The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-10-04

HOMER Fits, Barre, Vt.


He was veteran of the War of the Rebel
lion and served in the Thirteenth Vermont
regiment. His body was brought to Barre
! Friday and funeral services we're held from
the home of G. g. Varney, his brother, on
I North Main street Rev. Effie X. NJ. Jones
/ officiated. The burial was in Elmwood
| cemetery.
w. A. Smith has made arrangements to
| go to Chicago where he has position in a
large publishing house. He is visiting his
parents in st. Johnsbury, while enroute to
the windy city Mr.. Smiths departure
from Barre dissolves the firm Of Smith &
Robbins. Mr.. Robbins will in future con-
troll the Barre News Agency. e. W. Cum
ings will conduct the job printing plant
heretofore run by Smith & Robbins.
Robert Edwards died last week of con-
! sumption at his home on North Seminary
street, aged forty-seven years. He has
been a granite cutter in Barre for many
years and was universally respected. He
i leaves widow but no children. Mr.. Ed
wards was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and
came to Barre when he was seventeen
years old. His funeral was held from his
late home Friday afternoon, Rev. T. n.
Mitchell officiating.
The incorporators of the Barre News
paper Company met last Saturday evening
in the Office Of r. A. Hosr. The board Of
directors elected is composed OF I'll. @.
| Whitaker, l.. P. Thayer and It. r. Cave. III.
G. Whitaker was elected president, f f.
Cave vice-president, e. III. Metcalf clerk
and l.. p. Thayer treasurer This company
has capital stock Of $1,000 which has all
been taken by Barre people. The new con-
Germ took possession of the Telegram and
Enterprise M Jnday evening.
At the regular meeting of the board Of
aldermen, held last week, the petition of
the New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company to set poles on certain streets was
referred to the street committee. The bill
of the Barre Steam Power Company for $50,
for keeping up steam for the fire alarm on
holidays was referred to the financial COM
mittee. Sewer permits were granted to
DR.. Fl. o. Worthen and II. A. Gould. The
following building permits were granted
Beck 81 Beck, Caroline George, A. p. Alb
bolt and e. W. Prescott. The report OF the
committee on streets in favor of extending
the Aver street sewer to the new school
house was adopted This committee also
reported .favorably on the petition for q
street to connect Elm and Washington
streets, and it was ordered laid. The board
at an expense not to exceed 5000. Ad
journed.
South Barre.
j. M. Ward and family have moved into
their fine new residence. - Will Mar
tin of Montpelier has moved to the farm re.
Gently vacated by j. M. Ward. - Mr.
and Mrs. G. III. Vincent OF East Montpelier
visited at X. A. Lanes on Sunday. -
W. ID. Quimby of Boston has returned, tax.
ing with him some fine horses which he
purchased while here.
Waterbury Center.
e. A. Newcomb and wife visited in
Mortified, last Thursday.
Hoyt Davis of Jericho, visited at V. A
Dillingham's over Sunday.
Mrs. Julia A. Robinson returned from
her summer camp at Berlin pond, last Fri
day, much improved in health
The members of winooski Lodge of Ma
sons who reside in this place, went to Stowe
Tuesday evening, to visit Mystic Lodge.
Mrs. Miller of Sheffield, Mass, visited
her cousins Mrs. w. H. Shepherd and A
X. smalley last week. She was looking ur
her geneology.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Heaey with theil
daughter of Jamesburgb, N. j., are visit
ing here, Mrs Healey's former home. They
are now employed in the State Industrial
School of New Jersey.
The school children OF this part of the
town furnished the material, and the ladies
of the Relief Corps made two bed tacks FOL
the Soldiers Home in Bennington. Las
Saturday the ladies gave the children a re
ceptioD and supper at their hall. The dis
tricts who helped in the quilts were Kicker
Mountain, Little River, Blush Hill, Bur
district, Loomis Hill, Bryan and Confer
About forty children were present and haC
a very enjoyable afternoon. 1t is hoped by
these means to interest the young children
in our old soldiers
In looking over some old papers givel
your correspondent few days ago, the fol
lowing was found which copy to show tn
state Of our common schools in 1908. "Wat
erbury, May %, 1903, having considered tn
sad consequences of the neglect OF schools
have thought best and have agreed witt
Nancy Atkins to teach a school in my BARI
twelve weeks the present season II Their
shall a few more join said school to begil
, June 10. Said Nancy has agreed to teac
|, the school and board herself for one dolls
and twenty-five cents week, and take he
pay in grain next winter. Silas LOOMS
We the subscribers, whose names shall b
. underwritten do agree and promise to pa
to Silas Loomis, our equal shares of tn
above mentioned school according to til
number OF scholars set to our names. Sal
a payment to be delivered to said Loomis /
0 good grain by the irst day of January mex
4 who is bound to settle with the teacher
o Scholars: Silas Loomis 4, Stanton Frink
VIM. Edmonds l.
l. South Woodbury..
= r. M. Pray has gone to Grand Isle
/. care for brother OF K. b. Tassey.
Q Mrs. ]. G. Brown of Dorchester, Mass,
stopping few weeks with her sister, Mr.
W. B. Goodell
- Mr.. and Mrs, Sawtell and Mr.. and Mr.
a. Richardson of Barre were the guests
g. Lucy Sabin over Saturday and Sunday.
o Mrs b. W. Wheeler returned with h
sister, Mrs. j. Banks to Cambridg
, Mass. where she will remain few week
~ The Good Templars club played "Tl
Il Mountain Waii'' to full house at Woo
m bury Center Saturday night for the bene
= OF the band at that place,
20 Abe SulhRm had a narrow escape fro
10 serious injury last Monday. While drivil
to his work the horse was frightened al
"A bicycle throwing Mr., Sulham to the groun
- He escaped with a few slight bruises.
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