Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-16
Sparks From Granite City.

Call for clerks card when purchasing
goods.
w. f. Barney is in Calais on bust
ness to-day.
Fred Carleton of Montpelier was here
on business today.
Union men of union principles should
trade with union clerks.
Thomas Mercer will commence work
Tuesday for j. X Milne.
l.. Nj. Avcrill has received over ton
of candy during the past week.
Noonan Brothers will close their sheds
Tuesday until after New Years.
Editor Ropes OF the Vermont Watch
man was i'll the city this forenoon.
j. l.. Morse and wife of Brookfeld
drove to the city to-day for Il short visit.
A large portion of our local news can
be found on HE second and third pages.
George Gauthier began work for the
Harrison Granite Company this morn
ing.
The Rev. Ellie X NJ. Jones is on the
sick list today suffering from severe
cold.
Ira c. Calcf and sister Miss Lucy
Caef are ir the city visiting friends
today.
Mrs. NJ. J. Davis WIS off duty at l..
NJ. AverilI's store yesterday on account
of illness.
y party of Camp street young people
enjoyed IA skating party at Taft's pond
last evening.
David Mcleod moved yesterday from
Addison street to John Soulcs house on
Second street.
Homer Young and his brother from
Plainlield drove TO Randolph last night
and will return tonight.
Richard Vail who has been spending
the past week with friends in East
Montpelier returned yesterday.
Sam parady. Bert Caybue and Will
Liam Fraser are advertising agents for
the sparr;ng exhibition at Montpelier.
The Art Novelty Company has added
a new table to the store and it is laden
with stock of beautiful goods fol
Christmas.
Miss Ella Tidcn left this morning
for Lowell, Mass. to attend the silver
wedding of her sister Mrs. William
kittlidgo.
Today is the last day of school in the
city and several of the schools will have
Christmas frees. Others are holding
various exercises.
Robert Morgan will leave Barre next
Thursday for New York and will sail
for Scotland on Saturday. lie expects
to return in the spring.
j. +. Donahuc left this noon for II
short visit with II. II. Burton at Little
ton, N. II. Mr.. Burton is engaged in
the meat business at Littleton.
Editor Lewis of the News and Citi-
zen of Morrisville was in the city yes
terday and was present at the District
convention of the Odd Fellows last
night.
Charlie Greed of Melcher & IIadley's
stone shed is to leave Wednesday for
his home in Oldtown, Maine to spend
the holidays and will be away about a
month.
p. S. Prior caught six more large rats
last night. This makes 81 he has caught
in all. If you are troubled with rats
buy one of those wire traps at Prindle
& Averills.
A. G. Masters who went to his home
at Deer Island, Maine two weeks ago
on account Of the illness of his daughter
returned Thursday. His daughter died
last week.
Frank Smith, and Martin Mcmahon,
finished work for Burk Brothers this
until after the holidays Mr..
Smith and wife will leave the first of
next week for weeks visit in the south
ern part of the state.
Mrs. Syms the teacher of The seventh
grade at the Spauldiug School who has
been sick for the past week has recover
I'd and returncdto her position yesier-
lay. During her illness her place at
school was taken by Mrs. l.. II. Rickert.
+. i. Kinney yesterday unloaded Is
ons of bran from the car. drew il to the
Mill with one horse team, and unload
ID it from the wagon all in two hours
md twelve minutes. Frank says he
lidn't hurry, only just kept steadily at
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