The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-05-01

Bond sword bearer, Dr. j. W. jackson;
warden, Noble Love. The commandery
hes accepted the invii alton OF Crandsll
Post. g. A. R., to participate in the parade
on Memorial Day.
A meeting Of the Spanish wsr veterans
was held on Monday evening at the armory
make arrangements for celebrating the
third anniversary OF their discharge, which
will occur Thursday, May 16.
Rev. Efie X. M. Jones addressed the
Barre Debating Club last Friday evening
at the city court room. The subject was
woman Suffrsge."
Hiswsths lodge OF Odd Fellows cele-
| brated last Thursday evening the ghty-
| second anniversary of the establishment of
the order in America. The principal feat
| ure OF the evenings entertainment was q
historical address by j. W. Gordon. Re.
| freshments we're served by tho members OF
Bright Star lodge of Rebskshs.
The body OF Frank Stafford, father OF
| Judge W. p. Stafford OF St. Johnsbury, was
brought to Barre last Wednesday for burial
| in Elmwood cemeter,. Mr.. Stafford was
| for several years a partner in the manutsc-
| turing firm Of StsffoTd & Holden of Barre
| For the past ten years he has resided with
| his son in St. Johnsbury. The funeral pat
| ty was met at the station by Barre relatives
| and by Mayor Phe ps and Alderman Mac
key representing the city government;
Judge w. A. Boyoe al d Ex-Msyor Gordon,
| representing the bar; Clark Holden, Mr..
$ Affords former partner, DR.. j. Horny
Jackst u, II. G. Rowland and Others, Brief
services were conduc-e ed at the grave by
Rev. j. A. Sherburne
Dr. Herbert l.. Gale. eldest son Of Mr..
| and Mrs. L. A. Gale, died with consump-
ton last week at Alva, Fla, aged forty
years. DR.. Gale was educated at Mont
pelier Seminary and at the Univers ~ of
Vermont. The body was brought TO Barre
| and funeral services we're held upon its or
rival on Friday. The burial was in Elm
wood cemetery.
H. G. Moody OF Washington has been
awarded the contract of carrying The mails
between Barre and Washington for four
years, commencing July l. thus giving his
route the rural free delivery
Fred A Macy of this C ty and Miss Hattie
A. Nichols of Westheld, Mass were mar
ried last Wednesday evening at the home Of
Mr., and Mrs. G. III. Johnson on South Main
sire t. Mr.. and Mrs. Macy are to reside at
No. Church street.
George Williams Of this city is believed 70
be in Massachusetts, and papers are out
| charging him with horse stealing. Williams
| lived with William Recor, his father-in-law,
near the Williamstown line. Several days
| ago he hire horse and buggy at the livery
stable of Joseph Rogers. He was traced to
Royalton by Deputy Sheriff SlaytoD, where
| 1t was learned that Williams took south
bound train. The horse when 1t was left at
the livery stable in Randolph showed signs
! OF hard usage.
W. r. Rowland went last week to Louis
| burg, Pa to erect there large monument
| shipped there by Jones Brothers,
Golf enthusiasts OF Barre met last We'd
| nesday evening at the vestry OF the Uni
| versalst church and elected a membership
| committee. A club will soon be formed,
the membership of which will be limited to
| fifty. Ale .. H. Findley OF Boston, one OF
| the best golf players in America, will be
engaged to come to Barre and lay out the
course which will probably be in the Dodge
pasture near Cherryvsle grove.
| l.. e and B. P. Wiley were at North6eld
| last Friday to assist in celebrating the
ninety-second birthday OF their mother.
Mrs. Wiley is the oldest person now living
who was born in what is now the city OF
| Barre.
At the annual meeting of the Barre En-.
| tertainment Association, held last THUS
| day evening" Prof. o. d. Mathewson was
elected president; Alex. Gordon, vice-presi-
dent; r. r. Gave, secretary, and +. g. How
land, treasurer. The report of the treasu-
| rer showed that the net profits OF the past
years course Of entertainment has been
$111.15 and that the surplus now amounts to
$2,56859.
Mortified.
A special village meeting is called for the
| evening Of Tuesday, May Z, to act upon the
following articles: To see if the village
will take action, and il so what action, with
reference to furnishing power for the gran.
lite business Of K. B. Ellis for year OF
term of years, by electricity or otherwise
and to provide additional lighting capacity
for said village for public and commercial
use; to appoint committee or committees
to take action with reference thereto to car
ry out the vote OF the village; to see what
action the village will take to raise money
to carry out the votes of the village with
| OF m fhn dad
To do any other proper business.
The village improvement society met al
Good Templars' hall last Saturday evening.
The several committees made their reports
and general plans for work were discussed
Some matters which were presented and
discussed were the advisability OF begin.
ming this year 10 build a certain amount OF
permanent sidewalk, this work to be con.
tinued each year until the village be prop
erly supplied with permanent sidewalks
made OF concrete, macadam, slate or gran
tie chips and coal ashes Owners OF prop
erty would be asked to build sidewalk In
front OF their premises, and from the fund
raised for the purpose and with the assist
ance OF the village the society would be able
to see that the plan for each year was carried
out. Then came the matter OF the triangular
pieces of land found at the crossing OF the
roads in several parts OF the village. Work
has already been done on the triangle near
the footbridge. Flowers will be furnished
by people living in the neighborhood and
the village improvement society will SEE
that the flowers are properly taken care o.
after they are placed In the triangle. 1t II
the purpose of the society to grade the sew
eral trisngles and get them into condition
to receive the flowers and plants which the
citizens and especially those in the vicinity
will be requested to furnish. The treasurer
reported that the money received from sub
scribers had been deposited in the bank
and that she was ready at any time to re
, ceive more and put 1t in the same place.
Ladies' night at the Governor Paine clul
occurred Tuesday evening. Whist ant
! social entertainment was the programme
The regular monthly meeting of tn
Mortified board Of trade was held at tn
Office Of j. III. Talbot, Tuesday evening
: April 30.
Mrs. Thomas Edwards is seriously II
r with pneumonia.
, N. L. Sheldon, Esq, OF Boston. Mass
was In town last Friday ON business con
nected with Norwich University.
/, The base ball game between Mortified,
High school and the Randolph High schoo
teams, played on Riverside park on SatuI
cd In vii far tba hnt,