The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-22
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
HENS or INTEKEST--PERS
IND GENER1L.
Barre.

Noah Granger of Randolph visited Carol
Granger, his son, last week
Mrs. Fountaine OF Weldon, p. O is vis-
iting Mrs. Mary Abbott, her sister.
A daughter was born last Thursday morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lavery.
Clarence Worthen was at home from the
University of Vermont over Sunday.
Mrs. l.. Haskins OF waitsfeld visited |
Mrs. Dean p. Town, her niece, last week.
Mrs. L. E. Heath OF Saratoga, N. " is |
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. f. G. Rowland.
Rev. Samuel e. Jackson of South Rye
gate and Rev.T II. Mitchell exchanged last
Sunday.
Mrs. A. D. Giley entertained the Young
Woman's Tourist Club last Wednesday at
ternoon.
Miss Ella Norton, trained nurse from
HeatOn hospital, is caring for Mrs. Beckley
on Hill street.
Edward Barr and Josephine Comoli were
married Saturday afternoon by City Judge
w. A. Boyce.
Adolphus Gonea has shot twenty-six
rabbits this season with the assistance of
his dog "Ned."
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Evans of Waterbury
visited Mrs. e. A. b. Bishop, their daugh-
ter, last week.
The womans club OF the Church OF the
! Good Shedherd met Friday afternoon with
Mrs. w. W. Calder
Arthur Averill Of Brookline, Mass, has
been visiting @. w. and l.. A. Averill, his
brothers, during the past week
Nelson Downing has leased the livery
and sale stable opposite depot square and
is to fl t it up in first class shape.
Frank Place. yard master for the Mont.
peler and Wells River railroad, expects
soon to go to Kansas City to locate.
The Phllomathan club will meet Thurs
day evening with Mrs. Henry Phelps in
stead OF Tuesday evening as announced
Mrs. Sarah Mower has sold to Levi j.
Bolster her interest in the Spring and Foun-
tain Water Company. The consideration is
not stated.
Montpelier Council knights of Column
bus, visited the Barre Council last Friday
evening and witnessed the work OF the Sec
ond degree.
Miss Helen Thwing was summoned from
Cambridge, Mass, last Saturday by the Sc
rious illness OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Thwing,
her parents.
j. w. Dillon and e. f. Perry attended
the annual meeting of the State Fish and
Game League, held last Wednesday even
ing at Burlington.
son was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Isaacson, a daughter TO Mr.. and Mrs.
w. K. Duchsrme, and son to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry n. Paine.
The Congregational ladies' aid society
held harvest supper in the church dining
room Friday evening, which was largely
attended and thoroughly enjoyable.
Mrs w. K. Jack, trimmer for Miss NJ. A
Miles, was called last Friday morning tC
her home in Foxcroft, Me-, by the seriou:
| illness Of her husband.
II. X. Bush, John w. Dillon and Frank
Perry attended the meeting and banquet OF
the Vermont Fish and Game league held
last Wednesday, aUpniup in RurlinptOn
} j. l.. Hobart of MoretowD, has pur
chased OF A. K. Batchelder, building lo
on Batchelder meadow, on which he is tC
erect two story tenement house in the
spring.
! The members of Court Granite City, For
: esters of America, will give social Thanks
> giving eve in Foresters' hall, to " hiCh mem
, bers Of the order and their friends will b'
invited
! Smith Brothers have had their land il
= the vicinity of Gunner brook laid out int
building lots during the past week, Tn
work was done by Engineer e. n. Sanctu
2 airy Of Montpelier
: The knights of Pythias have secured
= "Hank' White, the veteran minstrel, TO
r one OF the end men in their minstrel show
to be given Thursday evening, December
/ in the opera house.
The price of Ike rosene oil has been ad
4 vanciug 80 rapidly OF lite the leading gre
GERS of the city are talking Of combining
for the purpose Of purchasing kerosene di
g rect from the oil regions.
Rev. A E. Atwater was at Newport las
Sunday to offciate at the funeral of Col. l.. K
Follett Principal W. NJ. Newton OF Nom
4 pelier Seminary occupied the pulpit of He'd
+ ding church in his absence.
V horse belonging to James S. Allie
f. broke its leg in a runaway last Wednesda
v afternoon and was killed The animal ra
o into the Gunner brook bridge and caugh
IL one of its feet between the timbers.
n Katherine, the infant daughter of Mr.. an
q Mrs. James Sector, died last Wednesda
II al ernoon from spinal meningitis. Til
t. funeral was held Friday afternoon, Rev.
n H. Mitchell officiating, and the burial wa
in Hope cemetery.
, The report of Health Officer Nichols f
:, the month of October shows the number {
= births in the city Of Barre TO have bee
!; twenty-nine and the deaths fifteen. Fiv
:, cases of diphtheria and one each OF scarlt
> and typhoid fever were reported
Ie James Demolic returned last Friday tror
+. the Klonkike, where he has been for tw
T. years He will resume stone cutting i
~ Barre. Mr.. Demolic did not strike II rlc
l. and is glad TO get back to civilization. II
!. left George Bishop in that region.
n The Emerald club met last Wednesda
/; evening with Mr.. and Mrs, II W. Scott o
I; Richardson street Mrs. +. II. Andrus an
4, a recitation and Mrs. r. A, HoAr read a
:; original poem. Refreshments were served
At meeting of the members OF Compan
s. f held Thursday evening it was decided !
9 give an entertainment some time In Decen
=, Der to consist largely of prize drills. LleI
l. tenants Carswell and Gauthier and Pr
~ Yates Wishart, Cadger and Robens wei
r, appointed committee to have charge
Oh the affair.
District Deputy M ID. McMahon OF Blu
lington and Charles O'Keefe Of ST. John
bury attended the meeting of Barre Coul
cil, knights of Columbus, last Friday evel
te ing, when the second degree was worke
H. on eighteen candidates. A large deleg
y ton was also present from Montpelier Coul
~ Gil.
40 Wells Badger, the veteran mail carrie
" was the recipient of u handsome fur CO..
d, last Saturday morning, on the occasion
"a his seventy-sixth birthday. IL was the 81
r. of POSTING ster Bisbee and the other a
tachees OF the office. Later in the day Nj
sd Badger was taken suddenly ill. His rou
Is taken by w. A. Clark, his son'in-law.
A. The body of Charles Beaupre, who WI
~ killed in the accident at the Tomassi bloc
10 on North Main street last week, was take