The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-25
Barre.


Miss Agnes Higgins is bookkeeper for M.
j. MCGOWAN.
j. Frank Perry was in camp at Groton
pond last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Martin are visiting in
New York state.
Mrs e. A. Drown and son are visiting in
Newport, n. III.
j. Thwing and family are at Portland,
Me , for two weeks.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G N.
Barber died last week.
Constable w. H. Buchanan was in Milton
on business last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Tapln OF Montour,
Ia are guests OF r. II. Burr.
Miss Marion Ripley OF Waltham, Mass.
is the guest Of Mrs. 81. A. Rugg.
N. d. Phelps has shipped gasoline
launch to Highgate Springs for his use
there.
DIR. II. X. Sherburne of Keene, N. H,
visited Rev. j. A. Sherburne his father, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Griffin entertained a
party OF young people at Berlin pond last
Thursday evening.
Frank Wheaton left last Friday for Chi
cago where he has a position with the
Swift Beef Company.
w. II. Martin and daughter Isabelle of
South Royalton weere guests of Mr.. and
MIS-. j. NJ Perry last week.
Miss Belle Frazer, stenographer and
bookkeeper for Smith Brothers, is in st.
Johnsbury on vacation.
The house of Joseph Rogers at North
Barre was struck by lightning during the
storm last Tuesday night but no great
damage was done.
s. e. Perry has traded his house on George
yttb lot for hntll lAt
| Perry Hill. The exchange was made
through the d. A. Perry real estate agency
Barre council, knights of olumbus, has
invited Montpelier council to accompany IL
to Bluff Point and Providence Island on
Wednesday, August 8.
W. III. Gladdng will be in charge OF the
party that goes July 80 to Saratoga, N. Y,
to attend the nineteenth annual Universal
ist summer meeting. Several from Barre
and Montpelier will attend.
Rev. Father p. M. McKenns sailed last
Wednesday from Boston for Liverpool on
| the steamer New England" of the Domin-
ion Line. He expects to return about the
middle Of October
AS result of Mayor Hersey's delay in
signing warrants for state, school and high
waaysy taxes, due the state treasury, the
city has been obliged tn pay 1913 81 interest
on the 81, 100, the amount due since June TO-
| school picnic was held at Cherryvale grove
last Thursday afternoon. 8 perintendent
| o. G. Stickney was in charge, and special
electrics conveyed the party to and from
the grounds
The jury in the case OF Diana Thompson
against Charles III. Johnson, for alleged
damages because of closing the Commercial
| House, returned verdict for the plaintiff
to recover one cent damages and costs.
| I'D in, cit n
court last Wednesday OF breach of the
peace committed last May. He was sen.
| fenced by Judge Boyce to pay a fine OF $50
and costs, with the alternate sentence OF
| 1856 days He paid.
Michael Sevigney was sentenced by Judge
Boyce in city court last week to aixty days
| in the house of correction, and to pay 9
fine OF S1970 for a breach of the peace
committed June 16, when Sevigney bru
tally assaulted his wife.
Clan Gordon has presented Mrs. Johr
| Forbes with handsome oak dining table
in recognition of the care given by Mrs
Forbes to the eight motherless children Of
! Peter Sutherland. The presentation was
made last Wednesday evening at Mrs
Forbes home on Berlin street.
Corporal w. c. Rust of Company e, and
Miss Lizzie Parks were married Friday
evening by Rev. @. 8. Dewing at the home
of the bride on East street. Hugh Gillespie
acted as best man and Miss Jennie Conner
as bridesmaid. Mr.. and Mrs. Rust are tC
reside on the Hockenbury farm at NORTH
| Barre.
Henry wilkins has brought suit against
the Ridgely Protection Association OF Wor
cester, Mass, an Odd Fellows beneficial
association, for eleven weeks sick benefit
Odd Fellows In Montpelier have had thu
same trouble in obtaining from the institu
ton sick benefits due. The concern hal
never stood well in this part Of Vermont
The fact that Secretary of State Rowland
has recently instructed Grand Juror ii. W
Scott to prosecute any one soliciting bust
ness for this concern does not give 1t very
cordial recommend.
Two additional teachers have been hired
by the school commissioners for the public
schools during the coming year and severa
new teachers have been eogaged to MI va
cancies. Among the latter are Mrs: Minnie
Marsh OF Montpelier, who will teach music
in the Spaulding and other schools, Oscar
A. Stevens of Smyrna, Me-, O. w. White o.
Plainfield, Mabel Nelson OF Burlington
Charles p. Mcknight Of East Montpelier
Miss Bessie e. Tsyler Of Richmond. Miss
Grace K. Kinsman OF b. Johnsbury, and
Miss Drusilla w. Bailey OF Barre. The
rooms and school buildings in which there
new teachers will be assigned Is not ye
! full dacidad