The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-19
Barre.

Az special session OF tne clty COUNCIL
held last Friday evening, the city council
fixed the tax rate for 1901 at 300 cents on the
dollar. This amount will carry the city
through the year, pay unpaid bills amount
ing to several thousand dollars carried over
from last year, pay for the new school
house on Woo chuck Knoll, set $50
aside for the sinking fund and pay $1,000 of
water bonds.
Misses Florence Il. Curtis OF New York,
Helen Burbank OF South Roy alton, Lillian
Rogers of.Wslden and Maggie M Renter,
Mary K. Fullerton and Francis Hatch OF
Barre have been engaged to teach In the
public schools OF Barre fo- the ensuing
year. -Four of these new teachers will be
assigned to the new school house on Wood
chuck Knoll.
Corporal P. j. Rogers qualified as an ex-
pert merksman,a at practice at Gunner brook
range on Friday, making 90 out OF posi-
BILE twenty at 200, 800 and 800 yards.
Isaac Demers pleaded guilty in city court
last Thursday morning to breach OF the
peace In beating his wife. He was fined
the limit In such cases, 1875 with costs OF
1928 which he paid.
Barre is very enthusiastic over the cele-
bration of Old Home Week. Messrs. Hays
and Nom ahon o. Burlington have under
way preparations for stree, fair in Barre
during that week and a merchants carnival
will also be held A permanent Old Home
organic alton has been completed with Rev.
A, Sherburne, president; W. A. Boyce
| and A. G. Fay, vice-presidents; Frank W.
Jackson, secretary; Frank G. Rowland,
treasurer; and M Phelps. Fred b. Mudg-
cit, and Rev. B. @ Roberts, executive com
mittee. This committee is empowered to
appoint all necessary subcommittee.
The report Of DR.. G B. Nichols, health
officer, for the month OF May shows a total
OF thirty-four births and nine deaths. The
| only contagious diseases in the city during
the month were seven cases of scarlet fever
most OF them mild. and from which no
deaths resulted.
The programme for the various exercises
for commencement week at Goddard Sem
mary are az follows: Sunday, June %, ser
mon before graduating class, 1920 A. M +,
| Rev Joel II. Metcaf, Burlingto on; Monday,
| June "a, class day exercises at 2 P. M; COM
| mencement recital by musical depar ment
| at s P. M Tuesday, June 25 annual meet
| ing of the trust es at 10 A. M, annual meet
! ing of the Alumni Association, 10 A. M, ex-
! ercises at II A. M, address, A. W. Pierce of
| franklin, Mass essay, DR.. Minnie l.. Mar
| shall, Montpelier; reading, Frank M, Lynde,
| Barre annual dir ner of alumni and friends at
| 1890; evening at 8, prize speaking by sem
Tors and Juniors in the opera hourse; We'd
nesday, June &c. exercises OF graduating
| class at 10 A M evening at 8, reception by
| teachers and class, music by Wilder's Or
| chestra.
| The executive committee of the Barre
Musical Association met last Thursday
evening at the home of Or. G. Stickney.
IL was voted to at once reorgsnze the
| chorus and the first meeting for that pur-
pose will be held next Tuesday afternoon.
| Beginning October l weekly rehearsals will
be held for the symphony concert to be
| given some time during the winter.
Alexander Hanton and Miss Lizzie
Downie were married last Wednesday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. VIM Down
lie, mother Of the bride, at II Merchant
! street. Miss Belle Downie, sister of the
bride, acted as bridesmaid, and George
Downie, her brother, as best man. Mr..
brief wedding trip. The groom is a popu-
lar member of Clan Gordon, the Burns
CLUB and American Order of Foresters and
the bride was one of the popular young
| ladies OF Barre.
! A mass meeting was held here on Sat-
urday evening in The interests OF the pro-
posed soldiers monument DR.. j. Henry
Jackson presided. Speeches in favor of
such a movement were made by Mayor
| Phelps Eli Holden, r. B. Mudgett, j. p
Mari, James Macksy, Rev. Efie K. M.
Jones, JIM. Boutwell,, Robert Ranney Miss
Blanche Tilden, Angelo Scampni, j. W.
| Gordon and It. G. Rowland.
The following pledges were made: Dr.
w. d. Reid, $780, NJ arr & Gordon, 500; j.
NJ. Boutwell, 500; William Barclay, 800;
Mrs. j. Henry Jackson 800; d. M. Miles,
800; e. l.. Smith, S1C0 DIR. j. Henry Jack
son, 500; j. e. Smith, 500; #. G. How
| land, $50; A. Scampni, $50; Phelps Bros,
$50; j. W Gordon. $50; ladies OF the G. A.
r., $50. This with other amounts known
| to be available makes a total Of over $4,000.
l. was proposed by Alderman Msckay that
each man in the city donate one days pay
toward monument This plan is expected
to raise from six to eight thousand dollars
and meets with general approval.
The case of the Union Clothing store OF
q ARE against w. w. Lapoint for the con-
version of an overcoat was tried in Barre
city court Monday afternoon before Judge
A. G. Fay and Jury. w lillian Wishart
Frank Williams and f. j. Martin appeared
for Mr.. Lapoint, and M. NJ. Gordon for the
| Clothing Company. Considerable spicy
evidence was introdu ced and the trial
lasted nearly all the aft ernoon. The jury
failed to agree. The case is again set fol
trial on Friday, June %.
waterbury.
Miss Carrie Keene narrowly escaped SO
rious injury while out driving last Thurs
day, The horse she was driving became
unmanageable and Miss Keene was throw
out of the carriage at the corner Of Mali
and Winooski streets striking the groun'
about twenty feet distant. She was I'm
conscious for short time but received N
serious injury. This is the third time Mis-
Keene has been thrown from her carriage
G.. II. Almon Is wiring the Waterbur