Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-15
Sparks From Granite City.

f. +. Perry is in Washington today on
business.
FIN. Whitcomb was in Washington
on business today.
Vernon Vosberg is visiting friends in
Middlesex today.
James Palmer of Essex junction is in
the city calling on friends today.
Mr.. Harrison OF the Harrison Granite
Co. is in the city on business for few
days.
G. G. Carr who has been sick for the
past few days was ont again this morn
ing.
Thomas Brady and wife and Mrs.
Harry "A. Segel visited relatives in
Montpelier today.
Jack Cayhue is laid up today us the
result Of strain caused by lifting a
stone yesterday.
Henry Kane and John McGowan went
to SwaLton yesterday 10 attend the
funeral of relative.
A. w. Durham left this morning to
spend the winter III Fruithurst, Ala, on
account of his health.
The Farther Light Society meets
Wednesday afternoon at three with
Miss Mable Severance.
DIR. C. W. Steele returned this NOM
ing from Burlington where he has been
on a short business trip.
Mrs. Pope of Mortified and Mrs.
Lucy Smith of South Barre are visiting
relatives IN the city today.
G.. Tomasi has team and three men
at work on his cellar at the corner of
N. Main and Cottage streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cree of St.
Johnsbury were in the city yesterday,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Fay.
They returned this afternoon.
Mrs. N. a. McIver received dcs-
patch from Boston last night saying that
her sister was dangerously i'll. Mrs.
McIver left on the late train for Boston.
On account of the increase in traffic
there was an extra freight train yester-
day and one extra today over the G. V.
II. r. Most of the increase is due to the
traffic in coal.
William Young who has been visit
ing relatives in northern New Hamp-
shire for several weeks returned yester-
day. Mr.. Young reports that deer are
quite plenty in the section where he has
been.
Frank p Merrill, of Boston, first COM
mander in chief of the Sons of Veterans.
and now travelling agent for John Car
ter & Co., wholesale paper dealers, OF
Boston, was in the city on business this
forenoon.
There will be special meeting of
Vincitia Club tonight after the meeting
of Vlncitia Lodge, X, of p. Important
business is to be transacted and the at
tendance of every member is desired.
Per order Board of Managers.
J.T. Callaghan would like to have
the person who " borrowed" that box
of sawdust last night return the saw
dust. 1t is immaterial about the box.
A person who will steal sawdust is so
small that he ought TO be invisible.
A Mr.. Barnes, of Westerly, r. l.,
formerly employed by the Rhode Is
land Granite Co., arrived in our city last
evening and this morning secured work
at Jones Brothers. Mr.. Barnes is very
much pleased with our hustling little
Chicago of the East.
Bert Durkee objects to having his
name used in connection with How to
get three cigars for penny" and we
don't blame him for it, either. Anyone
desiring information as to obtaining
cigars for nothing, or penny for three.
should inquire of Bert Durfee.
"There is nothing new under tho sun"
is an old saying and may have been
true, but the Young Woman's Altar
Guild of the Episcopal church are up to
date and propose to hold ''measure-
nent" sociable in the Parish Room, Fri
day evening, Nov, 1S, at half past seven
1t is safe to say this is the very latest
idea, and will interest every attendant
A good musical program will be given |
and dainty refreshments served and it /
will only cost the very small sum of
two cents per foot, in height, for in
stance person only two feet high, pays
four cents, while IA person eight feet high
pays sixteen cents. This is the long
and short Of it. Over or under above
sizes special prices made at the door.