The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-21
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSONAL
And GENERAL.
Barre.

B. P. White was in Boston last week
Miss A M. Miles, the milliner, is in the
New York markets.
The East Barre Record expired last week
for want Of support.
Mrs. w. f. Mann and children visited in
Burlington last week.
A son was born last Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank M. Marsden.
Mrs. DIR. NJ. M Davis OF Chicago is visiting
s. d. Allen, her nephew.
There are over 400 pupils registered in
the public schools of the city.
Seventeen tickets for the Ottawa excur-
sion were sold from Barre station.
Mrs. E. b. Hammett of Fruithurst, Ala,
is visiting F. G. Fisher, her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Widen of Nashua,
N. H., are guests of j. A. r. Glidden.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robinson of Noyan,
P. O., are visiting Benjamin r. Robinson.
Alfred j. Connolly left last week for Har'
riman, Tenn, where he is to enter college.
Luther Knapp fell from an cleo rc car in
Montpelier last Wednesday and broke his
left wrist.
Miss Eva Booth, commissioner of the
Salvation army, will be in Barre on Sunday,
October 0.
Mrs. L. p Kendall OF Laconia, n. H.
visited her daughter, Mrs. M. G. Chandler
last week.
George j. Towne has sold to James
Henry the Batchelder farm. Consideration
not stated.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. N. Gardner of Lowell,
Mass, were guests of Dean p. Towne over
last Sunday.
Will Carleton, the poet, will read from
Friday evening.
Mrs. George Allen left last Saturday morn
ing for Quincy, Mass. for visit OF two weeks
or more with relatives.
Miss Rosamond Kelley, the art teacher at
Goddard Seminary, returned last Wednes-
day from trip abroad.
Col. w. G. Hooker of Washington, d. c.,
was guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. l..
f. Burnham, his sister.
George Brown of East Montpelier has
purchased the Phoenix House livery stab e
and has taken possession.
Mrs. Samuel Carswell and two sons re-
turned last Thursday evening from Scotland
where they have been for several weeks.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Can
non died last week and was buried in the
Catholic cemetery Wednesday forenoon.
Miss Alice Smith returned last Saturday
from Old Orch ard, Me, where she has
spent the summer at her fathers cottage.
Peter Vigeant was taken to the house OF
correction at Rutland last Wednesday
morning by Officer French to serve ninety
six days.
Shepard Allen, clerk in the Central Yer.
mont freight depot, is away on vacation
of two weeks. His place is taken by Will
Torman.
A daughter was born last Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs Frank Cobb, and son the same
day to Mr.. and Mrs. James Lapoint of
Graniteville.
Gill lodge of Odd Fellows of East Barre
visited Hiawatha lodge last Thursday even.
ing and witnessed the working Of the intia.
tory degrees.
A reception will bs given this evening in
the new Universalist parsonage, to which
members Of the parish and their friends are
cordially invited.
George Stewart and Miss Elsie f. Phelps
were married last Friday evening by Rev
DR.. S. N. jackson, at the residence Of
George Diack on Pleasant street.
Private William Rust was brought from
Fort Ethan Allen hospital Monday evening
to his home in Barre. He has been serious
ly ill for several weeks with typhoid fever
During the month OF August, nineteen
births and twelve deaths were recorded by
Health Officer Chandler. Nine OF these
twelve deaths were OF children under one
year old.
Among,those who went ON the excursion
Tuesday. were DR.. and Mrs. q. W. Steele
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Campbell and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Reynolds.
Mrs. w. M. Hayward was called to Bos.
ton on Monday to testify regarding a rail.
road accident that took place two years
ago between Melrose and Beverly, Mass, Of
which she was an eye witness.
Rev. Allen d. Brown, president OF Nor
witch University and former rector of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, officiated al
that church last Sunday. Bishop Hall will
preach at this church this evening
The concert advertised for last Thursday
night in the Universalist church was post
poned because OF the enforced absence from
town OF Professor Ryder. Due notice will
be given when the concert will be held.
Rev. DIR. Howard II. Russell, superintend
ent OF the Anti-Saloon League will speak
in Hedding church next Sunday morning
AT the same hour Rev. DIR. John q. Jack
son OF Ohio, assistant secretary Of the league
will preach at the Presbyterian church.
Edward j. Clark, son of John L. Clark
returned last Thursday from Copper River
Alaska, where he went last winter in
search of gold. He is glad to return to the
Granite City, although he has brought nc
plies of wealth with him.
The new granite plant of Mackie. Hussey
q Co., was opened for business last Wed
nesday. The sheds OF this firm were en-
tirely destroyed by fire June 10 last, and
the spirit OF push which has characterized
the rebuilding OF the plant is thoroughly
commendable.
George I. White, former owner of the
Vermont Granite Company in Barre, died
recently in Rutland. Mr.. White came to
Barre from Rutland in 1881, and remained
in business here until 1887, when he re.
turned to Rutland where he has since been
in the granite business.