The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-03-29
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERso
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

In Dyndonville.
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Hutchinson.
Mrs W. J. Wiley is visiting at her for.
mer home in Bellows Falls.
Ensign Parker of Quebec spoke in Saliva.
ton Army Hall last Sunday.
Judge w. A. Boyce was called TO Guild
hall last Saturday by the illness Of T la
tive.
Rev. K. M. Fuller has moved to one OF L.
D. Bolster's new houses on Washington
street.
Mrs. w. f. Colby went last Saturday to
New York, expecting to remain about thrse
weeks
Mrs. s. G. Hayford left on Monday for
Philadelphia where she expects to reside in
the future.
Inc annual meeting Of the Glover club
was held on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
j. Henry Jackson.
Beck 60 Beck have purchased for $4,000
the house and lot on Branch street, owned
by Charles Kenerson.
The members Of Barre Council, Knights
OF Columbus, visited Montpelier Council
last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Charles II. Leavitt OF Rockingham.
N. H., has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry j. Smith during the past week.
Rev. j. Edward Wright will preach in
the Universalist church on Thursday and
Friday evenings OF this week at half past
seven.
The members of st. Johns Court, Catho-
lie Order of Foresters, are planning for their
annual ball which is to be held Friday even
ing, April Z.
Mrs. G. E. Church returned last Satur-
day to her home in Franklin Falls, Mass.
after visit Of several weeks with Mrs. H.
l.. Averill her sister.
The annual social and dance given by
Clan Gordon will occur ON Friday evening
April Ia, in Armory hall. A fine musical
programme is in preparation
William E. Love, cashier OF the Windsor
Hotel, New York, who was so badly burn
ed in the recent fire, is Il cousin of Noble
Love and I'll. g. Whitaker of Barre.
The sale of the land belonging to the
french estate was completed last Friday
AFTERNOON. The commissioners have real
lied S45,2 on the sale of these lots
j. II. Bingham, an attorney Of Rutland,
mas recently moved to Barre and has pur-
chased one OF the new cottage houses on
Orange street recently built by G. l.. Bug
bee.
There were thirty-one births in Barre
city during the month of February, and
thirty-nine in the month of January, maxi
ing seventy for the first two months of the
year.
The infant daughter of Mrs. William
Wilson died last Wednesday evening.
Funeral services were held Friday after
noon from Mrs. Wilson's home on Wash
| ington street, Rev. Thomas e. Mitchell
officiating
Mrs. Martha Avery of Boston has been
delivering a series of socialist lectures in
Barre during the past week. Her lectures
were very temperate and were attended by
orderly crowds.
The NJ. I. Hatch place on South Main
street was sold at auction last Thursday
lffarnnnn nd "A ~
Earle for 81 300. Mr. Earle bought the
property for Mrs E. Ii. Ryder.
John Sweeney was tried in city court last
Wednesday morning before Justice Boyce
on charge of trying to obtain liquor from
the city agency under false pretenses. He
was found not guilty and discharged
Rev. G. s. Pierce of Willismstown AK.
changed last Sunday morning with Rev. A.
Il. Atwater. In the evening Mr.. Atwater
exchanged with Rev. Thomas ii. Mitchell
at the Presbyterian church in this city.
A special train was run over the Mont.
pelier and Wells River railroad last We'd
nesday night to accommodate those who
wished 10 attend the presentation OF "The
Milk White Flag at Blanchard opera
house.
A movement is on foot backed by New
YORK and Boston capitalists, to consolidate
the quarry interests on Milestone hill The
plan is said to be similar to the one tried
it Will be carried out.
The Ladies Guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd met with Mrs. II. X,
Bush last Thursday afternoon to make
preparations for the annual Easter sale
which is to be held on Wednesday and
Thursday, April and 6.
The two act comedy, "Mr. Bob" was pre-
senteu last Wednesday evening at Goddard
Seminary before an audience that packed
the chapel to its utmost capacity The
principal parts were taken by Joseph Viau
Ford Flagg, j. Ward Carver and Misses
helen Marsh, Edith Talcott Zoe Towers
and Lottie Hall.
.. Charles lie -, n Barber, administrator Of the
estate OF the Russian Jew killed at Mont
peller junction last fall, has brought suit
against the Central Vermont railroad com
psny through his attorneys, f. L. Laird
and u: ID. Deavitt, with damages placed at
Sl5,OOO. The case is returnable at the
Sep'nmber term of Washington County
court.
Mrs. James Imlah died last Friday even
ing after an illness OF one week with paraly.
sis. Funeral services were held from her
late home Sunday afternoon at two O'clock,
Rev DR.. g. N. Jackson officiating, and the
burlal was In Elmwood cemetery. Mrs.
Imlah was thirty-eight years old and leaves
a husband and four children.
j. f. Sadlier, James Mcdonald and R.F
on the part OF the tool sharpeners to confer
with the committee appointed by the Gran
lite Manufacturers Association in regard to
the disputed article in the bill OF prices.
The decision reached by this joint commit
tee will be final and will be in effect until
March l, 1900.
The new Brook street school house was
occupied for school purposes for the first
time on Monday. The teachers in this
school are Misses Bernice Darling, Minnie
Wetmore, Anna Bissell and Hattie Wilson.
The building will Accommodate 200 pupils
which will still leave about one hundred
children without school accommodations
except in the Easements OF the Congrega-
Iional and Episcopal churches.
The young men OF the Congregational
church gave a banquet in the Congrepa-
tional church vestry last Friday evening.
Among the toasts and responses were "Onr
City" Judge Boyce; "Our Schools" Prof.
.. d. Mstthewson; Medicine" DR.. j.
Henry jackson; Law" G. T. swssey;
'Fraternities," c. NJ. Wiley; "The Ia.
lies" q. N. Field; 1.-THE Press" j. A. L.
Julien; 1.-THE Church." Rev. DR.. s. N.