The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22
BARRE.

cousin, Alex Duncan of the Nortl
Barre Granite Co. Two brothers livI
in Barre and in Scotland his surviv
ing relatives are a father and a IN 9th
er and three sisters. The funeral will
be held from the Presbyterian church
on Sunday afternoon, Rev. L. II
Mitchell officiating.
The first and second Company Il bas
ket ball teams played lively gam il
the armory on Thursday evening
which resulted in an easy game fol
the first team by score OF to Ia.
Two twenty minute halves This was
the first real game to be played by
either team and the first team did re-
markedly goodwork.
Miss Jennie Beattie, daughter of
Mrs. Ellen Beattie of this city, and a.
Westland of st. Louis, Mo, were
maj ried on MONDAY evening at the
home of the BRIDES brother, William
Beattie in Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs
Westland will make their home in St.
Louis.
Charged with aiding a prisoner to
escape from an officer Joseph Jaus,
William Lafayette and Charles Tracey
were in city court on Tuesday even
each case, the trial being set for Sat
urday The trial of the three men
promises to be of more than usual in
terest owing to the fact that the
charge is rarely made. Grand Juror
II. W. Scott is the prosecuting at
torney, while M. M. Gordon has been
retained to defend Jacques and Lafa-
yette and probably Tracey. The State
makes the charge that the three men
aided Joseph Jacques, ST., to escape
from Special Officer Donald McPhee
on October 6, while the latter was
trying to arrest him for intoxication.
William 7. Halvosa, seventeen years
old, one of the best players on the
Spauldng high school football eleven,
received a serious injury to his head
while practicing Tuesday afternoon
on the seminary campus, the physi-
can, DR.. V. @. Goodrich, stating that
he had received a concession of the
brain. The chances for his recovery
are fairly good, although the injury
Is considered bad one. The Spauld-
ng and Goddard elevens were en-
gagged IN practice game on the camp
is. Halvosa, who plays left half back |
IN the Spaulding team took the ball |
or run. He was tackled and in |
alling struck his head severely |
against the ground. After time he |
esumed playing and struck his head |
against the ground again. This time |
le was rendered unconscious by the |
blow. He was taken home and a
physician summoned. Another men, |
)er of the team, James Darling, sus-
aimed an injury which will keep him |
roln vi in 10 Of
md Capt. Carswell, who plays right |
lalt back, has wrenched his knee so
BADLY that he is out of the game for |
he present. The team is considerably
crippled.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
n Tuesday by George p. Taylor, a
aving cutter of Barre. His Liabilities
ire $305. 70 and his assets 500, all
If which are claimed exempt.
Charles Henry Bergeron of this city |
md Miss Mabel A. Granger of Leba- |
ION, N. H., were united in marriage |
Monday evening at the latter place, |
~ Rev. M. H. Egan of Lebanon |
after a wedding trip to Boston and |
vicinity they will come to Barre to |
eside The groom is employed in
Holt and Coles barber shop.
The Peoples National Bank has
eased of II. O. Worthen for term |
If years that part of the Worthen |
block now being vacated by Veale e.
Knight. Plans are now being made |
or making these quarters the most |
modern and convenient banking rooms |
n the city.
Miss Guiseppina Lott of Barre and |
leonard Comolli of Hardwick were |
United in marriage Wednesday even
ng by B. H. Wells. The groom is a
employed at Hardwick.
f. B. Gate has received word of the |
ieath of his sister, Mrs. O. E. Stod-
lard, at Cambridge, Mass, on We'd
lesday evening. The cause of death
vas heart failure. Mrs. Stoddard was a
ormer resident of this city. The
)ody will be taken to Cabot for inter-
nent and the funeral will probably
'e held Sunday.
The city of Barre has refused to
grant franchise TO the Orange
county Telephone Company at Ii
,ense fee OF 90 cents, as the company |
asked for AT special meeting of |
he city council Wednesday evening it |
Vas voted to abide by the original
offer of 81 as license fee. AS the
company says that it cannot pay that
license it seems likely that the wires
IF the Orange County Company will
not be strung in Barre.
e. M. Lyon and Edwin Carleton of |
Barre have bought the Mackay estate
which occupies nearly the whole of
Mount street. There are five tene-
nent houses on the property and the
home place of the late George O.
Mackay
WATERBURY, CENTER.
Mrs. Anna O. Worthing of Mont
pelier, department inspector of the
Womans' Relief Corps visited Ezra
Stetson Corps of this place last Satur-
lay.
Mrs. John Barber, and Mrs. Heath
IF Warren were in the nlace calling