The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS. or INTEREST--PERSONAL
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

Mrs. II. A. Rugg is visiting at North
Chelmsford, Mass.
A son was born last Friday to Mr.. and
Mrs Burt Blair.
Miss Anna Holden is stenogrspher in the
office OF City Clerk We Is
Rev. A. e. Atwater went on Monday to
Burlington for few days.
A daughter was born last Thursday to |
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton johnson.
Robert Mcknight returned to Boston on |
Monday to resume his musical studies.
Miss Kate West, assistant postma3t |
has been in Boston during the pastlweek.
Over one hundred tickets from Barre
were sold for the Boston excursion last
week.
A. M. Stafford has purchased of II. M.
Houston for 81 800, house and lot on Long
street.
The young daughter of Edward Burk has
nearly recovered from q serious illness with
scarlet fever.
Frank Canton, of the granite firm OF Can
ton Brothers, is travelling through Massa.
chusetts on a business trip.
Mr., and Mrs. G.. w. Hunt, Mrs. James
Bigelow and William Bigelow are visiting
in Providence, Il, L.
l. N. Chase OF Essex junction shipped
carload of young cattle from Barre to st.
Joseph, Mo, last Wednesday.
| DR.. Charles A. Gale of Rutland has been
| the guest during the past week Of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. P. Odds at South Barre.
The State railroad commissioners we're in
Barre last Friday inspecting the Montpelier
| & Wells River railroad and its branches.
The gross receipts of the Mary Howe con.
cert given at the Barre opera house last
Wednesday evening we're only S108.
Mrs. G. L. lexington has purchased OF
Duffy & Mead, for $500, building lot at
the corner Of Sheridan and Beacon streets.
DIR. K. b. Whitaker was in Bellows, Falls
last week to attend the semi-snnual meet
ing Of the Vermont Homeopathic Society.
Rev. Efie X. M. Jones returned last Fri
day from Boston where she has been at
tending the Uriversaist National Conven-
ton.
Mrs. Frank Stafford OF St. Johnsbury,
mother OF w. z. Stafford, was the guest OF
Mrs. l.. W. Whitcomb several days last
week.
The members of Company e have moved
to their new club rooms in the old city
building, which have been handsomely
fitted up for their use.
The football game between the Barre De.
tenders and the Hardwick team, scheduled
for last Saturday afternoon, was postponed
because OF the rain.
Miss Jennie Nicholson and Miss Kitte
Mcleod left last Thursday night for Lake
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hotel this winter
f. E, Andrus, superintendent OF the cleo
trio railroad, has rented one of g. l.. Bug.
bees houses on Orange street. He moved
his family there this week.
E. M. Wheeler OF Peacham, has purchased
half interest in the IL eat business OF j
A. Carpenter. The name of the new firm
will be Carpenter & Wheeler.
A large number from Barre attended the
| riuap Thur do q
Williamstown to Rev. and Mrs. p. p. Wo
mer at the residence Of j. X. Lynde,
Dennis Keefe was taken to Rutland las
week by Deputy Sheriff Shepard to serve
Sentence OF 1892 days in the house OF correc
ton for selling Intoxicating liquor.
The Barre Supply Company has been re-
, organized as stock company with a CAPT
tai of $4,000. w ID Campbell is president
and general manager OF the new company
Fred Bird, George Downie and James
Conner returned last Friday night from
Maine, bringing with them the carcasses oil
six deer which they shot at Downing's
Camp.
| A large number of Odd Fellows from
Montpelier visited Hiawatha Lodge last
, Thursday night when the secol I'd and third
degrees were worked. r freshments were
served.
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr.
: and Mrs. George Phillips, and a son the
same day to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Suther
land A son was born last Thursday tC
, Mr.. and Mrs. Antonio Peducci.
Joseph W. Canton arrived in Barre last
week from the Klondike region where he
has been for two years. He brought with
} him some excellent samples of gold taken
from claims which he has secured in that
region He expects to return to Alaska iu
the spring.
l.. j. Shaw, travelling passenger agent for
the Canadian Pacific railroad, and j. w
Robinson, who holds similar position for
, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
road, were in town last Friday.
Rev. Effie K M. Jones spoke at the Uni.
versalist church last Sunday morning on
The Forward Movement at the Boston
Convention" Mrs. Jones had just come
from that national convention and her re.
marks we've unusually interesting.
/ The suit of A. G. Fay against State Audi.
tor o. NJ. Barber which is TO be heard at the
present term Of Supreme Court is OF inter.
est, not only to people of Barre, but else
where. Mr.. Fay brings action against the
State auditor TO compel him to pay fee as
justice Of the peace in an unsuccessful
liquor raid case.
monument to be erected at Easton, Pa,
that will weigh, when completed not less
than 225 tons. Its total cost will be over
S140 900 aud it will require fifteen cars to
transport IL. SURROUNDING tne ule Will be
the figure OF bugler in heroic size and at
each OF the four corners life size figure of
an artilleryman, an infantryman soldier
at parade rest, and sailor. L. will be one
OF the finest jobs ever sent out OF Barre,
Plymou Seavers father of George NJ.
Seaver, and Clyde McAllster, the young
son of Charles ii. McAlistef, both of Wash.
ington, were terribly injured in Barre this
morning. The buggy in which they were
riding was smashed into by heavy gran
ite team that was running away. Both
were thrown violently to the ground. Mr.
Seaver was unconscious when picked up,
and remained 30 for some time. He was
badly cut and bruised about the head, but
no bones were broken. The McAlister
boy had one leg broken and was otherwise
cut and bruised. The buggy in which they
were riding was completely wrecked,
N. r. Davis, manager of the Montello
Granite Company OF Monticello Wis, and
Miss Gertrude n. Leonard OF Barre were
married last week at the home Of Mrs. A.
e. Quits ON Highland Avenue Rev. A. e
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