The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-04
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
md GENERAL.
Barre.

home in Swanton.
Frank j. Martin is in Troy, N. Y, on
business this week.
DR.. L. w. Hanson has been in Boston
| during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w. Scott were in Morris
vile over last Sunday.
Rev. DR.. s. N. jackson is to preach the
Memorial service before Crandall Post,
Sunday morning, May 20.
A dozen or more fishermen left Barre
last Saturday night for Greensboro, expect
ing to remain there week or more.
Mrs. o. s. Wiley was at Enosburg Falls
last Saturday evening where she instituted
Frances K. Willard Juvenile temple,
Commodore Dewey's victory was cele-
brated in Barre Monday evening by ringing
bells, firing cannon and burning fire works.
Mrs. Samuel Caswell and sons and George
Cruickshsnk sailed from Boston for Scot
land last Saturday for visit OF several
months.
Mrs. William Clark of Concord, N. H.,
and Noah Clark and daughter Of Randolph
attended the funeral Of Mrs. Nancy Wheat
ON last Wednesday.
The truckmen Of Barre held a meeting
last Friday evening in l.. j. Mead's restau-
rant, and agreed on a uniform bill Of
charges to take effect May 1.
Doctors Chandler, Jackson and Nc
Sweeney have been engaged at the Armory
during the past two days in examining the
new recruits for Company e.
Rev. e. j. Gale supplied for the Meth
odists last Sunday, morning and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Atwater, the new pastor, will ar
rive in Barre with his family this week.
The marriage of will G. Perrin of Chica-
CO. oldest son Of G. d. Perrin, and Miss
Ella Gaff Of Clinton, Ia, was solemnized at
the home Of the BRIDES parents last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. f. g. Rowland was elected grand
chaplain and H. X. Bush q trustee of the
grand lodge of the New England Order Of
Protection, at the annual meeting, held last
week in Burlington.
Walter Thorpe of Montpelier gave chalk
talk at the Baptist church on Monday even
ing. 1t was in fact an illustrated lecture
on "Crayon in Caricature" and attracted
good-sized audience.
Robert Mckenzie goes to White River
Junction to-day where he is to be cornet
soloist at a musical convention to be held
there this week with Blaisdell Of Concord,
N. H., as conductor.
Colonel n. R. Stoughton has received q
letter from Senator Proctor, urging him to
enlist for the Cuban war and promising to
use his influence in securing his appoint
ment as brigadier general.
r. A. Hoar denies the rumor that he ia to
be appointed superintendent of the Barre
and Montpelier electric railroad. His legal
engagements would prevent his accepting
| the position should it be rendered him.
| The city council will convert into park
| that part OF Elmwood cemetery that the city
is not permitted to use for burial purposes,
| and will lay out q street three rods wide,
giving access to this park from Washington
street.
The Musical Aid Society rendered BAN
quet last Friday evening to the members of
the choir Of the Presbyterian church, all Of
whom have served without pay for the past
two years. The banquet was served in the
Presbyterian vestry and was an unusually
enjoyable occasion.
City court was a busy place last Monday
morning when David Bombard, Fred Col
linger, P. j. Dennen and Michael McAnnaly
were srraigned, charged with intoxication.
They were each fined the usual amount, and
Gaping ten days in county Jail.
At the adjourned city meeting held on
Monday evening the school commissioners
were instructed to purchase land on Black
we'll street, on which to erect fOur-rOom
school-house The council voted not to put
in sewer on the west side Of the city.
Elias Burns of Prairie City, Ia, is visiting
Mrs. P. A. Pryor, his sister. Mr.. Burns is
| q veteran OF the civil war and served in
This is the first time he has been In Barre
since the war, and he naturally finds very
few landmarks, either in buildings or indi-
| viduals.
A horse owned by Frank Hill OF Mont
pelier, valued at $50 was electrocuted last
Wednesday night by being hit with a broken
| telephone wire that was crossed on live
electric light wire. Eugene Woodward
had narrow escape from q similar fate, as
he was standing close to the horse when 1t
| was struck.
The clothes pin social given last wednes-
| day evening in the Presbyterian vestry by
the Young Peoples Association, attracted q
very large number. William Munroe and
Mrs. Alexander Bruce were awarded prizes
for getting their pins on the line first. A
brief address was given by Rev. Thomas II.
Mitchell, and q short musical programme
was rendered.
At an adjourned meeting Of the city coun-
Gil, held last week Alderman g. B. Dur
kee rendered his resignation, but the coun-
| Gil refused to accept 1t. N. d. Phelps ap-
peared before the board with the request
that the places in the fire department be kept
for members desiring to enlist. The re-
quest was granted. The bid Of William
Bedell for taking down the walls Of the old
opera house block was refused and super
structed to do the work.
| MISS mauln6 hOuRnJOn ul6u lASt Inur3-
day morning OF spinal meningitis at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A Houghton on
Central place, aged seventeen years. Miss
Houghton was member OF the class OF
1899 OF the Spaulding High School and was
a universal favorite. Her early death has
cast shadow over the school and the whole
community. Her funeral was held from
the Universalist church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Fife X. M. Jones officiating, and the
burial was in Hope cemetery. The men,
bers OF her class at the High School at
tended in body.
The seventy-ninth anniversary OF the es-
Enlistment Of Odd Fellowship in America
was celebrated last Friday evening in Odd
Fellows hall, by Hiawaths Lodge, Mime
haha Encampment and Bright Star Lodge
Daughters Of Rebekah. w. r. Scott pre-.
sided and among the speakers were Mayor
Gordon and W. A. Boyce. Miss Jessie Nc
Gregor rendered solo, the Granite City
Mandolin Club played several selections
and Rotations were given by Miss Hattie
Holt After the exercises refreshments
were served in the banquet room. The
meeting was public to Odd Fellows and
their friends.
Patriotism was at fever heat in Barre last
Saturday evening, when public meeting
was held in ArmOry hall. r. b. Mudgett