The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-20
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERS
And GENERAL.
Barre,

Barre.
Charles W. Lsing is i'll with typhoid fever
Fred Braley is camping at Highgate
Springs.
Miss Mary Bosworth is visiting in Wood
ford, Me.
George T. Conner is in New York on
business.
F. B. Kenyon visited last week at Clare
mont, n. H.
A son was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Paul.
Mrs. 7. G. Whitehill Is visiting relatives
in Hartford, Conn.
A son was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert McLeay.
Mrs. G. w. Melcher and daughter are at
Appleton, Me-, for a month.
Mrs. Nelson Hunt Of Haverhill, Mass, is
the guest Of Mrs. E. w. Bisbee.
Mrs. Charles Robbins is visiting her
mother at Tenants Harbor, Me.
The Congregational church choir had
picnic at Berlin pond last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Perry have been at
Niagara Falls during the past week.
Rev Walter r. Sturtevant OF Boston
preached for the Baptists last Sunday
G. L. Alfonso was called to Westerly, h.
l., last week by the death of his father.
NJ. G. Nichols of Columbus, o., is visiting
DR.. and Mrs. G. B. Nichols, his parents.
Misses Clara e. and A. Louise Davis of
Springfield, O., are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
M T. Page.
w. W. Lapoint will institute a camp of
Sons OF Veterans at East Barre on Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. I. L. Robbins and son Harold went
last Thursday to Brockton, Mass, for a stay
of several weeks.
Miss Sarah Lowe, trimmer for Mrs. j. M.
Bond, is on vacation near Burlington, on
Lake Champlain.
Frank W. Nichols went to New York last
week to meet Mrs. Nichols on her return
from Shamokin, Pa.
Mrs. H. w. Warner Of Burlington has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Fits
during the past week.
Miss Kate Healey has been appointed in
structor in music in the Randolph High
School for the coming year.
belle Hendee," owned by Fred A. Stay.
ton, took first money in the 2; % class race
at st. Adams last Saturday.
Rev. Etfiie X. M. Jones oficiated at the
funeral OF Mrs. Louis Barney at South
Barre last Saturday morning.
John Milne was fined one dollar and
costs in city court last Friday for riding on
the sidewalk with his bicycle
Miss Louise Mckenzie is organist at the
Universalist church during the absence in
Auburndale, Mass, Of Miss Kate Hesley.
Charles Chappelle had three fingers on
his right hand badly lacerated last Saturday
by getting them caught in derrick wheel.
The Universalist parsonage has been I'M
dergoing thorough repairs. 1t will soon be
ready for the occupancy OF Rev. Effie X.
M. Jones.
G. Libersaud has been awarded the con-
tract for furnishing the granite in tie rough
for the new city building at forty cents per
cubic foot.
w. A. Bradford has sold his span of
black horses to Boston part for $500. Mr..
Bradford took the horses to that city last
Thursday.
James Ingram sailed last Saturday from
New York for Aberdeen, Scotland, where
he will visit at his former home for three
months or more.
Page Brothers, Fred II. Slayton and
George j. Towne attended the races at st.
Adams last Friday and Saturday, in which
they all had horses entered.
Mrs. John Mortimer and two children
and Mrs. Alexander Mcintosh sailed last
Saturday from Montreal for Scotland, for
visit to the land of their birth
Wallace Parker was arrested last Satur-
day for riding bicycle on the sidewalk
Helpaid fine and costs Of $6.01 in Judge
Barney'5 court that afternoon.
George W. Cruickshank returned last
week from Scotland where he has been
since April. His wife will remain in the
old country several weeks longer
The annual picnic of Clan Gordon will be
held at Cherryvale grove on Saturday,
August 6. An interesting programme Of
sports and events Is in process OF prepare
ton.
Giacarno, Cassani was before Justice II.
w. Scott last Wednesday charged with
intoxication the Sunday previous He
pleaded guilty and paid fine and costs OF
S1061.
Mrs. Caroline Kinney has been quite i'll
during the past week at her home on
Hooker Hill with stomach trouble. Mrs,
George Wheaton, her daughter, is caring
for her.
The civil suit of Bishop against Loveley
was tried in city court last Thursday be-
fore Judge Barney and jury. A verdict
OF fifty cents and costs was returned for the
defendant.
Prof. Arthur B. Joy of Meriden. Conn.
has been engaged by the trustees of God.
dard Seminary to take the place of Prof.
Snow as teacher OF Latin and Greek in that
institution
Edmund Webster OF East Randolph il
visiting Mrs. o. j. Howes, his daughter.
Mr.. Webster is ninety years old, but is hale
and vigorous, and takes daily long walks
over the city.
The electric railroad has twenty-six sta
tons inside the limits OF the city of Barre.
above bank block. There are twelve on
South Main street and fourteen on Wash
ington street.
Michael Good was last Thursday &C
quilted in city court OF the charge of a
breach Of the peace. Thomas Good was
convicted of the same offence, and was
fined with costs $2l.6
g. b. Black, who claims Montpelier as his
home, was arrested last Thursday evening
] by Chief Of Police Rowland for intoxlcation.