The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-30
Barre.
Barre.
membersl joined the Vincitia


club at its meeting last week.
Carl Benedict hiss returned from Boston
where he has been spending week.
The junior league of the Methodist church
held an important business meeting Friday
afternoon at two o'clock.
Miss Neven A. Whitehead has been elect
ed teacher in the fourth grade, to succeed
Miss Aimee L. Ferson, resigned.
Work on the new city building is pro-
crossing satisfactorily. The quality of the
work done thus far is of the very best
Arthur B. Smith, manager of the Roches-
ter Clothing Co., of Manchester, n. H., has
been in this city, the guest of III j. Smith
William Barclay of Barclay Bros went TO
Cleveland, O., last week to consult with the
architects about further details for the big
memorial they are building for parties in
that city.
The funeral of Beatrice Anderson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Anderson,
Jr., took place at two P. M Saturday at her
late home on Seminary street, Rev L. III.
Mitchell officiating.
The Ladies Union will hold its annual
fair in Armory hall on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, and elaborate preparations
are in progress to make it surpass any for
mer event of the kind
A largely attended and pleasant farewell
reception was rendered B. l. Staples at the
Universalist parsonage, Thursday evening
MIR. Staples left Friday morning for his fu-
ture home in Mansfield, o.
Richard A. Hoar, John W. Dillon DR.. G.
II. Kent, John Smith, Charles S. Currier,
F. b. Mudgett and f. A. B. Bishop attend
ed the annual dinner OF the Fish and Game
league at Montpelier last week.
The funeral of the late William Emslie
was held from bis late home Sunday after
noon at two o'clock Rev. DIR. Jackson Of
ficiating. Clan Gordon, o 8. G. and Gran
tie Lodge f. q A. M. attended in bodies.
At the Baptist church Friday evening the
last of a series of gospel meetings conducted
by Evangelist j III. Lingley was held. Mr..
Lingley went Saturday TO Essex for a series
OF meeting thence to Jericho In the latter
part of December he will go to ST. Adams
for similar work.
Thursday evening the entertainment AT
the Universallst fair will be given by semi
nary students, under direction OF Mrs. o.
X. Holister Miss Blanche TildeD is train
ing the children who will appear Friday
evening and Saturday afternoon, and Miss
Healey is in charge of Saturday evening 8
programme.
The union Thanksgiving day services at
the Universalist church were we'll attended.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. r. Nj.
Fuller, who took for his text, II. Chronicles,
Xxx: TAO In it he enumerated the princi-
pal reasons we had for Offering up thanks
giving on that day, dwelling particularly
upou the great victory OF the United States
over Spain.
In the Burlington Free Press there was
published in tabular form the receipts,
clerk hire, postmaster's salary, Office rent
earnings, etc, of the Barre postOtfice in
common with similar figures from other Of
fees in the State. Postmaster McWhOrter
pronounces every figure in regard to Barre
as incorrect, instancing that his salary is
S2400 instead OF $500, aud that S2250 is al
lowed for clerk hire instead OF 1925,
The Traders Supply Company, which has
been doing quite business in this city and
Other places in the State with headquarters
AZ Burlington, concluded that wnen the
anti-trading stamp law passed the Sena .
they had better skip the State, although
the law does not 20 into effect until Febru-
airy. Consequently they closed their doors
in Burlington and began to pack up their
premiums preparatory to moving out.
filled endeavored TO ge' their premiums but
| the company refused to redeem them.
This made some of them mad and they put
their books in the hands of the sheriff, who
has attached all the goods in the possession
| in getting As far As the freight office but had
not yet shipped out of the State.
Granite City Court OF Foresters gave a
very pleasant and largely-attended ball in
! Thorn is han ThursdeV Avaning Music
WAS furnished by McKenzies orchestra
| The grand march, con aiming nearly fifty
couples, was led by Chief Ranger George
J Inglis and Mrs. Joseph Yule and Floor Di.