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day, for his spring and summer goods
He will also secure additional help for
the coming busy season.
WIN. E. FROST had new suit of clothes
burned in his room Tuesday morning,
presumably caused by~a spark from the
chimney. No other damage.
A TELEGRAM from Miss Scarborough
of our Graded school, announces the
death of her father, whose critical illness
called her home last Sunday night.
HARRY KEHoE, until recently in the
Office of the Express Company here, is
home for visit of a few days, He now
has regular position as route agent.
THE Rev. VIM. Slade of the Congrega-
tional church of Williamstown, Mass,
will occupy the pulpit of the Second
Congregational church next Sunday,
morning and evening.
C. R. SANFORD gave dinner party to
about 20 of his male friends, Wednesday
evening, at his home at the Centre. Those
from here went up in Burgess four
horse barge. The house and grounds
were Illuminated with lanterns, etc., and
the guests were royalty entertained.
GEO. NJ. RowELL has occupied the
house of Mrs Crawford on Silver street,
Chas. S. Kehoe has moved into the Glib
son house on Silver street, and c. W.
Thomas takes the house vacated by Mr.
ROwell C. II. Mason will at once begin
making alterations in the house recently
purchased on South street.
THERE was small fire in the residence
of E. D. Moore, corner Grove and Gage
streets, this morning. By some means a
coal of fire got on to the carpet in the sit
ting room, and when he came down there
was quitea brisk fire going. The dam
age was light.
THE Fitchburg railroad has established
a rule by which no freight of any kind,
except perishable property, will be moved
Sunday. All stock trains, and trains of
perishable property, will be consolidated
as much as possible, so as to make it pos.
sibe to carry out these rules to the let.
ter. This will make business especially
heavy Mondays.
Capt" EBEN BARROws of Stowe,
one of the active old men of Vermont.
after cutting drawing and splitting
large "wood pile of about Is cords, was
in the city yesterday. He is 50 years old
and is now on his annual visit among
friends in Burlington, says the Free
Press, before the opening of the sugar
season. He has many interesting stories
to tell of early Burlington and Burling-
tonians.
A SIGNIFICANT feature of the Endeavor
convention to be held here next Tuesday,
is the evening lecture. Mr. Edward Cas-
grove of Massachusetts,, an experienced
lecturer, will speak on "Christian Citi-
zenzhip.' 1t will be seen that our COun-
ty Endeavorers are making move in the
TlSuG ulIeCJlOus Inc ISCbuIe Will De ue-
livered in the audience room of the Sec
ond Congregational church. 1t is free to
all and the public is invited. The choir
of this church will render music suited
to the occasion.
FOLLOWING are the names of the young
women composing the Black Hussar
Company that will appear in the Opera
House, Monday evening, in the entertain
ment to be given under the auspices of
the st. Monica Society, in honor of st.
Patrick's day: Amanda Nolan, Bridge
Casey, Lilly Guiltinan, Julia Gone, Nellie
Leonard, Josie Grennan, Lizzie Nc Der
mott, Margaret Edgerton, Matte Carney,
Eta Leonard, Nellie Chrystal, Josie
Ward, Nellie Murtha, Nellie Whitney,
Rose Burns, Mamie Sullivan, Tessie Con.
don, Katie Cone, Nellie Kinney, Della
Gunshannon, Maggie Eagan, Sarah Nc
Dewitt. Agnes Martin, Mamie Grennan.
The uniform of the Hussars will be black
suits trimmed with white braid, a white
cap and white CATERS. The company
will execute a number of fancy evolu-
tons and drill, and at the close will be a
display of living pictures. A quartette
composed of Miss Mamie Sullivan, solo
list, Miss Nellie Whitney, Mrs. D. A.
Ward and Miss Amanda Nolan, will APP
pear in Negro melodies. Masters Robbie
Healey, Willie McGurn, and little Miss
Elsie Gavin will appear in solos. There
will be several other local attractions and
already there has been very large sale
of tickets, thereby guaranteeing a crowd
ed house.
"THE RECORD" the official organ of
the diocese of Louisville, in its issue of
March 9th, contains quite a notice of the
Church of st. Nicholas Chaplain, located
in Danville, Ky. The church was dedi-
Gated last November. In the absence of
the priest in charge, Rev. Father Bernard
Cunningham was sent to take his place.
The Record, speaking of Father Gun.
ningham, says: "That the church was
not large enough to contain the crowds
that gathered around at every service.
The large majority were non Catholics
and after his last instruction they re-