Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-16
BARRE.

The annual meeting o. the Barre Nor
chants association was held "Wednesday
evening and the following officers elected
President, A. P, Abbott; vice president. r,
d Ladd; treasurer f.. j. Sowden; direct
ors, M j. MCGOWAN, z. A. Prindle. +. -
Ladd, w. -. Smith, H. w. Knight; audi
tors, f. A Badger, c. w. Avcrill, W. ~
Reynolds; railroad committee, y. u
Phelps, D. Nj. Miles, A. A. Smith. The
directors met later and reelected L. c,
French secretary.
John Months and Miss Rosetta Marchcll
were married Thursday porning at the
home of the bride On High Haltorn street
by Rev. r. NJ. McKenna.
A ID. Morse, who keeps a close record
OF the growth of Barre, thinks that the
year just closed beats the record The
boom in Barre began 20 years ago AMI
since that time according to the record
kept by Mr.. Morse 1lH new houses have
been built here. The record by years j.
as follows: 1852, 22 1893, AZ; 1881. AZ, 1885
So; 1886, 80; 1857 81 1sSs, SO; 1889 49, 1890. A.;
1891 10l, 1892, SO; 1893, No. 1884. 49, 1895, GO
1885, 50; 1897, 50; lsSE. So. 1899. "a, 1860, 81
1901. 100. While one more dwelling house
was built in 1891, the amount of mon y
expended the past year was Considc IA bi Y
greater than in 1891 as a much better
class of houses is now being built than
ever before. Moreover during the past
year above a score of new houses have
been built in Barre town and in Berlin
adjacent to this city and for all business
purposes part Of Barre. During the past
year three new granite manufacturing
plants have been built and equipped Ad-
ditions to five others have been made and
new schoolhouso, creamery and on.
business block have been erected and an
other four story block started
Health officer Nichols filed his report
hn Got
that during the year there were 800 births
in the city, not counting still births and
1870 deaths. The diseases from which most
deaths have occurred were spinal meninEi-
It's, ID; scarlet fever, IL; consumption, s.
cholera infantum. 6. There have been
three deaths from cancer and two from
typhoid foyer.
resident Of Plainhed. died Friday from
pneumonia at the age of 50. He was a
native and lifelong resident of this coun-
ty. He was a charter member of the Bar
re council of Knights of Honor.
Hon. John G.. Wooley. once a prohibi ion
candidate for the presidency, is to deliver
m address at the Barre opera house Feb
ruary 4, lie comes here under the aus
pieces of the Prohibition Alliance. His sub
ject will be My own Country"
DR.. L. w. Hanson has been elected SUPER
intendent of the Methodist Sunday school
and Dr. l.. D. Martin assistant s,iperln
tendent
St. Johnsbury Academy defeated God
dard at basket ball Saturday afternoon by
"A score of 30 to 10. The visitors played
a strong game A return game will b,
played at st. Johnsbury in February.
Hon, Champ Clark of Missouri and Hon
Charles Il. Lands OF Indiana lectured in
the opera house Tuesday night to n large
audience. The addresses were in the ma
ture of discussion of republicanism and
Following the lectures both
speakers were the guests of honor Of the
Young Mems Demo- ratio club of this city,
at the City Hotel. a sumptuous banquet
was served and informal toasts were re-
sponded to by the two congressman, John
II. SentAr Of Montpelier former democrat
ic candidate for governor, C. A. G. Jack
son, editor Of the Montpelier Argus, ex-
Mayor L. L. Smith of this city and other
local speakers.
Michael Sereguy. barber. was taken to
Rutland Monday afternoon by Constabl
w. III. Buchanan to serve a sentence OF
not less than 60 days for maltreating his
wife.
The body of o. X. Robinson, an aged
resident of this city. who died Saturday
night was taken to Warren Tuesday for
interment. The deceased MAS 76 years of