The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-26
BARRE.

Doctors Q. W. Steele and f. w.
Lynde have been in Rutland this
week attending a meeting of the State
Dental Association of which DIR.
Steele is president.
The project of holding an individual
bowling contest in this city is meet
ing with favor among the local bowl
ers and it is expected such tourna-
ment will be held soon if satisfactory
arrangements can be made.
A 1.-THE regular meeting of the city
council held on Tuesday evening
Mayor Melcher made the following
city appointments for the coming
year; Chief of Police, Patrick Brown
superintendent of streets, Alexander
Bruce; chief fire engineer @. II.
Campbell; health officer, DR.. George
B. Nichols; city attorney, William
Wishart. The council will give
hearing on the gas franchise on the
evening ofaApril g.
Miss Velma E., daughter of Mrs.
A. d. Burgess, and Harley P. Meaker
were married last Tuesday evening
at the home of the brides mother i'll
Currier block Rev. Effie X. NJ. Jones
was the officiating clergyman. Be-
cause of recent deaths in both fam
lilies, it was very quiet affair, only
the immediate relatives being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meaker left that night
for Paterson, N. j., for brief we'd
ding trip.
Mrs. G. w. Steele and Mrs. E. o.
Holmes were called to Mortified this
week by the the death of Mrs W. f.
Dunsmore, their mother.
The trophy cup won by the Crescent
bowling team, the champion of the
Vermont bowling league, is being en-
graved at Burlington. The name of
the winning team and date are to be
placed on the cup each year until the
trophy becomes the property of one
team. The Crescents need to win two
years more to become the owners of it.
James Mackay, manager of the
Barre Granite Exchange, has moved
the office equipments and desks into the
Prindle q Averill block. Five rooms
are used on the second floor for the
Exchange. Manager Mackay has six
assistants. The real work of the Ex-
change will not begin until April l.
The annual meeting Ct the Barre
Golf Club was held last Wednesday
evening III the office of Scott q Bal
lard. The meeting was an enthusl-
astic one and plans were made for a
successful season Of golf in this city.
This club was organized year ago
and has links located on the farm of
George Dodge between Barre and
Montpelier. A club house will be
erected at the links as soon as the
weather will permit. The officers for
the coming year are, President, j.
Frank Perry secretary, Miss Carrie
Wheelock; treasurer, o. j, Dodge I;
executive committee, the three officers
named, with Rev. T. H. Mitchell,
and Miss Alice Smith of Barre, f.
A. Rowland and H. M. Cutler Of
Montpelier.
The furnishings in the office of DR..
O. l. Goodrich in Morse block were
slightly damaged by fire on Thursday
afternoon. The fire caught from a
lighted cigar and was extinguished
with he aid of the occupants of the
neighboring offices without calling
upon the fire department.
The Cobble Hill creamery paid its
patrons twenty seven cents for Feb
ruary butter. The new skimming sta
tion at Orange will be in operation
about April /. The stockholders are
gratified over the good showing for
the first months business.
Judge L. L. Sheldon of Plattsburg,
N Y, has been the guest of Fred
King this week.