The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
BARRE

Wayland Strong, a veteran OF the civil
war, who went from Barre to the Soldiers
home in Bennington several months ago,
was taken this week from that institution
to the State Hospital for the Insane at
Waterbury. Mr.. Strong is not violent
but wounds received III the war have
troubled him so as to cause alteration of
mind.
II. d. Hodgdon and w. A. Marsh are
in the wilds of northern New Hampshire
this week, hunting big game.
According to the message of Mayor
Phelps, which will be printed in the an
nual city reports, to be issued February
Is, the total debt of the city January l
was $685. 12 26. A year ago the debt
was 1891 SPOIL, showing a net reduction
during the year of So 900. This is i'll
addition to what the city has paid for the
new library site and is the first time the
city debt has been reduced in many years.
During the month of january there
were seventeen births and seventeen
deaths in the city Of Barre. OF the births
eight were males and nine were females.
There was only one death from scarlet
fever during the month with twenty-five
cases. Chicken poX has been quite pre-
valcnt although no fatalities have resulted.
The newly organized g company at
Montpelier is considering the adyIs'bhlty
of building its plant half way between
Barre aud Montpelier for the purpose Of
supplying both cities with gas.
The first annual masquerade ball Of Co.
E, First Vermont Regiment, occurred ON
Thursday evening in Armory hall. Music
was furnished by the Barre opera house
orchestra and the ball proved to be one of
the leading social events of the season.
The Young Women's Tourist club en-
tertained gentleman at baked beans and
card party at the home OF o. b.. Dodge
near BENJAMIN Falls on Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge, at whose
home the party was held, are to move to
Barton next week. They have many
times pleasantly entertained the Tourist
club and in appreciation of this fact they
were presented with "A handsome picture
Nathan Bauldy and Miss Jennie Maloy,
both of this city, were married this week
at the Universalist parsonage by Rev.
Efie X. NJ. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Bauldy
have taken rooms at the American house
heV. L. .. NlllCuell lell OH lHuIS'
day for a three weeks visit al
his former home at Toronto, Ont
Prof. w. r. Davenport of Montpelier
Seminary and Rev. l.. H. Elliott of Wa
terbury will occupy his pulpit during his
absence.
States Attorney r. A. Hoar has this
week sent tie the liquor agents of Wash
ington county a circular letter in which
he says facts developed recently in thu
various departments of court procedure
have seemed to make it the duty of the
States attorney to write the severa
liquor agents of the county, warning then
against violation of the statutes. Mr.
Hoar calls the attention of the agents t.
the fact that it is customary with at leas
a portion of them to treat signing thu
book as suffici mt representation OF TIN
purpose for which liquor is required, bn
that it is encumbent upon the town agen
to sell no liquor unless upon application
for an authorized purpose and upon rep
reservations reasonably inducing the be
lief that it is only for such purpose. MI
Hoar also calls the attention of the liquo
agents to the section of Vermont statute
which provides for a fine of $40, for an
one who procures or attempts to procur
of a liquor agent, Intoxicating liquors b
false representations.