The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
ITEMS or INTEREST--PERSO
IND GENERAL.
Barre.


MissIFannie Draper of Randolph visited |
Miss Carrie l.. Draper, her sister, last week. |
j. j. Shay, a representative of the Boston |
Journal was in Barre several days last |
week
Mrs NJ. ID. Lamb is to be one OF the solo,
lists at the musical convention at Cabot this |
week.
The funeral of Mart Tucker was held last
thursday afternoon from the chapel at
South Barre.
Mrs. E. G. Collin returned last week from
Heaton hospital, Montpelier, where she had
been for four weeks
Clarence e. Wood was called to Ran.
dolph last Friday by the sudden death Of
his step-mother.
Frank Cassie went to Albany, N. Y, last
Thursday where he has work with the
Flint Granite Company.
Mrs Rodney Bean moved her household
goods to Lowell, Mass, last week, where
she is to reside in future.
Rev. Mr.. Wallace of South Ryegate ex-
charged Sunday with Rev. I. S. Mitchell
at the Presbyterian church.
| Rev. DR.. Charles A. Crane of Boston will
| speak in Hedding church next Friday even
ing on "The American Citizen"
Mrs. j. w. Ramsay returned last week
from Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlington,
where she had been several weeks for
| treatment.
A majority OF the places OF business on
| Main street were closed last Friday after.
noon during the funeral of the late Perley
| Chandler.
The trial of the case of State against B,
Tomsssi before Justice A. G.. Fay and
jury last Wednesday night resulted in
disagreement and the case was continued.
Rev. E. M Fuller. Miss Janette Thomp-
son, Walter Grearson and Earl Lewis were
IfNr1 lnat
vention of Baptist Young Peoples Societies
Charles A. Smith has purchased of 1. L.
Robbins the Barre News Agency business
which he will combine with his book store.
He will move the latter to the news agency
in French's block.
The public schools were closed Friday
afternoon out of respect to the late Perley
Chandler, chairman OF the board OF school
commissioners. The teachers attended the
funeral in body.
The six-years-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. L. Dodds died of diphtheria last
Friday evening at the home of her parents
in Maple Grove. The burial was Friday
evening in Hope cemetery.
j. G. Crowley has traded his house on
Long street with A. LABEL for the latter 8
house on George street. The trade was
consummated through the d. A, Perry Real
Estate Agency.
The jury in the case Of State against
Margaret Doheny for severely chastising
Fred Morse, pupil in the Summer street
school, returned verdict OF not guilty, last
week, after being out only half an hour.
Charles A. Smith has purchased the Barre
News Agency and has taken possession.
He also has bought the stock which he will
combine with his own. This sale was made
through the d. A. Perry Real Estate
Agency
The case of Annie Stearns and others OF
East Barre against the city OF Barre, grow
ing out of the laying of water mains at East
Barre, will be tried at the March term OF
county court By mutual agreement OF
counsel all questions of law will go direct
to the Supreme court in May.
The annual message of Mayor Gordon to
the city council reviews very carefully the
municipal affairs OF Barre and shows the
city's indebtedness at the present time to be
nearly half a million of dollars. Compar-
ison of the present debt, however, with that
of four years ago, makes a very favorable
showing.
The italian stone cutters of Barre and a
few others met last Thursday morning in
Miles hall and adopted resolutions pro-
testing to the National Union committee
against the action of the cutters in Barre
in voting a compromise, claiming thai it
was contrary to the constitution OF the
Union.
W. E. Lucas, sewing machine agent
from Montpelier, was arrested last We'd
nesday on charge of obtaining liquor from
the Barre agency on false pretenses. He
was given trial Friday afternoon before
Justice A. G. Fay. Grand Juror Scott con-
Quoted the prosecution. Lucas was con-
victed, and was fined, with costs, 500 AZ
which he paid.
William Joppe, stone cutter in the EN-.
ploy of Mucth q Calder, was given a sur
prise party at mis- home on Seminary street
last Thursday evening on the occasion OF
his thirteth birthday. Mr.. Joppe was the
recipient of handsome gold watch, chain
and charm from his associates. Mr.. Joppe
is well known as the star football player in
the Barre Rangers.
Mrs Alice Gould of Paw Paw, Mich, a
sister OF the late Perley Chandler, arrived
in Barre last Friday evening after her
brothers. funeral had been held. She was
delayed by the snow storm and could not
reach Barre Friday morning. She accom-
panied the remains of her brother TO Chel-
sea Saturday morning, where they were
buried.
The twenty-tifrh wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L l.. Densmore was celebrat-
ed last Wednesday evening by about sew.
enty-tve of their neighbors and friends
who gave them u surprise party. A bag OF
silver coin was left with MIR. and Mrs
Densmore as a souvenir OF the occasion.
Friends from Randolph, Hardwick, Mont
peier, Worcester and East Montpelier
were present.
Perley Chandler, one OF the oldest and
most esteemed business men of Barre died
last week at his home on South Main street
after five days illness with pneumonia.
For more than forty years Mr.. Chandler
had been in the iewelry business in Barre
and with one exception was the oldest
business man in continuous work in the
city. Since the incorporation OF Barre as
city he had been member Of the board
OF school commissioners and had always
taken great interest in the prosperity OF
the public schools. Funeral services were
held from his late home Friday morning,
Rev. DR.. s. N. Jackson officiating. The
burial was in the family lot ia Chelsea.
The following from the Essex Record will
be appreciated in Barre -. Holmes jack
! son was working hard TO earn renown on
the billiard table AZ the Ethan Allen club
the night of the fire in the Nelcs office, but
he dropped his cue at the sound OF the
alarm and made all haste TO the scene OF the
blaze. The doctor was on the spot before
the arrival OF many Of the tiremen and real
izing the situation, that men were needed,
and that immediate action was necessary,