The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-05
Barre.

Barre.
DR.. f. W. Delmage is in New York this
week.
Mrs Perley Chandler is visiting in North
ampton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. W, Burt are visiting in
Northampton, Mass.
! The post.office was moved to its new
quarters in the city building last Saturday.
Mrs. Victor l. Spear and Miss Bessie Hol-
den OF Randolph are guests of Mrs F. w.
| Morse.
Water rents are now due, and must be
paid before April II, or the supply will be
shut off.
F. e. Langley, editor of the Daily Times,
was in Fort Edward, N. Y, last week on
business.
The case of State against North has been
continued by Justice A. G. Fay until Mon
day, May /.
Rev. DR.. W. j. Harris, rector of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, is in Rut-
land this week.
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver of Montpelier
| preached at the Congregational church last
Friday evening.
The members of the Barre fire depart
ment will have smoke talk at their rooms
next Friday evening.
William Mari of the firm OF Mari 81 Cor
don is travelling through the state of New
York in the interest of that firm.
Mrs. L. L. Boyce was in Bethel last Fri
day to assist in the organization OF new
chapter of Daughters OF Rebekah.
MIS-. o. ID. Mathewson was called to
Worcester last week by the sudden death
OF her mother. Mrs. Fanny Kelley.
IA. j. M. Jones of the firm of Jones
Brothers, is travelling through New York
and Pennsylvania on a business trip.
Miss Annie Mead of Smith College. North
| amDtOn. Mass. ia with Mra II Norao
her sister, during the Easter vacation.
=. A son was born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Mcleod, and a daughter the
same day to Mr.. and Mrs. William Murray
II. A. Patin and Miss Bertha Payne were
married last Thursday afternoon by Rev
Thomas Mitchell, at his home on Summer
street.
An extended notice OF the death of George
d. Dix which occurred in this city last
Friday may be found in the Montpelier
| items.
Mrs. Sarah ID. Pratt and Mrs. Phebe
Hayward of Berlin with Miss Asenath Hol-
lister of North Montpelier visited at Il. II
! Pratt's last week.
The arbitration committee from the gran
| lite manufacturers and tool sharpeners, will
hold meeting Wednesday evening in the
| association rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Kane and daughter
| were called to Swanton Sunday morning by
the serious illness of James o. Mason, q
brother OF Mrs. Kane.
The members of Prof. George H. Elmore's
dancing class went to Montpelier last Fri
| day night and enjoyed dance, for which
| the Montpelier orchestra furnished music.
Man-tailored suits, the correct thing in
style and fabric, beautifully tailored, is
what the ladies will find at the store of
Homer Fits. See his advertisement in this
paper.
The choir of the Presbyterian church
assisted by outside talent, will give a con-
cert in the church auditorium next Friday
evening. A nominal admission fee will be
charged.
Mrs. Martha NJ. Avery, the socialist who
delivered several lectures on socialism in
Barre last week, has returned to Boston,
She was specially pleased with the recep.
ton given her in the Granite city.
The commissioners on the French estate
have received orders from the Court for the
distribution Of $4,000 among the heirs of
the estate and for the distribution of
$4,000 additional as soon as it is collected.
The annual Easter sale given BY the
Ladies' Guild OF the Church OF the Good
Shepherd occurs on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings Of this week. A musical and
literary programme will be given each even
ing.
Ross c. Browning of West Orange, N. j.,
who died last week at Jacksonville, Fla,
aged seventy-seven years, was native of
Barre. He was born here in 1922 and was
member of the New England Society OF
Orange, N. j.
The Overtime Tea-C Cups club held its an
nual meeting last week and elected Mrs
W. #. Richardson. president; Mrs A d.
Morse. vice president; Mrs. W f. Brad
ford, secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. M
T. Paige director.
The annual meeting OF the Glover Climb.
held this week, resulted in the election OF
Mrs. j. Henry jackson, president; Mrs e.
M. Tayntor. vice-president; Mrs. E. e.
Whitaker, secretary, and Mrs. II. A. Rich
ardson. treasurer.
Mrs. j. M. Bond and Mrs, M, T. Paoe
have issued invitations to members of the
various whist clubs in town TO a what
party to be given in Odd Fellows hall Fri
day evening 1t is expected there will be
twenty-five tables in the drive
Myron Hutchins was arrested for intox.
ication last Thursday evening by officers
Brown and Rowland. He was convicted
in city court the next morning and was
fined, with costs, $21. S5. He had no money
and took the alternative sentence of fifteen
days in the county Jail at Montpelier.
The committee appointed from the gran
lite manufacturers association and tho tool
sharpeners to settle by arbitration the diff
ference between these two organizations on
the apprentice clause, met Wednesday
evening and voted to settle the matter
among themselves, and not call in seventh
Of the committee,