Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-22
Mrs. Il. G. Brock is quite sick.

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Adiutant and Mrs. Wiscman of the
Salvation Army left last night for
Toronto.
w. j. Forsythe returned last night
from the District Deputy meeting in
Burlington.
Misses Lilly and Emma Bean of Camp
Rich were visiting friends in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Harriet Davis returned from her
visit in East Montpelier and Plainficld
yesterday.
II. Il. Kline is on the quarry setting
up machinery for Smith, Whitcomb Il
Cook today.
W. j. Turner left yesterday afternoon
for Sherbrooke, p. q. to visit relatives
several weeks.
Mrs. Annie McGowan left this noon
for Il two weeks visit with relatives in
st. Johnsbury.
Taxidermist Houston is mounting
gopher that came from Wisconsin, for
Carl Densmore.
Private w. A. Burroughs and James
Dickie are spending a few days with
friends in Mortified.
w. j. Willis went to Bellows Falls
this morning for short business trip
returning Monday morning.
Andrew j. Knapp of Lebanon, N. II.
has been engaged as clerk by Kendrick
4 Co. is expected to arrive tonight.
The body of Mrs. Warren Drury of
Calais will be brought here tomorrow
for interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
J.F. Merrill and wife Of Corinth who
have been stopping for few days with
their nephew l.. j. Mead returned home
today.
The contractors on the city building
have agreed to remedy some defective
work us per order of City Engineer
Currier.
The wife of Rev. w. r. Davenport,
who has been so critically i'll at her
home in Landgrove, VT. is somewhat
improved in physical condition,
The football game at Montpelier yes
tcrlay afternoon between Montpelier
Seminary and the High School resulted
in ii victory for Montpelier 20 to 0.
l.. David Masse and son of Montpe-
lirr opened barber shopin b. Tomasi's
new block this morning. They will
continue to run their shop in Montpe-
iier.
The warrant for city meeting was
not posted on account of not being able to
get the hall. 1t will be referred back
to the petitioners to find out their furth-
er pleasure.
Merle the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde McCorkle who has been
seriously ill with bronchitis for the past
few days is now on the high road to
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. G. Owens left this
morning for Boston to remain until Mr..
Owens has recuperated from his recent
illness which resulted from his fall at
the freight house.
Harry IIoughton returned yesterday
from his hunting trip to West Fairlee
and he reports having been very sue
cessful in shooting several coons, part
ridges and woodcock.
Word was received today that Mrs.
Cornelia Graves of Waterbury mother
of Sheriff G.. G.. Graves of that town.
was dead and the fHQeral took place at
8 O'Clock this morning. The burial was
in the Lewis cemetery on Worcester
Branch.
At the entertainment in Miles Hall
last evening Mrs. Everett Hood was
declared the most popular lady present
by vote of the audience, and received
silver cake basket as a gift from the
Conley Co. The name of the lady who
got the door prize handsome silver
sugar service, could not be ascertaine!.
Mrs Frank Eli and children arrived
last night from Franklin Falls, n. II.
MIR. Eli has been employed as black
smith for some time by Smith, Whit
comb Il Cook. lie likes Barre and has
concluded to stay this winter, hence the
arrival of his family. They will make
their horne in Daniel Kingstons house
Oh Berlin Street.
AS Guy Badger was driving down
North Main Street this morning he met
the electric cars when opposite Merchant
Street the horse became frightened and
jumped to one side causing the carriage
TO come in contact with j. M. Wards's
milk wagon. The front wheel of the
buggy was torn clean off from the axle
but the horse was stopped and no furth-
er damage done.
The owners of real estate on North
Main ST, who paid heavy assessments
for the concrete sidewalks would like
to know why tho city officials cannot
give them Il crossing. AT present the
last passable crossing is opposite Sem
mary Street. At the north end are doz-
ems of little children who have to wade
through foot of mud whenever they
cross the streets. 1t does seem as
though our city fathers might put in at
least one crossing for the accommodate
ton CT the North Enders,
A tramp who had been seeing high
life Gu River Street last night finished
up his career by taking lodgings on the
City Park. When he awoke this morn-
ing he was seen to stretch out his arms,
yawn and start suddenly for the new
drinking fountain bent on putting out
the fire inside him, He turned the
faucet but in vain the water was not