Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-11
BARRE.
TOWN MEETING ECHO

TOWN MEETING ECHOES.
Town meeting Monday was a harmon
ious one and more largely attended than
for number of years, one of the articles
in the warrant, to see if the town would
instruct the assessors to exempt or
abate the taxes of the Barre Shoe Com
pany for the ensuing year, serving to
draw out large gathering of the vot-
ers. When the article was reached the
opposition to the idea was very forci-
BILE, and speeches were made on both
sides of the question, the opponents
maintaining that the town had no such
power and that it was illegal At the
end of the discussion a rising vote was
called for, and the article was laid on
the table by a very large majority. In
the forenoon, while voting for town Of
ficers, there was mot much interest the
citizens ticket being the only one Only
152 persons voted, but the largest num-
ber of votes cast for any one person was
146 The meeting voted to raise
and appropriate about $4,000 for
the various uses of the town
for the ensuing year. Late in
the afternoon the meeting adjourned to
the first Monday in April, when more
money will be raised and the business
of the meeting be completed.
NFOOI MAN HNJO1ANS.
Clinton c. Cook, who has been a very
competent prescription clerk in the
Jenkins drug store for nearly eight
years, will sever his connection with the
store at the end of this month. For the
past four or five years Mr.. Cook has
been town clerk, and has been uniformly
courteous and correct in the office. He
has done a fine piece of work in rewrit-
from the early history of the town up
to 1S45, the former books having become
nearly illegible and worn out. VIM. r.
Spooner, who has been elected town
clerk, has previously held the Office and
has proved himself fully competent.
VARIOUS TOWN TOPICS.
Some of our young folks. among whom
was Harry L. Pierce, went to Coldbrook
Tuesday to try their luck fishing. Roy
was exceedingly fortunate, he securing
an unusually fine string, among which
was pickerel that weighed Az pounds.
All the common schools will close their
winter terms next Friday and have a
four weeks vacation. On account of alb
sence through sickness, of the assistant
teacher in the grammar school, the two
lower grades will attend about three
weeks longer to make up lost time. The
high school will remain in session until
March 70.
The next lecture in the library course
will be given next Wednesday evening
by Gen. S. E. Chamberlain, on prison
life and his experiences as warden for
more than 20 years. Gen. Chamberlain
was warden at Charlestown, and subse-
quently at the state prison at Wethers-
field, Conn. He is also a hero of two
wars. serving in the command of cav
airy regiment both in the Mexican war
and in the civil war. A few years ago
he purchased large farm in the south
erly part of this town, and about four
years ago moved to it, coming here from
the Wethersfield prison. and has resided
here since then.
Much interest is manifested in the old
folks ball which will take place Friday
evening at Williams Hall. number
of our old people, from 20 to so years Of
age, will participate in the dancing, and
an enjoyable time is expected.
Two or three copies of the perspective
engraving and the plans Of the new
court house have been received in town,
and those who will have business in the
building are much pleased with the de-
sign and the inside arrangements.