The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTEREST--pERSO
And GENERIL.
Barre.

Mrs HpmeT Fltts vi ed in Blu lingtoD,
last we k.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Scott visited In
Boston last week.
Oliver l. Bacon Of Elmore was the guest
OF w. ID. SmlJh last week.
A son as born lost Thursday TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur AldIidge on Perrin Hill.
"QuJ Vadis" is booked at the Opera
house, Saturday evening, January 81.
Mas. diary Cashen has gone to franklin
Falls, N. H., to remain for several weeks.
The annual banquet of the Burns club
Will DO held Thursday evening, January %.
A daughter was born last week to MIR.
and Mrs, j. K. Mcdonald of Webster ave-
nue.
son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Veale, and son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Potter Jordan.
Mrs. F. d. Laid was called to Br ookfield,
last Thursday, by the death of Mrs. Walter
HO ID, her sister.
The case Of State against william Nc
Auley Tor intoxication has been mol pressed
for want Of evidence.
James M. Boutwell, Of Montpelier has en-
tered upon his duties as manager Of the
Wetmoro & Morse quarry.
The Central Vermont pay car made glad
| the hearts Of employees at Barre and Will
Jamestown last Wednesday.
Ruth, the young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. X. Ilerney, died last week. The burial
| was in The Catholic cemetery.
W. g. Parker has sold to L. N. Ellis for
81, 600 his cottage house at the corner Of
South Main and Quarry streets.
The school census taken by City Clerk
Wells shows about 1000 children VI school
age in the city-about fifty more than one
year ago.
The revival services that have been held
in Barre during the past two weeks under
the direction Of Evangelist Gale closed
Monday evening.
The Granite Savings Bank and Trust
| Company was closed last Saturday after
noon during the funeral of w. K. Whit
comb one OF its directors.
q. NJ. Wiley has been elected captain, j.
f. Smith fist lieutenant, and W. q. Odds
second lieutenant of Barre lodge, uniform
ed rank, knights of Pythias.
Nelson Downing and Mrs, Clara Whipple
OF South Royalton were married last week
at Bethel They are residing i'll the II. f.
Cutler house on Merchant street.
@. l.. and r. s. Currier have purchased
the grocery business of M. l.. Towne and
will continue at the same stand under the
firm name of q. l.. Currier & Son.
During the year 1899 there were 3l6
births in the CT y of Barre-169 males anu
147 females. There were 102 deaths, leav-
ing net gain in the population of 2l4.
The officers OF Crandall post G. A. R.,
and j. b. Mead circle, ladies of the Grand
Army, will be installed next Wednesday
evening in Grand Army rooms in city hall
Mrs. Ella 1. Lamb expects to go to Los
Angeles, Cal. about February l to remain
during the winter with her son Buel, who
has engaged in insurance business there.
A. A. Butterfield Of Boston was the guest
last week Of K. A. b. Bishop. Mr.. Butter
field assisted the Wilder orchestra with the
piccolo at the fireman's ball last Thursday
evening
| oil OH TO-
} New York, where she is TO reside in future
, Miss Mamie Brush OF Williamstown, her
sister, goes with Mrs Field to remain in
. definitely
Hose Company No. has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Foreman, G. T. Thwing;
assistant foreman, Scott Dobbs; clerk, r.
+. Durkee; treasurer E. n. Gokey; stew
ard, A. f. DurBee.
r Truman Martin, tool boy for Hopkins,
Huntington & Company had his left hand
badly lacerated by grind stone last Thurs
day. He will not be able TO work for a
, long time.
Mrs B. X. Cummings died last Thursday
morning at the home OF William Cum
mings, her son, at North Barre. Deceased
: was 50 years old. The body was taken to
Bradford for burial.
, William Otis, tool sharpener, was found
, dead Friday morning at his boarding house
a in Graniteville He had been sick about
two weeks The body was taken to Rock
land, Me-, for burial
The funeral of G. Galimberti, who COM
mitted suicide by throwing himself in front
of a moving train, was largely attended last
Wednesday, The remains were escorted ID
the cemetery by the Transatlantic band and
a long procession
j. NJ. Perry has been reelected president
of the Barre Savings Bank and Trust COM
, pany, w. A Boyce, vce-presdent, and F.
! g. Rowland, cashier. The old board of ui-
rectors was also elected, namely: j. Henry
Jackson, George Rowland, B. w. Bradley
Of Barre and Hiram Wells OF Cabot.
At the annual meeting Of the Recreation
Gun club, held last week, Capt. A. #.
vice president; g. M. Perry, secretary; B.
1 Hoisington, treasurer; j. f. Perry, III b.
Houghton ana b. A. Eastman, directors;
r III. q. Bennett, captain. The club will
have a shoot at the Gunner brook range
on Washington's birthday, il the weather
permits.
' At the twenty annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Barre National
bank, held last week, the old board of d-
rectors was elected AS follow: b. w. Bra
, day, George w. Lynde j. M. Perry, George
Rowland, l.. A. Gale and s. ID. Allen.
These directors reelected b. W. Bradley,
President; George w Lynde, vice-president;
+. G. Rowland, cashier; and ID. p Town,
So istant cashier.
, William E. Whitcomb, OF the firm of
W
nesday at his home on Washington street,
aged seventy-three years. Mr.. Whicomb
r was born in Orange, but had lived in Barre
nearly his entire lifetime. He had always
been an influential and esteemed citizen.
He was one of the incorporators OF and
member OF the first board OF directors of the
7 Granite Savings bank, continuing as di-
rector until his death. II was largely
> through Mr.. Whitcomb's efforts that Elm
, wood cemetery was recently enlarged ami
beautihed. His wife died in 1897, and since
that time he hal resided with his son. His
: funeral was held Friday afternoon, Rev.
DR.. 5. N. Jackson officiating. The burial
WAS in Elmwood cemetery. Granite lodge
OF Masons, of which deceased had been
member for forty years, attended the funer-
al in body and conducted the services at
the grave.
North Montpelier.
Principal and Mrs. o X. HOLSTER ave
receiving congratulations from every di-
| rnciiOn. l. Is q girl. born last Saturday.