The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-16
BARRE.

The difficulty connected wi tn the cut
ting of eleven monuments for the battlefield
of Shiloh, ordered for the State of Iowa,
has been settled by o. n. Peterson of ST.
Paul, the original contractor for the job,
recognizing the stonecutters' union. This
fact relieves E. l.. Smith & Co., of this
city, to whom the contract was sublet,
from any embarrassment The local stone
cutters union refused to work upon the
job unless Mr.. Peterson woul recognize
them and the union in general. Work will
now be pushed forward so that the con-
tract which calls for completion May II,
may be carried out
Deputy Sheriff Camp and Officer
Gauthier raided the establishment of Eliz-
abeth Gerberti last Wednesday evening
securing barrel of ale, quantity of
whiskey and a lot of empty bottles. Mrs.
Gerberti pleaded guilty to maintaining
nuisance and to one offence of selling. The
liquor was condemned and ordered spilled,
Sentence was suspended for one week.
Mrs. Wealthy Edison, long time resi-
dent of this city, died this week at her
home on West street from heart trouble.
Mrs. Edison was native of Stowe and
the body was taken there for burial.
Previous to the departure for the annual
meeting of the Vermont conference now
in session in St. Adams, the parishioners
of Hedding church gave Rev. and Mrs.
Atwater a reception in the ladies' parlors.
Remarks Were made by DIR. l.. W. Han
son and Richard Moyle of Hedding par
ish and Rev. Effe X. NJ. Jones for the
other churches of the city, to which Mr.
A poc,Au1oH 10 looc
to be returned to Barre the coming year.
Thomas H. Cave, trustee in bankrupt
cy, has brought suit in equity against
Hnlda A. Whitehill of Barre to have GER
tain conveyances set aside, it being alleg
ed that property valued at $4,000 had
been turned over to Mrs. Whitehll's mi
nor son previous to her going into bank
ruptcy, and that she is guardian of the
said minor SON. The suit is for 5000
but the amount of property and mort
cages involved is about $4,000 An in =.
junction has been secured restraining the
minor son from disposing of the property.
Deputy Sheriff Wilbur F. Shepard of
this city is a candidate for high sheriff for
Washington county for the next two
years. The convention to nominate coun-
ty officers will be held sometime in July
A party of thirty stone cutters from
Aberdeen, Scotland, arrived in Barre
this week. With a few exceptions they
are skilled workmen and they have all
found employment.
A daughter was born this week to Mr.
and Mrs. j. Z. Downey of Jersey City.
Mrs. Downey was formerly Miss Mabel
Gale of this city.
Miss Gertrude Sullivan, daughter of
john f. Sullivan of Hardwick and John
A. Moore of this city were married on
Thursday at Hardwick by Rev. Father
Rand of Winooski. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore have gone west for bridal trip.
The lunch cart of f. B. Smith of North
Main street was raided ON Thursday
evening by Chief Brown and Officers
Gauthier and Perry. Three pint bottles
of whiskey were secured. Smith disown-
ed the whiskey but the cases against him
are set for trial in city court next Monday.
Bail in the sum of $3.50 was furnished by
M. M, Gordon.
Mahlon White, an employee at Trow &
Holden's shop, had his left hand badly
lacerated Thursday morning while work.
ing'on palmer. The hand was caught in a
dog, and before it could be extracted an
iron one inch sqnare was forced entirely
through the palm.