The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

Last Saturday afternoon was the first
half holiday enjoyed by the granite cutters
under the new schedule. This innovation
bids fair to be popular and permanent
feature of the granite industry in Barre.
Sixty persons were received into Hedding
church on probation last Sunday and
twenty into full connection. In the even
ing Rev. DR.. j. W. Hamilton OF Boston
spoke on the work among the colored people
OF the South.
At meeting Of Page Camp, Sons Of Vet
Grams, held last week, resolutions of SYM
pathy for the families OF the men who went
down with the Maine were adopted. The
members also pledged their services to the
President il required.
DR.. and Mrs. A. r. Field celebrated last
week their golden wedding anniversary at
their home on Merchant street. This worthy
couple were married in Orange by Rev.
Andrew Royce, and have lived In Barre for
the past twenty.six years. They were the
recipients OF many beautiful and costly
gifts.
Mayor Gordon has sent to the board OF
aldermen the following appointments:
Chief Of police, Warren Howland; patrol
man, Patrick Brown; special policemen, K.
@. French, George Ward, Jesse Cayhue;
city assessor for three years, G. N. Field.
These appointments were confirmed on
Monday evening.
Sixty masked couples attended the eighth
annual masquerade ball, given last Friday
evening in Armory hall under the auspices
of the Burns Club. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Campbell led the grand march and many
surprises were sprung when the unmasking
came at intermission. Music was furnished
by Grants orchestra.
Jacob White, the venerable father of B.
P. White, died on Monday at the home Of
his son, aged ninety-two years. Deceased
was native of Calais and had lived in that
town nearly all his life until the last two
years, when he has been living with his son.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at
one o'clock at East Calais.
James Kelley died last Wednesday Of
bilious fever, aged eighty-two years. For
many years he has been sexton of the
Catholic cemetery His funeral was held
Friday morning from st. Monicas church,
Rev. Father McKenna officiating, and the
burial was in the cemetery of which de-
ceased has so long had charge.
The chancery case of A. L. Bailey OF St.
Johnsbury against A. Dunbar was heard
last Thursday in the Office OF W. A. Boyce
before Justice T. j. Deavitt of Montpelier.
Defendant had paid part of the purchase
price of an organ and refuses to pay the
balance on the ground that the instrument
was not as represented. Decision reserved.
Postmaster McWhorter has received in
structions from the first assistant post
master general to contract with the trustees
OF the Universalist church for the use of the
vestry for quarters for the post.office, pro.
vided they will partition the room, and put
it in suitable condition for use. This means
that the post-ofice will remain in its pres.
eIt location until a new city building suit
able for the purpose is built.
Fred j. Smith, son of j. j. Smith of this
city, who sailed for New York last Septem
Der for the Klondike via Cape Horn has re
Gently been heard from in San Francisco
The steamer in which he took passage was
wrecked off the coast of South America
the passengers and crew were picked up by
a sailing vessel and after voyage Of 16t
days were landed in San Francisco.
The city council met last Wednesday
evening for organization. The bonds of the
| city treasurer were fixed at 1926, 00O of the
| city clerk at $4,000, the first constable a.
$4,000 and Of the second constable a.
| 900. The treasurer was authorized Il
transfer 5000 from the general to the schoo
| fund, and change the same to last years &C
| count. Building permits were granted tt
G. l.. Bugbee to build q carriage house OF
Washington street and to O. A. Badger t
build an addition to his residence on Brook
Ign street. L. j. Mead was granted per
mission to hang sign over his restauran
on North Main street. L. 81. Thurston wal
elected president of the board for the en-
suing year.
South Barre.
Fred Moulton Is reported as little better
- Frank Hutchinson is visiting at Will
Jamestown. - The social at the home o
George Martin last Friday night was wei
attended. - Last Friday evening abou
thirty OF Ed. Hockenbury's friends CAV
him surprise. The evening was passed ii
a social way. All enjoyed good time
Cake and coffee were served. - Mrs. A
W. Lane who has been visiting at the home
Of e. II. Clark at East Cabot has returned
- Miss Ardelia Harrington was Gale,
to Brandon last week by the illness OF
relative, Mrs. Browning. - Waite
Comstock is able to ride out for shor
distance.
West Berlin.
BQuarterly conference will be held at tn
Methodist church next Friday. TIL
Sunday-school elected officers for the yea
ensuing, last Sunday, az follows: Superin
tendent, George Chase; assistant superir
tendent, George Ayers; secretary, Arthu
Hewitt; treasurer, q. p. Rowell; librarian
Maude M. Glines; assistant librarian, MAI
cha Libbey. g. Miss Bertha Rowell
visiting friends in Mortified. - Mrs
Abbie Colby and Miss Grace Cooper G
Northfeld were guests of Miss Maud
Glines last Saturday. - The Epworth
ians are contemplating sociable, to be he'll
in the near future. - Mark and Maud
Glines visited friends in Montpelier Las
week.