The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-08
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
md GENERAL.
Barre.

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Mrs. Drown entertained the Young WON
ans Tourist Club Monday afternoon.
Frank Walker has been visiting at his
home in STAFFORD during the past week.
Mrs. e. G. Covell OF Laconia, N. H., is
the guest of Frank Henderson, her nephew.
For the first time since last spring, the
water Is now running over the Bolster res
ervoir.
Mrs. G. T. Phelps went last Friday to
Crescent City, Fla, where she is to reside
in future.
Phelps Brothers have the contract for
putting the new plumbing into Goddard
Seminary.
George W. Jeffords has purchased the l..
j Meade restaurant. He has engaged q.
ID. Poole as clerk.
Mrs. II. A. Duffy left last Friday for SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, where she will remain until
after the holidays.
Miss Ida M. Colburn is critically i'll with
| Bright's disease at the home of H. j. Col
burn, her brother.
The creditors Of Frank b. Martin will
| hold a final meeting at Montpelier on We'd
nesday, November 8.
DIR. Henry James OF Waterbury was called
to Barre last Friday in consultation on the
case OF Mrs. M. j. Berry.
Rev. A. e. Atwater attended the ED.
worth League convention held last week in
Barton and st. Adams.
The Msrshfed correspondent of the
| WATCHMAN rather takes the wind out OF
| w. g. Quinlen's deer story.
Miss Elizabeth Hanson read a paper at
the district Epworth League convention
held last Friday at Barton.
Patrick Carey returned last Friday from
| Butte, Mont. He was called here by the
illness OF his brother Michael
The heavy rains of the past week have
obviated the necessity Of using the engine
and pump at the Williamstown brook.
Mrs. j. @. Gould returned last week to
Paw Paw, Mich, after a visit of several
weeks with Perley Chandler, her brother.
Henry Premier will soon embark in the
furniture business. He goes this week to
New York to take course in embalming.
j. A. Michael, formerly baker for r. NJ.
Waterman in Barre, has gone to South
Africa where he is ok in the British army.
James Little OF Granteville and Miss
Margaret Leonard Of Williamstown were
married last week by Rev. j. A. Sherburne
Mrs. Elmer Ford was taken to Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, for treatment
last Friday. DIR. G. F. Camp accompa led
her.
George d. Kidder and ]. A. Foss of
Plainfield, have purchased of Mrs. Tay lor
o. Parker for S1100, timber lot in Maish
field.
Mrs j. W. Ramsey of waitsfeld, for
mery OF Barre, has been taken to Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, for treat
ment.
Richard, the fve-year-old son of Gustavus
: Gregware, died last Friday of membra-
neous Group. The burial was that after
noon.
: Alexander Gordon, OF the firm OF Mari g.
Gordon, left last Friday night for bust
ness trip to Chicago in the interests of that
firm.
w. G. Nye suffered partial shock, last
! Thursday morning. He was unconscious
, for some time, but is reported as very much
, better.
!. Mrs. John Lamont has received $500 from
the order of the Scottish Clans, of which
her late husband who died October 2, was
member.
V The new south end SHOOT house on Aver
street will be ready for occupancy for the
g winter term, which begins Monday, De-
I cember f.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Morse and Mrs. E. L.
n Smith returned last Friday from Old Or
= chard, Me-, where they have been for sew
eral months.
. Water takers should remember that il
l their water rents are not paid by Thursday,
r November 16, the water will be shut off
: without notice.
: The ladies Of Ruth Chapter, Order of the
= Eastern Star, will hold an old maid s con-
vention in Armory hall on Tuesday even
= ing November 10.
J.; Mr.. and Mrs. G. g. Rsmsdell will occupy
q the rooms on Hooker Hill now occupied by
!, Mr. and Mrs Frank E. Howe, while the
latter are in Florida
Max E. Severance, formerly reporter in
Barre, was member of the Forty.sixth
regiment that sailed on Monday from San
Francisco to Manila.
I The state railroad commissioners were in
:, town last Friday inspecting the Barre rail-
: road aud the electric railway. They went
| to the quarries by special train.
4 The funeral of Levi Blanchard was held
/ | last Thursday morning from st. Monica's
/ church, Rev. Father p NJ. McKenna offic-
+ iating. The burial was in the c tholic
cemetery.
: Mrs. Nellie E. Shaw of Belfast, Me- has
: been dangerously i'll during the past week
3 at the home of Mrs. j. A Whitcomb, her
} | sister. Mrs, Shaw was taken i'll while in
Barre, on a visit.
last week to accompany Miss Lucy, his
. daughter, to her home. The latter has
! recently recovered from a serious illness
with typhoid fever.
Rev. I. II. Mitchell en- cred last Sunday
upon the fourth year OF his pastorate of the
Presbyterian church in Barre. He cele-
. brated the event by taking a collection for
: the church building fund.
James S Young has recently obtained a
valuable patent for an Improvement in
. stone saving machinery. Those competent
] ! to judge say Mr.. Young has reason 10 be
= lieve he has rich thing in his invention.
, Over $1,000 has already been subscribed
toward extinguishing the debt that has
long been hanging over the Congregational
church. 1t is confidently expected the full
amount of the indebtedness will be raised.
3 DR.. II. o. Worthen has brought suit
against j. K. George, with damages placed
, at So, 600 for closing driveway on the lot
at the corner Of Keith avenue and Summer
street. which DR.. Worthen purchased Of
Mr., George.
The centennial OF the Congregational
church of Barre will be held November 10,
[ IA and To- Mrs. Perey Chandler is prepar-
ing paper on the Ladies' Aid society for
that occasion and other interesting exercis-
es are in process of preparation.
Mrs. Annie E. Smiley of Marblehead,
Mass, spoke at Hedding church Sunday
evening on "Christ's Estimate OF Child