The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-11
Barre.


The Barre banks will close all day on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Eastman are visiting
in West Fairlee.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mathieson.
Mrs. f. e. Langley and children are Wis.,
iting in Wllmot, n. III.
W. K. Barney has moved from Highland
Avenue to A Academy street.
Miss Kate Flynn OF St. Johnsbury is Wis
itng Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Griffen.
Harry Page OF Lawrence Mass, has been
visiting his mother during the past week.
Andrew II. McBain OF Aberdeen, Scot.
land, is visiting William Duff, his cousin.
Mrs. Mary M. Snyder of Saratoga, N. Y,
visited FL. X. Bush, her brother, last week.
Mrs. G. N. Benedict entertained the Over
the Tea Cups club last Thursday afternoon
G. L. johnson of North Woodstock, visit
ed Mrs. f. II. Rogers, his daughter, last
week.
w. d. Poole has purchased OF Duffy &
Mead for 1925, building lot on fremont
street.
Edward Whitehead went last week to
Los Angeles, Cal, to remain through the
winter.
The Central Vermont pay car brought
lots OF sunshine into Barre last Saturday
afternoon.
Dana Torrey, prominent farmer of Beth
ell, was the guest last week of Landlord X.
W. Morse.
Capt. Nathan Boutwell, of the Boston GUS
tom house was the guest of G, N. Benedict
last week.
q. P Spsulding has purchased for So, 800
the farm and stock of K. V. Duke of East
Montpelier.
Thomas Tacy has gone to Rouses Point,
N. Y, for an indefinite stay for the benefit
of his health.
John Nelson has purchased of Joseph LIE
Page his farm on Beckley hill, and has
taken possession.
e. L. Smith returned Friday from Old
Orchard, Me-, where he has been spending
the summer
Mrs. H. G. Leonard suffered a shock of
paralysis last Thursday from which she is
slowly recovering.
John, the fifteen years old son of John
Mercer, is missing. 1t is thought the lad
has gone TO Boston.
Gertrude S., owned by F. A. Slayton won
the 2:35 race at the Tunbridge fair last
week. Best time 2:30.
Mrs. OIL. Wiley was in Roxbury last
week where she organized Juvenile Tenn
pie OF Good Templars.
III. K. Cutler attended the annual meeting
of the New England Photographers So.
ciety, held last week at Boston.
Mrs. W. NJ Stewart returned last week
from Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover,
N. H., very much improve in health.
Mrs. o. w Brown returned Saturday
from Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington,
where she has been several weeks for treat
ment.
Harry L. Ford and Miss Matte NJ. Her.
sey are to be married Friday, Oct 20, at the
residence OF Harvey Hersey, uncle OF the
BRIDE
Henry w. Bstchelder of Plainfield and
Miss Alice K. Thurston Of Barre were mar
ried last Thursday by Rev. j. A. Sherburne
at his residence.
Over twenty Barre citizens who held
United States revenue licenses were before
county court last week, charged with being
common sellers.
William Wishart was quite seriously in
jured last week by falling from the root of
his fathers house. No bones were broken
but he was badly bruised
E. L. Rice, who has been in Marion.
Mass, for several months, has returned to
Barre for the winter. He will reside wi h
Mr.. and Mrs George Bishop.
The intoxcation case of State against
William Cassie, tried last Wednesday, re-
suited in disagreement of the Jury 1t
was continued until October 10.
The places OF business on Main street
were closed between two and three o'clock
last Saturday afternoon, during the funeral
OF the late George j. Reynolds.
The contract for putting in the heating
apparatus for the double tenement house OF
Or. Ill. o. Worthen on Keith Avenue has
been awarded to Prindle & Averill.
Henry Libben, formerly p oprietor OF tie
commercial House, was sentenced Satur-
day to two months in the House of Correc.
uon. lie was charged with contempt OF
m a 90 nj SfaN.a u
The Arion Qlartette OF Montpelier az.
sisted in concert given last Friday even
ing In the Universalist church for the BEN
fit OF Robert Mckenzie, member of the
quartette.
John Oliver, who was arrested in Barre
last spring for breaking and entering 8
house in Canada, and for whom L j. Boil
ster went bail, was tried there last week
and acquitted.
w. II. p. Luckett of Kansas CITY sue
ceeds Roy Fitch as ticket agent at the Cen
trail Vermont station. Mr.. Fitch has a DO
sition on the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
in New Mexico.
The funeral of Frank b. Aldrich was
held last Wednesday morning from his
late home on Park street, Rev. K. M. Full
Ter officiating. The body was taken Il
Vershire for burial.
la anticipation OF Dewey Day at Mont.
pelier the public schools were in session
last Saturday. There will be no school
from "Wednesday night OF this week tC
Monday, October 16 "
The Oxford Musical club OF Boston will
open the Barre Entertainment Course il
Barre Thursday evening, October 10
Counter attractions in Montpelier are IN
usually strong that evening.
William Murray has been elected frs
sergeant OF Company E, Frank Gladdinf
second, Jack Hanson, tiird and Georg,
Cddger, fourth. The newly ole cted cor
porals are II. p, Meaker, Charles Wheaton
and Charles Gauthier.
At special meeting OF the city council
held last Thursday evening it was voted b
loan twenty arc lights to the city of Mont
peler for Thursday evening. These light
will not be taken from Main street, no
from any street leading out of Barre.
E K. Berry Of Barre has been apponte,
by Division Commander Ira e. Morse as al
assistant inspector Of the Sons OF Veterans
The fifteenth annual inspection of tn
camps throughout the State will he held be
ween October and December /.