The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
Barre.


ness last week.
George T. Conner was in Boston on bust
| ness last week.
Rev. W. r. Davenport has recovered from
his recent Illness.
A son was born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. James b. Coutts.
A daughter was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Heath.
Henry wilkins is recovering from long
illness with typhoid fever.
A daughter was born last Saturday to
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brassaw.
A praise service was held at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday evening.
Mrs l.. T. Norris is convalescent from a
seven weeks illness with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Frank j. Martin entertained the
Philomathian Club on Tuesday afternoon.
The annual Bachelors ball will be held in
Armory hall on Friday evening, February 10.
Rev. e. W. Cummings preached for the
| Congregationalists at Waitsfield last SUM-
day.
| L. j. Bolster was at Londonderry last
week to attend the funeral of sister-in-
law.
The stone sheds were shut down last Fri
day and Saturday because Of the intense
cold
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Gauthier have NOV
ed to the house occupied by Mrs. b. W..
Jones'
A. M. Holmes was called to South Rye
| gate last Saturday to attend the funeral OF
a brother.
Mrs. M. w. Sibley of South Royalton Wis
tied last week with Mrs. Q. 9. Griswold,
her sister.
Charles Mclaughlin went last Thursday
| to Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, for
treatment
j. w. Mcdonald has purchased of w. N.
Burnham his interest in the firm OF Cutler
& Burnham.
Mrs j. G. Eastman of Natick, Mass, has
been the guest of j. M. Eastman, her son,
during the past week.
Miss Nadine Nichols is slowly GONZALES
ing from her recent long and dangerous i'll,
ness with typhoid fever.
Mrs. George Rowland of East Montpelier,
mother of Cashier f. G. Rowland, is dan
gerously i'll with typhoid fever.
Rev. Florence X. Crooker of Troy, N. Y,
preached for the Universalists last Sunday,
and will supply again next Sunday,
John Brechin, manager of the Acme
Granite Comp any, is on business trip
through New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Miss Sadie Boutwell,, who has nursed Miss
Nadine Nichols during her long illness,
goes to-day to her home in Cambridge,
Mass.
The infant child of William Frazier OF
Graniteville died last Wednesday. The
burial was on Thursday in the Catholic
cemetery.
Charles F. Stevens has been elected prel.
ate of Vincitia Lodge, Knights of Pythias
to fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Rev. B. w. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Mann and
daughter left on Tuesday for Santa Anna
Cal, expecting to remain there until May,
and possibly longer
During the year 1897 one hundred anC
ninety-seven building permits were grant
ed in the city of Barre, fifty-four OF which
were for dwelling houses.
Rev. j. A. Sherburne took his Sunday
school class for sleigh ride to Williams
town last Friday eveping. Supper wa
served at w III. Corners.
II. w. Scott was at Burlington last Wed
nesday to attend the annual meeting of tn,
Vermont Bee Keepers Association, o
which he was president during the pas
year.
The pupils in the music department a
Goddard Seminary gave an enjoyable re
ctal in Seminary chapel on Monday even
ing. A large number from down town wer
present.
Enos Fuller died on Monday of pneumo
mia, aged eighty-one years. The funera
3 will be held to-day. Deceased was TO
: many years foreman for Smith, Whitcom
& Cook.
: The item in our Washington correspou
dence regarding Washington granite 70
the new city building at Barre is worth
1 the careful consideration of citizens lof tn
Granite City.
The report of Chief of Police Rowland TO
, the fiscal year just closed shows that Their
: have been 100 arrests in the city during tn
year ending on Monday, of which GA wer
: for intoxication.
The Women's Federation OF Clubs will
give an entertainment this evening in Al
! mory hall, feature of which will be Georg
I b. Williams in recitation Of much AID
l About Nothing"
Mrs. David Comolli of East Barre wa
before Justice FL. W. Scott last Saturday
t charged with keeping Intoxicating liquo
, with intent to sell. She was fined, wit
: costs, 500, which she paid.
! W. b. Wall was in town on Monday /
settle with Mrs G. II. Camp for her CLAIM
against the Central Vermont railroad for
broken arm received on the Central Vel
, mont platform last summer.
The case of Lyman A. Gale and the Vii
= lage OF Barre against Levi j. Bolster an,
Jones Brothers that was to have been hear
on Monday before John ii. Senter, specia
/ master, has been postponed until Thursday
The city has settled with the insuranc
company for the loss on the opera hous
, block for $14, 212. Because the foundation
. was not injured the full sum of $4,000 10
? which the block was insured was not paid
, A third meeting OF the creditors of the in
solvent firm of Conner & Wheatley wa
held last Wednesday in the court of insol
vency at Montpelier. Several additions
claims were revised and admitted by TIN
/ court.
The recently married people of the Con
: gregational church will be entertained b.
= the young people in the church parlors mex
|, Friday evening. A programme that will
have the charm of novelty has been pre-
. pared.
The typhoid fever epidemic with whicl
! Barre has been afflicted for the past tire
months is surely abating Very few new
! cases have been reported during the pas
week, and they are not as yet, of danger
/, Gus character.
The expected and promised support il
I East Barre to the Record did not material
3 ize, and it is understood that Editor Scot
r OF the Enterprise, from whose office the Rec
ord was issued, will suspend its publication
, after this week.
Post-office Inspector Willis was again il
town last week endeavorng to find loca
ton for the post-office. A strong effort ha
been put forth to have the office at Nortl