The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-18
HOMER Fits, Barre, Vt.
E66 North Main Street.
Barre.

Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Morse are at Old Or
chard Beach for two weeks.
Three car loads of sewer pipes were re-
ceived last weeb for the use OF the city.
Miss Annie Mcdonald OF Ryegate is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. d. w. Mcdonald.
Col. H. X, Stoughton was in Sharon last
week to attend the funeral OF his sister.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander McInness went
last week to Nova Scotia to visit a month.
Mrs DR.. B. w. Bradley is soiourning at
Lake Placid in the Adirondacks for two
weeks.
John Smith and Alexander Mcleod OF
Graniteville are visiting in Boston this
week.
The family Of City Clerk B. II. Wells
went last week to South Woodbury. to re.
main two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Gray OF Hartford
Conn, are visiting Mrs. DR.. j. e. McSwee.
ney, their daughter.
MI and Mrs. j. W. Vaughan went last
week to Stevens Point, Wis, where they
are to reside in future.
Court Granite City, Foresters of America,
will hold private picnic at Cherryvale
Park next Saturday afternoon.
A brother OF the late b. Tomasi has ar
rived in Barre to look after the settlement
OF the estate OF his deceased brother.
AnO ihAohG puu VI Huu mTb. JOIN u.
Mckenzie died last week of cholera infan-
tum. The burial was in Hope cemetery
Prof W. a Wheaton OF Minneapolis,
Mimi, has been visiting relatives in Barre
for several DAYS. He went last Friday to
Boston
The engagement OF Miss Flora M. Kelly,
sister of Mrs. o. ID. Matthewson, to Ed
ward j. Willard Of Galway, N. Y, is an
nounced.
Malcolm n. McIver and James Mathieson
have associated themselves in the granite
business to succeed the firm OF McIver and
Ruxton.
Joseph Murray OF East Montpelier was in
city court last week charged with intoxica-
ton. Judge Boyce smerced him So and
costs which he paid.
The water In Stevens branch is 80 low
that the planning mill Of Charles e. Ayers
and the Barre rolling mill have been oblig-
ed to shut down during the day for several
days.
Charles Kirkland went last Wednesday
night to Norfolk Conn.,, to have charge OF
gang of men who ARE building a bridge
there for Ward & Douglass.
Nearly all the stone sheds In Barre we're
shut down Saturday afternoon because OF
the clam bake at Caledonia Park, given by
the K q. Bowers Granite Company
The furniture store Of B. W. Hooker &
Co... and the residence of Clarence Ken
drick on Keith Avenue have been supplied
with long distance telephone Instruments.
Rev. DR.. o. S. Deming preached at the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning
The congregation united in the union tenn
perance meeting at the opera house In the
evening
Rev. Father P. NJ. McKenna sailed last
Saturday from New York for Europe to re-
main several months. During his absence
the duties OF his parish will be attended to
by his brother
George Ruxton OF the firm OF McIver e.
kuxton has been appointed superintendent
for the granite firm Of Mcdonnell 81 Sons OF
Quincy, Mass, and will 20 there some time
before August !. ~
Jesse Cayhue has sold his barber sbop at
the corner of North Main street and Depot
square to o. N Granger. Mr.. Granger has
TAKEN possession and has moved the store
next to that OF L. A. Averill.
Postmaster and Mrs. e. W. Bisbee left
last Thursday for st. Paul, Mimi, where
Mr Bisbee will attend the national conven-
uon OF Republican clubs. They expect to
be away until August l.
The Vermont Granite company cut at its
dark quarry last Friday one of the largest
docks OF granite ever taken out OF Barre
quarry. IL measured 40x20x30 feet and
weighed over 1900 900 pounds
A. Q. Palmer, state deputy, K. W. Mar.
ble' district deputy and F. W. Stevens,
NSPN'Jb VI AAOudIu W OOuQ0Q OF
America, have been in Barre during the
past week organizing branch Of that order,
Mulch & Calder are raising their granite
plant seven feet and filing in the same 10
that depth. This firm suffered heavy loss
during the food last spring and they pro-
pose In the future TO be above the high
water mark.
The arguments in the case of c. L.. Chr.
rier against the city of Barre were made
last Wednesday afternoon. This closes
that case with the exception OF the report OF
the commissioner which is awaited with
much interest.
Mrs. William Colombo died last week at
her home on Prospect street after a com.
paratively brief illness with consumption,
aged thirty-hve years She leaves hus.
baud and seve al children. Funeral ser.
vices were hell Friday afternoon and the
burial was at Wrightsville.
Six members OF the Social Democratic
party OF Barre went to Montpelier last
Thursday evening and were sworn In as no.
taries public In order that they might secure
names for the nomination OF candidates for
the State ticket which this party intends TO
put in the field this fall.
At the meeting Of the Intermediate So
ciety connected with the Congregational
church held last Wednesday evening, Lew
Is Huntington was elected president, Eula
McWhorter, vice-president, Charles Nc
Donald, treasurer, Miss Fannie Carleton,
secretary, and Leon Parker, corresponding