The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-27
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

Barre.
Mrs. P. G. Abbey is visiting in Boston.
W. e. Howes is visiting his son, Charles,
in Boston.
Mrs. w. d. Kidder and children are visit
ing in Milford, Mass
There are 1920 pupils enrolled in the pub
lie schools OF the city.
Judge W. e. Barney and family are Wis
itipg in Claremont, N. FL.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. MCGOWAN were in
Lebanon, n. Fl over last Sunday.
James Gazeley of Albany, N. Y, owner
Of the Gazeey quarry, was in town last
week.
Rev. DR.. j. W. Barton OF Boston preached
for the Congregationalists last Sunday
F. d. Beckley purchased at auction last
Saturday afternoon for $1,000 the Cordinor
house on Washington street.
L. j. Beckley purchased at auction last
Thursday for 81 800 the residence OF s. 8.
Ballard on Carleton street.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society was held Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. j. r. George.
The dentists of Barre have signed an
agreement to close their offices on Thurs
day afternoons during the summer.
George Tilden, clerk for #. w. Morse left
last Saturday to join Company of North
O6lO, OF WHICH uo Is uEeJ uoutoudh0'
The infant child of Arthur McPhee died
last Saturday. The body was taken to St.
-Johnsbury for interment on Monday.
Rodney Smith returned last Friday from
California and New Mexico where he has
been for several months for his health.
George s. Bedell has taken the contract
to take down the walls of the burned opera
house block, and has commenced the work.
Ward g. Douglass are putting in the
foundation for the new block A. ID. Morse
is to erect at the corner Of West and North
Main streets.
Thirty live pupils, an overflow from the
Summer street school, are housed in the
Presbyterian vestry, with Miss Minnie Wet
moro as teacher.
sturgis Camp, Sons of Veterans, Of East
Fairfield, has notified division commander
W. w. Lapoint, that 1t has twenty able
bodied men ready to enlist.
The members Of st. Johns Court, Cstho-
lie Order OF Foresters, attended divine ser
vice in body at St. Monica's Church, and
received the holy communion.
The newly elected officers Of the Fire
mans club are: President, Samuel Glad
ding; vioe-president, "; s. Abbott; secre-
Ensign Burrows Of the Salvation Army
will be given q 'send off" next Sunday
evening, prior to his departure from Barre
where he has been laboring several months.
Mrs. Nancy Wheaton, widow of the late
Erastus Wheaton, died Monday forenoon at
her home in the town Of Barre. Funeral
services will be held this afternoon at two
o'clock.
The jury in the case Of State against John
Moralli, charged with keeping Intoxicating
liquor with intent to sell rendered q verdict
of not guilty, and the respondent was dis
charged.
Rev. r. g. Spofford, member of Barre
I'D mir nf Honor and q no
tor in Williamstown died recently at Tam.
pa, Arizona. His heirs will receive 1000
death benefit. from the Knights.
A special meeting Of Granite lodge of Ma.
sons was held last Friday evening for In.
stalling the officers. w. J. Forsyth o.
grand marshal was the installing officer.
The second base ball nine at Goddard
Seminary was easily defeated last Saturday
afternoon by the Barre Juniors in six in
nings game to the tune Of % to 3. The
Seminary team went to pieces badly in thu
opponents piled up twenty-six Of the twenty
eight runs.
The stores and places of business on MAR
street and many Of the private residences
throughout the city are profusely decorated
with flags and bunting, giving the town {
Of Company e q large flag is hung across
the street. while in many OF the show win
dows are seen artistic decorations.
The boys at Goddard Seminary becam,
so surcharged with patriotism last Friday
evening that they burned Captain. Genera
Weyler in effigy on the campus The efiR,
was soaked with kerosene and suspended
from tree on the campus. Shortly aftel
nine o'clock the torch was applied an(
while the flames consumed It patriotic
songs were sung.
The lorder to enlist Company e to 10
L. MI
Captain K. j. Badger and the utmost enthu
siasm prevailed on Saturday when the re
cruiting station was opened. On Monda
Captain Badger wired Colonel Clark tina
his company was full, and awaiting order
from the commanding officer Elk. Captail
ID. X. Bisbee was one of the first men to on
list as private.
Rev. A. e. Atwater succeeds Rev. W. R
Davenport as pastor OF Hedding church
Mr.. Atwater Joined the Vermont conference
four years ago. and has since been statione
at Ludlow and Island Pond, coming from
The last named charge to Barre. He is on
OF the rising young men Of the conference,
graduate OF Syracuse University, and wei
known laborer in Young Mems Christina
Association work. His appointment t
Hedding church gives universal satisfaction
The special city meeting held on Monda
evening voted to pay the city clerk a
annual salary OF $3.50, which, with the fee
allowed by law will make the income c
the Office about $1,000 A special school la
OF seven cents was voted on the recommend
alton OF the school commissioners, and tn
matter of building one or more new schoo
houses was reported back to the school con
missioners because they recommended N
location. The question OF providing mai
sewer Tor the west side OF the city caused
spirited discussion, in the midst of whic
the meeting adjourned for one week.
At the regular meeting OF the school con
missioners, held last Friday evening, it wa