The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-22
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERS
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

A column Of deferred Barre news may be
found on page three.
Mrs 0. Fl. Hale is visiting in Claremont
and Bradford, n. II.
Rev. and Mrs. K. NJ Fuller visited in
Manchester last week.
Richard Vale, clerk for Homer Fits is in
Boston for a brief vacation.
A daughter was born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Alexander.
The High School battalion went into
camp at Berlin pond on Monday.
Miss Hattie j Simpson of Lowell, Mass,
is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Kugg
Neal Dow lodge of Good Templars will
hold Conundrum social next Wednesday
evening
Rev J. j. Hall of South Ryegate ex-
changed last Sunday with Rev. I. ii.
Mitchell.
Rev, Fl. w. r. Stafford is in New York
city this week. He expects to return next
Saturday.
Rev II. W. r. Stafford was at Vergennes
last week attending the annual diocesan
convention.
A. j, Baldwin was called to North VOL
colt last Saturday by the dangerous illness
of his father.
an. and Mrs. John b. Durkee of South
ROyMtou were guests of Carroll q. Girls
wold las week.
Mrs\ Weber Thwing was called to Brook
field lakl Wednesday by the sudden death
OF w I. Buck, her father.
Mrs. E. NJ Fuller will entertain the local
Woman's Christian Temperance Union at
her home next Friday afternoon.
The graduating exercises at Goddard
Seminary will be held this morning in the
Seminary hall, commencing at ten o'clock.
The marriage OF William Scott and Miss
Annie Mckee will occur Friday, July !, at
the home of Joseph Cay on South Main
street.
The Goddards easily defeated the Nor
witch University base ball team on the home
grounds asst Saturday afternoon by score
Of 20 TO 6
The WOrkmen at the granite sheds OF Nc
MILAN 81 Stephens enjoyed their annual
picnic last Saturday afternoon at Cherry
vile grove.
Col. H. r. Stoughton left last Friday foI
Oberlin, o., to be absent several weeks.
He has a son who graduates this year from
Oberlin College.
The infant child OF David Kirkland died
last Thursday. Funeral services were held
Saturday morning and the body was taken
to Middlesex for burial.
Miss Rosamond Kelley, the art teacher al
Goddard Seminary. sailed from New Yorl
for Glasgow, Scotland, last Saturday. She
will remain about three months.
Barre banks have received application
for nearly $4,000 OF the new government
war loan, and new subscribers appear dali,
with the money ready to deposit.
The widow Of the late Chester #. PENN
man received last week from the treasure
of the Royal Arcanum a check for S.. DOC
benefit due her at the death Of her husband
DR.. j, Henry jackson was elected grant
captain OF the guard Of the grand CON
mandery, Knights Templar, at the election
Of officers held last Wednesday in Burlinp
ton.
The Marshfield base ball club played tn
Barre Juniors on Central Park last SatuI
day afternoon. The home team won in
sharply contested and good natured game
Wy a score OF ~ TO g.
Alexander Seeley was in city court Las
Friday morning charged with intoxicatio
for which he paid $1061. George More {
81, Johnsbury was up the same day for
like offence and paid the same amount
The whskey seized last Thursday ever
ing at Graniteville by Officers Shepard an
Slayton from William Woolsey of Granite
Vile, was condemned and ordered spile
Friday morning by Justice Ii. w Scot
Woolsey was fined, with costs, $34 80.
Smith Brothers received last week froI
Chicago a carload Of live steers, averagin
LOO pounds each. This importation is 1
the nature Of an experiment and Smit
Brothers will make an attempt to smas
the high prices now charged by the Who'll,
sale houses for dressed western beef.
AS an evidence that the granite bushes