The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

the hearts Of employees last Friday.
Mrs. III. @. McDuffee of Bradford was the
guest last week of DR.. l.. W. Hanson.
Miss Blanche Moorcroft is visiting in
Portsmouth, N H., and Melrose, Mass.
The box Office at the opera house has been
connected with the telephone exchange
Rev. Elizabeth Goldthwaite was tho
guest Of Rev. Effie X. M. Jones last week.
Misses Eva and Emma Heeney went last
week to Sherbrooke, P. @ to attend sch ool.
Miss Bertha Brown was called to RAN
dolph last week by the death Of relative.
The family OF l.. M. Averll returned last
week from Peaks Island, Me-, where they
have been spending the summer.
Mrs. A. d. Gilley entertained the Young
Womans' Tourist Club last Saturday even
ing.
Eight marriage licenses we're issued from
the city clerks office in the month of Au-
gust.
John Morrison of Cambridge, Mass, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Morrison his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Kendrick OF Morton,
n. Y, are visiting Walter B. Kendrck,
their son.
o. II. Hale sold goods at the East Corinth
fair last week and will be at Waterbury
this week.
Fonr persons were baptised by immersion
Sunday morning at Phelps mills by Rev.
A. e. Atwater.
CIV. Clark of Morristown, has purchased
for $500 Of Smith Brothers, a building lot
off Elmwood avenue.
Miss Ida Holden returned last Saturday
to Cambridge, Mass, 10 resume her studies
at Wellington College.
Eugene Sullivan has shipped twelve car
loads Of dressed granite to Montpelier for
the State House addition.
Thomas Brown and Mrs. Mary Roberts
were called to Mineville, N. Y, last week
by the death OF a relative.
G. B. Townsend has received from his
son Carl who resides in British Columbia,
two handsome black bearskins.
A. d. Morse and family returned last Fri.
day from Old Orchard, Me-, where they
have been during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Dwyer moved last
week to Franklin Falls, N. Y. where Mr..
Dwyer is working in paper mill.
The local Granite Manufacturers Associ-
alton will hold an important meeting
Wednesday evening, September 13.
Miss Ida Croft of Boston takes Mis-. o. X.
HOLSTERS place as instructor of instru-
mental music in Goddard Seminary.
George I. Connor, commander of Gran
dali Post, G. A. r., attended the National
encampment at Philadelphia last week.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William
Low died last Friday The burial was in
the Catholic cemetery Saturday afternoon.
The funeral of the infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Lessard was held Saturday af-
ternoon. Burial was in the Catholic cem-
etery.
John E. Boyce and Miss Jennie Dunham
were married last Friday afternoon by Rev.
Effie X. M. Jones at the Universalst par
sonage.
After an absence Of several mouths at
Old Orchard, Me-, Miss Alice Smith has
resumed her place in the office of E. l..
Smith & Co.
Among those from Barre who attended
the fair at Morrisville last week were Mr..
and Mrs. G. FL. Campbell and DR.. and Mrs.
G. W. Steele.
The Spencer Rifles received their new
guns last week. They are OF the improved
Springfield model, with ramrod and bay
onet combined.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Helen K. Goldsbury, daughter Of John A.
Goldsbury .of North Barre to John Kerr OF
Quincy, Mass.
George Mitchell arrived in Barre last
week from Aberdeen, Scotland He brought
with him another consignment Of canaries
for Charles Coutts.
]. Fl. Talbot of Northfeld, deputy high
chief ranger, paid an official visit to st.
last Friday evening.
Mrs. W. NJ Stewart submitted to dan
gerous surgical operation at the hospital at
Hanover, N. H., last week. She Is since
reported as gaining steadily.
The granite firm of bowers & Chesser
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
Edward Chesser will continue the business
hereafter carried on by the firm.
The G. A. Corliss house and lot on Acad-
emy street we're sold at auction last We'd
nesday afternoon by FL. A. Rugg. j. A.
Grenier, the tailor, was the purchaser.
Martin Tierney was convicted OF intoxi-
cation before Justice A. g. Fay last Satur.
day morning He paid fine and costs OF
$1961 He disclosed on William Wright.
Goddard Seminary will soon have crack
foot ball team in the field, Several OF the
old players have returned, and some of the
new men give promise Of excellent work.
Twenty new fat cars Of 10000 pounds ca
pacity have recently been added to the
equipment of the Barre railroad. These
cars are equipped with air brakes and au-
| tomato couplers.
Peter Marion died last Thursday at
| Montreal, where he went several weeks ago
to visit his brother. His funeral was held
last Saturday morning, from st. Mary's
church, St. Albans.
The public schools opened last week
| Tuesday when ,420 pupils were enrolled
This is a large increase over last year and
| IN much the largest number ever enrolled at
any one term in the history of Barre.
Officer Perry went to Rutland last week
| and brought G. w. Covey to this city
Covey has Just completed term of four
months at the house OF correction, and Is
wanted on the charge OF breaking Jail.
The Universalst Young Peoples Chris
| tian Union held corn roast at Benjamin
Falls last Wednesday evening. The night
was chilly, but heavy wraps were carried,
aud the affair was thoroughly enjoyable.
Adolphus Minatti, who was convicted be,