Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-06
Sparks From Granite City.

| LID OAOIACAS 10 Az Xvi cSCs
DR.. w. r. Messer of Randolph wa
in the city yesterday afternoon.
Whitcomb Bros. shipped a day or tw'
ago a 60 ton derrick to Ryegate.
Horace Hopkins has returned Il
Barre after few months absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Ferris of North
field were visiting in the city yesterday
At a meeting of the Royal Arcanum
last evening one candidate was initiated
S. ID. Tillon of Woodsville, N. II. i.
in the city looking after concrete work
John Mcdonald of the firm of Nc
Donald Bros. of Buffalo was in the city
yesterday.
Fred Eaton and Frank Whitney left
today on few days hunting trip in the
vicinity of Hardwick.
w. Z. Hussey of the firm of Mackie
Hussey and Co. left for New York city
last evening;on business.
Superintendent Thomas Smith of the
electric railroad returned from his bust
ness trip to Boston yesterday.
Miss Lillian HENDERSON went to Rich
mond this morning where she has a
position in millinery store.
Prlndle & Averill have just finished
putting in steel ceilings for DR.. Nc
Sweeney in his home on Merchant St,
Miss Clara Spaulding who has been
visiting her cousin Miss Alice Pape, re.
turned to her home in Hyde Park today
Mrs. William Nliers left yesterday
morning for Boston where she will meet
lady friend that is on her way from
Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Morse of
Morrisville are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
II. W. Scott and Mr.. and Mrs. 0. l..
Cheever.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Smith who have
been in California for the past two years
are now residing at j. b. Chamberlain S
on Summer street.
Julius Chamberlain, baggage master
at the Central Vermont depot, returned
to work this morning after being laid
up with an injured foot.
Representative George Il. Swasey was
assigned seat 1873 at the Capitol yester-
day afternoon. 1t is OH the right of the
speaker on entering the hall.
Miss Gertrude Robinson received a
telegram this morning announcing the
death of her sister in Swanton, She
left for Swanton on the noon train.
b. +. Chadbourne of Lawrence is in
the city looking after the work on the
city hall. MIR. Chadbourne is in the
employ of architect George &. Adams,
DR.. Camp is making quite extensive
improvements around his premises as
well as inside. lie is putting in new
bathroom and making other modem
changes.
The annual meeting of the stockhold.
ers of the Barre & Montpelier Power
and Traction Company will take place
in Richard A. Hoar's office next Wed.
nesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Tho Ladies' Union will hold their
annual Harvest Supper in the X. of p.
Hall. Quinlan Block, Friday evening
Oct. 9TH from five $50 to 7.3O O'Clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
Admissiod rs cents. Children Is.
w. H, Conner has on exhibition at
his store a quantity of raspberries
which he picked this morning beside the
road in East Montpelier. They have
been affected by tho frost and Mr..
Conner found that there was u large
quantity of them. This is quite Il cur
iosity for this time in the year.
The Good Templars social in the X.
Of p. hall last evening was but poorly
attended on account of bad weather, and
other sociel events. Following is the
program as rendered: Vocal solo. Mr..
Anderson; Recitation, MIR. Chas. IIoyt;
local solo, Miss Flosse Morse; Re-
norks, Rev. Effie X. M. Jones; Vocal
solo, Miss Flossie Morse. Refreshments
of popcorn and apples were
served.
A runaway was narrowly avcrted on
Main st. about 9 80 this morning. VIM.
Nhitcomb left his horse in front of
orindle & Averill's block and went to
he rear Of the wagon. The house be-
,ame frightened and started to run but
Ar. Whitcomb managed to get hold of
me rein and he was dragged on the
ground short distance before the an
NAL was brought to stand still. No
|amage was done to either the harness
II carriage.
The shoes for the newsboys are all
light. just drop in to the Peoples Shoe
,tore and ayaminn them