The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-10
Barre.

| Charles ID. French of this city and Mss
Matilda NJ Crombley OF North Adams,
| M 81, were married at the parochal resi-
dence of Rev Father P. M. McKenna last
| Wednesday morning. Mr.. aud Mrs.
| French left on the noon train for biiet
wedding trip to Plsttsburgh, N. Y. They
| will reside on Maple Avenue on their re-
| turn.
The annual es4ion OF the Washington
| County Womans Christian Temperance
Union will be- held in East Barre on Tues
| day and Wednesday, July . and III. A
| fine program has been prepared and the
| indications are that the ATTENDANCE will be
| large.
| Pitcher Houghton, right fielder Durham,
| center fielder Wheeler and manager Burn
ham Of the Goddard seminary base ball
| nine went this week to the Appledore
| house, Isles OF Sho ,ls, to remain during "a
season. They are to work in the hotel Oui
| will incidentally show the natives how the
| Goddard seminary team plays ball.
| Mrs. Calvin Leithesd, former resident
| of this city, died recently ut Role, la. Mrs.
| Leithead is pleasantly remembered by many
people in Barr a. Miss Philena Holt, whose
| early life was passed here.
| Rev. Francis K. Poole of East Weymouth,
| Mass, who has coupled the pulpit OF the
| Congregatio" al church for the past two
| Sundays, has created very favorable inn
preston an IL Is prot able call will In tn q
near future he extended TO M. Poole to fill
the vacant psstorste AZ that church.
Moses Parsons of Williamson WI has been
the guest of l.. s. Norris during the past
| week. Mr.. Parsons Is ninety eight years
old but is hale and hearty and 81 -ce be has
been in Barre has done work in the hay
| field that would be credit to man ~ en-
| ty-fve years his junior.
| Prof, w. A. Wheaton, a noted orgsnist of
| st. Paul, Mimi, arrived this week to spend
| the summer with q. A. Wheaton, his broth
| or.
John M. Panton and Miss Louise McKen-
| zie, both OF this CRY, were married last
| Thursday morning at the home Of the bride
| on Hill street. Rev. Brian Q. Roberts was
| the officiating clergy man. Robert McKen-
ze scte as best man and Misses Louie Hay
| and Mildred Mckenzie as maids OF honor.
| For several years the bride has been organ
ist at the church OF the Good Shepherd and
| both Mr.. and Mrs. Panton have large cir
Gle OF friends in Barre.
The body Of Mrs. Luke Clarke was
brought to Barre last Wednesday morning
from Portsmouth, N. H., for burial. Mrs.
Clarke formerly resided in Barre and went
to Portsmouth few years ago because Of
her health. The cause of her death was
consumption.
During the thunder storm at Barre on
Sunday afternoon lightning struck the spire
Of Hedding church, tearing off the slate,
but not setting fire to the building. Only
two persons were in the the church at the
time, the j4nitor and lady. Both were
slightly stunned by the shock.
The voting contest for two free trips to
Buffalo that has been in progress for two
months in the Barre Daily Times closed at
nine O'Clock on Saturday evening. The
| winners are: Peter Alexander, stone cut
| ter, 81 ,205 votes; Miss Minnie Whitney,
clerk in telephone office, 57,002 votes, and
| Chief of Police Patrick Brown, 90 1893 votes.
| The Times offered to send the two parsons
receiving the highest number OF votes, but
| the hree leaders and the final winners
] have kept sc close together during the last
| month of the contest that Editor Langley
will send all three to Buffalo at the expense
of the Times. They will be allowed to
choose their time for going.
Waterbury.
Rev L II. Elliot will represent the Yer
mont BibleSociety at Cabot and South Cab
OF next Sunday
John DOlan OF Boston and Miss Belle
Hersey of Greenfield, Mass, were married
on Wednesday last by Rev. L. II. Elliot
Capt. II. O. Fay and wife of Clsremont
| N. H., are visiting relatives in town. Mr.
| Fay was a resident of Waterbury some
thitty years ago and published week.
newspaper called The Waterbury Record
He is now editor of the National Edyle a
| Claremont.
| A meeting is called for this evening at tn,
! secretarys Office in Minard's block at eigh
| o'clock sharp, of all the officers and com
mittees OF the Old Home Week Association
Mrs. R. NJ. Forrest of Chicago has beer
visiting friends in town.
Rev. Mr.. Kellogg will arrive during thi.
week and preach next Sunday at the Con
gregational church.
j. 8. Samson OF Oakland, Tenn, is il
town visiting relatives.
Miss Lena Carpenter is supplying at tn
telephone exchange during tue absence o
Mrs. Bates.
A drowning accident was narrowly avert
ed one day this week. Several boys wer
bathing in Little River when one was takel
with cramp. Another went to his rescue
but the first grssped him around the nee
and had it not besn for the prompt action O
the other boys both would have bee
drowned.
DR.. c. NJ. Bugbse has taken rooms / n tn
Hobart block.
Mrs. Charles Moody has gone to Provi
dence X. l., TO reside.
s. j. Rowell has returned from his visi
in Brattleboro.
Miss Alice All has finished work at tn
Hospital and gone to home in Winooski.
Clair Blouut is visiting at his home
Sugar Hill, N H.. for few days.
Misses Miriam Robinson and Lurani
Newhall of Salem, Mas, are visiting relt
tives in Waterbury and vicinity.
The annual meet & and election OF of
GERS OF the Waterbury Public Library ASS
citation will be held Tuesday afternoon
the library rooms,
Miss Esther Bacon of Elmore is guel
OF Mrs. Joel Griffin.
Several OF the young people senjoyed
picnic at Bolton Falls Thursday afternoon
8 Clinton Smith and Miss Emma Cutie
have gone to the White Mountains to TAX
: positions in hotel for the summer.
C The granite works and G. Il. Moody
mill shut down last Wednesday until MOI
Il day.
! Mrs. Andrew Lawton OF Cedar Spring
Wis, is spending the sur INNER in town.
DIR. and Mrs. Henry ID. Holton OF Brattl
boro, Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Davis of Mon
pelier and @. K. James and j. ID. McNaug
ton OF Chicago were in town last Wedne
n day.
Cards have been received announcing IL
(. marriage Of Frank Melvins, formerly
- tn place but now OF Greensboro to Mi