The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-06
Barre.

Rev. j. Edward Wright of Montpelier
preached at the Universalist church Sun
day evening.
Next Sunday, March TO- will be observed
as young Mems Sunday" At the several
churches in the morning the pastors will
speak to the young men. In the afternoon,
meetings for boys and men will be held and
in the evening comes union service, under
the auspices Of the executive committee OF
the interstate Young Mems Christi IN Asso-
citation for Vermont and New Hampshire.
Several addresses will be given by repre-
sentatives of that association.
The annual "Midders'" exhibition was
held last Friday evening at the Spaulding
High school, The boys orchestra furnish
ed music.
James F. Higgins is at home from Dart
mouth College, i'll with the grip.
The case of State against o. A. Downing
for an alleged breach of the peace has been
mol pressed. The cases against f. l. Church
for selling intoxicating liquor and maintain
ing a nuisance have been continued until
next Saturday.
Miss Ella f. Owens, who has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. p. g. Ovens, her parents,
returned last Saturday to her home in Bos-
ton.
Manager Donald w. Smith of the Cres-
cent bowling team has arranged for series
of games with the Rutland team. The first
game will be played March Ia
Mr. and Mrs. f. FL Rogers were at Mr..
Rogers old home in Walden over Sunday.
l.. S. Gates is visiting in Brandon.
Alfonso Abbiati, of the firm of Abbiati
Brothers, who went to Italy several
months ago for the benefit of his health,
died there two weeks ago He was twenty
three years old, and consumption was the
cause OF his death.
John Marsh, who last week was sentenced
to the house OF correction in Supreme
Court for perjury, was taken to Rutland Sat
urday by Officer Shepard
The board bill of $98 for the Italians ar
rested in connection with the shooting OF
Chief of Police Brown last December was
charged to the officers who made the arrest.
This bill accumulated between the time
the men were arrested and their indict-
ment.
The case of State against R. s. Currer
for breach of the peace was tried in city
court last Friday before Judge A G. Fay
and a Jury. verdict of not guilty was
rendered, and Mr.. Currier was discharged.
When the State auditor was in Montpel-
lier last week Judge A. G. Fay had the bills
for court fees, prosecuting officers, etc. from
from June to December last, accounting to
$1,986.58 approved, by that officer Judge
Fay has settled with the prosecuting Off
GERS
F. G. McAually of the Telegram and j. A.
IL Julian Oh GH6 tunes nave bubu
Harvey Hersey for libel each placing the
ad-damnum at 5000. Papers were served
on Mayor Hersey last Friday by Constable
Buchanan and certain OF his property was
attached. In his annual report Mayor Her
sey states that these two newspaper report
ers went to his Office in city hall December
10 in an intoxicated condition, hence the
suits Gordon x Jackson are attorneys for
the plaintiffs. The suits are returnable at
the next September term OF Washington
county court.
The body of the late Mrs. John Batche-
der will not be brought to Barre from Whit
tier, Cal, until May.
H. w. Knight was called to North Hero
last Friday to attend the funeral of a
brother.
w. W. Lapoint will be the Memorial Day
orator at Brook6eld.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. f. G.
McAnally died last Thursday night.
Mrs. X. W. Morse and daughter visited in
Randolph last week.
Mrs. Frank Glszier OF Bangor, Me-, was
the guest last week of Mr.. and Mrs. r. b.
Gate.
The teachers in the city schools did not
draw their monthly pay March 1 for the
reason that there was no money in the
school treasury. The monahly pay roll for
these teachers amounts to about 81 800 and
warrant was drawn to transfer this
amount from the city to the school treasury,
but the city treasury was empty and the
teachers will have to wait. This state Of
things hardly comedies with Mayor Her
sey's statement that on March l there
would be about So, 900 in the city treasury
The suit for damage brought by Michae
Devaney against James Enright for al
assault committed on the plaintiff by the
defendant several weeks ago was tried II
city court last week, resulting in a verdic
OF $50 for the plaintiff
L. L. Griggs left last Wednesday nigh
for Sacramento, CAL, where he is to max,
his home In the future. His family will re
main in Barre until May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry @. Stonghton of Mil
waukee, Wis, are visiting Col III. r
6toughton, father Of the former Mr.. Slough
ton will remain in Barre several weeks be
cause OF poor health.
A musical union was organized in Barr
last Wednesday evening with Rev. E. M
Fuller AZ president; Mrs. b. W. Braley
yce-president; g. III. Stone, secretary, an,
W. II. Morse treasurer. This was in antici
patton Of a musical convention to be held II
Barre some time in May. The following
chorus committee was also selected Will
Abbott, Peter Mulch, Mrs. W. A. Perry
Judge W. e. Barney, John Angus, Rev