The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
BARRE.

H. ]. Baldwin, of the granite firm
of Charles Baldwin and Brother of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has been in town
during the past week and has placed
several large granite orders.
The place of Hugh McNulty of
Graniteville was raided this week by
deputy sheriffs Shepard and Slayton.
A small quantity of whiskey was
seized. Mr.. McNulty could not be
found but Mrs. McNulty was brought
into Barre city court and the case was
continued for two weeks.
The directors of the Cobble Hill
creamery have sold over 81, 900 worth
of stock in the town of Orange this
week. The remainder of the increase
in the capital stock has been taken in
this city. A skimming station has
been located at Orange near Lords
mills
The death rate of the city of Barre
for the year 1901 was fourteen to every
one thousand of population. During
the year 1899 there were fifteen deaths
to every one thouand, which goes to
show that Barre is remarkably
healthy city.
Wednesday of this week was the
109th anniversary of the organization
of the town of Barre, the first town
meeting having been held ON March
IL, 1898. The grant of the township
had been made as far back as 1880 but
for nearly ten years the region re-
manned wilderness inhabited only by
occasional hunters and trappers. No
formal celebration of the anniversary
was held.
The constantly increasing amount
of machinery used at the Barre quar-
ries and the delays in getting repairs
made in this city has caused such
demand for machine shop at Gran
iteville that one is to be erected there
this season at cost of 5000. The
expense of building the shop and run
ming it will be divided among the
larger quarries on the hill.
The members of the Vincitia club
held an open night last Wednesday
evening and their rooms were crowd
ed with invited guests. The Tuxedo
Trio of Boston furnished the enter
tainment.
DR.. j. Henry Jackson, and S. D.
Allen, cemetery commissioners, have
rendered their designations to Mayor
Melcher, the same to take effect at
once. The cause of the resignation
as given by the commissioners is the
uncalled for criticism of their work
by the city auditors in the annual re-
port. Considerable pressure is being
brought to bear upon these gentlemen
to induce them to withdraw their
designations.
Miss Ethel Mcdonald, daughter of
Mrs. A. M. Mcdonald, died last We'd
nesday after long illness with con-
sumption, aged eighteen years. The
body was taken to Bury, P. O., for
interment.
At largely attended meeting of the
quarrymen held ON Wednesday even
ing in Graniteville 270 new men were
taken into the union. This union
now has membership of orver 900.
The members of the board of alder
men for last year entertained ex-May.
or Phelps at banquet in city hall
last Wednesday evening. The affair
was entirely Informal and was thor
oughly enjoyable in every way.
Barclay Brothers have taken con-
tract for handsome monument to be
set in Evergreen cemetery in New
York city in memory of Thomas w.
Kelley. This monument is to be erect
ed as loving tribute by Mr.. Kelley s
brothers of the Royal Arcanum in
the State of New York. 1t will be six
feet square on the ground and stands
twenty three feet high.