The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-16
Barre.


Martin Walker OF Reynoldsville, Ill is
the guest Of friends in this city.
The Philomathisn club will meet this
evening with Mrs. w. f. Morse.
Joseph Ouch OF Boston has been the
guest Of his daughter, Miss Mabel Duch
The two years old child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde McCorkle died Monday morning.
John Jones will sail this week from New
York for Wales, where he will visit for
some time.
Prof. George Elmore has instituted
dancing class in this city which has large
attendance.
VIII German has acce pied position
with the Central Vel mont railroad as ware
house man.
Mrs. w. f. Stevens has returned from
Lowell, Mass, where she has been for
several days
Patrick Rogers, a member of Company
e, has been taken to Fanny Allen hospital
for treatment.
A number of the old veterans from this
city attended the funeral of Alvah Bugbee
in Orange, Sunday.
Mr. aud Mrs. McGuigan OF Lancaster, N.
H., ave moved to this city, where they
will reside in future.
Justus Robinson returned from Boston
where he had been for several days looking
after his bus mess interests.
w. j. Morecraft has returned from Ports
mouth, N. H., here he has been, attend
ing his mother, who was seriously ill.
There will be a special convocation of
Ruth chapter, o. E. s., this evening. Dis
trict Deputy Grand Patron will be present.
The local lodge, Knights of Pythias, have
rented suite of rooms in the Jackman
block, where they are to have their club
rooms.
DR.. j. W. Jackson, who was mustered
out of the United States service at Burling-
ton last week, has returned to his former
pl actice in this city.
The funeral of the late Martha A. Childs
took place from her late home on South
Main street Friday, at 1 80 o'clock, Rev. S.
N. Jackson officiating.
Charles Maxwell, while at work on tie
quarry Of Wells, Lamson & Co., Saturday,
had his right foot badly crushed while un-
loading granite from wagon.
Daniel Foley was before Justice II. w.
Scott Saturday ON a charge OF drunkenness
and was fined in all $24. He appealed his
case and was held in 800 bal.
Judge Allen Martin OF this city, went to
Essex Junction Monday where he is to
locate permanently and become successor,
as Judge, to Judge M. A. Bingham.
The Il ctdre given by Rev. DR.. Macarthur
in the Congregational church, Thursday
evening, was well attended and was one OF
best lectures heard in this city for a long
| time
The young ladies guild OF the Good Shep-
herd will hold sociable in the vestry of
the church Friday evening. Tho admission
| will be two cents for each foot of a persons
height.
The auction sale of the lots on the French
estate took place Friday afternoon. The
bidding was spirited and fifteen sales were
registered, the total purchase price Of which
was somethirg more than $4,000.
There is a feeling of diss abstraction among
the citizens b, cause the city council is hav-
ing the city building built of brick rather
than granite, which the city authorities
were instructed by city vote to bald
from
Mrs. Estella Brassaw died at her home
on North Seminary street, Thursday morn
ing, from typhoid fever, aged twenty -four
years, The funeral service was held from
her late home Friday afternoon at two
O'Clock, Rev. Effie X. M. Jones officiating.
Adoniram White of Plainfeld was ar
rested by local { tfictrs Saturday evening on
the charge Of drunkenness and locked ur.
In court Monday morning he was fined So
and costs. The case against Carabelli for
felonous assault was mol pressed.
1t required much discussion and more
time for the city to get drinking fountain
in the park. Now that it is here we don't
seem to know what sort of water ought tC
be drawn from it and a city meeting has
termiuing whether the city will vote to put
in spring water or not.
This city is opposed to having the town OF
Berlin annexed to Montpelier according tC
the plan that has been sugges ed by some
viz, so that it will take in land up to the
Barre line. 1t is possible that this city may
haye interests in this matter thst it does not
care to discuss. Any ay, we don't wan
Montpelier to do that thing.
Burglars entered the market of e. A
Gould Thursday night and took 81 80 il
money, two boxes OF cigars and a caddy Of
tobacco. The parties who committed the
theft entered the store through the transon
over the door and made their exit through
the door in the rear, which had key in it
J The 10 oal officers have the matter in charge
, and it il thought that they may land the
guilty parties.
The DR.. Walker song recital given unde
the auspices If the Civic Federation o
Women's Club, in the Universalist church
last evening, was very enjoyable atfai
and attracted large aud enthusiastic au
dience. The singing of DR.. Walker is o
the top notch order. His intonation ant
phrasing is OF the highest type which, takel
l with his very fine voice, make him one 0
the foremost singers of the present time.
The citizens of this city are getting trih
impatient over the manner in which woGl
on the new city hall is dragging and at tht
meeting of the city council recently vot
: | was passed requesting the cOnu actors, Ma
son & Co , TO hurry the work along. rhi
= was done because it was the belief that the.
. were not living up to their contract in iha
. respect. 1t seems to have had the desire,
. effect, for since that time there has beel
: more Of an enterprising spirit exhibite,
: around the scene of building. Barre want
!, to have the pleasure of seeing a show il
n her new opera house before Lext fall
+ The citizens of this city are at preseI
: much interested over the matter Of having
Il a city hospital and the subject is bringin
a out numerous discussions which picture
! health. The idea at present that seems I
meet the general public approval is for al
citizens, who feel disposed to give by sui
scription to subscribe as literally as con
sstent and then let the various societies i
the city, OF which there is a large number
% take up the work and raise as much at pos
sible. The ma ter OF location also comes i
6 for liberal discussion and due consdera.io
as should be the case. Some of the prom
lt nent business men think the French estate
(. which is on the market at the present tim,
n would make a good site for such a building
:, - aud the suggestion finds following. 1t is TIL
IL general sentiment that the city should hav
auCh an inatitution and now aaema IN \