The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-17
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERS
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

Barre.
A. A. Collins is visiting his mother at
Chateaugay, N Y.
A son was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs #. A. McAuley.
A daughter was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. John Milne.
f. N. Whitcomb and family are in camp
at Lake Morey for two weeks.
son was born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Nathaniel Mcdonald.
John Witty of Sherbrook, p. O., was the
guest of Angus Smith last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCorkle and chill
dren are visiting in Woodstock.
Alfred Short is seriously i'll with typhoid
fever at Heaton hospital, Montpelier.
Miss Matte Spencer of Claremont, N. H.,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stafford
Prof. Atwell and family of Fitchburg,
Mass, are guests of DR.. W. r. Barnes
o. e. Russell was called to East Frank
lin last Saturday by the death Of an uncle.
Mrs. James Adie left last Wednesday for
London, Ont, for visit of several weeks.
Donald Smith of the firm of E. s. Smith
& Co., was in Boston on business last week.
D. P. Towne, G. e. Thwing and John
Harmon are camping at Highgate Springs.
w. r. Sutherland and G. N. Wiley are at
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days.
The infant child of Henry Ribolini died
last Friday and was buried Sunday after
noon.
Chauncy Harris and Charles Moorcroft
were at Groton pond several days last
week.
The Clan Gordon excursion to Montreal
next Saturday bids fair to be largely pat
ronized.
W. d. Smith and family went on Monday
to Old Orchard Beach to remain two weeks
or more.
Mrs. Mary Brown OF Manchester, N. H.,
is visiting Miss Nellie Brown, her grand
daughter.
Richard Thompson and Buel Lamb have
closed their labors as conductors on the
electric cars.
Hortense, daughter OF Henry j. Smith,
who has been dangerously i'll, is reported
much better.
Mrs. John Moorcroft of Portsmouth, N.
H., former resident of Barre, is in town
visiting relatives
Prof. w. A. Wheaton of st. Paul, MINI.
presided at the organ in the Congregational
church last Sunday.
d. g. Stoughton of Charlestown, N. H.,
was the guest last week of Col. Fl. r.
Stoughton, his brother.
Rev. j. A. Sherburne's Sunday school
class held corn roast on Monday evening
in Byron Jackson's grove.
DR.. E. B. Whittiker has purchased of
Mrs Harriet A. Gale, for $4,000, her house
and lot on Merchant street.
Col. II. r. Stoughton has broken ground
for residence on French street, opposite
the house Of #. G. Rowland.
A. M. Jackman and Mr.. and Mrs. +. j
Martin went last Saturday to River Side
P. O., to remain week or more.
The Capital Electric Company of Mont
pelier has secured the contract for wiring
the new Morse block for electric lights.
The young people Of Trinity church
Montpelier, will give an entertainment in
Hedding church on Wednesday evening
August 81.
Mrs. Truman j. Waterman and daugh.
ters, Grace and Lena, Of Tunbridge, were
guests last week OF Rev. and Mrs. j. A
, Sherburne.
The burial OF the infant daughter of MI
and Mrs. James Huse occurred last Sunday
) afternoon. The child died Friday Afternoon
OF cholera infantum.
( Rev. Effie X. M. Jones preached prac
: teal and interesting sermon on Vacation
I and Religion" at the Universalist church
last Sunday morning.
! The uniformed rank knights of Pythia
Of Barre will attend the state convention o
that order which Is to be held at Below
- Falls October and B.
! Page Brothers, and Fred Slayton of Barr
;. and j. X. Lynde of Williamstown hav
. horses entered in the races to be held tC
day and Thursday at Newport
W. II. Sulham and Joseph Garnon wer
. before Justice H. W. Scott last Saturda
J; charged with intoxication. Both pleade
d guilty and were fined the usual amount.
> Bank Examiner Lord was in town las
: Thursday looking up the affairs OF the Barr
National Rank IT. ia IN Qd
;, he found that institution in excellent shape
/. Officers French. Rowland, Brown, Coz
B: liss and Perry raided the place occupied b
Silas Rollins on West street, last Wednes
day evening. Half barrel Of bottled lage
was secured.
a J. e. Walsh of Boston. formerly OF Barre
n won nr5t prize in the one-mile handica
h professional bicycle race which took plac
/ last Wednesday at the national meeting
y indianapolis.
" W. A. Boyce, and Misses Mary e. Whit
l. and Edith A. Boyce went last Wednesda
70 to Old Orchard Beach to remain week {
d more. DR.. and Mrs. @. f. Camp went ther
3. the same day.
Il Mrs. w. II. Gladding and Mrs. G. \
IA Benedict are delegates from the Universe
l. list church to the State convention whic
3, meets at Stowe next week Tuesday, Wee
g nesday and Thursday.
u j. G. Anderson was thrown from hi
% wagon last FRIDAY morning and suffered
20 bad fracture OF his left arm. His horse be
came unmanageable and ran, throwing MI
~ ~ Anderson violently to the ground
4. Justice Scott last Friday condemned an
. ordered spilled the liquor seized from G,
"a rus Rollins and ordered that Rollins pa
20 the costs OF the search and seizure. r.
/, spondent appealed the case to county cour
IL The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thoms
a. Bailey died last Thursday evening. Re-
a. Effie X, M Jones OffiCiated at the funera
10 which was held Friday afternoon from I'll