The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
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ThllTOHu WOTk LOT Jne OLhJ6 w Oman'B Chris
tian Temperance Union, lectured in the
Universalist church last Sunday evening
before large congregation. Her subject
was up and Doing"
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. M. Miles, Mr.. aud Mrs.
M. Garvey, Michael aud e. Marion at.
tended the funeral of Peter Marion at ST..
Adams last Saturday morning. Deceased
was in the employ Of Wells & Lamson
during his residence in Barre.
In anticipation of the State convention OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
to be held in Barre on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, September 10, 20 and 81,
the pastors OF Barre will devote next Sun
day to preaching sermons on temperance.
Officer e. e. Perry went to Rutland last
Friday to rearrest Cyrus Rollins whose term
OF imprisonment at the house of correction
expired that day Rollins was brought TO
Montpelier and lodged in jail to await trial
on another charge that stands against him.
The class OF 1903 at the Spaulding High
School Is already making itself felt and
known. Officers were elected last week,
consisting OF Harold Swasey, president,
Charles Mcdonald, vice-president, Miss
Maud Roben, secretary, and Daniel Barber,
treasurer
The Spaulding High School battalion will
hold its first drill for the term this after
noon. Morris Trow and Ernest Bancroft
have recently been elected first and second
lieutenants OF the battalion. The boys will
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pelier on Dewey day.
Mrs. 9. P. Fisher celebrated on Monday
her eighty-eighth birthday at the home of
Mrs. A. g. Lspoint, her daughter. Many
friends OF this venerable lady called during
the day and evening to congratulate her,
and to wish Der many added years of life.
Mrs. Fisher was the recipient Of several
valuable and useful presents.
Papers fer the arrest OF Samuel Stacy
have been placed in the hands OF Barre
officer by States Attorney Hoar. Stacy is
charged with felonious assault upon a
girl six years old He has evidently skip
ped from Barre. He leaves wife and fam
lily behind. who feel keenly his disgrace.
Nelson Downing has recently placed
telephone in his stable at the rear of the
| Commercial House. Mr.. Downing's If
| teen years experience in Boston stables to-
gether with the elegant teams he keeps for
public use enables him to conduct his lv-
cry business in manner which merits The
| extensive patronage he receives.
Homer Fits left on Monday for the Bos
ton and New York markets to purchase a
full line of fall and winter goods. H.-f
store will in a short time give evidence os
his correct taste and long experience as
| buyer in the best eastern markets. In the
meantime some unusual bargains are of
fered in goods now on hand. Watch lis
advertising space for further particulars,
At the regular monthly meeting of the
city council held last week petition was
received for a street from the southerly end
of Center street to River street. This was
referred to the street commissioners.
large number OF city warrants were APP
proved and ordered paid. The school COM
missioners asked that the Aver street sewer
be extended to the new school building,
also that the Washington street sewer be
extended. Both these requests were re-
ferred to the street commissioners. A
sewer permit was granted to F. E. Colburn
and building permits to William Walker,
W. e. Whitcomb and F.E. Colburn. The
bond of Jesse Cayhue as constable, for
$4,000, was presented and was approved
by the board. The petition for new street
from Washington street, near Patterson
street across lands TO Elm street, was re-
ferred to the street commissioners. The
board then went into executive session.
The land damages awarded by the city
council because of laying the Orange
brook extension to the water mains are:
Alice L. Hutchinson and s. Alkaline Cook,
$3.50 III. ID. Phillips and F. A. Phillips,
and w. NJ. Carnes, $3.50; Rosa Dow, W E.
Dow and Annie g. Stearns S105; Mrs. Mary
Paine, So; Sarah Morris, $50; Charles Wa
terman $3.50; Heirs of Erastus Camp, $50;
VIC. Nye, 500; j. W. Bates s15; j. G.
and G. Fl. Jeffords, $1,000; R. M. Harvey,
$50; Joseph, Charles and John Blanche,
1892; Silas Jenny, SIS; E. W. Bailey, l..
D Taft. w. E Harlow, Q. NJ. Winch and
E w. Eastman, 1,1O7; A. j. and Walter
Young $50; Thomas Williams estate, $50;
John Trow, S15 E. w. Eastman, $50; o.
E. Balch, $40; NJ. E. and H. e. Cutler, S35;
w A. and H. E. Cutler, $50; Annie Sar-
gent, $500.
South Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Lane visited in
Plainfeld on Sunday. - B. Lane has
returned to Dartmouth college. - Mr..
aud Mrs Arthur Miles are rejoicing over
the birth of a daughter. - The village
school commenced last Tuesday week with
Misses Preston, Smith and Stone as
teachers
Washington
John R. Scales is i'll with muscular rheu-
matism.
Miss Alma Clough visited in Montpelier
on Sunday.
Mrs. j. L. Seaver OF Vershire was in town
over Sunday.
Mrs. D. r. Bradbury is visiting friends in
Canada for few days.
r. G. Huntington is yet unable to attend
to his duties at his store.
w. r. Roland of East Corinth was at L..
ID. Tillotson's ON Sunday.
Mrs. f. A. Warner has gone to Boston to
purchase her autumn supply OF millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Adams of North Mont
pelier have been visiting at E. II. Dicker-
mans.
Fred Hayward has finished his work at
the creamery and returned to his home in
Topsham,
Clyde McAllister, who has been i'll for the
past three weeks with typhoid fever, is
thought TO be slowly conyalesclng.
Ira G. Calef is at Old Orchard, Me-, and
writes that Mrs. M. A. @. Whites health
has not improved since shs went there.
Mrs. @. G. McAllister has recovered from
her recent illness and has returned to her
work at the Orange county hotel at Chelsea.
Rev. f. e. Briggs and wife, Chester
Dickey and wife, Mrs. q. W. Huntington
and Mrs Rhoda Craine attended the yearly
Baptist convention which was held at Straf-
ford last week.
Cabot.
Farmers are filling their silos.
Mrs Albert Noyes is in Boston receiving
medical treatment for her injured knee.
The telephone line work has been COM
pleted and good service is again assured.
W. 7. Morse was called to McIndoes last
week to attend the funeral of Prof. Thomas
Martin,