The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-21
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or REST--PERSONAL
IND GENERAL.
Barre.

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o. D. Shurtleff, overseer Of the poor, is i'll
with lung fever.
About $500 was realized in Barre for the
India famine relief fund.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs, Charles A. Longren.
Mrs Elizabeth Coleridge OF Boston was
the guest last week OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. b..
Hawes.
Rev. G. B. Johnson of Burlington officiat-
ed at the Church of the GoodeShepherd last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. g. Holden OF Boston
were the guests last week of Eli Holden,
father of the former.
DR.. G. NJ. Steele and N, A Bond went to
Rutland last Thursday on the Mystic
Shrine pilgrimage.
Presiding Elder W. 4. davenport was in
Barre last week to attend the funeral of j.
h. George, former parishioner.
Mrs. Mary Wark died last week at Sagi-
nav, Mich. She was the sister OF Mrs. A.
A Hall and Miss Emma Wark OF Barre.
At meeting of Company e, held last
Thursday evening, seven substitutes were
elected to fl membership in the company
II. N. and II. w. Whtcomb have pur-
cha ed from the estate of the late l.. NJ.
Whitcomb he Thwing house at North
Barre.
A large number of members OF Vincitia
Lodge, Knights of Pythss, attended the
entertainment given by Montpelier Lodge
last Thursday evening in their hall
A post-office has been established at Web
stervlle, with Mrs. +. e. Kinney as post.
mistress. IL the service warrants a daily
stage will be run between Barre and Web.
sterville.
The case of State against B. Tomssi for
maintaining nuisance has been nolle
pressed by Judge w. A. Boyce, in city
court. On the trial of this case the jury dis.
agreed.
Rev Effie X. NJ Jones, lectured in the
Methodist church last Friday evening on
"Universalism This was the third lee
ture in the course by local pastors on theil
own denominations.
The Sunday-school class taught by Rev
A. e. Atwater numbering thirty or more
enjoyed sleigh ride to Willjamstown last
Wednesday night, where they had supper
in the town hall.
AT meeting of the school commissioners
here last Thursday evening Miss Julia Ken
ney was chosen as teacher at the Brook
street school and Miss Draper of Randolph
at the Berkeley street school to fill va
cancy
The Consolidated Lighting Company is tC
erect building for transformer plant or
land owned by A. f. Sortwell aud A. d
Morse on North Main street. The wiret
from Bolton Falls will be run direct to thil
building.
Samuel Stacey was arrested last week by
Deputy Sheriff Slayton, charged with
felonious assault on little girl. STAGE,
was indicted by the grand jury last Sep
tember, but skipped from Barre, and re
Gently returned. He is at present in count.
Jail awaiting trial.
Barney Mclaughlin died last Frida,
morning from consumption at his home il
Tomasi block, aged fifty-six years. Mr.
Mclaughlin had lived in Barre for the pas
fifteen years. The body was taken Frida,
morning to Concord, N. H., for burial.
The suggestion of Alderman Mckay tha
the city secure insurance for the member
of the fire department is meeting with mucl
| favor. Inasmuch as the city is responsible
for the injuries received by fremen Will,
on duty, the idea OF protection seems YER
reasonable.
| The body OF the late Otis Peck arrived in
| Barre last Wednesday morning from Spo
kane, Wash. Funeral services we're hell
| that afternoon at two o'clock from tn
home of Mrs. w. Q. Quiulan, his sister, ol
Washington street, Rev. Effie X. NJ. Jone
officiating. The burial was in Elmwoo
cemetery.
The barn and stable at the rear of Dr. c
| +. Camps house on Washington stree
were destroyed by fire last Friday nigh
| and the interior of DR. Camps house wa
badly damaged by water. The horses i
the barn were removed but sleigh an
buggy were burned The loss was abou
$1,000, insured through ID. X. Bisbee'
agency.
Mrs. Mary Burnham, for the past thirt
five consecutive years Sunday teacl
er in Hedding church, was given SUI
prise party last Thursday afternoon by tn
members of her Sunday-school class. Thes
with invited guests numbered fifty. The
met at the church parlors where supper WI
served at six o'clock. Mrs. Burnham
seventy-tive years old but rarely missesrht
place in Sunday
Mrs 9. L. Towne died last Friday morI
ing at her home on Merchant street, age
sixty-two years. Consumption was III
cause Of her death. She was born and ha
always lived in Barre. She Is survived
her husband and several children. Funeri
services were held Sunday afternoon frol
her late home, Rev. j. A. Sherburne of
ciatng, and the body was placed in IL
tomb at Elmwood cemetery.
At the regular meeting OF the city counc
held last week the board ordered that ii
unpaid bill for the seats in the opera hous
be paid by the city treasurer. The follow
ing nominations by the mayor were col
tirmed: Chief engineer, n. ID. Phelp
assistants, e. f. Smith, W. #. Shepar,
Harry Whitcomb and I. L. Snow; inspec
or of wood, lumber and shingles, s.
Allen; city engineer, @. 8. Currer; inspec
or of food, DR.. G. b. Nichols; cemetel
commissioner DR.. j, Henry Jackson; tru
tee of United States fund, f. G. Howlan,
city weigher, w. G. Reynolds; inspector
leather, W. #. Morse and W. w. Calde
pound keepers, O. X. Allen and Georl
Casey: sealer OF weights and measure
Charles w. Averill; fence viewers, W.
Barney, Alonzo Slayton, A. @. Day.
Worcester.
Miss Flossie Bruce is i'll with quinsy.
Arthur Batchelder of Barre spent Sundt
in town