The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
Barre.

Sunday.
Miss Nadine G. Nichols returned last
week from Boston where she has been for
several weeks.
Mrs Gertrude Hecker was called to Bel
lows Falls last week by the death OF her
grandmother.
p Mari went last week to Bebee Plain
where he has a position with the Stanstead
Granite Company.
e. p Odds has purchased OF W G, Nye,
administrator, the Moorcroft property on
South Main street.
Miss Harvey, a recent missionary to In
dia, gave an address at Hedding church,
last Thursday evening.
The annual picnic OF the Burns Club will
be held at Cherry Vale park, probably the
second Saturday in June.
Contractor #. l.. Patch has the work we'll
under way for the new building at the plant
of the Smith, Whitcomb & Cook Co.
Henry Premier, Burt Cayhue and W. X.
Wheatley attended the school OF embalm-
ing held last week in Burlington.
Nelson Downing has recently added a
new Concord coach for four hortes TO the
equipment of his livery stable ON Main
street.
Mrs. James Darling entertained the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union last
Friday afternoon at her home on Brook
street.
Sylvester E. Perry, Barre carpenter,
has filed voluntary petition in bankrupt
cy, with liabilities OF 81, 505.25 and assets
S1,41O
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. George Ralph and daughter Sat-
urday morning to DR.. and Mrs. M. L.
Chandler.
Mrs f. r. Hayden and Miss Jessie Jones
attended the annual State assembly OF Re-
haly I.nH yau hn1d 1aQt nhttr o1a
lington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Lapoint celebrated
the thirty second anniversary Of their mar
riage last Friday by visiting relatives in
Washington.
| Mari & Gordon contracted last Saturday
| for cable way and engine to cost So, 500
| from the Rosseau Manufacturing Company
OF Cam bridge, Mass.
Fred White, residing on Hooker hill, had
| his collar bone broken last Thursday even
ing while wrestling. The fracture was re-
duced by DR.. Lazell.
The Andrew Byron house on Currer
street has been sold to f. e. Chambers for
| 81 900. The sale Was made through the real
estate agency Of d. A. Perry.
DIR. @. W. Steele is in Washington, d. c.,
| this week, attending the national conven-
| tiop Of the Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Steele.
|
new play entitled the ARTISTS Crime"
The Empire Stock Company will bring out
J this play in Barre some time in June.
The students OF Goddard Seminary clear.
| ed over $50 from their presentation Of the
drame THE Flower of the Family" at the
hall at Goddard Seminary last Wednesday
evening.
A settlement has been reached in the Elm
| street blacksmith shop matter. l.. j. Boil
ster has sold this shop to Frank Yatter who
will at once move it away and the street
will then be worked.
DR.. Joseph w. Jackson has been com.
mssioned by Maj. Fillmore as assistant sur.
geon general on Maj. Filmores staff in the
organization to be known as the National
Association Of Spanish war vet
| Grams.
The granite polishers in the employ OF
Emsle & Mcleod resumed work last Thurs.
| day, they having reached an individual
agreement with the firm by which their pay
is increased two and one half cents pei
hour.
Col. a r. Stoughton was seriously injur
ed last Wednesday by being knocked down
and run over by the delivery team OF War
rem Richardson. No bones were broken
but Col. Stoughton's injuries were sufficient
to confine him to the house.
John G. Eastman, field secretary OF the
National Boys Club Association, addressed
a mass meeting in the opera house last Sun
day evening on the subject of "Boys
Clubs" in which great deal Of interest il
felt in Barre just at present.
The total grand list for the city OF Barre
for 1900 is S36, 028,42, an increase of 1927 A
over 1899. The total valuation OF property
for the purpose OF taxation in Barre, in
GLIDING real estate, personal property an6
polls is $3,602. 842, an increase OF $52,74(
over last year.
Friday morning by Deputy Sheriff Slayto1
on a body writ for rent due. She refused
to settle and was taken to Jail at Montpelier
She lives in one of the houses in South
Barre belonging to the Hamilton Webster
estate. of which G. N. Barber is administra
tor.
At the meeting of the woman's Guild Of
Thursday, Mrs. George Wheeler was elect
ed president; Mrs. T. j. Smith, yice-presi
dent; Mrs. W. ID. Reid, secretary and treas
urer; Mrs. William M. Smith, Mrs. viii
liam Cole and Mrs II. G.. Rowland, direct
ors.
Ethel, the seven-y ears's-old daughter Of
Mrs. John Burr, left last week for Spo
kane, Washington, where she is to live
with her grandmother. The little miss
travelled alone. She had through ticke
and carried letters TO conductors at termin
al points which will insure her a safe jour
ney of four days and a half.
The special city meeting, held last Frida,
evening to see II committee should b'
appointed to investigate the books Of tn,
mayor and aldermen in years past, al
journed without transacting any business
At the special city meeting, held last Fri
day evening, $4,000 was appropriated to pa.
bills contracted by the water depar tment
The property owners on Wellington stree
appeared before the council and protested
against changing the street. The matte
was laid on the table
At the annual meeting OF the Emerald
Club, held last week, Mrs. II. III. Roger
was elected president; Mrs. o. l.. Bugbee
vice.president; Mrs. George Bond, secreta
~ and treasurer; Mrs. BuRbee, Mrs. Bates
Mrs G. p. Swasey and Mrs. X. A. Hoar
programme committee.
A special town meeting for the town o
Barre is called for Saturday afternoon MAJ