The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-05
BARRE.

The superiority of Barre granite has
again been recognized. During the
past week, contracts for eleven monu-
ments to be erected on the battlefield
of Shiloh to be constructed of Barre
granite have been let, through p. N.
Peterson, a large manufacturer of st.
Paul, Mimi The state of Iowa re-
Gently made a large appropriation for
this purpose and the monuments are
to be in memory of eleven regi.
ments of Iowa soldiers who fought in
the civil war. All the monuments are
to be similar except in the lettering.
The water cases pending against the
city of Barre are in fair way to be
settled within few days with the ex-
ception of the polishing mill cases of
the Stafford and Holden Manufacture
ing Company, Smith, Whitcomb and
Cook Company, Jones Brothers, and
Wells, Lamson and Company. A settle
ment has practically been reached in
all the other cases and the four above
mentioned cases have been heard this
week before Alexander Dunnett of
ST. Johnsbury as especial master.
There are fourteen other cases grow
ing out of taking the Orange brook
for city use.
B. I. Staples, of this city, and Miss
Rebecca, daughter of the late DR..
Gates B. Billiard of st. Johnsbury,
were married at the home of the bride
last Wednesday evening, The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Edwin
T. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, assist
ed by Rev. Effie K. M. Jones of this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Staples are to
reside in st. Johnsbury but will visit
Barre before returning there.
City Judge A. G. Fay held a special
session of court for naturalization pur-
poses last Wednesday evening when
twelve men presented themselves for
citizenship. Six took out their first
papers and six their second. One was
a Norwegian the others were Scotch
men and Italians.
j. S. Viles of Montpelier has pur-
chased the property on the northwest
corner of Main and Railroad streets
on which he is to erect new trans
former house for use in his electrical
business.
William Ordway died this week at
the home of his sister, Mrs f. II.
Hokpins, on Washington street after
long illness with consumption. Mr..
Ordway went west several years ago
because of i'll health and returned to
Barre little over year ago. He
was forty-two years of age and I'M
married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Crosby of Con-
cord, N. H.. have been guests of Mr.,
and Mrs Charles S. Currier during
the past week. Mr.. Crosby is civil
service engineer on the Boston &
Maine railroad
Ever since the meeting held last
Saturday evening of the business men
of the city of Barre interested in the
formation of chilled steel shot man
ufactury in this city, the project has
been booming, and the prospects are
good that such an industry will soon
be an established fact in Barre. An
other meeting will soon be held.
The auditors of the town of Barre
report the! expenses of the schools in
the town during Sthe past year as
So, $3.50. 40.
A. w. Lane, architect, of this city
has taken the contract to build an ad.
dition to Dewey memorial hall at
Mortified, which will be used for
stage purposes. Mr.. Lane will also
add gallery in the main room which
Will Hlhke Ille SodulnB CdpaCity Va ohe
audience room about 700.
Mrs. Sarah P. Ayers celebrated OF
Wednesday the ninety-third anniver
sary of her birth. Mrs. Ayers is the
oldest resident of the city Of Barre
but Notwithstanding her great age sh'
is much younger in her actions thai
many people score of years he
junior. She retains her faculties re
markedly well and takes an interes
in domestic affairs. She was born il
Plainfield but the greater part OF ne
the last eighteen years she has reside
at the home of Mrs. W. A Perry, he
daughter.
Mrs. w. f. Shepard very pleasant
entertained the Philomatheans clu
at her home on Prospect street o