The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-29
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
AND GENERAL.
Barre.
Mrs. D. R. Bisbee is seriously i'll.

Mrs d. r. Bisbee is seriously i'll.
L, P. Austin is i'll with the mumps.
Mrs. j. r. George is visiting in Hardwick.
Joseph Clark and family are guests of
E. B. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas H. Cave are visit
ing in Fairlee.
Mrs. P. G. Owens is visiting in Fairfield
and st. Adams.
A son was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Brown.
A son was born last Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Batchelder.
George Ball started for Boston last Thurs
day morning on his wheel.
E. M. Tayntor was at Saratoga, N. Y.
last week on business trip.
Rev. DR.. s. n. Jackson and Rev. A K.
Atwater exchanged last Sunday.
Miss Grace Paige is stenographer in the
insurance Office OF John W Dillon.
Rev. Thomas H. Mitchell will leave next
week for vacation of several weeks.
Mrs. +. w. Sherburne of Kirksville Mo-,
has been visiting in town during the past
week.
The excursion to Vergennes last Saturday
carried one hundred and sixty-two from
Barre.
The New York Sunday papers now ar.
rive in Barre at five o'clock Sunday after
Moons.
The Good Templars will hold conum-
drum social in Knights Of Pythias hall this
evening.
Mrs. r. L. Phelps went last week to Otis
vile, Mich, to visit Mrs. james Averill,
her sister.
The insurance on the granite plant of
Mackie, Hussey d Co. was settled last week
for 1927, 900.
L. E. Hyland was called to Gloucester,
Mass, on Monday by the serious illness Of
his mother.
Mrs. II. A. Duffy returned last Friday
from Syracuse, N. Y, where she has been
several months.
Russell Calef of Washington, recent
graduate from Goddard Seminary, is clerk
in the National bank.
E. A. B. Bishop was called to Framing
ham, Mass, last Friday by the death OF e.
A. Birchard, his uncle.
During July and August there will be no
Sunday evening preaching service at the
Congregational church.
Judge A. M. Jackman returned last Sat-
urday from Bridgeport, Conn. where he
has been visiting his son.
j. f. Higgins, J. A. Howe and A. N.
Lane are at home from Dartmouth College
for the summer vacation.
Rev. Laughln Beaton of Montreal
preached on trial for the Presbyterians at
Graniteville last Sunday.
Prof and Mrs. o. X. Hollster have gone
to the former home Of Prof. HOLSTER in
North Montpelier for the summer.
The infant child Of Aiken Parizzo died
last Friday of Inflammation of the lungs,
and was buried Saturday afternoon.
A. d. Gilley of the firm OF Gilley & Alb.
bolt entertained the eight clerks in their
store at his home last Friday evening.
Tho o1npnpi of Goddard Capo;naru ont 60
gether Scrub team last Wednesday and
trounced the regular nine by score OF
to4
special meeting OF the board OF alder
men was held last evening to open the bids
for the construction of the new city build
ing.
Mrs Ira Stem died suddenly last Friday
morning OF heart failure, aged twenty-three
years. She leaves husband and an infant
child.
James Kanally, conductor on the Will
Jamestown branch, went to Leicester juno
tion last week to attend the funeral OF q
sister.
Alexander Mcdonald and Miss Hattie
a. Stoddard were married last Wednesday
py Kew Thomas III. Mitchell at his resi-
dence.
The members of Vincitis lodge. Knights
OF Pythias, attended divine service in body
at the Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning.
Professor A. +. Pierce of Franklin, Mass.
formerly principal at Goddard Seminary,
was in town last week to attend commence.
ment exercises.
Col Ell. H. Stoughton returned on Mon
day from Oberlin, o., accompanied by Henry
q. Stoughton, his son, recent graduate
from Oberlin college
Hon. H. M Mansur OF Newport will de.
liver patriotic address before the local
Epworth League at Hedding Church on
Monday evening, July4.
Mrs. f. G. Ordway OF West street has
been seriously i'll during the past week.
Two OF her children have recently recover
ed from the same disease.
Professor G. j. Snow, teacher of Latin
and Greek at Goddard Seminary, has re-
signed to accept a similar position in an in
stituton at Minneapolis, MINI.
Arrangements are in progress for grand
field day, the proceeds Of which will be sent
TO Company =. 1t is expected that nearly
III not Quite x500 will ha raalizad