The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16

TIE Goddards beat the Bethels at Retbel
last Saturday by score OF 3 tn Tho
game was called before the sixtb in.
ming was completed 10 allow the Goddards
to catch "A train.
Rev. James Ramage of South Brewer.
Me-, lectured at the Congregational church
What ! Saw in Europe" and the lecture
was both enjoyable and instructive.
James Patterson has been elected treas
urer OF the Barre Rangers foot ball team
~ place OF James Booth, resigned Will
nam Scott succeeds Edward Chesser on the
executive committee.
me newly elected officers of the Spauld-
ing Alumni Association are: President. g.
H. fapei vlce-president James A. Howe;
secretary Miss Kate Mathieson: cores
ponding secretary, Clifford p. Holt; treas.
urer, ID. III. Perry.
Col, II. X. Stoughton, division superin-
tendent of the Cen raj Vermont railroad.
went last week to the Adirondacks, where
he met his two sons from Oberlin, o. They
will remain in that region for an indefinite
stay.
Among those from Barre who attended
the Masonic exercises in Burlington last
week were DIR. j. Henry Jackson, DR.. f.
- W hittaker, DR., q. II. Camp, DIR. g. w,
Steele, George ID. Wheeler and e. w. Bis
bee.
The Goddard Seminary students held
held-day sports at the trotting park on Mon
/ Jay forenoon. Hiram Foster distinguished
himself by throwing baseball three hun
dred and thirty-two feet thus breaking all
| records in Barre.
Inc extra water supply for Barre Is to be
Obtained from springs and streams on the
West hill, where q reservoir of 900 900 gal.
Ions capacity will at once be constructed
From this reservoir a twelve-inch pipe will
connect with the mains.
At the annual inspection of Company E.
held last week by Captain II. E. Tutherly,
y: o. A, and Quartermaster General w. II.
Gllmore Sergeant Carswell, and Corporals
Murray and Austin received the highest
| marks in competitive drill.
| The first annual banquet of the alumni
association OF the Spaulding High School
occurred at the city hotel last Thursday
evening, and was very pleasant and sue
cessful affair. d. II. Perry of the class of
'96, acted as toast master.
Thomas Kennedy died last Thursday
morning OF neuralgia at his home on Beck
ley Hill, aged seventy seven years. Rev,
W. K. Davenport OBLIGATED at his funeral
Saturday morning and the body was taken
to Montpelier for intermen in Green Mount
Cemetery.
Charles Conf and Philip Paupuno were
arrested last Friday evening hy Officers
Rowland and Brown for intoxication Be-
fore Justice II. w Scott on Saturday, both
were found guilty and Paupuno disclosed
ON Conf. Paupuno was fined Sl0.51 and
| Conf 500.
The Goddard Seminary baseball team re-
| ceived the S75 interscholastic cup from the
| University of Vermont last Saturday. This
cup was won by the Goddards in the recent
series OF games played by them with Mont
peler Seminary and st. Johnsbury Acad-
envy teams.
Michael Keefe was in city court last Fri
day, charged with keeping intoxicating
| liquor with intent to sell, last March when
large quantity Of whiskey was found in
his pig pen. The whiskey was condemned
and the trial OF Keefe was adjourned until
next week Thursday.
Miss Helen M. Brown was awarded first
prize, Miss Abbie NJ. Riley second and
James Walker third at the Spaulding High
School prize speaking last week. The
prizes were So So, and 50. Mayor Gordon,
Fred A. Rowland and Professor Villas OF
| Montpelier were judges.
The Barre Base Ball Association was
formed last Thursday evening with the fol-
| lowing officers President, r. A. Hoar:
| vice-president, W. w. Lapoint; treasurer,
F. G. Rowland; directors, II. l.. Averill, G.
b. German, e. A: B. Bishop. This is
stock company, with shares at So each, and
is formed for the purpose of backing the
Barre Rushers
Henry Harrington died on Tuesday after
lingering illness with consumption Mr..
Harrington was employed in the Barre
steam laundry until i'll health compelled
him to give up active labor. He was a
member OF Hiawatha Lodge of Odd Fell
lows. He leaves one sister in Barre Mrs.
Lillian Broadfoot. The funeral will be held
on Thursday.
Flower Sunday was observed at the Con.
gregational church last Sunday. Baptsmal
services were held in the morning and
musical service entitled THE Children Of
the Church." in the evening. Children's
Day was observed at the Baptist church.
Rev. P. G. Abbey, the pastor, preached to
The children in the morning and in the
evening concert was held.
Several gentlemen who are interested in
Fourth Of July celebration, met last FRI
day evening in the office OF George j.
Towne and organized by the election of
John Trow, president; w. g. Reynolds,
vice-president; G. j. Kinsley, secretary:
Daniel Smith, treasurer. These gentlemen
propose to hold several races at Fairmount
Park, Saturday, July 8, at which liberal
purses will be offered
MORE than 500 people saw the Barre
Rushers do up the Dartmouth NEEDLES on
Central Park last Saturday afternoon by
score Of % to 8. The visitors did not put up
nearly as good game as they did on Me-
mortal Day, and the Rushers had every
thing their own way. Up to the fourth in
ming the game was sharp and Close but in
tuo uoXJ Unr66 innings inc huSn6rb plleQ up
nineteen runs. The pitching Of Austin was
very effective and was a complete puzzle to
the embryo doctors.
At the regular meeting of the board Of
aldermen, held last week, the tax rate for
the year 1897 was fixed at two dollars and
sixty.seven cents on the dollar. Mayor
Gordon was authorized to draw his order
for 800 in favor of E. F. Moore, due on a
concrete contract. The street commission
ers were authorized to put up street signs
and number unnumbered houses. At the
special meeting Of the city council, held last
Friday evening, by vote of five to one, the
aldermen refused to release the street rail-
way company from constructing line on
Washington street. 1t was also voted, four
to two, to allow hourly trips.
Commencement exercises of the Spauld-
ing Graded School were held last Friday
evening in the opera house, W hich was filled
to overlooking. The class numbers seven
teen members, and they received their di-
pomas from the hands Of Rev. Z. W. Cum
ings, school commissioner. The speakers
and their subjects were as follows. 1.-THE
Power of Purpose" George A. Reed;
'Froebel," Flora M. Batchelder; within
Colonial Homes, Margaret b. Carlton; Ian
Maclaren, Kate r. Mathieson "The typical
American Earl E. Parker; Education,
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