The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
BARRE.

question or purchasing the Perry d
Scribner spring water system to in
crease the city's supply. This is the
largest of the spring water systems
in Barre and can be purchased for
$25, 600 and it is possible for little
less. This system at present supplies
$50 families and has u large undevel-
oped supply of water that comes from
a pond high enough to flow into the
city reservoir. Edward A. Buss, a
water expert from Boston, has been
here during the past week. at the re-
quest of the city council, looking over
the property
David Smith, a well known farmer
residing on East Hill, died this week
from heart disease, aged seventy
years. He had spent nearly his whole
life i'll in Barre.
Miss Agnes Nash was in Burlington
this week, where she acted as bride $
maid at the marriage Of her sister,
Anna l.. Nash, to Frederick G. Mayo
of st. Johnsbury
H. f. Cutler returned from Boston
this week, bringing with him pair
of black horses weighing %, 100
pounds, for use on his hearse.
Miss Mary Foster has been at home
this week from Lynn hospital Lynn,
Mass, to attend the wedding of her
sister, Miss Alice Foster to Roy Fl.
Sibley, which occurred on Thursday
evening.
The next meeting of the Minister $
Monday club will be held III the Uni
versalist church in this city on Mon
day, November 4. At the morning
session Rev. j. j. Mcdonald of Ber-
lin will read a paper on 1.-THE relation
of the church to the social life of
the community. - At the afternoon
session Rev. J. Boyd will speak on
1.-The time of our Lord 5 crucifixion. 4"
Wells & Lamson have nearly com
pleted the mausoleum which is to
cover the remains of Hon. Garrett A,
Hobart, late vice president of the
United States. A large part of the
stone has been already shipped
Cassius w. Camp and Miss Grace B.
Carleton were married on Wednesday
morning at the home of Frank Garlic
ton, father of the bride, on South
Main street, Rev Effie K NJ Jones
officiating. The ceremony took place
in the same room in which Miss Garlic
tons parents were married and the
dove colored silk dress worn by the
bride was the same worn
Mr.. and Mrs. Camp went to Boston
Oh brief wedding trip.
Rev. Effie X. NJ. Jones gave her
Sunday school class halloween par
ty at her home on Wednesday evening.
Judge Wheeler of the United States
district court has rendered a decision
i'll favor of the Walker Grocery Com
pany and Berry, Hall & Co. of Bur
lington III their petition in the bank
ruptcy case of Emerson Hinsdale of
Barre. They claim that the goods
placed by them with Mr.. Hinsdale
was on consignment The amount
involved was in the neighborhood of
$500.
Smith, Whitcomb and Cook are
building for the firm of Mari, Clari-
hew e. Gay the two largest hosting
enginse ever used in this section.
Each of them weighs fifteen tons, is
of ID horse power and will lift thirty
tons sixty feet to the minute.
A farewell exception was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Brigham at
Hedding Methodist church last We'd
nesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Brig
ham left the next day for their flu
ture home in Rutland. The reception
was rendered by the Epworth League
of which Mrs. Brigham is vice -presi-
dent.
Work is being done at the golf course
putting it in order for next seasons
playing All the money in the club
treasury will be used III improving
the grounds, and the course next year
will be i'll as good condition as any
III the State
Mr.. and Mrs. Pelkey of Chicopee.
Mass, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. a. Thurston.
I. H. Brown of Rutland has render
ed to the manufacturers and tool
sharpeners his Interpretation of the
clause i'll the tool sharpeners' bill of
prices, Any firm that is now en-
ploying by the day and that has so
employed for at least seven months
during the twelve months next preced-
ing the adoption of this article two
journeymen and tool sharpeners shall
be entitled to one apprentice tool
sharpener y This clause was the
cause of disagreement and incipient
strikeat Mulch & Calder's last Au-
gust and it was finally agreed to leave
1t out to Mr.. Browne for his interpre-
tation. The manufacturers claim that
Mr.. Browne sustains their contention.