Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-17
Sparks From Granite City.

w. j. Forsythe is quite sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Brassaw left this morning for
Claremont, N. H.
W. II. Gale was in Williamstown on
business this morning.
E.E. Vancor after several days ILL
| ness is able to be out again.
William Smith finished work yester-
day for Mackie, Hussey & Co.
Miss Nellie Bracken returned yester-
day afternoon from Burlington.
George Badger left this afternoon for
Fairfax on short business trip.
Mrs. S. j. Jones left this morning for
Orwell to visit relatives for week.
DR.. E. B. Whitaker is in Burlington
on business today returning this evening.
John Harrigan of Mortified is in the
city today to visit his sister Miss Mar
garet.
George Martin is having his house
on Maple Avenue improved by coat of
paint,
Charles Berry of Lyndonvilie was in
the city this morning calling on w. D.
Poole.
Miss Emma Foster Of North Montpe-
lier is in the city calling on relatives
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Graham and son
Harry of Bethel visited friends in the
city this morning.
Mrs. T. H. Barry left this morning
for a few days visit at her former home
in Lebanon. n. II.
Noah Brown has moved into the Cur
rier building where he has taken rooms
with Ezra Brainerd.
"Why am l Christian ?" will be
Evangelist Lingley's subject at the Bap-
fist church this evening.
The mud scraped up on Main, St. is
being used as a top dressing for the
park. A very good idea.
W. II. Harrison who has been in the
city for the past few days left yesterday
afternoon for New York city.
Miss Ella Cushman of Randolph, was
in the city this afternoon to visit Mrs.
W. II. Messer for few days.
Mrs. Electa Cushman who has been
visiting in Randolph for the past week
returned home this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcfarland
left on the noon train for Boston where
| they will visit for about a week.
The ninth grade of the Spaulding
| Graded School went down to Montpelier
to visit the Legislature this afternoon.
Miss Bessie Rice and Miss Florence
Dutton of Sr. Albans were in town yes
terday afternoon to visit Mrs. E. l..
Smith.
Arrangements are being made for the
Goddard second eleven to play the Bethel
town eleven on the latters grounds
Thanksgiving Day,
Question. Who was rot afraid of
being called as witness in the Robinson
| case? From the indications they were
few and far between.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Bigelow who
have been visiting at j. B. Chamber
lain's returned to their home in East
Brookfield this morning.
Business is rather dull in the city TO-
day. Only eight travelling men regis
tered at the City Hotel this noon which
number is below the average.
A large crowd attended the play in
Montpelier last evening and were much
better Accommodated by transportation
service than at previous times.
The large crowd of Barre people who
attended the play in Montpelier last
night were very much disappointed as
they expected to be better pleased.
II. A. Rugg will sell at auction Tues
day, Nov. 20, at p. NJ, the estate of
the late L. w. Whitcomb, known as the
Joshua Thwing property at the june
ton of Silver and Main Sire cts.
N. r. Davis received letter this
morning from his brother Charles in
Illinois in which he said he recently had
a very narrow escape from death in a
burning hotel in town near Galesbury
Mr.. Davis jumped from the window and
received no injury.