The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-06
Barre.

A daughter was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Drew.
Manager Lapoint has booked Frohmsn's
"Secret Service" for October 20.
Misses Bell Nolan and Edith Barnes
visited in Burlington over Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Smith went last Friday to
Beebe Plains, p. O., to rejon her husband.
The case of State against Fred Jonessfor
intoxication has been postponed for thirty
days.
Fred W. Jones OF New York was the
guest of Mrs. V. E. Ayers, his sister, last
week.
Mrs John w. Gordon left last Thursday
afternoon for Milwaukee, Wis, expecting
to be absent several weeks.
The water department has had force OF
men at work during the past week extend
ing the main on Hooker hill.
Fred Burland and Miss Madeline Ritor,
both OF Barre, were married at Plaintield,
last week by Rev. L. F. Fortney
Frank Gladding, second sergeant, has
been elected second lieutenant of Company
e in place of L. N. Gauthier resigned.
In the Congregational church last Sunday
evening DR.. j. Henry Jackson spoke on
1.-THE Homes and Monuments of Egypt"
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ross and John I'm
lab OF Hardwick visited in Barre last week
during the small pox scare in Hardwick
A verdict was rendered last week in the
case OF I. j. Deavitt, assignee, against B.
w. Hooker and l.. A. Kent, in favor of the
defendants.
Peter j. Jordan, Barre granite cutter,
has filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
His liabilities are said to be $843, and his
assets $125.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen ii. Freeman OF Clair
mont, N. H., were guests last week of M,
and Mrs O. N. Kenyon. while on their we'd
ding trip.
j. D. Cooper, boiler inspector, repre-
senting the Fidelity and Casualty Company
OF New York, was in Barre last week in
specting boilers.
G. L. Converse, the Barre postman, was
elected sergeant-at-arms of the State organ
ization OF letter carriers, instituted last
Wednesday at Rutland
The case of Tabor against Slaytop, which
was to have been heard before Judge Boyce
last Friday morning was continued until
June IL because Of the illness of the Judge.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mary Sar-
geant died last Wednesday morning of
pneumonia The services were held Thurs
day afternoon and burial was in Washing
ton.
Mrs. Gertrude Bugbee, who was divorced
only four weeks ago from Walter Gay Bug
bee, was married on Memorial day to Wal
lace Poor OF Barre. Mr.. and Mrs. Poor have
gone west.
Walter W. Ranger, principal Of the John.
son Normal school, and q candidate for the
Office OF State superintendent of education,
was the guest OF Prof. and Mrs. o. d. Math-
ewson last week.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Alex
Msthieson died last Friday evening at their
home on Webster avenue. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
and the burial was in Hope cemetery.
One OF the features at the trotting park
on Memorial Day was the fourteen Shet-
land ponies owned by George Cassie. Chill
dren were mounted on all these little ami
mails and the display received much hearty
applause from the spectators.
The official figures from the assessors
books OF the appraisal of 1900 shows taxable
real estate in the city of Barre of 81, 1896, 1853
personal property of 1894 1903; taxable polls,
2,3l5, making total grand list of S36, 354 :
II, gain over 1899 of 1858 SO.
Mrs. A. e. Atwater gave a reception to
her Sunday.school class, composed OF
twenty young men, with their lady friends
at the Methodist parsonage last Frid ay
evening. programme Of musical and
literary selections was rendered and re-
freshments were served
Several generous sums OF money have
already been pledged for the formation o.
boys club in Barre and it is confidently
believed the $1,000 needed will be contrib
uted. The committee having the matter IL
charge are making systematic canvass
for funds, and subscription books will sooI
be opened
Lila, wife Of Fred Sears, died last Wed
nesday at her home in South Barre after al
illness OF one week with measles. De
ceased was twenty-six years old. Funera
services were held from her late home Fri
day afternoon and the burial was in Wilson
cemetery.
The Vincitia club gave ladies night II
their new quarters In Worthen block las
Wednesday evening b. w. Hooker. tn
president, and A r. Abbott, with thei
wives, were the reception committee
Music was furnished by Wilders orchestra
MIR. Wilder also played flute solos whic
were very cordially received
The annual meeting of the Barre railro A,
was held last Thursday forenoon. W. A
Stowell, II. W. Stanyan, A. ID. Morse, e L
Smith and John Trow we're elected direct
ors These directors met subsequently an
elected A. ID. Morse PRESIDENT W. A. Stow
ell, vice-president and general manager an
H. W. Stanyan clerk and treasurer.
Mrs. Laura Taft widow of the late DAM,
Tafr, died Friday afternoon at her home |
the town Of Barre, aged eighty years. Sh
had been Ill for long time with cancer c
the stomach. Mrs. Taft is survived by on
son, Elmer ID. Taft. Funeral services wei
held from her late home Sunday afternoon