The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-18
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS OF INTEREST--PERSO
AND GENERAL.
Barre.

at Haverhill, N, IL.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs.
Romand Demer.
William Barclay, Jr, has been confined
to the house with grip during the past week
Miss Eva Conlin OF Montpelier Is stenog-
rapher in the Office OF the Brt chin Granite
Company.
Mrs. w. r. Davenport went last Thurs
day morning to Bellows Falls to attend the
Methodist conference.
& Misses Bessie Holden and Annie Meade
Of Randolph were guests OF Mrs. W. r.
Morse last week.
Henry Bray OF Hartford. Coun., has been
the guest OF DIR. and Mrs. j. Il. McSweeney
during the past week.
Rev. Effie X. NJ Jones was in Brandon
last week to officiate at the wedding of H.
q. Stoughton and Miss Anna j. Bissell.
Frank McWhorter returned Saturday
night from Boston and New York whore he
has been purchasing spring and summer
goods.
Alexander Robertson arrived in Barre
last week from Aberdeen, Scotland. He
will remain and work at his trade as a stone
cutter.
Captain T. G. Caswell and First Lieuten-
ant w. A. Murray were in Burlington last
week to take the examination for National
Guard officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Duffy returned last
week from Syracuse, N. Y, where they
have been with their daughter during the
winter months.
Michael Cullen was before Justice A. g.
Fay last Thursday morning, charged with
breach of the peace, for which he was
fined So and costs.
j. FL. Talbot of Northfield, deputy Chief
Ranger OF the Catholic Order of Foresters,
paid an official visit to Court st. John last
Friday evening
The steamer Lucania of the Cunard line,
on which Mrs. William Emslie and Mrs.
Holden of Barre were passengers, arrived
at Queenstown last Friday.
A. d. Gilley, B. f. Gilley Mrs. H. A.
Gilley and Miss Alice Gilley accompanied
the remains Of Capt. II. A. Gilley to Bucks
port, Me-, last Friday night.
Arthur H. Buzzell was before Justice A.
q. Fay last Saturday morning charged with
breach OF the peace. He pleaded guilty
and was fined, With costs, 5000.
Miss Gladys Beckley returned last Fri.
day evening from the Conservatory of Mu-
sic at Boston. She sang Sunday with the
quartette choir in the Congregational
church.
Col. and Mrs. H. r. Stoughton, Homer
Stoughton, Miss Nellie Stoughton and Miss
Minnie Wetmore attended the Stoughton-
Bissell wedding at Brandon, last Wednes.
day.
Mrs. II. R. Northrop and Miss Helen Bur-
bank of South RoyaltoD, were in town last
Friday. They came to Montpelier to attend
the funeral OF Mrs. O. ID. Burbank OF Provi-
dence, r. I.
Thomas Dooley returned last Friday
from the house OF correction at Rutland
where he was serving sentence for assault
ing stone cutter in this city. He was par
doned by Governor Smith.
Tho paptiat Womop,o Nbr;otiop Ta,ppar.
ance Union held social last Friday even
ing at the home of K. Il. Watkins. Music
was furnished by Rev. and Mrs. e. M. Full
Ter and others. Refreshments were served.
The school commissioners have voted that
all teachers in the city shall, before May l
next, file an application with the school
| commissioners TO- reelection to the posi-
ton they now hold, If they desire to teach
| next year.
At the annual meeting of the Philoma-
thians last Thursday evening at the home
OF Mrs. e. W. Bisbee, Mrs. j. w. jackson
was elected president; Mrs. Henry Phelps,
vice-president; Mrs. Lazelle, secretary |;
j. Martini director.
Adjutsnt and Mrs. Kendall of the Saliva
tion Army arrived in Barre Saturday morn
| ing and were given very cordial recep-
| tion by the resident members of the army.
The meetings at the Salvation Army bar
racks on Sunday were led by the Adjutant
and his wife.
The WATCHMAN inadvertently stated last
week that City Attorney Barney advised the
| Barre city council that the city would not be
liable for the board bill OF Taylor 0. Parker
at the county Jail, when it should have said
Judge Barney gave the opinion that the
city ,could have to pay the bill
Easter was appropriately observed at all
| the churches. The sermons in the morning
| hah al m Ehriut
tion and in the evening Easter concerts
were held at the Baptist, Presbyterian and
Universalist churches. There were no ser
vices at Hedding church because of the alb
sence at conference OF Rev. A. e. Atwater
the pastor.
Eleven additional mail boxes were re-
ceived last week by Postmaster Bisbee
Six are small size, two medium, and three
large size. They have been placed at the
most desirable points on the rou.es Of the
carriers. III Postmaster Bisbee can secure
an appropriation from the department al
the letter boxes in Barre will be painted
the same color
DR.. j. Henry Jackson and family were
with the party from Boston that sailed OF
the Dominion line steamer New England
which, the cables report, carried the small
pox from Naples to Rome. The doctor anC
his family however escaped the contagior
and were not delayed in their travels by
the quarantine that was established ovel
the passengers on that steamer.
The members Of Ruth Chapter, Order o.
the Eastern Star, gave Mr.. and Mrs. e. #
Durham, the retiring patron and mstrop
q surprise party at their home last Friday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunham were the
recipients OF two handsomely embossed
gold medals from the members Of the
Chapter. Mrs. Dunham is still at the MARY
Fletcher hospital at Burlington, but the
medal was forwarded to her accompanied
by the best wishes OF the other members o.
the Chapter.
Captain Henry A. Gilley OF the firm O.
! Gilley q Abbott, died last Wednesday
morning at his home in Maple Grove. Mr.
Gilley came TO Barre two years ago anC
| assnciatad himaalf with the firm Of Gillav &