The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22

tnguished with the use of garden hose,
pals, etc, before the arrival Of the firemen.
special meeting of the city council was
held last Wednesday evening. at which
building permits we're granted II. q. Crock
ett Burk Brothers, E. l.. Densinore, A. q.
Page and l.. K. Foster. A petition was
received ftom the Barre Civic Federation
of Women's Clubs asking for the first use
of the new opera house. The petition was
tabled. The annual report of the inspector
OF buildings aud the city attorney were
read and accepted.
Hose company No. 2, held its annual
meeting last week and elected w, e. Beck
as foreman; r. e. Burns, assistant foreman
@, A. Page, clerk l.. K. Beck, treasurer
w. f. Mann, j. II. Cook X. e. Burns, au.
Burns membership committee. John
Richards was elected a member OF the COM
pany in place of William Wishart, who has
left town.
Several sleigh loads went from Barre to
East Barre last Wednesday evening to at
tend the dedication of the new organ at the
Congregational church in that place A
musical programme was rendered in which
Prof. 8. III. Jackson, organist Mrs. M. H.
Burnhsm and Mrs. q. N. Field, soprano So
loists; A. j. Stevens, tenor soloist; Mrs. w.
II. Gale, contralto, and Edward Mitchell,
basso, all Of this city, participated.
At the citizens caucus, held Saturday
evening in Barre to nominate candidates
for city officers, Representative George L.
Swasey was nominated for mayor by vote
OF 239 against 206 for John W. Gordon, the
present encumbent. Nomination papers
for Mayor Gordon were filed this morning.
Other. city officersl nominated were B. H.
Wells, clerk and treasurer; w. III. Buchanan
and Jesse Cayhue, constables. For city as
o. 81, o;x,t1
fealed Charles A. Smith, the present en-
cumbent. j. W. Gordon, F. G. Rowland
and X S. Currier were nominated for IL
brary directors.
The case of state against George Golden
for keeping intoxicating liquor with intent
to sell was tried last Thursday night and
Friday before Judge w. A Boyce and a
jury composed of Henry Patterson j. w.
Onion, Homer Fits, j. e, Smith, A. f.
Morse and G. w. Belcher. NJ NJ. Gordon,
assisted by W H Scott, conducted the case
for the State, and city attorney Swasey aud
j. G, Wing of Montpelier appeared for the
respondent. Golden finally pleaded guilty
and was fined with costs S125.43 with an adj
ditonal sentence of so days at hard labor in
the House OF Correction at Rutland. His
place at Graniteville has been declared a
nuisance and closed. Golden was taken to
Rutland Saturday.
South Barre.
Mrs E. II. Clark of East Cabot is stopping
al the home of her father A. w. Lane.
M. G. Mcleod is i'll. - A. B. Lane of
Dartmouth Cole e spent last Sunday with
his parents. - Lewis Gray was in town
last week. - Lucius Coburn is stopping
in town for few days. - Henry Upton
is in very poor health. - Miss Ida Mar
tin spent Sunday in Montpelier. -
William Stacy is confined to the house with
a quincy sore throat. - The dance at
II fall Ir,I ;vl,t
success. A very good com pany attended
and all enjoyed pleasant time. An old
and young folks ball will be held March 3.
Bradford.
Mrs. B. S. Hooker is confined to the house
with the measles.
E. c. Hooper of Brunswick Me-, was in
town over Sunday.
Miss Jennie Smith of St. Johnsbury is visit
ing relatives in town.
Principal Charles A. Plumley of Northfeld
visited friends in town Saturday.
Moody G. johnson left for Boston last
Thursday to work in the Quincy House.
Miss Lou Tabor of Boston is spending a
short time with relatives and friends in town.
John p. Chase has been confined to the
house for several days with a severe trouble
with his face and neck.
Walter S. Davis and family went to Barre
last Friday. Mr. Davis has been engaged to
take charge of the railroad yard at that place.
Several in town are confined to their homes
with the mumps, among them Miss Genevieve
Hooker, Mrs. Harry Renfrew Mrs. G. W..
Cole and +. w. Cunningham.
Mrs. V. A. Doty, superintendent of the
Junior League society, gave an afternoon
party to the members of the society Saturday.
About twenty were present.
The store noouniad nv Mro n N Cnrt;, 20
being improved with coat of paint and other
necessary repairs, which, when compile ed.
will be one of the most convenient in the place.
Mrs. Eliza Kendrick died at the home of her
daughter last Friday night. She had been in
quite feeble health for the past few years and
suffered an attack of the grip a few weeks
since from which she never rallied. The fu-
neral was held Tuesday
III. F. Parker l.. j. Brown, j. G. Strong,
W. j. Cinnamon, X j. Coffrin and others
from here attended the district meeting of
Odd Fellows at st. Johnsbury Thursday. The
exercises commenced at seven o'clock with a
reception at the Avenue House, after which
there were public services held at Howes
opera house, consisting of music and speaking.
A. 5. Pinkerton, G. S., and Mr.. Terrill, G. NJ,
OF Massachusetts We're present, Following
this, the members of the several local orpani-
cations repaired to the Odd Fellows hall where
the second degree was exemplifed by Caledo
ma lOuRe' ne eAefclSeS were closed with a
banquet at the Pythian hall which was served
by the Rebekah lodge.
AS Henry Stafford was driving the team
owned by Rev. II T. Barnard around saddle
back Saturday afternoon, in making a short
turn the sleigh was upset, throwing Mr. SAT-
ford out INTO the deep snow. The horse con-
tinued on by the creamery to the mill yard
where it encountered a team owned by Il. b.
Shumway which broke away and both pro-
ceeded down Main street Mt n fri htful rota of
speed. Mr.. Shunway's team was stopped near
the hotel with but slight injuries to horse or
sleigh. Rev. Mr.. Barnard's horse which had
the hardware store of II. e. Prescott when il
took the sidewalk coming in contact with an
iron post near the large show window of Doe
Brothers breaking the window and damaging
several pieces of ware kept in the window to
an estimated value of nearly $50. The ami
NAL continued until it was stopped near the
restaurant of l.: j. Brown by o. w. Saville.
The sleigh and harness were badly damaged
but tha horae aananad with III ~ -.