The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-13
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
And GENERAL.
Barre.

A son was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Jashen.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bruce.
Miss Nellie Moulton Of Boston is the
guest of Mrs. Charles II. Sawyer, her aunt.
Mrs. Samuel Baird of Jacksonville. N,
ter ter Is V'''"HS MRS o. u KAn'dell' her sis
Mrs. Q. n Benedict entertained the
over the Tea Cups club last Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mayor Gordon attended the opening of
Saieuonia county court at st. Johnsb bury
W. g. Barney, city attorney, was in Chel-
SEQ SOD lest week attending the sessions of
Orange county court.
Mr.. and Mrs Wells M. Barber went last
week to b. JohnsbuTy to remain during
the winter with their son David
Seventeen Italian stone cutters left Barre
last wednesday, en- route to Italy where
they will remain during the winter.
W. f. Cummings was in Milford, N. H.,
last week to set up polishing machine
manufactured by Smith, Whitcomb & Cook.
George G. Mackie attended the animal
meeting of the New England Granite Man
ulacturers' Association held last Thursday
in Boston.
Mrs. A. j. Bailey returned last Thursday
to her home in Huntington, Pa, after a Wis
1t of three months with Mrs. w. q. Odds.
her niece.
Mrs. Key. A. II. Webb of Bradford, will
speak in Hedding church next Wednesday
evening before the Woman's Missionary
Society.
| DE-. @. W. Steele has been elected dele-
gate to the Imperial Council of Mystic
Shriners at Washington, D. c., to be held
in that city next June.
G. N. Field went to New York on Mon
nQU w hq hos
business firm which buys and sells munici.
pal and government bonds.
The jury in the trover case of PavneS,
Dodge OF Lisbon, n. H., against Levi j.
Bolster disagreed and were discharged
| The case was continued one week
Christen Henderson was arrested last
week by Officer Brown for intoxication In
Justice Fays court he was fined, with
costs, S11.20, which he paid
The funeral of the late Andrew Markham
was held Wednesday from his late home,
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones officiating. The
burial was in Elmwood cemetery.
d. w. Mcdonald returned last week from
Milan, Z. O., bringing with him handsome
live doe which he captured in the wilds of
canada. lie will keep the animal as a pet.
II. j. Haggart had both legs crushed by
falling tree Thursday morning while at
work cutting wood for Duffey & Mead
The fractures were reduced by DR.. Lazelle
OF Plainfeld
Rev. Effie X. NJ Jones officiated at the
funeral OF Miss Minnie Dunsmore which
was held Wednesday afternoon from her
late home in Northield A large number
from Barre attended.
About seventy-fve dollars was realized
from the benefit dance given in Armory
hall last Wednesday evening for James
Webb. With this money Mr.. Webb will be
taken to hospital for treatment.
The Boston Bargain store has an attract
i've advertisement in this paper. Holiday
shoppers will here find bargains in the
goods advertised and in hundreds of other
articles not enumerated, Honest goods
at honest prices" is their motto.
Fred, the twelve years bid son of MI. and
Mrs w. T. Campbell, met with a fatal ac-
cident al Hyde Park, last Friday. He fell
while playing with other boys. and a lead
pencil ia his pocket entered his side The
lad died sunday from the effects OF the
wound.
The second annual minstrel entertain
meut given in the opera house last Thurs
day evening under the auspices Of Viucitia
Lodge Knights Of Pythias was great sue
cess, and was carried through in a manner
which reflected the highest credit upon all
who participated
AT the Masonic district meeting held with
Granite Lodge last Thursday evening the
Fellowship degree was conferred upon one
candidate by De Witt Clinton Lodge OF
/ q,
Montpelier Waitstield Waterbury and
Mortified were present.
Rev. III. i. Gale the evangelist, will be-
gin series of revival meetings in Barre, on
Sunday, December 81. H. is expected these
meetings Will continue two or three weeks
The Baptist, Congregational and Methodist
societies will unite in supporting them.
Charles Amet was taken to the House Of
Correction at Rutland last Wednesday by
Constable BnchauAn 10 serve sentence Of
7Ul days, IT, alternative sentence Of fines
and costs 1888 "a imposed upon him by Jas
tce Fay for the keeping and selling cases
against him.
The advertisement of the Art Novelty
store in another column will not escape The
notice of WATCHMAN readers This store
has long made specially of toys, games,
sleds, dolls, toilet articles etc, snd here
rare bargains are offered for Christmas
shoppers.
A team from Minnehaha encampment of
Oid Fellows, which worked the Royal
| Purple degree at the district encampment
| held AZ Montpelier last Friday evening, re-
ceived many compliments for the almost
! faultless manner in which the work was
carried through.
f. A. Gould has returned from Quincy,
Mass, where he has been working for the
past three months. Mr., Gould is the star
football player in the Barre R3rgers'
team and his friends are much pleased that
William Spear was taken from Montpel-
| ier Jail last W Wednesday and brought before
Justice Fay, where he was sent ten days
previous, because he was at that time un-
willing TO make disclosure. He was fiued
with costs, $40 SO for case OF intoxication
standing against him. In default of pay
ment he was remanded to Jail Tor 20 days.
Crandall Post, G. A r., has elected the
| following officers for the year ensuing Com
mander, George T. Conner; senior vice
commander, M. S. Morse; junior vice COM
mander, Porter Brown quartermsster, e.
b. johnson; officer Of the day, u Mi
nard; officer OF the quad, George A. Wales.
Rev Robert NJ Mott OF Burlington, ex-
changed with Rev. Il, Nj. Fuller the BaI-
tist pastor, last Sunday. Rev. J. r. Met
calf of Burlington, preached in the Uuiver-
saist church in the absence of Rev Effie
X. M Jones who was in Mortified TO at
tend the funeral OF Miss Minnie Dunsmore.
The death of Miss Minnie Dunsmore
Mortified, which occurred last Thursday
morning, brings sorrow to very many pet,-