The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-19
Barre.

e. A. Baker OF Boston is visiting Mrs. o.
X Hollister.
Miss Kate Murphy visited in Burlington
over last Sunday.
Misses Fannie and Nellie Gale are visit
ing in Burlington.
Ezra Brainerd. Jr., spent Sunday at bis
| home in Middlebury.
Gospel village is suffering from an epi-
demic of whooping cough
Mrs. George Aitkenson Of Derby Line is
the guest of Mrs. Elmer Williams.
Rev. e. W. Cummings went last week to
New York state on business trip.
John s. Hall was summoned last Thurs.
day to Athabaskaville, P. O., to testify in
| court
Rev. e. M. Fuller was in Brattleboro last
week. He preached in Townshend last
Sunday.
The Montpelier orchestra furnished music
for the dance at East Barre last Saturday
evening"
Helen, infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Hall, died lest Thursday and was
buried Sunday.
George Gray OF the firm of Clarihew g.
Gray is planning to spend the coming win
ter in Scotland.
Rev. DIR. W. Ii. Rees of Cincinnati o.,
preached a powerful sermon at Hedding
church last Sunday.
". a. hOar anu II rank burgess le1J IOr
Coos county, New Hampshire, last Satur-
day in pursuit OF deer.
George Rising has moved from Perrin
Hill to the French house, corner OF WASH
iDgton and French streets.
The residence Of James Mckay, corner Of
Seminary and Plain streets is quarantined
because of diphtheria case there.
Robert w. Rogers has been transferred
from Barre to the ticket Office OF the Mont
VNalt and Tnllu RtxyAr rntl at nfVNr
lier.
Peter Alexander has gone to Rockville,
Mimi, where he is to enter into partner
ship with his brother in the granite busi-
ness.
Mr.. W. G. George of Sherbrooke, P. O.,
and Miss Grace Allison of Wells River were
guests last week at the home of W. X.
Wheatley.
Rev. Dr. w. j. Harris, State missionary
conducted services and preached at the
church of the Good Shepherd last Sunday,
morning and evening.
l.. ID. Carr was called to Barre, Mass,
last Friday night by the intelligence that
Mrs. Carr had been badly injured there in
a collision between two teams.
The annual masquerade by the Burns
Club will be held in Armory hall Friday
evening, November 4. Extensive prepare.
tions for this event are already in progress.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
McCorkle died of bronchitis last Thursday
and was buried In Hope cemetery Saturday
afternoon. Rev. 7. III. Mitchell officiated
at the funeral.
Timothy Lee was arrested last week by
Constable Buchanan, charged with an as
sault on John Ryan. In city court, Judge
Barney assessed fine and costs amounting
to $9.17, which Lee paid.
The officers and teachers of Heddine
church Sunday school went to East Barre
last Sunday afternoon and organized Sun
dayI school for the convenience of the
Methodist families there.
Louis CALI was arrested by Sheriff French
on body execution issued by Boston par.
ties. A. Scampini entered as surety for his
appearance and the date for his trial was
set by Judge Barney for Monday, Novem
ber 81.
Caroline, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Williams, died last Friday OF diphtheria
Montpelier conducted the funeral services
that afternoon and the burial was in Hope
cemetery.
, Allen Martin passed the bar examina
tions last week and was admitted Friday
morning. William Wshart, who was al
| Chickamauga all summer, will be allowed
to take private examination some time
before January 1.
r A heavy stone hauled by ii. G. Leonard.
team broke through the Blackwell street
bridge last Friday evening, blocking trave
on that thoroughfare for three hours. The
stone weighed over twenty tons and wal
quarried by Milne Clarihew q Gray.
! The twelfth birthday of Miss Lila Nelson
I was celebrated last Wednesday evening by
I a large gathering of her young friends a
: her home on Forsyth street. Refreshments
8 were served and each guest was the recip
lent OF dainty souvenir of the occasion.
; The new fountain for the city park has beer
placed in position. The two fountains will
. cost, completed, about $70O. The electric
! lights around the park have been changed
so that the place is now very much bette
q lighted than it has been for these man.
months.
r At special meeting of the city council
8 held last Friday evening, 1t was voted t.
: raise the pitch of the floor Of the hall in tn
Y new city building two feet 1t was als'
, voted to add two feet to the height Of tn
. building, and to pay Mason q Co. vi, 20
q additional for making the change.
!, The sub.junior class at the Spauldin
i High School gave reception last Frida.
J. evening in the chapel to the senior and mid
o managed by Misses Ethel Keith and Emm
!. Noyes, and was entirely informal in char
!, acter Light refreshments were served.
a The Daily Times of last Friday containe
J the following, which is spread none too thick
. "Some of the merchants on Main stree
: are wondering what the city government
. will do next to discourage out of tow
y people coming here to trade, first it was re
: moving the hitching posts and never erect
u u ing them anywhere as agreed. Now it
u letting the mud and filth accumulate in tn
:. street, so that people cannot walk from tn
u cars to the sidewalk without endangerin
their lives, as we'll as their clothing
Would it not be good idea to hire stree
commissioner of experience and when yo
get man that understands the busines
o keep him, as they do in the suburb c
Montpelier, where they know how TO max