The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

A. d. Gilley is in Boston this week.
Henry Hay is i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Charles Barber is visiting in Royal
yon.
l.. j. Bolster is in Boston on business this
week.
Mrs. Joseph W. Jackson is i'll with inter-
mittent fever.
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Rizzi.
Homer Laid of Dartmouth is the guest of
II. ID. Ladd, his brother.
A daughter was born last Wednesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Rolf.
The Philomathian Club met on Tuesday
evening in the Seminary parlors.
DR.. j. E. McSweeney is in Saratoga, N.
Y, visiting his mother who Is i'll.
8. ID. Allen is in Burlington in attendance
on United States circuit court as grand
juror.
Exercises appropriate to Washington's
birthday wers held in the public schools on
Tuesday.
Sons were born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. James S. Milne and Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Marley.
The senior class of Goddard Seminary
gave its annual exhibition at the seminary
on Monday evening.
Adolph Lane. James Higgins and James
for weeks vacation.
Nomination papers were filed last Thurs
day with the city clerk for S. ID. Allen and
Harvey Hersey for mayor.
Thomas Fl. Cave, Jr starts on western
trip to-day in the interests OF the Granite
Manufacturers Association.
The case of Edgar Trow against Harvey
Hersey was called in city court on Monday
and was continued one week.
Thirty members of the local lodge Of the
Eastern Star attended the district meeting,
held last evening at Brookfeld.
The members of Montpelier Lodge,
Knights OF Pythias visited Vincitia lodge
last evening and worked the first rank.
John r. Bckford of Boston, an electrical
expert, testified at length last Thursday in
the hearing in the electric railroad case.
The Young Peoples Christian Union held
a social last Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Julia Barns. Tea was served at B o'clock
By request, Rev. W. R. Davenport preach
at Hedding church last Sunday morning on
Baptism, Its Nature, Subjects and Mode"
The body of Mrs. Charles Willis was
brought from Milford, N. H, last Friday
and placed in the tomb at Elmwood ceme-
terry.
George R. Vending of Washington, D.
G., lectured in the Barre entertainment
course last evening on 1.-THE Man Of Cali
lee."
The infant child of John Shores died last
Wednesday. Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon, Rev. Alvin Smith OF Will
Jamestown officiating.
A. G. Fay will read sermon at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday morning.
Rev. j. Edward Wright of Montpelier will
preach in the evening.
e. L. Smith & Co., have purchased for
$4,000 the Barre Granite Works quarry,
na6 NV hnH
took possession on Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred Gale and Mrs. Ellen
X. Parks attended the wedding Of Rev. j.
Newton Perrin and Miss Gertrude Greeley
at Plainfeld last Wednesday.
The members of the Recreation Gun Club
held shoot at the Gunner Brook range on
Tuesday. Despite the deep snow there
were several interesting events.
Sixty couples attended the seventh an
nual ball given last Friday evening in Ar
mory hall, by the Bachelors Club. The
Montpelier Orchestra furnished music.
DR.. j. K. Thompson of Rutland, Eminent
Grand Commander, made an official visit
and inspection of st. Aldemar Commandery,
Knights Templar, on Monday evening.
A model OF the Burns statue that is to be
erected on the Spaulding High School
grounds by the Burns club Is ON exhibition
in the show window Of the store of Phelps
Brothers.
Mrs. Florence e. Pond has sued Victor
W. Curtis for breach Of promise. Damages
are placed at 81, 1000. The case is returnable
at the next September term Of Washington
county court.
Mrs. o. X. Hollister of the musical de.
partment at the Seminary, will assist the
Arion Quartette of Montpelier in the con-
cert to be given by them this evening at the
Universalist church.
The postponed meeting of the Ladies'
Missionary Society connected with the Con-
gregational church, will be held at the ves-
try next Friday afternoon. Tea will be
served at five o'clock.
The Daughters Of Liberty, an auxiliary to
the order OF United American Mechanics,
will give their fourth annual entertainment
on Thursday evening in Knights of Pythias
hall in Quinlan block.
j. III. Anderson returned to Chicago last
Friday, after a stay of two weeks with his
son Roy. The latter is now considered uu
OF danger, but his sister will remain with
him few weeks longer.
Fred T. Austin of Brockton, Mass, for
mer drum majo for the Montpelier Military
Band, has been in Barre for several days
comforting with the city building committee
regarding plans for new city building.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor society
neld an enjoyable social in the vestry last
friday evening. Banjo, mandolin and
guitar selections, and a graphophone were
among the attractions on the programme.
o. j. Dodge was present at the launching
OF the battleship maine" in November,
1880 He has placed in his show window
several excellent photographs of her taken
at that time, which have attracted much at
ten ion.
The insurance firm of Bisbee & Graham
has been dissolved by mutual consent. j,
A. Graham, the junior partner, goes to