The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-15
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS. or INIEhEST--PERSO
IND GENER1L.
Barre.

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A son was horn last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred BrAssaw.
Rev. and Mrs. S n. Jackson were in Bur
lngton over last Sunday.
Mrs. H. X. Bush and daughter, Maud,
are visiting in Burlington.
A daughter was born laat week to Mr..
and Mrs Clarence l. Paine.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. G # are visiting Mrs.
GoH's sister in Newport.
Miss Florence Rex of Boston has been the
guest during the past week Of Mrs. Clifford
Cote.
Mrs c. e Wheeler was called to North
field last Friday, By the illness Of her
mother.
Mrs II. X Huntington OF West Fairlee,
visited Mrs. Frank A. Cove, her daughter,
last week.
Mrs. Alberta Eastman entertained the
Clio club last Friday evening, at her home
on Pros pect street.
union thanksgiving service will be held
on the morning of Thanksgiving day in the
Presbyterian church.
Twenty five tickets were sold from Barre
station last Wednesday for the annual ex-
cursion to New York.
The Emmett house on Berlin street has
case of diphtheria and has been quarantined
during the past week.
tions for IT'S tenth annual reunion to take
place early i'm December
ID. w. Mcdonald has been at Hampden
and Winslow, p. @, during the past week
setting monumental work.
Dog fanciers are very much interested in
a kennel of eight handsome St. Bernard
pups owned by Harry wilkins
Mrs. c. N. Field and Mrs j. X. Lynde of
Wiiiamstown attended the musical con-
u Il .1,,I, I..1l Ia
Mrs J. w. Vaughan was at Bradford
last week AS delegate to the state meeting
of the Woman's Home Missionary Society.
Mrs. Christie Mcleod of Granitevile was
taken to the hospital at Montreal last week
for treatment for a badly fractured arm and
elbow.
Mrs. P A. Rutter went last Thursday
noon to Lawrence, Mass, where she is TO
remain through the winter with her
daughter.
Hugh Fraser of White River Junction is
telegraph operator at the local station in
place of James Brennan who has gone to
s.. Albans.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Averill went to New
York last week and will visit brother of
Mrs. Averill at New Britain, Conn, before
they return.
Cards are ont announcing the marriage of
Louis 2. Mudgett and Miss Elily e. Martin
WulCD is W ldht pldCo lutbudy tNtuluR,
November IA.
Charles P. Jones, janitor OF the city hall.
and Miss Alice Batchelder were married
last "wednesday evening in Mr.. Jones
rooms in Bryce block.
Miss Edith Boyce has been taking Miss
Kerby's place in school during the latter's
absence. She was called to her home by
the death Of relative
The Central Verm mt pay car arrived in
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glad the hearts of the employees by dis
tributing months wages
The latest in the local attraction line is a
"crazy supper" to be given next week
Wednesday evening by Ruth Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star.
w. I. Richards and Miss Mary Price
were married last Wednesday evening at
eight o'clock in the Congregational parson-
age by Rev. DR.. S. n. Jackson,
Nearly all the members Of the State Fish
and Game League will attend the annual
meeting and banquet TO be held Wednes-
dav evening at the Van Ness House in Bur
lington.
Among those from Barre who attended
the pilgrimage of the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine 10 Montreal were DR.. G. w, Steele,
DR.. B. Whitaker. G. NJ. Melcher and Ma
thaniel Bond.
The funeral of Mrs. Peter Sutherland
| took place last Wednesday afternoon from
her late home on Berlin street, Rev 7. H.
Mitchell officiating. The interment was in
| Hope cemetery.
| Scott NJ Farnham of Barre and Sberburn
Lang of Monroe, n. H., have purchased
! steam sawmill and | 500 acres of tmb berlaud
in Lyndon, where they are soon to COM
mence preparations.
The young people have arranged series
| of dances to be held in Armory hall once in
! two weeks The first will be Friday even
! ing, November II. Bruce * 1sabelle's or
chestra will furnish music
Henry Premier left last Friday night for
Boston where he is taking course of study
at the Massachusetts, College Of Embalm-
ing. He expects to open an undertaking
establishment on Granite street about De-
Gem DER l.
The bullet in the head Of Mrs. Novelli,
who attempted suicide ten days ago, was
removed last Saturday by Doctors Reid,
McSweeney and Chandler the operation
was successful and Mrs. Novelli is now
rapidly recovering.
Katie, the nine-years-old daughter of
Peter Murphy OF Graniteville, died last Fri
day from Bright's disease. Funeral ser
vices were held Friday morning from St.
Monica's church and the burial was in the
Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Carrie Stinson and son, Rowland OF
| Claremont, N H, have been visiting Mrs.
Clara COmstock, daughter Of Mrs Stinson
during the past week. Mrs. Stiuson Is
ninety three years old and is remarkably
we'll preserved for woman of her years
Ths case OF State against Eddie Austin
was disposed OF in county court last week.
The respondent was charged with larceny
and was sentenced to pay fine of 500
without costs. He was placed in charge OF
the probation officer during good behavior.
Between October 3 and November all
mail originating at the Barre post office was
weighed in compliance with instructions
FROM the post Office department. The total
we ght of the mail sent out was S,34l
pounds, Of which ninety -eight pounds and
three ounces was foreign matter.
The threadbare spectacle swindle has
been successfully worked in Barre during
the past week. The scoundrel who perpe.
tratei 1t told the same old plausible story
about finding valuable spectacles on the
train which he was willing to sell for So or
even less. Several people in Barre swal-
lowed the hait, and, as might be expected,
found the spectacles worthless.
The attorneys for G. w. Smith and others
charged with conspiracy and extortion are
making an effort 10 apCura n chanpa nj