The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-01

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A daughter was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Mercer.
A son was born last Wednesday to Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Morrison.
Joseph Ossolo has returned from Italy,
where he spent several months.
| Marietta s. Richardson has been granted
widows pension OF $12 per month.
Mrs. O. M Hutton went to St, Johpsbury
on Monday for stay OF several weeks.
Miss Rose Foy, clerk for Gilley q Abbott,
left on Monday for Boston for vacation Of
two weeks.
Miss Laura j. Westcott, clerk at the dry
| goods store OF Homer Fits, Is at Portland,
Me-, on vacation
Mrs. W. G. Bloom and daughter of Gin
cinnati, Ohio, are visiting Mrs. ID. W..
Faulkner, her daughter.
Miss Maud Baker went last Saturday to
| the Mount Pleasant House to stay during
the remainder OF the season.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Secor died last Friday and was buried Sat
urday in the Catholic cemetery.
DIR. j. Henry jackson of Barre has been
elected to the chair of psychology in the
State medical college at Burlington.
Mrs. III. r. Stoughton was called to
| Mortified last week by the serious illness
OF Mrs. M. s. Gilchrist, her mother.
B. w. Hooker and Frank McWhorter
caught four trout in Greensboro pond last
week that weighed twenty pounds.
J. H. Hockenbury and Mrs. Harry Hook.
| enbury, his mother, went last week to
Chicopee Falls, Mass, where they are to
| reside in future.
| Mrs. Cora Robbins, who hiss been the
| guest of Mrs X. W. Morse at the City Hotel
for several weeks, returned last Saturday to
| her home in Randolph.
The Baptist Sunday schools OF Barre, East
Barre, We6sterville and Montpelier are to
| hold union picnic in Richardson's grove
| Tuesday afternoon, July 81.
The case of State v. James Fury for sell
| ing Intoxicating iquor, has been continued
until August 8, and Fury has been releas-
| ed upon his own recognizance.
DIR. w Ii. Glsdding had charge of the
party from Barre and Montpelier that left
| for Saratoga Monday morning to attend the
| Unitarian National convention.
Hugh Roycroft has filed voluntary pc.
tition In bankruptcy with the clerk at Bur-
lipgton. His liabilities are 81, 089 25 and his
assets 1886, OF which $500 is exempt.
The employees at the stone sheds OF
Jones Brothers had a picnic last Saturday
| at Cherryvale grove. Special electric Cars
| were provided to transport the party
| A party OF young people made up of the
| Misses Brush, Misses Cummings. III. III. Per-
| ry, j. II. Howe and @. p. Colt was at Ber-
lin pond last week, chaperoned by Mrs @.
N. Field.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and Mrs.
Duane White OF Boston. Mrs. White is
| pleasantly remembered as Miss Martha
Calef teacher in Goddard Seminary for
| several years,
The Commercial House was closed last
Friday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff French,
| who attached all the furniture on a writ in
q second suit brought by Mrs. Dianna
Thompson against Charles Fl. Johnson.
The population of the City of Barre, as
shown by the census taker in June will
| be very little less than 5000. Barre Town
will have population of about 1000, max
ng the total OF the two, in round numbers,
$500.
The courtesy shown by the Montpelier &
| Wells River railroad to those attending the
| races last week in running their trains
through to the park and putting on special
trains was very much appreciated by the
race patrons.
George T. Swasey, Democratic nominee
for Congressman from the second district of
Vermont, will deliver an address at the Or
leans county Democratic convention, to be
held next Friday at Newport.
J.A. L. Julian OF the Times staff, left on
Monday for the Adirondscks for vacation
of two weeks. During Mr.. Juiau's absence
his place on the Times is taken by d. FL.
Perry. Mrs. Julian accompanied her
husband.
Bishop E. W. Parker of India, has called
Rev. A. e. Atwater, pastor OF Hedding
church, to @ lcutts, to take charge of
an English speaking church there. Mr.. At
water has not decided whether or not to &C
cept the call.
Mrs Kenneth McCondack who died last
week at Groton was we'll known in Barre
where she lived several years ago. She was
intending to return to Scotland this fall bu
her health would not permit. She leaves 6
husband and three children.
M. M. Gordon was married last Wednes
day morning at Bethel to Miss Nora A
Cutler of that village. Chaplain Wilmo
: Warren performed the ceremony. Mr.
, and Mrs. Gordon are now in Canada. o.
their return to Barre they will reside at tn,
corner of Cliff and Elm streets.
Joseph Landry was given a hearing il
city court last Wed esday on charge 0
stealing $13 from the cash drawer of G.
Earle. He was bound over for the gran'
} jury and in default Of bail was committed
to Jail at Montpelier.
Mrs. John d. Cummings OF Worcester
Mass, who has been visiting at the home o
a A. W. Lane, was stricken with paralysi
last Thursday morning. Her right sid
was completely paralyzed and she was I'LL
conscious and unable to talk.
Ell. Wason, the starting Judge at tn
races at the Granite City trotting park las
week, is lawyer of Nashua, N. H., and
member Of the New Hampshire legisls
ture from that city. Mr.. Wason is gres
horsemsn and himself owns several prom
Using trotters.
t. At the Democratic caucus held last Wee
- nesdav evening George w. Bassett, Clal
81 ence F. GLADDEN., W. U. Quinlen, John "
o. Mcdonald, j. Henry Moore, Frank M
Whorter and Alexander Milne were electe
TO delegates to the Democratic county CONVEX
IN ton to be held at Montpelier August /.
Miss Myrtle Walker was given a surpris
" party last Wednesday evening at her hon
a on jefferson street, by company of h,
young friends. The evening was pleasant
B., passed in card playing and other game
ne Cake and ice cream were served.
The contract for putting large maus
IN leum to be placed in a cemetery near Ne
be York city awarded last week TO McDonal
ny, Cutler & Co. This mausoleum will
~ twenty-four feet long, fifteen feet wide al
twenty-one feet high and will require seve
a al cars for its transportation.
oi Bishop e. W. Parker of India preached
eu Hedding church Sunday morning to an IL
70, mense congregation. In the afternoon