The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-20
Barre.

Barre.
A daughter was born last week to MIR.
and Mrs. George Bergeron
G. p. jones has sold his house and lot on
Charles street to Clinton Huntington for
$500.
A. E. Batchelder has purchased of w. G.
Reynolds for $500 his fancy driving horse
midget"
The annual picnic under the auspices OF
Clan Gordon will be held in Dodge's grove
on Saturday, August A.
j. E. Byrnes of Bellows Falls, supreme
deputy chief ranger, made an official visit to
Court Granite City, Foresters OF America,
last Thursday evening
The city is being canvassed by mail to Sc
cure funds to start boys club. The re-
turns thus far have been very satisfactory.
Company e went to Mortified last Sat
urday where, with Company II OF Mont
pelier and f of Mortified, it was inspected
by Major Hows.
The Vermont Granite Company has re-
ceived an order for monument to be set
at San Francisco, Cal, the die of which
will weigh fifty tons.
p. S. Smith and G. s. Currier were sum-
moned to Woodstock to testify in the case
on trial there against the Central Vermont
railway growing out Of an accident at Hart
ford.
Mrs. j. w. Gordon returned last week
from Milwaukee, Wis, where she went as
one OF the Vermont delegates to the Nation
al Association of Women's clubs.
Peter Buchanan OF Barre was reappoint-
ed district deputy grand master for the
Masonic district at the annual meeting OF
Grand lodge at Burlington last week.
The two years. old son of Patrick Blown
died last Wednesday. Funeral services
were held from st. Monica's church Thurs
day morning and the body was taken to
st. Johnsbury for burial.
William Enslie, William Mathieson, G..
w. Mcmillan, Jr., William Milne and Alex
day on the steamer NEW England" for a
uisit to Scotland, their native land.
James Morgan was arrested last week for
intoxication. In city court he pleaded
guilty and was fined, with costs, $12 29.
He disclosed on John Tomasi. The latter's
place was raided but no intoxicants were
found
At the request of Alderman Mann, street
commissioner, City Attorney Barney served
notice last week on Superintendent Andrus
OF the electric road, that he must at once
put the line within the city limits in the
condition called for by the franchise. Mr.
Mann considers the track unsafe in several
places
At the caucus to choose district delegates,
Saturday evening, 488 votes were cast, of
OF which 247 were for the Stafford ticket,
PAL for Plumley-a result that should mean
Plumley for second choice The delegates
are John W. Dillon, Alex. Bruce, 9. 8.
Currier, Harry w. Whitcomb, Alex. Buch-
an, B. W. Hooker, John Robins, Frank e.
Langley.
Commencing July l the salaries Of Miss
Kate &c. West, money order clerk, Miss
Lucy Wells, mailing clerk, and Frank K
Robinson, general delivery clerk, at the
Barre post-office will be raised, the former
from $500 to III 900, and the two latter from
$500 to $500. Postmaster Bisbee has been
working to bring this about for severa
months, and has at last succeeded.
The baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class at Goddard Seminary will
be preached Sunday, June "a, by Rev. DR.
+. o. Hall of Cambridge, Mass. The Mon
day afternoon following the class day exer
cises will be held, and the annual recital b,
the music department in the evening. Thu
annual meeting OF the trustees, alumni re-
union. and alumni dinner come Tuesday
June 26, with the prize speaking that even
ing in the opera house. The graduating OK
ercises will be held Wednesday morning
and the reception given by the faculty vii
occur that evening.
Barre will celebrate the Fourth with
grand civic and military parade, parade
horribles and floats also beautiful dii
play OF decorated bicycles. Prizes will
$50. Prizes for the best horribles to tn
amount OF $50. Prizes for the best singl
turnout, for the best two.horse rig, and til
best four-horse team, these prizes to /
given for the appearance OF the horses, tai
ing into consideration the decoration
Grand programme of sports and games, Il
which liberal prizes will be offered. Flu
information Of W. G. Reynolds, Chairman
Hose races for purses amount to $3.50, wi
be competed for by the best teams. All o.
tries are free, and the more we receive IL
better. There will be splendid array
the best musical talent including the Mon
pelier Military band and the Corinth dru
corps of eight pieces, one member being
little girl eight years of age, that can pla
all round the ordinary manipulation OF Il
drum sticks. Many new and novel fe
lures will be introduced to make the day
day OF pleasure, amusement and interest
all.
At special meeting of the city come
held last week the unpleasant announS
ment was made by City Treasurer We
that the treasury Is empty, the transfer
$4,000 to the school fund taking all d
available funds. Mayor Hersey was a
thorized to lease certain land on BURMA
meadow belonging to the Central Vermo
railway on which to erect hitching pos
The sum Of 800 was appropriated to hi
bands for the celebration on the Fourt
The chief OF police was instructed to enfor
the city ordinance compelling all saloons