Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-07
Sparks From Granite City.

Captain Joe w. jackson is in Burling-
ton on business today.
Mary Templeton Morse went to Bur.
lington this morning for treatment.
DR.. H. N. jackson of Burlington was
in town over Sunday visiting relatives.
Lieut.. George Tilden resumed work
this morning at W. F. Morsc's shoe
store.
Fred Bressaw, who has been i'll with
bilious fever is so far recovered as to
be out of doors.
Smith, Whitcomb & Cook have the
contract for furnishing Angelo Scampini
a steam derrick.
Thomas Brady and Frank Chamber
lain of the Blue Store are in East Barre
on an advertising trip today.
Mrs George Richardson and daughter
Mrs. G. S. Meaker went to Burlington
this morning for short visit.
l.. R. Hutchinson and c. r Scott took
hunting trip to Randolph Saturday but
they report game to be very scarce.
James Ahern returned yesterday
morning from Westerly. RI, where he
went to attend the funeral of a sister.
Hear DR.. Barclay OH "Savonanola" in
the Presbyterian church this evening at
7.30 o'clock. Admission only % cents.
The annual ball of the Fireman's club
will take place in short time but as
yet the date has not been definitely fix
ed ID
/, James Higgins Of Dartmouth College
rode home on his wheel from Hanover
Saturday and will return probably to-
morrow.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
Saturday night vt the Seminary. Sew
eral of the Alumni and friends of the
school we're present.
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erning rules.
Health officdr Chandler reports case
of Diptheria at the house of W. Gay, off
Beckley St. This is the only known case
in the city now.
1t Is expected that Mr.. and Mrs. r..
w. Kelley will leave tomorrow for Lam
caster, N. IL. where they begin at once
as proprietors of hotel in that town.
Mrs. Myron G. Sawyer who has been
stopping for few days with her mother
Mrs. Lewie Goneo left this morning for
Waterbury to visit friends for few
days.
Alex Edwards commenced work Satur-
day for Segal & Brady at the Blue Store
as they have found it necessary on ac-
count of their increase in business 10
employ another clerk.
One Of our prominent granite man
ufec;urcrs drove to the quarries the
other day and he says that the W orst
road he found was Main Street from
Aver to Blackwell Street.
Richard Conner went to Burlington
this morning to accompany the remains
of the late Dennis Connolly who died
Saturday in Graniteville. The funeral
will be held in Burlington today.
MIR. William Garden of ~ Brooklyn
Street were very pleasantly surprised
by about thirty of their friends on Sat-
urday evening. They left as token of
their esteem very handsome sofa.
Musician w. Fl. Pitkin who has been
sick with typhoid fever at his home in
Fair Haven for several weeks returned
to Barre Saturday night and resumed
work this morning for the Phelps Bros.
Mrs. Frank Anderson of Montpelier is
expected to arrive in town today and
will reside here in the future with her
husband who came here short time
ago to work for Smith, Whitcomb &
Cook.
A very pleasant time was had Satur-
day evening when the members OF the
Mackic, Hussey & Co., base ball team
held reunion at the home of James
McKernan on Foster Street. The even
ing was spent in singing, speeches and
a bountiful supper.
Barclay Brothers, tor the Barre Gran
lite Company, have just purchased six
splendid draught horses and full equip
ments in Quincy, Mass. They arrived
in Barre by special train about three
o'clock yesterday morning and are at
present quartered in l.. j. Bolsters barn.
These horses will weigh from 1900 to
1000 lbs,, apiece aud are splendid speci-
mems of horseflesh. These horses were
bought because of the difficulty Barclay
Bros, have had in getting teams to hall
granite from the Hill when they wanted
them. The team will begin work to-
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