Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-13
Sparks From Granite City

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Police officer Patrick Brown was il
Mortified ON business yesterday.
Richard Vail is spending few day
with friends in East Montpelier.
II. ID. Segel leaves tonight for Boston
to purchase q line of Christmas goods
Burley & Calder's men are not work
ing today Oh account of broken der
rick.
George Anderson returned yesterday
afternoon from short visit at his home
| in Montreal.
Edward Dezotell is assisting Taxider
mist Houston for few days till the
rush of work is over.
&. /. Jackson who has been quite
sick for some time was out again fol
the first time yesterday.
+. E. Kinney and family returned
yesterday noon from few days visi
with his parents at Corinh.
Miss Mabel ,zHssc of Homer Fits
store was on the SEX list yesterday ant
her place was taken by Mrs. Fits.
The case of E. +. Vancor VS. &. w
Vanvor which was to have been hcart
in City Court today was settled out OF
court.
William and Frank Dawley left today
for their home in Oneida, N. Y. where
they will probably remain till after New
Years.
Telegraph operator Bohonon Of Jones
Vile is on duty at the temporary station
at Barre junction on the Central Yer.
mont.
On account of an accident to the boil
er of the National Granite Company on
Granite street, which furnishes power to
Jones Brothers shed, they have to shut
down today.
Great preparations are being made
for the baked bean supper at the Con
gregatonal church tomorrow night
The rehearsal for the family album will
take place tonight.
W. j. Rodgers of the Grcton Granite
Company of Groton, n. II, is in the city
for few days contemplating the pur.
chase of some new polishing machines
for his plant which he is to put in at
once in Groton.
Madame Cecil the clairvoyant has ar
rived in the city and will be located at
the Commercial House. She has been
for the past several weeks in Burling-
ton and St. Adams where she has met
with great success.
The Ladies of Ruth Chapter O. e. S.
are requested to meet at Masonic hall 10
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock each one
to provide something for supper which
will be served at 5.40 and to which the
brothers are cordially invited.
Mrs. w. S. Mitchell who was in Bur-
lington yesterday, brought back with
her her youngest sou who was born the
2lst of April last, the day on which the
United States declared war against
Spain. The boy was named "Dewey."
Y. p. A. meeting at the Presbyterian
church at $50 tomorrow night. Papers
will be read on the Rebellion. The
fortnightly magazine will be read by
the editor. The program promises a
very enjoyable evening. Be sure and be
there,
N. j. Roberts is getting out the Dall
cards for the Fireman's ball to be held
January 18th. The cards have the
pretticst design of any that we have
ever seen in this city. The outside
cover contains an appropriate design Of
e fireman in uniform.
Anna the three year old daughter of
w. j. Mitchell, while playing in the
house last Sunday, fell and struck her
face against bureau, cutting the side
of her nose quite badly. DR.. Me-
Sweeney was called and was obliged to
take two stitches in the wound.
1t has been suggested that it would
be a good idea for some one to rent a
place near the park for waiting station
to the electric cars. There is certain
party on Main street in that locality
who would like to rent store for that
purpose. Who the party is can be as
certained hy inquiring of us.
We were assailed from all sides this
morning by those who attended the
show in the Mont pcler opera house last
night. They were not only dissatisfied
but angry because they spent their time
and money on such so-calltd enter
tainment. Some OF those who went de-
clared this morning that they had sw orn
off taking in Montpelier shows.