The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-04
Barre.


side:psges next week
Barre.
W w. Lspoint is in Boston.
Mrs. II II. Granger is visiting at st.
Johns, P. Q.
Miss Mabel Lane was the guest last week
OF Mrs. B. A. Eastman.
Clarence worthen il at home from New
ton, Mass, for the holidays.
Sp ,cial officer George Wood visited his
parents in Franklin last week.
Misses Frances Stewart and Ethel Keith
visited in Middlebury-last week.
James Milne left last Thursday for
Columbus, o on business trip.
Goddard Seminary opened on Tuesday
after holiday recess Of two weeks.
w. K. Barney has been appointed by
Judge Boyce as clerk of the city court.
Miss Ada Sherburne is visiting DR. f. W.
Sherburne, her brother, at Melrose, Mass.
Ward & Douglass, the contractors, have
moved their Office from Barre to Woods
vile, N. III.
Mrs. William Scott was called to Waits
field, N. H., last Friday by the alarming
illness of a sister.
Pre- .iding Elder L. o. Sherburne of St.
Adams visited Rev. j. A. herburne, his
father, last week.
Wells Badger was called to Lyndonville
last week by the death of Joseph Morrison,
his brOther-in-law.
Miss Nadine Nichols will return this
week to Boston to pursue her studies in the
Emerson School of Oratory.
The Priscilla Club was entertained on
Monday evening by Mrs. G. f. Camp at her
home on Washington street.
p esiding Elder j. o. Sherburne held the
third quarterly conference OF Hedding
church last Sunday evening.
Collector of Customs u M. Mansur was
in Barre last Sunday, the gut 81 of Rev. A.
e. Atwater, his former pastor.
Margaret Clanis has purchased of e. l.
Smith for $4,000 a house and lot situated
between North Seminary and Brook streets.
Miss X. NJ. Schermerhorn went last
Thursday to Albany, N. Y, where she has
position as head nurse in children's hos
pital.
James Dean sailed on Tuesday from New
York on the Cunard st. amer Etruria for
Scotland, where he will remain several
months.
Charles Mari and Mrs. 9. s. Wallace
were at West Fairlee last Friday to attend
the funeral of Samuel Southworth, a BROTH
er-in-law
Walter Bedell of Rumney, N. H., has
purchased of FL. L. Soper his livery business
Thursday.
The Recreation Gun Club held its annual
meeting on Tuesday evening at the Ameri-
can express office for the purpose of elect
ing officers.
Clinton Cutler of East Montpelier has
purct ased of DR.. j. Henry jackson, for
800 building lot belonging formerly to
the French estate.
John W. Cornell returned last Thursday
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main some time longer at the home of g. S.
Currier, her father.
W. III. Morton was before Justice III. w.
Scott last Thursday charged with intoxica-
ton. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine,
with costs, OF 81 20.
Miss Gretta Moore went last Thursday TO
her home at Wells River. She will return
to Barre in about two weeks to give instruc-
ton in voice culture
John Sweeney was taken to the house OF
correction at Rutland to serve sentence OF
ninety days imposed by Judge Boyce for
selling Intoxicating liquor.
The members OF st. Johns Court Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters, attended "smoke
talk" in the hall of St. Peters Court at
Montpelier last Thursday evening.
Captain e. j. Badger shipped the State
property that has been in the custody OF
Company K to Montpelier on Monday
where 1t was stored in the State armory.
The board of aldermen held an adjourned
executive session last Wednesday evening
to discuss what kind OF plaster shall be
used in the new city building. No decision
was reached.
The marriage of Patrick Kelly and Miss
Elsie l.. Sternberg occurred last Wednes.
daJ evening at The Congregational parsOn-
age. Rev. DR.. s. N. Jackson was the Off
ciating clergyman.
Rev. Fife X. M. Jones gave an sat
home" at the Universalist parsonage last
Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mrs
Cora McCullum Smith, her sister. Light
refreshments were served.
Hamilton B. johnson and Miss Lizzie
Petrie were married last Wednesday even
ing at the Congregational parsonage by
Rev. DIR. 3. N. Jackson They went to st.
Johnsbury for brief wedding trip.
Two officers of Company X refused to
sign the petition now in circulation through
out the State praying that Adjntant Gem
eral L. 3. Peck be retained In office. One
officer OF the company signed the paper.
Misses Lucy and Susie Cummings returned
last Saturday afternoon from Claremont,
N. h., where they have been visiting for
two weeks. They were accompanied on
their return by Miss Hattie Briggs of that
town.
The Young Ladies' Guild of the Church
of the Good Shepherd held a watch night
party last Saturday evening at the home OF
Mrs. II. Is. Mudgett. A fash light picture
OF the party was taken as the clock struck
twelve.
The dispute over the narrow strip OF land
at the corner Of North Main and Beckley
streets between Phelps and Gouldsbury has
been settled by Mr.. Gouldsbury giving up
that effect.