The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-25
Barrie.

Barre.
William Carver has been i'll with the grip
during the past week.
A son was born last Sunday morning to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Smith.
A daughter was born last Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Baker.
John johnson was called to Post Mills
last week be the death of his father.
NJ j. Taplin, bookkeeper ior Allen &
Richardson, is housed with the grip.
Mrs. w. A. Peasley and children went
last week to Fitchburg, Mass, to reside.
Charles Montgomery went last Saturday
to New York to work at his trade as stone
cutter.
w w. Calder was called to st. Johns
bury ,st Friday by the death OF his step
father.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter LeClair and q son to Mr.. and Mrs. U.
w. Welcher.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Ossola died last Sunday from membra'
neouS Group.
The G. r. Bianchi Granite Company ship
ned handsome monument asst Saturday
to La Crosse, Ia.
w, w. Lapoint has recently been elected
director of the United States Law AS
ISOLATION of New York.
Misses Edith and Ethel Conner of Bur-
lington were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. d.
Mitchell over last Sunday.
Mrs. A. p. Abbott and son Leon went
last Saturday to Bucksport, Me-, to visit at
Mrs. Abbott's former home.
The Burns Club will observe the birth
day anniversary of Robert Burns Wednes-
day evening at Tomassi's hall.
Mrs. #. II. Edwards left last Wednesday
for Boston to take course OF banjo lessons
with Professor Babb of the Boston Ideal
Company.
ton and Donald Smith were wired for elec-
trio lights last week by the Capital Electric
| Company.
Mrs. William Miers was nearly ssphyx-
lated by coal gas last Friday evening at her
home on Keith avenue. defective fur
mace draft was the cause.
Rev. j. Edward Wright exchanged with
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones last Sunday even
ing. In the morning Mrs. Jones spoke on
1.-The Vitaliziug Touch"
The warning hat has been issued for a
city meeting for January 30, is declared to
be illegal inasmucn as it calls for meeting
of the taxpayers instead of legal voters.
George A. Morse of Morrisville was the
guest last week of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Scott Mr.. Morse has recently purchased a
residence on East Liberty street, Mont
pelier
Rev. j. A. Sherburne gave his Bible class
a sleigh ride TO Williamstown last Friday
| evening. On the return trip refreshments
were served at III A. Connor's ON Merchant
street.
A meeting of the Granite Manufacturers
| Association will be held some evening this
week to elect secretary to succeed L. II
Cave, Jr., whose term OF office expires Feb
ruary l.
The Fireman's Club held special meet
ing last Saturday evening to settle the &C
counts of the ball recently held. It was
found that about $35 will be netted from
the affair.
A meeting of the finance com mittee of the
city Of Barre and the officers OF the town OF
Barre was held Saturday afternoon for the
annual settlement OF accounts. About 81
was due the town of Barre.
In addition to several business blocks
erected in Barre during the past year, there
have been sixty-two dwelling honses ant
buildings erected. In 1897 there were fifty
three, and 1896, fifty-nine.
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones officiated at thu
and Miss Annie Wilson of Worcester
which was celebrated last week at the hom
of the bride in Worcester.
The Italians OF Barre will hold grant
masquerade ball in Armory hall on Satur
day evening, February 18 The prizes to b.
awarded are on exhl DltlOn In the snow wln
dow of II. d. Segels store.
Before Judge Boyce and jury in cit!
court last Thursday, James Hervey wa
tried for a breach of the peace in assaultin
Michael Valley, driver of the Granitevill
stage. Not guilty was the verdict.
y Alexander Carrow OF Montpelier ha
| served the Barre Railroad Company wit
damages placed at $4,000, for injuries re
| ceiyed last fall at the fork shop crossing OF
| Main w harahv ha Lost lao al fh
o knee.
, Fred and Albert Darling were arreste
l last week by Truant Officer French for cor
tinued absence from school. Justice A.
Fay ordered them taken to the State Indus
trial School at Vergennes for four years
} Officer French committed them to that IL
stitution Thursday.
The board of civil authority held a meet
a ing Saturday evening and voted to grant II
bates on the following taxes: Donald Blake
1894; A. j. Schneider, 1914; j. G.. Midget
| $5A and the poll tax off Levi Gregware
O The board voted to abate all the unpa
a taxes on the list of 1893 amounting {
$1,24l.04.
& John McPhee died last Friday of bloc
y poisoning after an illness OF several week.
d aged forty eight years. His funeral wa
y held Sunday afternoon from his late HON
o on Webster avenue. The Foresters {
l. which he was a member, attended in
x body The burial WAS in Elmwood cen
b. etery.
d Harry, son of Thomas Davis, was seriousl
4 injured last Saturday while coasting o.
l. Seminary hill. His sled got beyond hi
o control and went under the horse attache
a TO meat team driven by Grant TempletoI
u . The lad was terribly bruised about til
u head by kicks from the frightened hort
o and was taken home unconscious. Conge
ton of the brain is feared.
y At the special meeting of the Grant
II City Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock ASS
u ciation, held last Saturday night, all u
n bills outstanding from the recent exhit
!. ton of the association were settled. I'll
| exhibition this year was not success fina
n cially and the association came out a lit
a behind. The annual meeting occurs on I'll
" third Thursday in March and at that tin
"a IL will be decided whether an exhibitiC
will be held next year.