The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-02
I}arre.

last week to attend the annual conven ton
OF the Universalist churches OF Verm ont
and the Province OF Quebec.
City clerk and tire surer, b. II. Wells has
turned over 10 Constable W. II Buchanan
for collection the unpaid tax bills with the
additional five per cent increa.e The
amount unpaid is S37l5, out OF a total Of
$4,000.
j mes Brown who had recently returned
from trip to his old home in Aberdeen
Scotland, died last week after brief i'll.
ness. Mr.. Brown is survived by two daugh-
ters and three brothers, william, Alexau-
der and Peter Brown, all OF whom reside in
Barre.
will II. and r. A. Eastman were called to
West Farlee on Thurs lay by the death OF
their mother.
The license committee of the CT y council
and committee representing the Mer-
chants Associ stion met last Thursday
evening TO draw up schedule OF prices
which peddlers mus pay II they wish to do
business b IRE. These will be presented
At the next meeting Of tie board OF alder
men.
The b. OF Sumner A Bennett, who
died ut Montpelier on Thursday, was
brought 20 Barre on Saturday and buried
in Hope cemetery. Deceased was the
father II. Gale Bennett, local superin-
tandent Of the Standard Electric Company,
day to her home in Philadelphia after
visit OF three weeks with Mrs. j d Smith.
q. d. Shurtleff overseer OF the poor, has
resigned because OF the small salary attach
ed to the Office. AT the last meeting of the
city council IL was voted not to accept Mr.
ShurteH's resignation but the resolution
increasing his salary to the former rate of
S400 failed OF passage and the matter went
over to the next meeting. Mr.. Shurtleff's
resignation took effect October / and until
his successor is appointed the duties OF the
Office will fail on the committee on charity.
G orge Gay and William Mackie, sup
porters OF the Shamrock, have a wager with
Samuel Kingston and Eugene Sullivan,
who are b cking G jlumbis, on the final out
come Of the cup races The wager is a sup
per for twenty-five people on each side, or
fifty in all.
Waterbury.
Miss Julia Hays OF Montpelier is visiting
in town for few days.
j. F. Tice is visiting in Nav York
Miss Elizabeth King is at home for \ two
weeks vacation from her duties at the Nor
risvill6 telephone exchange.
In the scarlet fever scare resulting from
the bringing from Hard wick by Arthur At
kins his sick child, DIR. Washburne decided
that the child was suffering from malaria
and not scarlet fever.
Peoi Frank Graves, formerly Of this viii
lage but now principal of the South Royal
toni High school, Is confined to the house
because OF injuries he recently received by
falling rom a bicycle. His hip was frac-
tured and the ligsments were torn.
f e. Atkins is visiting in New York.
Mrs. c. A. Stckney OF West Berlin is a
guest of Mrs. Frank Barrett.
ID. e. Dittany is to begin his duties as
clerk in the store OF M lody & Luce next
Monday. He has been employed at the
hospital for the past three years.
Robert Palmer left this week for Bur-
lington where he is attending the University
OF Vermont.
Mrs. G. w. Randall and Miss Pearl, her
daughter, are visiting the Pan-Americsn
exposition.
Mrs. Ellen Orkins OF Ticonderoga, N. Y,
who has been the guest of Mrs. j. Fl. Ather-
ton, her daughter, for the past week, is now
visiting TIE Pan-American.
e. j. Grout has recovered from his two
weeks Illness and Is about once more.
w Ii. Robinson, foreman at the Record
office, is spending two weeks in Brattle-
boro and vicinity.
Mrs. 8. w. Jones has returned from at
tending the funeral OF her mother in Reads.
boro.
O. T. Briggs has been in Barre for the
past week wiring two large tenement
houses.
Mrs. e. e. Bamforih has turned from q
three weeks visit in New York state.
John Hesley has begun work on his new
house.
Charles Keene and family are in Bridge.
port, Conn, for a ten days visit. His place
on the mail route is taken by Mr.. Brown.
Miss Ida Norton of Morrisville is visiting
Miss Bertha Consnt.
DR.. Ned Wells left this week to locate in
Indiana.
Lee R0maine, for three years employed al
the hospital but recently as baggage master
on the Boston and Maine road, was run over
and instantly killed at Concord, N. H., 8
few days ago
Forty hours devotion was celebrated this
week at S.. Andrews church.
Charles Griffith and family are visiting in
| Williamstown.
Miss Maud GiffiE of Burlington was
guest OF Frank Carpenter this week.
Mrs. e. l.. Davis, who has been visiting
in Rocklsnd. Me-, for few months, has re
| turned.
B. e. Wallace is visiting the New Yorl
markets.
Mr. and Mrs. W. d. Davis have closed
their residence In Colbyville and have gon
to the Profile House for the winter
N. j. Boyce and Ernest Joslyn have re
turned from ten days visit to the Pan
American.
Edward Hosdley is in Barre attending
Goddard seminary.
Road Commissioner Mansfield has sen
his permanent road report to the tat
highway commissioner. Mr.. Mansfield ha
constructed fifty-seven rods OF permanent
road in all, twenty five at Colbyville, eiRh
near the transformer house, twelve ON tn
Little river road and twelve near the Sun
ner Blsisdell place.
The Vermont Christian Advent confer
ence will meet with the Advent church c
Waterbury on Wednesday, October 8, an
held over Sunday. A good number of min
listers from abroad will be in attendance
The public is cordially invited to be present
Read "only one of many" advertisement
on page d.
Bradford.
About thitty OF the friends and neighbor
OF George X. Brown met in his barn on tn
Upper Plain last Thursday night an,
husked out over one hundred bushels
corn for him. II you want to know VIII
found the red ear ask Charles Craig. A
] thur Hale sampled ~ the pumpkin pie an