Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-16
Sparks From Granite City


Fred Minnie has gone to Burlington
for visit.
Aiker Parizo is confined 20 his hous
by illness.
Mrs. John Wiley has gone to Bur
lington for a week.
Frank Craig of East Barre is il
Mortified on business.
Wallace Spooner has gone to Frank
lin, y. II. for short visit.
/ c. D. Waters of St. Johnsbury wa:
in the city today on business.
Mrs. Fred Lacrosse. of Fort Edwards
y. y, is visiting friends in the city
Arthur Freeman has gone to v;si
friends in Williamstown for few days
/ Martin Casey returned yesterday af
ternoon from a visit IN Franklin, \. Ii
Bert Forrest and George Martrom LEFT
this morning for short visit in Boston
/ Mrs. &, B. Nichols returned yes
terday from Queen City Park because
of illness.
! If the weather permits the fire alarm
Will be cut off tomorrow 50 that re-
pairs can be made.
I Len Wiley who has been Stopping al
Queen City Park for the past week re.
turned home last night.
Mrs. Thomas r. Mills is expected
back this evening after few weeks
visit in Flushing, l.. |.
! +. W. Morse of Montpelier was in
the city this morning on business per
tanning to the NJ Il W. r. road.
Miss Carrie Enright Of Essex Junction
arrived in the city this morning for a
few days visit with Mrs. W. +. Shepard
Miss Matte L. Price returned last
evening after two weeks vacation
part of which was spent at her home in
Middlesex.
At special meeting of the Barre
Company No. {. L. r. X. p. held last
evening five petitions for the rank of
Sir Knight were received.
At meeting of Canton Ninton held
last evening one candidate was initiated
The members are practicing regularly
for the national convention to be held
in Boston.
All persons should be warned not to
put letters in letter box when the
boxes have been taken off telegraph
poles and laid on the ground. The let
tiers are liable to be lost.
james X. Milne, who run wire nail
through his foot last week, is still con-
fined to his house. The wound is still
quite painful but he is getting along AS
we'll as could be expected.
As today is legal holiday the post
office is closed at 10 a. M. but will be
open from 6 to p. m. this evening.
This is in observance of the battle of
Bennington.
The Barre Male Quartcttc consisting
Of Robert Mckenzie, W. +. Morse, II.
n. Durnhom and Frank Dyer, left thi.
afternoon for Brook field, where they
will take part in musical concert this
evening.
DR.. G. F. Camp returned yesterday
from Old Orchard Beach, called BY
telegram to see his brother Homer in
Orange. who was seriously i'll. He is
improving now, however, and DR..
Camp returned this noon.
MIR. and Mrs Bert Bartlett returned
last night from Old Orchard Beach,
where they have been stopping for the
past two weeks. MIR. and Mrs. John
Bartlett, Mrs. Orville Cheney, Mrs.
Jennie Mills and Miss Minnie limiting
ton who were with this party, will re-
turn Thursday.
1t is request of the Committee on
Music and Parade for the Company Z
Day that every nationality represented
in the city of Barre shall consider them
selves committee to arrange for a float
and represent their own nation in the
the parade on Field Day; and if those
participating in the parade will kindly
confer with Nj. Roberts the secretary
of the committee on Music and Parade
they will be furnished horses to haul
their floats.
a party of young people consisting OF
Rev. w. Z. Jackson. Homer Burnham.
$. HOLSTER Jackson, l.. II. Hutchinson,
c. r. Scott, n. b. Ballard. Misses Mary
Foster, Hattie Holt, Geneva Mills,
Lucy and Susie Cummings and Lena
George returned last evening after
ten days outing spent at Berlin Pond.
The party occupied one of the Stewart
cottages and all had most ENJOYABLE
time. Mrs. Homer Burnham chaper-
oned the party.
The following firms have volunteer
Ell to furnish floats for the parade Oh
Company f Field Day e. ]. Rev
nolds & Son. floats; George Houston,
l float; Smith, Whitcoinb 4 Cook, ! !
float; Barre Mandolin Club. l float, en-
titled "Plantation Melodies; Angelo !
Scampini, goat team; Vermont Granite |
Company. ? floats South Barre floats |
The following gentlemen from East
Barre We're added to the committee :
William Carnes. John Bianchi Of Bian-
hi Bros, w. c. Nye, Acting Secretary.
1t was decided to call upon the different
livery men of the city to furnish teams
% carry the near relatives of the men,
Ders of Company Z in the parade.
William Cassie was made member of