The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-07
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS. or INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

Miss Cora V. White OF Essex junction is
clerk at W, II. Gladdings drug store.
Miss Rose Foy was the guest of Miss Liz
zie German at Richmond over last Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. e. f. Upham of Randolph
we're guests last week Of Col. and Mrs. II.
X. Stoughton.
E. L, Smith went last Saturday to Old
Orchard to prepare his summer cottage
there for occupancy.
DR.. s. N. Gould OF Randolph spoke at
Unity Temple, East Barre, last Sunday
morning on "Spiritualism."
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Ross and a daughter the same
day to MIR. and Mrs. j. Fitzgerald.
DR.. j. w Jackson, DR.. G. w. Steele and
W. A. Smith went to Burlington last Fri
day on the "Shriner's" pilgrimage.
A son was born last Friday at the resi-
dence of Mrs G. w. Drown, to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. j. Walker of St. Johnsbury.
Frank McWhorter was called ito Nam
chester, N. H., last Saturday by the seri-
GUS illness of Mrs. McWhorter's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Enos returned to
Boston last Saturday after visit of several
days with Miss NJ. f, Haskins, their niece.
The engagement is announced OF DR.. H.
Nelson Jackson and Miss Bertha r. Wells,
daughter Of the late Gen. William Wells Of
Burlington.
Rev. Ehie K NJ Jones was in Bellows
Falls last Sunday. Rev. Albert Hammett
of that village oficiated at the Universalist
church in exchange with Mrs. Jones.
Prof, o. ID. Mathewson has purchased the
A. p. Abbott house on French street. Mr..
Abbott is to build at once on the corner of
Linwood street and belmont Avenue.
G. e. N. Carpenter of Waterbury has pur-
chased of f. H. Burke his interest in the
firm of Burke & Abbott Mr. CARPENTER
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The Peoples shoe store, W. H. Flint &
Company, proprietors, is now located in
the o. II. Hale building on Main street
where they have commodious quarters.
City Clerk B. II. Wells and George e.
Whitaker were two OF the candidates who
joined Mt. Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, at Burlington Friday even
ing.
A Sunday-school has been organized in
held at one o'clock each Sunday afternoon,
followed by preaching services at two
o'clock.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bennett died Saturday morning as the re-
suit Of diphtheria. Funeral services were
held Sunday morning and the burial was
in the Catholic cemetery.
W. j. Clapp, G. M. Winch and Edgar
Trow have been appointed appraisers of
the land damages in the case of Sortwell &
Morse against the city of Barre, growing
out of the widening of Beckley street.
The Seventh day Adventists have been
holding series of meetings in tent on
Washington street during the past week:
These meetings have been in charge of
Elders Leland of Montreal and Atkins Of
Knoxville, Tenn.
John H. Kelley was before Justice A. G..
Fay last Friday charged with breach Of
the peace in assaulting his wife. He was
fined, with costs, $15 which he paid. FL. w.
Scott appeared for the State and John W.
Gordon for the respondent
The party OF fishermen who returded last
week from fishing at the mouth of the
Lamoille river brought back a sturgeon
weighing 145 pounds, which attracted a
great deal of attention while it was on ex-
hibiton at G. H. Campbell's restaurant
George G. Kidder of Montpelier has been
having excellent success in Barre during
the past week in circulating subscrip-
ton paper to secure funds to take the Mont
pelier Military band to Montreal and to
the annual Grand Army encampment.
The total grand list for the city of Barre
this year is S35, SOB OF, gain of SS,84S. 81
over last year. The number of polls is
1856. The total valuation of real estate is
$2,75 ,678, against 1881, ,341 in 1898. The
total number Of lists taken by the assessors
| is 2,e63.
The condemned cannon and cannon balls
sent to Crandall Post through the instru-
mentality of Congressman Grout, from the
! Charlestown navy yard, arrived Saturday
| afternoon. AS soon as the cannon Is mount
| ed it will be placed on the Spaulding High
School grounds.
| The Goddard Seminary base ball team
was defeated by the Vermont Academy
boys on the home ground last Wednesday
| afternoon by score of twelve to five. The
visitors outplsyed the Goddsrds at every
| point and the playing OF the home team was
ragged at critical points
At meeting of the Barre Rangers foot
ball club, held Thursday night in stone
| cutters hall, ten new members were adj
mitted to the club 1t was voted to exempt
all members of the foot ball team from an
nual dues. The club has several games in
prospect during the coming fall.
One of the unique features of Memorial
Day were the services held In the Catholic
| cemetery by the Italian residents OF this
city. They marched to the cemetery head
ed by the transatlantic band, where s.
| Pellasinsini delivered an address in Italian
in memory Of his dead countrymen buried
at that place.
Rev. Alonzo Scott, an ex.siave evangel'
ist. spoke in the Congregational T. church Oh 1s
South" Mr.. Scott is engaged in writ
ing a hymn book suitable for the capacity
and understanding of the colored people
In the South and collection was taken to
assist in this work.
At the annual meeting of the Clio club
held last Friday evening with Miss Lucy
Cummings the following officers were elected
for the year ensuing: President, Edna
Perry; vice president Minnie Wetmore;
secretary, Lucy Cummings; treasurer, Carrie
Gladding; programme committee, Bernice
Darling, Lillian Martin and Elizabeth Han
| son.
Francisco Baruzzi was fined, with costs,
Sl0S 76 in Justice Fay's court last Wednes-
day evening, for selling Intoxicating liquor,
for maintaining a nuisance and for keeping
with intent to sell. The respondent paid
his fine and costs and was discharged The
rial grew out Of the seizure OF quantity
of book beer and whiskey found on his
premises on Berlin street.
The twenty-seventh annual meeting of
Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
of Vermont will be held in Masonic hall
Barre, Tuesday and Wednesday, June and
Z. The exercises began Tuesday evening
and will continue through the day. In
pre- D aration OF this event Ruth chapter has