The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-03
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREsT--PERs
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

Mayor Gordon was in Tunbridge, last
week, trying case.
Henry Whitaker is studying law in the
Office Of W. W. Lapoint.
Rev. w r. Davenport spoke last Sunday
morning on The Mission OF Christ"
The deep snow OF last Thursday put stop
hill.
jain Calvin and Kate freeman were
married at the Methodist parsonage yester-
day afternoon.
The funeral OF Mrs. p. j. Corrigsn was
held last Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr.,
Davenport officiating.
The first annual reception given by the
Spsulding High School alumni will occur
this evening in the chapel.
W. Q. Odds sails from New York for Italy
next Saturday. He expects to be absent
from Barre several months.
A ten-horse power motor has been put
into the granite plant Of Hopkins & Hunt
ington on Burnham Meadow.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet next Friday afternoon with
Mrs. j. A. Sherburne on Elm street.
w. III. Harris OF the American Granite
Company. returned last Monday to Adrian,
Mich, the home Office of the company.
The installation and ordination of Rev.
Thomas III. Mitchell will occur in the Pres
A union service of the three Christian
Endeavor Societies was held last Sunday
afternoon in the Congregational church.
Mrs. Laura Kimball Mead, whose death is
noticed in the Montpelier items, was stec-
mother to Mrs. W. F. Morse OF this city.
Mr.. Worthen, a young man living on up
| per Washington street, died last Sunday
from combination Of measles and typhoid
fever.
The Barre Choral Union is rehearsing
" Pinafore " and will present 1t sometime in
March under the direction OF a expert from
| Boston.
Mrs. b. w. Jones has been at Orange
Mass, during the past week. She spoke in
the Universaist church there last Sunday
morning.
j. R. Cole, formerly manager in Barre for
the Art Wall Paper Company, is now travel
ing for John IL. Day, a wallpaper dealer of
Albany, N. Y.
The Philomathian Club met on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs %. Fl. Hale on Acad-
envy street. Mrs. e. w. Bisbee entertained
the Glover Club the same afternoon.
G. 1. johnson of East Hardwick has ex-
changed with e L. Densmore his stock of
goods for four tenement houses in Barre.
About 5000 is represented in the deal.
w. j. Higman Of the Eclat Granite Com.
pany has been in Waterville, N. Y, during
the past week setting several monuments
manufactured by the firm of which he is
member.
The last event in the Barre Entertainment
| Association course will be a lecture next
Tuesday evening by Curtis Guild, Jr., of
Boston, on Public Duties of a Private
Citizen"
Col III. r. Stoughton, Division Superin-
tendent Of the Central Vermont railroad,
returned last week from Oberlin. OHIO,
where he has been visiting his family for
three weeks.
The students of Goddard Seminary will
give an entertainment in the Universalst
vestry on Thursday evening. A chicken pie
supper will be served from half past five to
half-past seven.
Rev. Andrew Gillies of White River juno
ton preached four evenings last week at
Hedding church and is expected to further
assist in the revival services at that church
during this week
Joseph Roderer died last Thursday from
the effects Of a shock of apoplexy. His fu.
neral was held Friday noon from St. Mont
cas- church. He leaves wife and two
children. The body was taken to St. Johns
bury for burial.
After vacation of six weeks, the city
schools opened last Monday. Mrs. Abbie
Sibley Bliss succeeds Miss Whitehead in the
school at North Barre, and Miss Whitehead
takes the place in the Summer street school,
vacated by Miss Thompson.
Rev. DR.. G. s. Dewing of Boston, Rev. J.
j. Hall OF South Ryegate and Rev. e. w.
Cummings have been appointed by the Bos-
ton Presbytery committee to examine and
ordan Rev. Thomas Mitchell. The services
will be held next Monday evening.
The second base of the Moriarty monu-
ment was shipped from Barre last Wednes-
day by Mackie, Hussey & Co. This base is
fourteen feet square and three feet thick
and is the largest ever loaded at Barre. 1t
| yUn oh IN nj
constructed especially for its transporta-
| ton
Page Camp, Sons OF Veterans will pre-
sent the drama " The Drummer Boy" at
the opera house Thursday, Friday and Sat
nrday evenings, March 4, 3 and 6. A. F.
| Nail of Worcester; Mass, will have charge
of its production and will take the character
of Uncle Joe, with Martin Nail as "John-
ME Howard"
| The Barre Entertainment Association
was unfortunate in the selection of last
Thursday evening for the appearance of
Leland Powers, the talented impersonator.
The night was so stormy that many ticket
| holders stayed at home, and the audience
was not large. Mr.. Powers arrived late,
but gave most enjoyable entertainment to
the few who were present.
The revival meetings at Hedding Meth.
odist church are now in their fifth week.
| Twenty five have risen for prayers during
the series thus far, and others seem much
| interested. Rev w. M. Newton of Water
bury, an able and interesting preacher, will
be present the entire week, speaking every
night except Saturday, and also next Sun
day on exchange with the pastor.
The building on depot square occupied by
| o. Fl. Hale as an auc lion store was nearly
destroyed by fire early last Thursday morn
| ing, The alarm was turned in shortly after
midnight, and, although the fire department
rallied promptly, the infiammable nature of
many OF the goods in the store enabled the
flames to get lively start before any water
was used. The building was ruined and
Mr. Hale's loss was total. He was insured
for S6,0O0 but this does not cover his loss
The origin Of the fire is unknown. This
building was originally used for hotel pur-
poses, and was one of the old landmarks OF
Barre. The jewelry store of Fred King and
the buildings of the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad adjoining were saved through
the strenuous exertions of the iremen.
The twelfth annual convention of the
Washington County Christian Endeavor
Union will be held at the Congregational
church in Barre on Friday, February H.
The address of welcome, in behalf of the
church, will be delivered by Rev. DR.. s. N.
Jackson and for the united societies by
George H. Pape, to which Rev. II. L. Hart
we'll OF Cabot president of the Union, will
respond. An interesting programme for the