Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-03
Sparks From Granite City.
Harry Recor is on the sick list.

II. b. Humphrey has gone to Bur
lington.
Mr.. and Mrs Ii. N. Burnham went to
Burlington this morning.
The High School alumni will give a
supper at the City Hotel on June ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey are re-
oicing in the birth of son who arrived
last night.
Mrs. Lamb left for Mortified this after
noon to attend the funeral of Mrs. "A. j
Lamb.
Miss Hattie Holt, who has been il
Waterbury the past two weeks, returned
home this morning.
Word has been received here by the
friends of James Wilkie stating that he
is getting along nicely.
The Barre Stars defeated Cooks Bat.
terry last evening on Burnham's Meadow
by score of II to one.
The rehearsal Of the chorus of the
Baptist church will be held this evening
at $ o'clock sharp.
Western Union Telegraph Co. have
placed new electric clock in the Cen.
trial Vermont depot.
a party of young people will give a
dance at Graniteville this evening in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Tompson.
W. II. Mcsscr returned yesterday
from West Rumncy, N. H., where he
rode on his wheel few days ago.
DR.. Charles n. Barber and wife en-
tertained II young doctor last night. The
young gentleman weighed s 1-2 pounds
G. IL. Doud agent for Uncle Tom $
Cabin Company is in the city and post
inc bills for the play to be given June
9th.
James Gazelcy of Graniteville lost a
valuable horse yesterday. 1t was one
Of a pair which weighed 1900 pounds
each.
The grocers have accepted the chal.
lenge of the butchers for game of ball
and it will be played next Thursday at
6 o'clock.
Z. }. Badgers picture appears in the
last number of the Vermonter with the
pictures of the other captains of the Yer.
mont companies.
Clifford Peake has taken Homer
Young's place at Merrs barber shop anG
Mr.. Young will commence work soor
at j. 2. Cayhucs shop.
Alexander Brown says he has changed
his plans and will not 60 to Klondike OF
Europe of stated in this paper recently
He will remain in this city.
Walter Douglas in the employ of The
Young Bros. is laid up as the result O
an accident he met with yesterday at thu
stone sheds in stepping on a nail
j. ?. Cayhue received a letter frcn
his son Jack this morning who is a
Camp. He states that Captain Badge
has told the boys that they are likely tt
60 to Porto Rico in few days.
Notices have been served on the sprin9
water companies by some members O
the council prohibiting them from tear
ing up the city streets and making con
nections without permit from the cit,
council. In the past some of them hay,
made connections without permit.
The first picnic of the year will b,
given by the Burns club tomorrow Il
Caledonia park. Pattersons orchestr;
will furnish music for dancing There
will be foot ball and base ball game,
between the married and single men
and a general good time is anticipated.
The Young Peoples society of tn.
! Congregational Church held business
meeting last evening in the churcl
parlors. The resignation of Miss
Georgia Wishart as chairman of the
floral committee was accepted anl
Miss Bella Mcdonald was elected tc
succeed her.
The ladies of the Baptist church anG
society have been engaged for severa
weeks in earning "a dollar or more
and next Tuesday evening their expert
ences in this line are to be told in
rhyme at their experience party at the
church. Watch for further notice.
Next Sunday evening Rev. E. M
Fuller will deliver missionary lecture
on "Burlna." The lecture will be
illustrated by 65 colored pictures by
means of Il powerful lime-light, Showing
places, people and scenes in missionary
labor among the Burmese. The public
is cordially invited to be present
All boarding houses in this city who
will furnish board or rooms or both 10
the visiting sons of Veterans at the Di-
vision Encampment to be held in this
city July 6, Z, and 8 will phase give
their names with rates to E. L. Perrys,
room 2, Gordon's Block before Tuesday
night June 18th.
The ladies of tho Presbyterian church
cordially invite the public to their sale
of summer work in the basement of the
church next Tuesday evening at seven
o'clock. The programme will be inter
esting and the refreshments will be in
accord with the season. The ladies
have prepared quite number of use
full articles. In addition to these they
have some nice fancy work in the form
of doilies etc. come and see fory our
selves.