Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-25
Sparks From Granite City.

on Long street.
r. W. Rodgers of Montpelier visited
here yesterday.
c. w. Brooks has gone to his home
in Springfield, Mass.
DR. G.L. L. Hayes is visiting at his
home in Montreal, Z. q.
Peter Depaty has gone TO his home in
Swanton for few days.
f. S. Durham went to Mortified
this morning on business.
Six inches of snow Thanksgiving
night aud sleighs on the streets today.
Prof. o. d. Mathieson went to his
home in Wheelock yesterday noon for II
few days.
+. L. Cutler has returned from Water
vile, N Y. where he has been setting
up large monument.
The date of the Firemcns Club Ball
is changed to Jan. II, 1899. Baisdells
orchestra furnishes music.
The Williams Collection Agency is
now ready for business at their new
office in Miles granite block.
| Thomas Gibbons who works for James
Aherne mad his hand badly hurt We'd
nesday afternoon by q splinter of steel.
George Cadger of Mari & Gordon's
shed received a bad scalp wound We'd
nesday granite chip flying and striking
him in the head.
j. II. Brown and wife of Pepperi!l,
Mass, were in the city yesterday to cat
turkey " it'll Mr.. Browns sister, Mrs. +,
G.. French. MIR. aud Mrs. Brown return
home tonight.
j. A. Long has been laid off for sew
eral days past on account of getting a
piece of steel in his eye. DR.. Chand-
Ter of Montpelier removed it and the
eye is getting along nicely.
E. W. Bisbee leaves this afternoon
for Burlington where in behalf of the
creditors of Messer and Burnham he
will file petition against that firm un-
der the new law relating to involuntary
bankruptcy.
Arthur McEnany was in Burlington
Wednesday night to take the third
degree in theKni2hts of Columbus and
to attend their annual banquet at the
Van Ness House. He returned yes.er-
dy.
The children of the Baptist Bible
School who have part in the concert
Sunday evening are reminded of the re-
hearsals tomorrow afternoon, for the
younger children at 9 o'clock and for
the others at $50.
A party consisting of Frank Sawtell,
II. A. Richardson, Donald and John
Mcdonald, Samuel Carswell and sew
eral others went hunting up to William
stown yesterday. They got fox and
a rabbit and had lots OF fun besides.
Congressman ". w. Grout left last
night for his home in Morrsville. lie
has been in the city since Tuesday ex-
aiming the petitions and backing the
different candidates for the post master
ship here. Nothing definite was done
or said.
Armory Hall is TO be the seen of a
most beautiful and interesting event
next week. The Ladies' Union will
hold its annual fair there Oh Thursday
Friday and Saturday and elaborate
preparations are in progress 10 make it
surpass any former event of the kind.
John Jones recently received letter
stating that his brother Dyer had been
killed in gold mine in British Column
loft -.
twenty -four years ago and in the past
thirteen years he has not been heard
from. He was married and leaves a
wife and three children in California,
The meeting this evening at the
Baptist church will be the last of the
series of Gospel meetings conducted by
Evangelist j. III. Lingley. Mr.. Ling
ley goes to Essex tomorrow for a series
of meetings and from there to Jericho.
In the latter part of December he will
90 to St. Adams for similar work.
Auctioncer C. N. Barber will sell at
two o'clock tomorrow afternoon at L. J..
Bolsters barn on Gilmore Street, thirteen
work horses. one driver, six pair work
harnesses, three traverse sIeds for draw
ing stone, two heavy wagons and one
one pair trucks Tor drawing stone. The
goods were taken on an execution by
deputy sheriff Smith.
A little party of friends and relatives
gathered at Frank 2. Kenerson's on
Prospect street yesterday. After par
taking of bounliful dinner there was
singing and a prayer service led by Rev.
A. L. Atwater. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Mack of Cabot, Chas.
Kenerson and family, Oscar Kendall
and Rev. and Mrs. A. Il. Atwater.
The polishing mill at Mcmillan 4
Stephens was entered, probably Tues
day night, and sc feet of new seven inch
leather betting was stolen from one of
their polishing machines, The mill
was not locked on account Of the large
stones IN the doorway. The person who
committed this despicable act had bet
ter come back and get the machine.
When shall we have enough patrollmen
TO properly guard the Store shcdsp
Thursday evening the entertain ment
at the Univer>alist fair will be given by
Seminary students under direction of
Mrs. o. X. Ilollister. Miss Blanche
Iilden is training the children who will
appear Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon and Miss Healey Is in charge