The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-27
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Barre.

Rev. j. o. Sherburne Of st. Johnsbury
preached at Hedding church Sunday morn
ing. This was the presiding elders last
official visit to Hedding church before Con-
ference.
Prof. @. II. White Of the Spauldng High
school is spending his vacation in Walden.
County Examiner o. d. Mathewson ex-
amin I'D about thirty applicants for teachers
certificates at an examination held in Barre
last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. W. r. Guthrie went to Boston last
Saturday to join her husband.
Rev. b. @. Roberts OF Barre has been en-.
gagged as Memorial Day orator at Water
bury.
r. L. Belknap, foreman for Wells, Lam
son & Co left Saturday night for Kansas
for brief visit at his old home.
W. L. Stafford OF Whittier, CAL, former
ly OF Barre, is one Of a syndicate that has
recently purchased an oil field near Whit
tier for 100000. There are 1000 acres In the
field and ON it a number of oil wells in sue
ces5fll operation.
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones was last Friday
night the recipient of an elegant fur lined
coat from her parishioners.
DIR. Herbert L. Gale, who has been dam
gerously i'll at Myers, Fla, is reported as
convalescent.
Joint committees from Crandall Post, G.
.
making preparations for the proper obser
vance of Memorial Day in Barre.
Thomas Sutton and II. j. Colby OF Barre
City, Walter Bixby OF East Barre and Vic
tor Bixby, residence unknown, we're round
ed up in city court last Friday morning.
Suitor was charged with keeping intoxica-
ting liquor, with intent to sell, Colby wi b
selling, and the two Bixbys with gambling.
These offences are alleged to have been
committed at the Ph9nix House, and the
four were arrested on warrants issued by
grand juror f. S. Williams. Colby fur.
nished 5000 bonds and his case was con-
tinued until March &c. Suitor was able to
raise $500 bail, and the hearing in his case
was set for March 81. The Bixbys were
each placed under $500 bonds and their
cases we're continued to April 2. These
cases grew out of a civil suit brought by
Frank Yatter to recover .from these four
respondents about $40 he claims they won
from him at Poker at the Phoenix House
This is hot the first time it has been re-
ported that gambling joint was flourish
ing al tina hotel, but sufficient evidence to
bring the case into court has heretofore
been lacking. Yatter skipped the town
Friday night when it was whispered to him
that coat OF tar and feathers was being
prepared for him.
Misses Carrie and Fannie Draper are
spending their vacation at their home in
Randolph.
Miss Edith Averill is visiting Mrs. George
Townsend, her sister, in Hardwick.
Henry G. Stoughton underwent an opera
ton at the Mary Fletcher hospital, Burling-
ton, last Friday afternoon. His condition
has since been reported as very favorable.
Miss Anna Chaplain of Enosburg Falls ia
the guest Of Mrs. George Simonds.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Desilits died last Friday. Funeral services
and burial occurred Sunday afternoon.
Major f. L. Howe OF Northfield made an
official inspection OF Company last
Thursday evening. AT its close Major
Howe complimented the officers and men o.
men have recently been elected as substi
tutes. New uniforms and rifles have beer
received to equip the company at its maxi
mum strength Of sixty men. 1t now con
tains fifty-one men and ten substitutes.
Rev. George r. Hewitt Of Lowell, Mass.
preached at the Congregational church oil
Sunday morning and evening.
James Ahern returned last week from
Mary Fletcher Hospital at Burlington
where he went about March /, for treat
ment. His health is very much improved
Colonel j. H. Whipple of the Crane
Commandery inspected st. Aldemar Com
mandery, knights Templar, last Thursda
evening. The work Of comforting the orde
of the temple was followed by banquet
mandery Of Montpelier were present.
In Washington county court last wee
Judge Watson rendered decision In th
Barre injunction case Of ex-Mayor Harve
Hersey against e. W. Cummings. This bi
was brought by Mayor Hersey as a ia
payer to prevent printing the city repo
until the copy was approved by the mayo
The court ruled that the Barre city counc
complied with the law when they passed
resolution that nothing should be printe
without the approval of the mayor and as
appeared the defendant was trying to {
something outside which he had no autho
ty to do, the motion to make the temporal
Injunction permanent was overruled. TIL
leaves the case as IL was before the lorigin
Injunction was granted.
The members OF the school board are d
cussing the advisability OF erecting anoth
new school house in Barre during the col
ing season 80 that 1t can be ready for use
the September term. The commissions
did not feel authorized to go ahead wi
this work without direct instructions fro
the tax payers and Mayor Phelps has be-
requested to call special city meeting
take action upon the matter.
Barre suffered more than any other TOW
in Washington county from fire last ye
according to the report OF the insuran
commissioners. In the city and town the
were thirty-iour fires with loss OF $685.
out OF a total OF ninety-six fires and loss
$54, 304 in the county, Montpelier had 70,
teen fires with loss OF S6055; Waterbu
seven, loss 81, 1902; Northfeld ten, loss
800; Roxbury two, loss S2,125; MiddleH
three, loss 81, 1885, Cabot two, loss 81 ,377,
none OF the other towns did the loss exec
$1,000.