The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-20
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSONAL
And GENERAL.
Barre.

Barre.
o. II. Hale was in Boston last week.
MIST. H. Barry is visiting in Lyndon
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Fits were in Boston
last week.
Abbott Leach is visiting at his home in
Salem, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Miles lspent last Sun
day in Montreal.
William Wishart is to be Memorial Day
orator at East Middlebury.
A daughter was born last Wednesday to
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hooker.
A. d. Gilley, of the firm Of Gilley & Abb
bolt, is in Boston this week.
Misses Fannie Gale and Florence Ryder
visited in Burlington last week.
Mrs. Amanda Smith is visiting at her for
mer home in Manchester. N. IL.
Earl Cummings takes the place OF Asa
Young in the market OF Smith Brothers.
Mrs. p. c. Abbey of Essex has been visit
ing Mrs. j. M. Perry during the past week.
L. G. King left Barre last Wednesday
night, en- route for the gold fields OF Alaska.
There will be no preaching service at
Hedding church next Sunday. The Sun
day school will be held as usual.
A young son of Mrs. Joseph Thorn was
taken to Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burling-
ton, last Thursday for treatment.
Eugene Sullivan has purchased OF Smith
Brothers for $3.50, a building lot on PERKINS,
hill, on which he is to erect house.
Judge Barney condemned, last Thursday,
the beer seized from Martina, and ordered
that taken from Comoli returned to him.
DR.. e. B. Whitaker was called to Hines
burg last Friday to attend the funeral OF
Milburn Love, brother OF Mrs. Whitaker.
ho oio1 dad laat
week by Officers Smith, Rowland and
Brown. No Intoxicating liquor was found.
Mrs. George Ruxton passed through a
difficult surgical operation at Mary Fletcher
hospital, Burlington, and has improved
steadily ever since.
Rev. w. R. Davenport officiated at the
funeral Of Mrs. Curtis Whiting which was
held last Wednesday afternoon from her
home on Brook street.
his right side broken last Sunday afternoon
by being thrown from a buggy. He was
otherwise severely bruised.
g. n. Ankor, for several years book
keeper for @. e. Tayntor d Co., goes to
New York May l, to have charge Of the Of
fee Of that firm in that city
William G. Mitchell of Barre and Miss
Georgianna Sulptren of Hoboken, N. j.,
were married last week at the home of Mr..
Mitchell by Rev. Thomas II. Mitchell.
Mayor Gordon has called special city
meeting for Monday evening, April %, to
vote on school questions, the salary Of city
clerk, and matters pertaining to sewers.
A party of ladies from the Guild of the
Church OF the Good Shepherd attended the
Easter sale and supper held at TIE parish
house in Montpelier last Thursday even.
ing.
Walter Thorpe, secretary OF the Mont
pelier Young Mems Christian Association
gave q chalk talk at the Baptist church last
Sunday evening on Lessons from the Flow.
ers."
The Federation OF Women's clubs is max
ing arrangements for May party to bt
held in Armory hall on Tuesday evening
May 3. Dancing will follow the entertain
ment.
The twin daughter and son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Alexander Daniels were christenet
last Saturday afternoon at the home OF Mr.
Daniels on North Main street by Rev. II
W. r. Stafford.
Minnie Elrick died last Wednesday from
the effects of her clothes taking fire from
burning grass as noted last week. Her flu
neral was held Thursday afternoon, Rev
Thomas II. Mitchell officiating.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of tn,
Good Shepherd met last Thursday after
noon with Mrs. w. d. Reed and perfected
arrangements for their annual sale which Il
10 take place tn6 nrBt week In May
Smith, Whitcomb q Cook shipped tw,
large derricks last week to the Fletche
Granite Company at Woodbury.. This en-
terprisiDg firm is working two sets of hands
and running over time to keep up with or
ders.
Mrs. Betsey Kimball died last Thursda,
of heart disease at the home of Mrs. Free
Mann, her daughter, aged seventy-tw
years. Her funeral was held Saturday al
ternoon and the burial was at Peacham O.
Sunday.
Lester w. Heath had his right leg badl
jammed last Saturday morning by gettin
10 caught under a heavy stone at the shed
Of the National Granite Company. His il
juries will confine him to the house for sey
eral days.
The members of Over the Teacups clu
with invited guests enjoyed "Red Letter
day with Mrs. G.. 1, Jackson last Thursda
afternoon. There were twenty-six ladit
present and progressive whist followed I'll
literary exercises.
Miss Lena, daughter of o. j. Howes, wi
given surprise party last Wednesda