The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-01
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
And GENERAL.

Barre.
Mrs. 9. A. Whea on is i'll with grip
A son was born last Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Clsary.
K. II. Smith was quite i'll last week
Thursday with pneumonia.
Rev. Effie X. NJ. Jones preached at Will
Jamestown last Sunday afternoon.
L. A. Averill left last Saturday for Water
town, N. Y, with carload OF sheep.
William Reilly was called to S.. Johns
bury last Wednesday by the dealh Of his
father.
The residence OF George T. Conner has
been connected with the telephone ex-
change.
A son was born recently to Rev. and Mrs.
II. w. X. Stafford at their home in b fook-
Ign, N. Y.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Jackson returned
last Thursday from Maine where they have
been for several weeks.
A son was born last Saturday to Mr.. and
Mrs W. T. Gillespie and son the same
day to Mr.. and Mrs W. Holden.
Charles III. Frasier lectured in the Barro
course Thursday evening, on "The Worlds
Tomorrow, or Dream Of Destiny"
An infant child of Joseph Bennett died
last Friday night and was buried Saturday
afternoon in the Catholic cemetery.
The widow Of the late William Emslie re-
ceived draft for so 600 from Clan Gordon
OF which her husband was mem Der.
j. II Talbot of Mortified was in town
last Friday night to install the officers of
st. Johns Court, Catholic Order of Forest
ers.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson was in Bellows
| Falls last Friday night to install the off,
GERS of new Knights Templar COM
| mandery.
| The members of St. PETERS Court, Catho.
| lie Order of Foresters, visited St. Johns
| Court last Saturday evening and enjoyed g
smoke talk.
j. Dunlop Smith, formerly manager Of
| the Empire Granite Company of this city,
is recovering in Cuba from dangerous i'll
ness with yellow fever.
| DR.. Henry James OF Waterbury was in
town last Thursday in consultation with
DR.. b. w Braley over the case of Mrs. A.
p. Bradley, the doctors mother.
B. L. Dunning, wholesale granite deal
er of Erie, Penn, was a the Commercial
House several days last week He placed
several orders with Barre manufacturers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Fay accompanied the
remains OF Luther Cree, father of the latter,
to Wheelock for burial on Monday. Mr.
Cree died in Montpelier Sunday morning.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. f. Morse have been in
New York city for few days. John u.
Mead of Randolph, brother of Mrs. Morse,
sailed from New York for Europe on Sat-
urdsy.
Charles North has given bail in the sum
of $40 for his appearance when wanted.
He WAS under arrest charged with third
offence of intoxication and breach OF the
peace
he UDiversalist Ladies' Union held So
ciable Friday evening at the home of Mrs.
Ella Ryder on South Main street. The en-
tertanment given was in charge Of Mrs. o.
H. Hale.
The next lecture in the Barre entertain
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evening, February IS. by Col. George Il.
Vending. His theme will be "The Man
of Galilee."
A debating club has been formed at God
dard Seminary under the leadership of T.
II. Searns. This club meets every Friday
afternoon aud discusses the leading ques-
lions of the day.
ray and w. K. Cummings went Sunday
night TO Q Iincy, Mass, to set up huge
! travelling derrick recently manufactured by
Smith, Whitcomb & Cook.
Evangelist Lingley of Worcester, Mass.
was The guest last week of Rev. E. NJ. Full
Ter. Mr. Lingley and Mr.. Fuller attended
the Cos gel services held every evening at
| Trinity church in Montpelier
} The civil case of j X. George against G.
. w. Cleveland and G. w. Whitney of Brook
field uied last Thursday before Justice A.
3 &. Fay and a jury, resulted in a verdict for
|
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones spoke Sunday
! morning to the young people of the Uni.
versalist church on Entering the King
dom" The conservation meeting in the
= evening was led by George l. Bates.
= Miss Mary A. robin, a graduate of the
= New York School of Expression, will give q
= reading at the Congregational church next
Friday evening, under the auspices of the
= senior class of Spaulding High School,
Charles Jerd, an employee at the polish.
= ing mills of Hopkins & Huntington, had
his right leg broken Saturday afternoon by
: getting it caught between two blocks OF
! granite. DR.. W. ID. Reid attended the In.
=. jured man.
h The two-year old daughter of Mr.. and
q Mrs. NJ. L. Cheney died last Sunday night
# The funeral was held Monday afternoon in
o the vestry of the Baptist church, Rev. Mr.
n Fuller officiating and the burial was in
|. Elmwood cemetery.
Il the Emerald Club last Friday evening a
n her home on Highland Avenue. The mex
It meeting of the club will be with Mrs
s. George e. Bond on February TO- The sub
% ject will be Edgar Allen Poe"
% Archie Bradford was arrested last Wed
,, ., nesday by Constable Buchanan, charged
: with breach of the peace in assaultinl
~ Thomas Mcintosh, Jr. Before justice III
~ w. Scott Bradford pleaded guilty and wa
10 fined with costs Sl5. which he paid.
a The rooms OF N. A. Mcleod on Worces
"a ter street and the fruit store on Depot square
q run by Mcleod were raided by officers las
d Friday night. No intoxicants were foun,
D. at either place, although in lis room serera
,r empty jugs and empty bottles were in evi
n dence.
/, The Presbyterian Young Peoples Asso
h citation held "hssh debate" in the vestrl
IF last Thursday evening, in which seveTa
v members spoke on questions OF gener Il in
/: terest R-v. j, Edward Wright will ad
r, dress the association Wednesday evening
T. February l.
i Sunday at the Baptist church was oh
T, served ss Conquest Missionary day.
Al The offerings were devoted 10 the Ameri
1t can Baptist Home Missionary Society. Rev
y A. B. Bellondl was present and delivered
Al an address on the work among the Ital
" ians in the western cities.
!" The annual celebration OF the anniverss
T. ~ Of the birthday of Robert Burns helI
= last Wednesday night in Thoma' hail. wa
., very much OF a success. Addresses wer
- made eXtolling tn man VIII, IN all Scotch
= men love and honor. Songs were sung b,
~ Mrs. Lang. Mrs. Stuart, Mr.. Grant and Mr.