The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-08
The exhibition has attracted much atten-

| ton.
The Barre letter carriers are discussing
the question whether they shall wear shirt
wais,s during the hot weather as allowed
by the depart ment. Samples have been or
dered and II they prove satisfactory, the en-
| Z re force will don them. All must put
| them on, aud they must be uniform in
color to comply with the rules.
| Frank Lezer, a qusrryman, has fled a
| voluntary petition in bankruptcy. His un-
secured liabilities are 1921 and his assets
| 800, all exempt.
The Golf club organized last Thursday
evening and adopted the constitution and
| by laws governing the club at Aston,
Mass. Frank e. Howe was elected presi.
dent; Miss Carrie Wbeelock, secretary, and
| o j. Dodge, treasurer. These officers, with
Rev. T II Mitchell, Rev. Fife X. NJ, Jones,
Frank Perry and George A. Ross consti-
| tute the executive committee. A. III. Find
| lay OF Boston, the golf expert, who was in
Ba re last week to lay out the course at
Cherryvale grove, pronounces tn, ground
| all right in every respect, with plenty Of
natural hazard. The ground has been
! leased for one year, with an option for a
term OF years. The club has q membership
| Of nearly one hundred.
The body Of Mrs. e len f. Batcheder
who died recently in California, arrived in
| Barre last Friday morning and was buried
| in Elmwood cemetery. Funeral services
we're held at Hedding church Friday after
noon, Rev A K. Atwater officiating De-
ceased for many years resided In Barre and
was member OF this church.
A public hearing was given in Barre last
| Thursday evening over the petition for
! the extension OF the electric road from the
| present terminus on South Main street to
! Quarry street, a distance ofone mile. The
road under agreement to make the ex-
| tension when requested, but it is said that,
ewing to an alleged change in the route the
extension will not be made without litiga-
| ton.
The members OF Company Il, First Yer
mon Regiment, who saw service in the
| Spanish war are making ar
rangements for an observance OF the third
anniversary Of their being mustered into
| the United States service, which occurs on
May 16. An elaborate programme is in
| preparation.
Old World Labor Day was observed in
Barre last Wednesday by all the Italian
stonecutters and the members of the So
| cialist labor irty. AT the Socialist hall on
Granite street in the afternoon an Italian
| play as presented by local talent, and in
the evening ball was held for which the
| Transatlantic band, composed OF Italians,
| furnished music. Everything was con-
| Quoted in an orderly manner, and those who
| feared disturbance OF some kind were
happily disappointed
Mrs. j. e Downey of jamestown, N. Y.
has been in town during the past week :
| She was called here to attend the funeral O.
| DR.. II L. Gale her brother.
The time for paying city water rents ex-
PRED May /, and @. s. Currier, superin-
tendent of the water works, showed no par.
| TALLY in enforcing the city ordinance
| which provides that the superintendent
shall shut off the water from all tapers
whose water rent is not paid six months in
advance on or before May l. A few delin-
quents we're deprived of the use of their
water for several hours, until settled with
the city treasurer and paid 81 extra for
having the water turned on again.
| Andrew Gearin was taken to Rutland
last Friday morning by Chief of Police
Brown to serve sentence Of one hundred
and seventy days in the house Of correction
for third offense Of intoxication.
Alexander e. Bruce, creditor Of the
Vermont Granite Company, which has a
| bill in chancery to wind up its affairs and Is
now in the hands of a receiver, has filed a
petition before Judge Watson asking leave
to become party in the suit. His petition
hse been granted and his name has been
entered Mr.. Bruce s creditor OF this
company to the extent OF 1900 and is also a
stakeholder. This company is doing an ex-
cellent business, employs large number
| OF hands and owns extensive quarry lands
on the hill 1t has been placed in the hands
of receiver to close up its affairs, not be-
| cause OF any financial difficulty but because
large number of the stockholders wish to
retire, and this was thought the most FEAST
BILE way to sGraghten out the affairs OF the
| company.
In a close and exciting game at Barre
last Saturday, the Edmunds High school
defeated Goddard Seminary by score OF
tot. In the eighth inning the score was
to in Goddsrds favor. Then the High
school, With the aid Of excellent team work
and an admirable display OF grit and deter
mination, held together and brought in four
| Tn fhn fnfh rrn Tod he
score. Then with two out and Peck on
third base, Guptil drove out nice hit
bringing Peck in and winning the game
O'Brien hurt his finger seriously in the
third inning and was obliged to retire.
Thomas taking his pls @.
John MCGEE, employed in the Milne, Clsr.
thew and Gray quarry, was fatally injured
Saturday, soon after seven o'clock
With other workmen he was carrying
heavy chain to throw down into the quarry
hook caught in McGee's clothes and pulled
him over the brink. He fell distance OF
sixty feet, striking on his head and should
ers, and lived about half an hour after
striking. MCGEE was twenty-five years Of
age, unmarried. His home was at Clarke
Island Me.
This agency reports the following salel
for April: Arthur Campbell, cottage OF
Main street, Barre, to A. j. Schneider
81 300, Mr.. Schneider taking possession
May /; "A. "A. GOulu, lou on OSWALD btree
to Albert Checci, 5000; Clark Holden ant
wife, house on Brooklyn street recently oc
cupied by Frank Bowman, to e. j. Down
and James Mullaly; Peter Lsvery, farm
consisting OF $50 acres, located in Roxbury
to Manford p BabbitJ OF Lake Placid, N
Y, 81, 100 (Mr. Babbitt intends to do quit
an extensive business in woods Curt
Baldwin, small farm, consisting OF % acre
and buildings, to Joseph Mayville Of Sout
Royalton. $500. Business Is very bris
with this agency and its head says that res
estate is in good demand, including bot
farm and city property.
w. d. Poole and John Trow have bou Oh
OF @. II. Morrill, OF Bradford the fast gelC
ing GERRY H." record 2.264, with whic
Mr. Morrill, captured several purses las
summer and fall. The animal is as han(
some one az was ever raised In Orane
H.; county, is five years old and will undoub
eddy be driven in races again this season
The price paid was S400
9 West Newbury.
/ Mrs Ingalls, of Boston has been visitin
: her brother, Newell Randall.
Miss Nettle Tucker spent Sunday in H
v We hill. N. II.