The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

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Randolph last week with the grip.
The Transatlantic band has been en-
gagged to furnish music for the entertain
ment at the Granite City Trotting park on
Memorial day.
q. 8. Currier, superintendent OF water
works, and p. 8. Smith were called to
Woodstock last week to testify in case on
trial there.
The Central Association OF Universalists
will hold its annual meeting in Barre on
June Ia and 10. An excellent program has
been prepared.
The Granite Savings Bank and Trust
| Com pany has moved into the l.. M. Avetill
store, next door, while its quarters are be-
| ing repaired.
Joseph Castonguay and Miss Eta Muir
| ply were married last Thursday afternoon
at 81 Monics's church by Rev. Father p.
| A. McKenna.
The papers were passed last Friday when
Barclay Brothers took possession Of their
| new sheds which they have purchased from
Mackie, Hussey & Co.
A. D. McIver and Mrs. Gertie A, Aldrich,
| widow OF the late X. d. Aldrich, were mar
| ried last Wednesday evening by Rev z. M.
Fuller at his residence.
o II. Hale has placed an awning over
his auction platform on Main street which
| will be used as dancing pavilion when
auctions are not in progress.
Grand Patron Bigelow and Deputy Grand
Mstron Mrs. n. L. Boyden Of Randolph
visited Ruth Chapter, Order Of the Eastern
STAR last Wednesday evening.
Mrs Winifred Harper Cooley OF Rutland
delivered her illustrated lecture on "The
Divine Dante" in the Universalst Church
on Sunday and Monday evenings.
W. H. Luckett local ticket agent for the
Central Vermont rail way, goes in June to
South Royalton, where he will act as sta
ton agent for several months.
Nelson Downing was in Royalton last
Thursday where he purchased a fine pair
OF horses to add to the equipment of his
livery stable on Main street.
The Times dime fund, amounting to
S67.7O has been paid over to Mrs. W. F.
Morse, chairman OF the special co mmit;ee
on the emergency room. This room will
be ready for use in a very few days.
In addition to Memorial Day orators men.
toned elsewhere which Barre furnishes
this year, Rev. Effe X. M. Jones will speak
at East Barre. Mrs. Jones delivered the
Memorial sermon at North Calais on Sun
day.
, The Burns Club, Canton Vinton OF Odd
Fellows, the knights of Pytbias and St.
Aldemar Commandery, Knights Templar,
have accepted an invitation of the Memoir
ial Day committee to take part in the pa
; rade.
Rev. j. A. Sherburne's Sunday-school
4 class has formed base ball nine and the
| nrbI game VIII Dc Prayed on the seminary
campus on the afternoon OF Memorial Day
with nine from the Bsraca class OF the
Baptist church.
Daniel McIver has been seriously i'll dur
, ing the past week at the home of Charles
L Carpenter. His sister from st. Johnsbury
: and trained nurse from Burlington have
!, been caring for him.
p Mrs. Nellie Gale Houghton formerly of
a Barre, died in Boston last week of heart
= disease. Mrs. George l., Bates OF Barre was
. her sister. The body was brought to WASH
: ington for interment.
= Company e held two hours drill on the
campus at Goddard Seminary last Thurs
q day evening. The boys are in fine shape
l. for the parade Memorial Day and are put
= ting in solid work preparatory to the an
o Dual muster in August.
r The officials OF the electric railway have
!. been in Barre two days during the past
i week looking into the ACCESSIBILITY Of ex-
q tending the line to East Barre. No definite
s decision has been reached but it Is believed
: the road will be built the present summer.
The ladies OF the Universalist church
gave Mrs. Cooley OF Rutland reception in
= the church parlors Monday afternoon from
J, three to six o'clock, to which the ladies OF
all the churches in the city were invited
4 and were well represented.
n A party Of young men from Barre, among
: them Fritz Jackson, G. f. Ball, W. FL.
Hoisinger, H. G. Bennett and H. B. Hough.
L
ly lakes in Maine. They will take with
them naphtha launch belonging to Mr.
Ball and MT Jackson.
Deputy Sheriffs W. F. Shepard and E. G.
French raided the lunch room under the
parlor drug store kept by Thomas Mack.
intosh Friday afternoon. They found
n three cases OF Fowler's beer which is Of the
y grade usually known as three per cent
Macintosh was placed under 800 bonds
% for his appearance when wanted.
8 Mrs. Mary Pondrassi was before Justice
l A G. Fay last Saturday morning and
3 pleaded guilty to three first offenses OF SELL
5 ing, keeping Intoxicating liquor for sale,
Z and maintaining nuisance. Her fines and
7 costs amounted to S1247l, which she was
l unable to pay, and she was taken to Rut-
8 land Monday morning
The Barre fire department is agitsting
q having three days fireman's tournament
here in the early fall. AT q department
meeting Of the Barre iremen, held last Fri
day evening, com mittee composed OF E.
f. Smith, Clarence Glidden and W. f
Campbell was appointed to further investi-
}, gate the matter.
: DR.. G. B. Nichols delivered an address
% last week before tbs State board OF health
> at Burlington on Sanitary Plumbing" For
I an illustration he used the plumbing at
u Goddard Seminary as it was before the cpl
q demc of typhoid fever there, and as it is at
- the present time.
q John Kerr and Miss Helen K. Goldsbury
4 were married last Wednesday evening by
Q Rev. j. A. Sherburne at the home Of the
v bride John Weir acted as best man and
4 Miss Priscilla Goldsbury as bridesmaid. Mr..
! and Mrs. Kerr left that evening for brief
+ wedding trip. On their return they will re-
/ side, for the present, with j. A. Goldsbury,
d father OF the bride.
Mrs. Mary Collins died last week at her
d home on Seminary street, aged sixty-two
i years. Deceased was a native Of Ireland,
: County Kerry, and came to this country
g when a child. She leaves five children.
a Funeral services were held Friday morn
4 ing from St. Monica church; Rev. Father
1 p. A. McKenna officiating, and the burial
i was at Northfeld where Mrs. Collins lived
r twenty-seven years before coming to Barre.
!. The committee appointed to raise money
/ for the Fourth of July celebration in Barre
is meeting with success. Over $500 was Sc
cured the first day. This committee is
= composed OF Alderman Roben, M. M. Cor.
/, don, VIC. Reynolds, T. W. Russell, Alex