The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24

Denning who is held for the grand iury on
q charge Of arson has furnished bail in the
sum OF $500 for Mrs. Denning's appearance
and she has been released from custody.
Philip Bell who is held on the same charge
was unable to obtain bail and is still in jail.
Benjamin Corosky, the well-known Barre
clothing merchant, was married last week
to Miss Lizzie Albert, at the home of the
bride in Marlboro, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
Corosky will return to Barre about Sep
TENDER and will reside in DIR. Stickney's
house at the corner of Church and Wash
ington streets.
Miss Edith Scott, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George #. Scott, died last Saturday
afternoon after long and painful illness.
Miss Scott was eighteen years old. She was
born in Claremont, n. III. and came to this
Guy WIN her parents several years ago.
during her residence in Barre she has won
a large circle of friends who sincerely
mourn her early death.
Preparations are rapidly going forward
Tor grand peace carnival and patriotic
field day for the benefit of Company E, to
be held Wednesday September T. The
civic and industrial parade the sports,
games, races, etc, at Granite City Trotting
Park, and the fireworks in the evening will
all be on scale Of splendor never before
attempted III Barre. Mayor Gordon is
CHAIRMAN OF the committee of arrange
mentS. The mayor and city council of Mont
pelier have been invited, and will be given
place in the parade. Further particulars
will be given next week.
The home coming of Company is darkly
Swallowed by the death Of Harry B. Lamson,
who died few miles this side of Baltimore,
while the train was enroute for Fort Ethan
Allen Corporal Lamson was i'll only two
days and the cause of his death was spinal
meningitis. Surgeon j. w. Jackson, who
was on the train, did everything in his pow
er for the sufferer but without avail Mr..
hanson was well and favorably known in
Barre. He was graduate of Goddard
Seminary in the class Of 1891 and since his
graduation, has been bookkeeper in the
office of Wells q Lamson. He has, in
every sphere in which he has been placed,
done faithfully and well, and his early
death is universally deplored. He has al
ways made his home with Mrs. j. d. Cham
berlin his sister. Gorge La1nson his broth
or, went to Burlington on Sunday and the
body reached Barre Monday night. The
funeral will be held this afternoon from the
Congregational church, Rev. DR.. s. N.
Jackson, Rev. Thomas H. Mitchell and
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones officiating. The
members of Vincitcia lodge knights of
Pythias OF which deceased was member
will attend in body, and the members OF
Crandall Post will do escort duty
At the regular meeting of the board of
aldermen, held last week, a petition from
the residents on Elm street asking for an
electric light between the homes of j. M.
Perry and and DIR. o. H. Reed was referred
to the committee on lights. Petitions for
sewers on Pleasant and Blackwell streets
were referred to the street commissioner
petition was also received from Hose
Company No. 2, asking that their house ON
Blackwell street be raised one story and
room built under it for the hose carriage.
Referred to the fire department committee.
Angelo Scampeni was given permission to
connect houses on Vine and Berlin streets
itc
were granted to o. G. Cheever, Angelo
Scampeni, B. B. Hawse, FL. r. Stoughton
and Beck & Beck. The street commission
ers were instructed to re-survey Hill street.
The following bills were ordered paid: c.
:. Currier, water works pay roll, $853.95;
g. G. Adams, architect, city building, $780,
G.. L. Swasey, services during July, $84;
John I. Senter for Corinne Haskell, land
damages, $66 16; 9. S. Currier, freight on
water pipe, $794.61; Mrs. Frank A. Walker,
Shurtleff, support OF poor, $3.50; G. 8. Cur
rier, pay roll water works, $3.50; Barre
Steam company, keeping up steam, 1926 O4;
C Con Lighting company, July bill,
South Barre.
Mrs. Henry Hitchcock and daughter
Ethel Of Boston, Mass, have been visiting
the past few days at Bert Slaytons. -
Mrs Amy Doten, who has been stopping at
Leon Salter's the past few days, has return
ed to her home. - Several attended the
clambake at Montpelier last Saturday.
West Topsham.
Clinton Smith of Bridgeport, Conn, is at
home for a vacation
Miss Gracia Poole returned last Saturday
from weeks visit in Barre with her cousin,
Miss Pearl Bugbee.
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Clark from East
Corinth held bible reading here in the church
last Sunday morning.
Horace Randall our road commissioner has
been looking after the roads in this vicinity,
making some much needed repairs.
A. I; Smith and wife and Mrs. J. P. Curtis
and children visited at Hiram Kidder's in
Boltonville last Thursday and Friday.
MIR; and Mrs. Almon Pearsons of Barre who
nave been stopping with her mother Mrs C. j.
week - VIZ
q. ". Bagley and help will be at the fair Mt
East Corinth this week where he will have an
eating house and feed the hungry in his usual
satisfactory style.
=, Election of officers was held at the Christian
Endeavor meeting last Wednesday evening as
follows: President, Horace White; yice-pres;.
dent, John Ford; treasurer, Winona Sanborn:
recording secretary, Mrs. Luthera Collins;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. r. Smith.
The Republican and Democratic caueuses
held in East Topsham last Saturday for the
purpose OF nominating a town representative
resulted in the nomination of Everett Forsythe
by the Democrats and James Caldwell by the
opposing party. The candidates reside in the
east part OF the town and are both much re-
spected citizens.
East Warren.
Mrs. W. Il. Moore from Braintree, Mass,
visiting in town.
Henry Averill, who has been having ty-
phoid feyer' is now able to sit up some.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Trask from Lynn,
Mass are stopping with his sister, Mrs.
George Curtis.
Rev. p. b. Daniels, who has been very
sick with typhoid fever, is slowly convales-
cling. His brother, Fred, supplies for him.
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