The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-01-02
Barre.

Rev. DR.. s. N. Jackson, who recently re
signed the pastorate o the First Congrega
tional church in this city, has taken passage
on the steamer Auguste Victoria of the
Hamburg American line leaving New York
January 30, next. DIR. Jackson will be &C
companed by his wife and his son, Rev. w
Parkyn Jackson. They will make tour oil
the Holy Land and will be absent several
months.
Sheriff O. c. Graves has appointed Homer
ID. Camp OF Barre town as one OF the deputy
sheriffs from Washington county for the
year ensuing
Liebler & Co. presented Lost River" tc
the largest audience of the season at Barre
opera house last Friday evening The
company came to Barre from Troy, n. Y.
played in Burlington on Saturday night
and went from there to Providence, h, l..
for one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Veale OF West.
erly, K. l., have been guests of Edwin G.
Veale during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N Field OF New York
have been visiting in town during the past
week. Mr.. Field was formerly treasurer OF
the Granite Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany and both have large circle of friends
in this CITY,
Mrs. A. K. Cults went last week to ROs.
lindale, Mass, to remain during the rest OF
the winter.
William Barclay, Jr., and Miss Jessie A
Mercer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mercer, were married on Christmas night at
the home of the parents of the bride on
Cllff street. The parlors in which the cere-
mony was performed were beautifully dec
GRATED with evergreen and holly. James
Even acted as best man and Miss Mary
Barclay, a sister of the groom, as brides
maid. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. DR.. s. N. Jackson. Mr. Barclay ia
well known to the granite men of New
England. For several years he has assisted
his father in the management of the extern
sive business of Barclay Brothers. Mr..
and Mrs. Barclay are to reside o. Bolster
avenue.
George Newman, a member of the fire de.
partment, was arrested last Thursday morn
ing for stealing silverware from the restau-
rant of @. III. Campbell while the fire was
in progress in the restaurant Before Judge
Fay in city court he pleaded guilty and was
fined, with costs, $17.29 which he paid.
W. A. Wilson's residence on Maple Ave
nue., which has been quarsntined for scar
let fever for two months, was released last
Friday, No deaths occurred in the family,
although several members had the disease.
Fifteen men ON side from the Checker
Club and Clan Gordon will play match in
knights of Pythias hall on Saturday and
Monday evenings, January 10 and 81. The
players will be matched January 10.
Rev. DR.. George II. Perrin of Boston is
visiting In town. He preached to large
congregation at the Universalist church
Sunday morning.
Clan Gordon has received official notice
from the Supreme Royal Clan that it has
won the competitive member contest which
has been in progress throughout North
America during the past year. Clan Cor
don has not only received the largest num-
Der of members OF any clan in the country
during that time but it is now the largest
clan in this country. Clan McGregor OF
Quincy, Mass, has heretofore helu that
honor. The prize is $50 volumes of stand
ard literature. Robert Gordon, financial
secretary of Clan Gordon, also won the in
dividual prize, 125 volumes of popular au.
thors, for the largest number of applica-
lions taken in of any clansman in the coun.
try.
Officer e. e. Perry is acting chief of po-
lice during Chief Browns illness.
States Attorney Hoar was in Burlington
on Saturday in consultation with Chief
Judge Taft.
Miss Rachael Harvey of Concord, N. H.,
is visiting Mrs. Charles Humphrey.
Joseph Doney is visiting his parents in
Providence, Il. 1.
Mrs. Mary Morton died last Friday night
OF old age at her home on Blackwell street
aged ninety.six years. Mrs. Morton was
the oldest woman In Barre She was ma
tive OF Scotland and had lived in this
country about fifty years. She came tc
Barre ten years ago. She leaves one SON.
Alexander Morton Of Barre, and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Annie Cornell OF Saxonyille
Mass. Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon from her late home Rev. L. H
Mitchell officiating, and interment was il
Hope cemetery.
Mayor Hersey appeared in a new roll las
week when he attempted to delay the
printing of the city reports by instructinf
City Clerk Wells not to give any copy fol
this annual report to the printer until II
had been through his hands. At the las
regular meeting of the board OF aldermen
the clerk was instructed to prepare copy o.
all resolutions passed and such other mat.
ter as Is usually printed in the annual city
report and place the same In the hands O.
the printer. The mayor also wrote e. w
Cummins, the city printer, the instructions
he had given the city clerk, to which Mr.
Cummins promptly replied that he SHOULD
accept copy from no one but City Clerl
Wells. A large amount of copy was al
ready in the hands OF the printer before tn,
erratic mayor issued his latest order Il
Clerk Wells, and little or no attention Il
paid to Mayor Hersey's order.
The officers elect OF Court Granite City
Catholic Order OF Foresters are: Chic
Ranger, Jerry Keefe; vice chief ranger, A
j. Loranger; past chief ranger, II. III. Burke
recording secretary, p. III. Brown; treasur
or, I. ]. Denning; medical examiner, DR..
j. Il. Insolvency.; trustees, j. ID. Nutty
W. III. Murphy, 4. Peruse; financial sec
rotary, j. N. Brault; delegate to the Stat,
convention to be held at Rutland in June
II. III. Burke; alternate, M. Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. V. Camp entertained
their friends at wedding reception las
Thursday evening at their home in soutl