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

Miss Nellie Thurston is in Burlington
today.
II. d. Segel went to Burlington this
morning.
The Wood block on North Main St
is being painted.
Fred P. Carleton was in the city this
morning.
Miss Files Miles is confined to her
home with illuess.
7. j. Davis of West Berlin was in the
city this morning.
Ira Wright left for his home in New
Hampshire yesterday,
DR. George +. HINT of Montpelier as
in tae city yesterday afternoon.
Uncle Toms Cabin will play in East
Barre this evening.
Ex-senator Peck of Brookfeld was in
the city on business yesterday.
A. I. Lawrence has the plans for the
new school house nearly finished.
The young son of John Connick OF
Graniieville died yesterday afternoon.
Andrew BRAKEMAN and William
Sproul are working in Montpelier today.
Fred MIDGET has sold his building
lot on Eastern Ave. to Mrs. l.. E. White
head
DR.. Norman Goodwin and wife of
Ottawa, Ont. were visiting Mr.. and Mrs
O. S. Smith yesterday.
Mrs. G. l.. Roberts left today for
Chelsea where she will remain with
relatives for about month.
Miss Hattie Robins of Chelsea, who
has been visiting relatives in the city for
few days returned home last evening.
Miss Eleanor George of Montpelier
began work this week as stenographer
at the office of the Wells River Railroad.
A gang of 80 men began work this
morning on the electric railroad by lay
ing the planks along the outside of the
rails.
Leonard c. King, who left Barre for
Klondike a short time ago, has written
to friends in this city and says he is do
ing we'll
The street commissioners held a
meeting last evening to award damages
on Beckley street, but adjourned until
June 90.
George RuXton went to Burlington
this morning to see his wife, who is at
the hospital. She expects to come back
with him.
6. Leonard Mcneil Secretary and
Adjuster Adams, of the Massachusetts
Mutual Accident Association were in the
city yesterday afternoon.
The canvass for the Barre City Direc-
tory by l.. p. Waite e. Co. has been
completed and any changes or removals
will kindly be reported at this Office.
The Torrent Hose Company's running
team are requested to be at the corner
of Summer and Cottage streets at
o'clock sharp for practice. Per order
of foreman.
) Charles A. Richardson of the Wor-
cester Construction Company, went to
Burlington this morning to attend the
directors meeting of the Barre Traction
and Power Company.
John Twaits, Michael Bigwood. Ed
ward Pollard, James Reed and Charles
Roacbe, Henry Thornton, linemen of the
Vermont Telephone and Telegraph Co.
went to Waterbury this morning to work
Oh n line in that place,
Barclay Bros report that the granite
business has frightened up good deal
in the past month and is first class. Or
dcrs are increasing rapidly. The work
on the Burns monument is progressing
rapidly. The die is now being cut.
Uncle Toms Cabin was played before
a large audience last evening by the
Witherell & Doud company. 1t was up
to the standard in every way and was
greatly enjoyed by the audience. After
the play, a concert was given.
The Barre Savings Bank and Trust
Company and the National Bank of
Barre will close Saturday at II o'clock
sharp out of respect for the memory of
their fellow associate and director, Mr.. l.,
L AluIlCl, WuOSc luIlCIdl " III UC uclu
that afternoon.
Out Of respect to the memory of the
late Leonard f. Aldrich the Granite
Savings Bank and Trust Co. will also
close its doors tomorrow afternoon.
A number of boys it is said are ma k
ing general nuisance of themselves by
throwing stones at and chasing the cat
tie in Center Houghton's pasture near
the Plainiield road. Mr.. Houghton says
that if this does not stop at once he will
prosecute the offenders.
Much indignation is felt among the
friends of Mrs. A. p. Martin on French
street towards one Dana Lord, who,
Mrs. Martin alleges, came here several
months ago to board with her. Mrs.
Martin says that he run up large
board bill and left her for parts I'M
known without settling his account.
Mrs. Martin is a poor woman and says
that she had to work outside to get
money to purchase provisions while she
was boarding Lord.
Joseph Bennett was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Officer French, charg-
ed with breaking into the lunch cart at
the North End on the night of the cele-
bration. lie was brought before Judge
Barney and the case was continued until
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