, was totally destroyed by fire
early Monday morning. An exploding kerr
osene oil can was the cause
| The Cascade House, on South Main street.
kept by Thomas Sutor, was raided last Sat-
urday by five officers. In the barn barrel
OF bottled lager was secured.
, A partridge flew into the stable of DR.. G.
,, n. Barber few days ago, and is making its
, home with pair of homing pigeons. 1t
, seems contented and enjoys being petted.
, The Young Woman's Club was organized
, last week at the home of Mrs. G. n. Field
! with nine members. This is the fifth organ
, ization of the kind now tlourishing in Barre.
W. E. Barney, B. w. Hooker, w. R.
Hadley, G. F. Stevens and W. E. Suther-
= land attended the meetings OF the knights
of Pythias grand lodge held last week al
Rutland
Miss Hannah s. Morse of Cabot, eighty
one years old, has been visiting her brother,
James Morse, in Barre. She is on her re.
turn to Cabot, and is spending few days
at Marshfield.
Michael Mclean was arrested last We'd
nesday night by Chief Of Police Rowland
for intoxication. Before Justice II. w.
Scott the next morning he pleaded guilty
and paid fine of S10.61.
While hunting last Thursday afternoon
! f. S. Cheney shot silver gray fox, weigh
\ ing fifteen pounds. These animals are ex-
ceedingly rare in Vermont and their skins
are worth twenty dollars.
The blind daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Houston died last week. She was
| only year and eight months DID, but it
had been necessary to remove both OF her
eyes because of cancerous growth.
J Mrs Amelia Cordelia, who was sentenced
by Justice II. W. Scott to six months in the
house of correction at Rutland for selling
, Intoxicating liquor, skipped last Wednes-
day, taking her foar children with her
; j. A. Belanger was arraigned before JUS
.tice II. W. Scott last Saturday morning
charged with selling Intoxicating liquor.
! The court found him guilty and fined him
S19.73 He appealed his case to county
court.
G. Z. Tayntor & Co., purchased last week
the dark granite quarry of Carrick Broth
ers which contains about six acres of land
and adjoins that of Jones Brothers on Mill
stone Hill The deed was passed at St.
Johnsbury and was recorded at Williams
town.
Almon Curtis has sued George Bond for
an alleged trespass on his land and for TAX
ing trout from his pond in Orange. The
case will be heard at Orange on Saturday,
October 80. w. W. Lapont will appear for
the plaintiff and II. W. Scott for the de-
PENDANT.
The seventy-ffth birthday of Mrs. Caro-
line Kinney was very pleasantly observed
last Wednesday at her home on Hooker
HILL A large number of her friends called
during the day to offer congratulations, and
several beautiful souvenirs OF the day
were left with Mrs. Kinney.
Andrea Fredianni, Granite street Ital-
ian boarding. house keeper was shot in the
hip last Sunday morning by Alexandria