The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-30
BARRE.

William n. Moo ueen, for many
years a granite manufactures in this
city, died on Wednesday of tubercu-
losis, aged forty three years. Mr.. Nc
Queen was a member of Clan Gordon
and of the Knights of Pythias. He
leaves widow and five children. Flu
neral services were held from his late
home on Friday afternoon. Mr. Nc
Queen was native of Scotland and
came to Barre about ten years ago
The case of George Drew and others
against the city of Barre, an appeal
for the decision of the courts COM
mission on the laying out of a street
parallel with Pleasant street, was
ended i'll Washington county court
this week. Judge Start entered judge
ment that the street be laid out and
established as reported by the COM
missioners.
Bushes at the new granite exchange
is increasing daily. The number of
orders received, accepted and approx
ed average from sixty to eighty daily
The amount of money represented in
those orders reaches large figures
A. 0. Smith of this city, who will
graduate from the civil engineering
department of the University of Yer
mont at Burlington next June will go
Immediately afterwards to Bethlehem,
Pa, into the office of the Lackawanna
Railroad company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Jones were
given a pleasant surprise party on
Tuesday evening at their home on
Brook street, it being the anniversary
of Mr.. Jones' birthday. A handsome
French clock was left as souvenir
of the visit.
The individual bowling contest
which has been in progress in Barre
for several weeks, was concluded this
week. E. H. Walsh of the Independ-
ents is the winner of the tournament.
He had three string total of COB.
H. B. Houghton was next with $50.
DR.. Leonard p. Holden who died
recently at his home on Shawmut
avenue, in Boston, was native of
this city. He was born here seventy
eight years ago and lived in Barre
until he was twenty years old.
Miss Nadine G. Nichols is in North
field drilling ten of the contestants in
the next prize speaking at Norwich
University.
Mayor Melcher has called a special
city meeting to be held on Tuesday
evening, Apr. 30, to see what compen-
sation the city will vote to pay the
mayor, aldermen, city clerk and treas
urer, overseer and auditors for their
services during the coming year.
This matter was neglected at the an
nual city meeting.
The funeral of George @. Mackie
held on Tuesday afternoon was one of
the largest ever known in Barre. Mr..
Mackie was prominent granite man.
ufacturer and a member of several
masonic bodies. All the st one sheds
in Barre were closed on the afternoon
of the funeral.
AT the regular meeting of the city
council held Tuesday night it was vot-
ed to make demand upon First Con-
stable W. H. Buchanan for his tax
books. Mr.. Buchanan surrendered the
books and the auditors have since
been at work upon them. Constable
Buchanan is not charged with any
dishonesty but with carelessness in
collecting and paying over the city
taxes.
Eldridge H. Green, a former God
dard Seminary foot ball player, has
been engaged by Washington and
Jefferson colleges to act as coach for
the coming season. Mr. Green will
graduate from Harvard in June.
The old folks reception held at the
Universalist church Wednesday fter-
noon was great success. Six ladies
over eighty years of age and twenty
over seventy years of age were pres
emit Among those in attendance was
Mrs. Roxana Dodge of Montpelier,
daughter of the late Joshua Thwing
of this city Mrs. Dodge was eighty
six years old and was the first presi-
dent of the Barre Ladies Union. The
reception was given under the au-
spices of the Union, members of which
served refreshments to the old ladies'
Miss Florence Sherburne of Bellows
Falls has been the guest during the
past week of Rev ]. A. Sherburne,
her grandfather.