Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-09
BARRE

The Barre Entertainment association has
arranged this programme for their fifth sea-
son; Tuesday, October p, Roumania
Quin tette club; November 0, lecture by Col.
G.. w. Balm of Kentucky; December 10,
Col. j. !. Sanford, humorist; December 16,
lecture by Rev II. S. MoArthnrj January
81, lecture, Rev. A. A. Willetts; February
8, concert 10y Boston Rivals; February IS,
lecture 10y George Il. Vending.
Fully 1000 people from Lancaster, N. H.,
and stations this side, came In IA cars Sat
urday and were carried onto the quarres in
three trains. About 400 people were turned
away. Another excursion comes from
Wells River and vicinity next Saturday.
A 21-mle bicycle race is arranged Tor
October 10 between Sherbune OF Barre and
White of Brattlcboro for $50 side, course
to cover the distance between Montpelier
and Barre villages twice.
Charles Martin was tried Saturday before
Justice o. b. Boyce for intoxication, fined
$40. 81 and on failing to make q proper dis
closure was returned to jail.
L. b. Batchelder, aged rs, died Thursday
and the burial took place Saturday at West
Randolph.
Charles H. Moore g. Co., the granite con-
Germ from Boston, have leased Good Tenn
plars' hall for q day Office until their apart
ments are completed in the Gordon block.
East Barre seems to he taking BOOM
TIE now railroad is being pushed along
Sc veral new houses going up, a millinery
store being opened and survey made for
water power. The future looks bright for
this heretofore quiet corner Of the town,
and there is an inexhaustable supply OF
granite near by.
A span of matched black horses aud
oeaI ~ r.
Batchelder from parties in the eastern part
Of the State
Rev. y. y. Lewis OF New Haven is to
hold Episcopal services at $3.50 p. M Sun
day in the Worthen block.
The Barre library ladies realized about
500 from their entertainment last Thursday
evening at the opera house.
On Monday before Justice o. b. Boyce,
Charles Tebo of Granitevile was fined
SOL 1 for selling liquors, and Angus Nor
ancy SIS. Al for n like offence.
Goddard seminary-The foot ball team is
to play with the High school team Of Bur
lington, at that city on October 10, and in
Barre on October 1.-THE reception last
Saturday night was n pleasant affair, but
not largely attended, The new steam
boiler building is nearly flushed
Evangelist Walbridge is to preach next
EuHuaJ III terHOOn anu evening AT Ta5J
Barre.
At meeting OF the committee for a new
Baptist church, held Tuesday evening, it
was voted TO purchase the building lot on
Washington street opposite the park. AL
though W. \. and James Perry have been
offered $500 for the lot to erect a livery
stable on, they sold it 10 the church for
$500 aud besides that each gave $500 as u
contribution toward paying for same. Be
fore Rev. G. I. Raymond went away he bad
secured $3.50 in subscriptions toward the
new church fund and other papers are now
in circulation for additional funds.
Charles Young, who lately sold his
granite business to Tayntor d Co., started
on Tuesday with his father for Scotland.
Alexander Stevens is to occupy the sheds
of the National Granite company lately
vacated by Barclay brothers.
Lizzie McCioud, aged IS, died on Tuesday
at Granitevile of typhoid fever. Funeral
services were held on Wednesday.
The Granite City Coasting club met on
Monday night and elected J. d. Smith,
president; 7. G. Snow, vice PRESIDENT, c.
a. Davis, secretary; F. w. Nichols, trea-
Eurer.