Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-16
On the Corner.

Last nights meeting was held at the
Green Mountain Trotting Park, and
while the club assembled in the grand
stand, your Inspector was comfortably
seated on top of the judges stand, and
the first feature to attract my attention
was half mile run between a citizen
of Topsham and one from East Orange.
The contest was around the track, and
the stakes were, II right to use Giles
Durkee's gun boat for coast defense
purposes against any Barre people who
came over into their country fishing on
Sunday or undertake TO abduct any
specklcd beauties from posted pond
or brook. 1t was a close contest and
would have been a dead heat, if at the
wire the East Orange racer had not
fell in the sand and lost his chance for
another heat. The club will now en-
deavor to hire the boat from Giles and
let the Topsham fish warden take it, so
that he will give warm reception to
our merchants, lawyers, doctors and
jack at all trades who stray into that
section after twelve Founders. The
reason why the club objects to the artists
of rod and hook going over there is that
they want to keep these individuals in
Barre to carry out the schemes proposed
by the Club. But had the Inspector
cared to reveal his whereabouts he would
have informed the kickers that the gun
boat would not be allowed to leave the
Granite City so long as the Spanish fleet
+ has not been overraken by Sampson.
The next number on the evening pro-
gramme was the report of the agent
sent up to Fast Barre TO organize the
branch club. He reported that two
nights ago the Club held a meeting on
the steps of the East Barre and Chelsea
depot and decided to delay the organi-
zation of the club at that place until
more men can be induced to job, He
told the kickcrs that the only topic dis
cussed at the East Barre wigwam was
the prospect of better railroad facilities
in that booming village. He said that
either the railroad company would have
to promise to run regular trains into
that place or the electric railroad COM
pany would be asked to build line
from this city to that place. And the
Inspector joins in a loud "Amen' to
that action by the East Barre club. Why
is it that Eas, Barre is not given better
railroad accommodations 1t would be OF
much benefit to the city if that hustline
village could have better ways by which
the residents could reach the city. BY
all means the Inspector hopes the East
Barre contingent of the club will not
rest until the proposed action is carried
TO a succ ssful termination. Give East
Barre the "Trolly" and justice will have
been done to that enterprising village
on the border of the county.
The question of furnishing new dishes
for Company + was brought up and
every member of the club was in favor
of asking the city government to make
an appropriation for the object, as II
was argued that Barre has sent some
loval lads to the front and ought to see
that thev have all possible comforts l.
there are any comforts for man IN 'he
Army. The Inspector supposcs tha
the reason for wanting the city to pay
for the cups is owing to the club no
wishing to spend any funds even for SC
worthy an object Well there Is 'h'
Salvation Army drum and no more car
be heard tonight by
The INSPECTOR,