The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-26
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREsT--PERsO
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

Mr.. and Mrs. Julius e. Martin
John f. Mead Of Randolph visited Mrs.
w. II. Morse, his sister, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph jenkins have return
ed from prolonged trip In Scotland.
Mrs. W. s. Davis Of Lyndonville is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins, her parents.
Miss Bessie Wheatley is with relatives In
onerprooke, Z. q for protracted stay.
Miss Jennie Buck Of Randolph was the
guest last week OF K. e. Perry, her uncle.
W. @. Belknap editor OF the Bellows
Falls Times was Ia town over last Sunday,
e. e. Perry was In Stowe last Thur-dav
night TO organize camp OF Sons OF Veterans.
Miss Eleanor Jones, daughter OF the late
Rev. b. W. Jones, is i'll, threatened with
fever.
Martin WEIGH has moved to the Asa Har-
riDgton house, corner OF Granite and Main
streets.
The Baptists and Methodists held a union
service in the Baptist church last Sunday
evening.
George Ruxton, of the firm OF McIver &
Ruxton, is in New York this week on a bust.
ness trip.
Miss Gertrude f. Robinson, stenographer
for City Clerk Wells, is visiting at her home
| in Swanton.
Temporary quarters for the city clerk and
| treasurer have been established in the Colby
| furniture store.
Abrsm Badger was called to Burlington
last Friday to attend the funeral of his
mother-in-aw.
Roy Spooner returned last Thursday from
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, much
improved in health
Rev. W. R. Shipmsn of Tufts College was
in town last Friday to attend the funeral
OF Rev. B. w. Jones.
Miss Florence Ryder returned last Satur.
/ daV altar a Walt ~ mr. no uni fr;a
in Boston and vicinity.
John Wilkinson, Alexander Hart and
John Murray have been elected substitute
members OF Company e.
| o. G. Russell, plumber for Prindle g.
Averll, has been i'll at his home in North
| Sheldon for week or more.
Daniel Mclaughlin of the granite firm Of
Mclaughlin Brothers, went last week to
Mansfield, o, on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. lara Griswold of Morris
Vile visited last week at the home of Mrs
Charles Ell. Campbell their daughter
The friends Of G. l.. Currier appear conf
dent that they will be able to elect him
mayor at the coming annual city meeting.
A son WAS born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Buchanan, and daughter the
same day to Mr. and Mrs. John McConachi.
The use of the Congregational church has
been secured by the lecture course commit
tee for the remainder Of the entertainments
A delegation from d. X. Andrews Camp,
Sons of Veterans, of Bradford, will visit
Page Camp on Tuesday evening Febru-
airy /.
The infant child of Joseph Rizzi died las,
Saturday afternoon and the burial was in
the Catholic cemetery on Monday after
neon.
Miss Nadine Nichols condition for the
past few days has been such as to give her
family and friends strong hopes Of her ulti.
mate recovery.
Rev. Fl. w. r. Stafford has returned from
his vacation in New York and vicinity. He
| officated at the Church of the Good Shep.
herd last Sunday.
An infant child Of Mr., and Mrs. James
Rogers died last Saturday. The body was
taken to Walden, where funeral services
were held on Sunday.
Col. L. E. Copeland will deliver the fifth
lecture in the course at the Congregational
church on Thursday. His subject will be
" The future Of the Republic"
H. 8. Willis of Boston, post-office inspec-
tor, was in town last Wednesday, arraug-
ing with Postmaster McWhorter for tenn
porary quarters for the post.ofice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason F. Page attended
the wedding of II g. Whitehill and Miss
Mary Moody at Waterbury last Wednes-
day. The bride is niece of Mrs. Page.
The funeral of Jefferson Smith was held
/
Mrs. Almon Smith, his daughter. The
burial was in the cemetery at East Mont
pelier.
The sum Of 500 has been raised by sub
| scription by 10 directors of the Barre Base
Ball Association towards paying the bill of
Mrs. )ttman for boarding the players last
summer.
G. w. Fisher of Worcester, Mass the
architect who planned the Opera House
| block, has consented to act as arbitrator for
the city in settling the insuI ance on the
property.
Adna W. Badger and Miss Laura A.
Pierce were married last Wednesday even
ing by Rev. DR.. s. N Jackson at IL Q home
OF Mrs. 8. Ii. Pierce, mother of the bride, on
Eastern Avenue.
Joseph Lamb and w. e. Dyer, manager
and captain Of the Goddard Base Ball AS
ISOLATION, attended the annual meeting OF
the Interscholastic State League, held last
week in Burlington.
Thomas Caswell was given a surprise
party last Wednesday evening by his sister
Ethel, on the occasion Of his twenty second
bir hday. 1t was very enjoyable event for
all who participated
George NJ. Marion OF this city was mar
ried last Thursday at Coopersville, N. Y, to
Miss Cora E. Junior of that city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion are at home to their friends az
No. Ia Central street.
Mayor Gordon has called q special CITY
meeting to DO held in Miles hall next Mon
day evening to see il the city will vote to
erect a new city building on the site of the
burned Opera House.
M. l.. Towne & Co., who were burned out
in the opera house block fire, have pur-
chased the grocery stock of Charles Kirk
land in Bolster block, and will commence
business there this week.
With the exception Of DR.. J. III. Hamil-
ton, the secretary, the members OF the
State Board of Health failed to materialize
last Thursday night and the meeting was
postponed to last evening.
G. I. johnson fell last Friday at his home
on Farwell street, fracturing a hip Joint
He was taken to Heaton Hospital, Mont
pelier. He is eighty-five years old, and IL is
feared he will never walk again.
Rev. W. r. Davenport has been quite i'll
during the past week, threatened with
ty phoid fever. His condition was reported
much more favorable on Monday, and it is
hoped he will escape run OF fever.
r. 8. Currer has desk in the Colby fur
niture store, where he is arranging his book
accounts. He intends TO remain in Barre,
and continue in the dry goods business as