The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

necessitates Crowding out considerable
town correspondence which will appear on
the inside pages next week.
Barre.
Mrs. s. M. York and son Edwin are Wis
| iting in Boston
Henry Ward Of Burlington is clerk in the
parlor drug store.
A county conference of Congregational
| churches 10 in session at East Barre.
| Miss Helen Chamberlain Of Burlington
| was the guest of n. X. Bush over last SUM-
day.
A handsome flag was raised last Saturday
| noon at the machine shop OF Whitcomb
Brothers.
| Frank Walker, bookkeeper for Mari &
Gordon, went to Boston last Saturday for
| brief visit
Charles Cay has purchased Of Homer
Fits for 3,100, his house and lot at No.
| 100 South Main street.
Mrs. John McPhee started last Saturday
| for Glasgow, Scotland, for visit Of several
weeks at her old home.
Thomas Fox, whose leg was recently am
putated, was taken last week to Heaton
Hospital for treatment.
| Rev. Effie X. M. Jones assisted at the fu.
neral OF Rev. A. +. Booth, held last Friday
afternoon at Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Nichols are in Shame
kin, Pa, this week to attend the wedding
of sister of Mrs. Nichols.
Rev. Father McKenna was in Burlington
on Tuesday attending the silver jubilee of
Right Rev. Bishop Michaud.
The Goddard baseball team defeated the
| Norwich University nine at Northfield last
Saturday by score OF to 3.
Misses Jennie Beattie and Jennie Brown
went, last week, to Lisbon, N. H., to work
in hotel during the summer.
The annual prize speaking contest at the
| Spaulding High School will take place in
| the chapel next Tuesday evening.
Judge A. M. Jackman has been visiting
George w. Jackman, his son, at Bridge
port, Conn, during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Scott were in Nor
| rsville last week to attend commencement
exercises at the Peoples Academy.
| Mrs. Frank McWhorter entertained the
Young Woman's Club on Monday after
noon. Tea was served at five o'clock.
City Attorney Swasey has mol pressed the
case OF State against James Good, in which
an agreement could not be reached by the
jury.
A son was born last Thursday night to
DR.. and Mrs. c. n. Barber. A son was also
born the same day to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bailey.
FIT. Cutler was in Milton last week set
ting monument for Col. j. W. Clark of
New York, recently cut by Mcdonald &
Cutler
A son was born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cole. A daughter was born
the same day to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rogers
Wilbur Bradford and son, Archie are at
Old Orchard, Me-, repairing the house own
ed by A. d. Morse that was recently damag-
ed by fire.
John Matthews of Silver street is missing.
He leaves numerous financial mourners,
among them his landlady who remembers
him $50 worth.
Capt. Luther d. Beckley Of the High
School battalion has resigned. First lieu
tenant James Walker has been elected to
fill the vacancy.
W. P. Heinrich, formerly in the office OF
w. G. Townsend of Barre, died last week
of consumption at GAINESVILLE Ohio. The
burial was at GAINESVILLE.
Miss Kate Bowles has been elected q del
egate from the local Young Peoples Chris.
tian Union to the national convention that
meets July IA at Chicago.
The Burns Club held its first picnic OF the
season at Caledonia park, last Saturday af.
ternoon. Music for dancing was furnished
by Patterson's Orchestra.
Commencing last Sunday evening ser.
vices in all the churches in Barre com
mences at seven o'clock Sunday evening
, instead of half past seven.
Miss l.. Eta Bassett was in Philadelphia
, last week attending meeting OF the alumni
, association Of DIR. Joseph Pierce's training
, school Of which she is graduate.
, William Carney was arrested for intoxi
cation last Wednesday evening by Officer
Brown. In city court Thursday morning
; he was assessed the regulation fine
J.; Mrs. Nathan Morse has purchased of G
/. Jackson for $4,000 a lot corner OF Mer
8 chant and Summer streets. Mrs. Morse il
to erect handsome residence on this lot.
: Miss Fannie Ladd of Faribault, Mimi, il
visiting f. ID. Ladd, her brother. Miss Ladt
is an instructor in the Minnesota institute
for the blind which is located at Faribault
: Rev. A. E. Atwater officiated at the fu
Z neral OF the infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
a b. w. Hooker, which was held last Frida
afternoon. Burial was in Elmwood Gem
n etery.
y Post-office Inspector Willis has notife,
. Postmaster McWhorter that the city bid 70
' the location OF the post.office in the new
l. building has been rejected by the govern
d ment
y The Over the Teacups Club will give
J. reception to the Civic Federation of Won
y EMS Clubs this afternoon from three to 81.
l. o'clock. at the home of Mrs j. w. Gordo
:, on Park street.
= Rev. e. NJ. Fuller delivered mssionar
n lecture on "Burmah" at the Baptist churc
=, - last Sunday evening. The lecture was /
, Illustrated by stereopticon and was III
usually interesting.
/. The members of Ethan Allen Council
10 Order of United American Mechanics CAV
70 patriotic entertainment last Thursda
~ evening in honor OF officers OF the Stat
,e council who were present.
ID The case OF State against John Tabor {
10 South Barre for selling Intoxicating liquo
10 was dismissed by Justice III. W. Scott lal
% Saturday, as the principal witness for III
prosecution could not be found.