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

The regular meeting of the city coun-
ell will be held this evening.
Miss Helen Chamberlain of Burling-
ton spent Sunday at the home of II. X.
Bush.
Thos. Williams president of the Ma
tional Granite Co. is out of the city for
few weeks.
The pastors study class will meet in
the Univcrsalist church tonight at seven
o'clock.
M. $. Levin left on the noon train for
North Adams Mass. for few days bust
ness trip.
The regular convocation of Ruth
Chapter O. f S. will be held Wednes-
day evening June 10Th instead of June 8
Ebon Porter has moved from the
I house of l.. +. Smith on Elm street to
As Park street.
A lawn party will be given at the
home of Mrs. Aurora Robinson on
South Main street Friday evening, June
| 10.
Miss Lucy II. Garfield, Miss Ellen V.
McDuffv and Miss Lillian Martin stu
dents at Montpelier Seminary, were the
guests of Miss Elizabeth Hanson over
Sunday.
cover the Tea Cups" club will give
an at home at Mrs. j. w. Gordon's
Wednesday the Sth, from 3 to 6 p. m.
to the Civic Federation and all the hon
orary members. There will be an offer
ing plate for the benefit of the city park
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
cicty of lIcdding NJ. +. church will meet
with Mrs. J. A. Sherburm on Tuesday at
3 p. m. Tea will be served ut 5. A
full attendance is desired.
Payctte Mcndclshnn & Co. sent up
three balloons Saturday night. There
was one large balloon and two small
ones. a large crowd congregatcd in
front Of their store to witness the Assem-
sion.
hurry Clark a well known farmer
on the East Montpelier road about four
miles from this city met with bad ac-
cident last night while milking cow
he was kicked in the side. DR.. Nichols
was called and found that three ribs
We're broken.
The Ladies Union will give social
and lawn party at the home of Mrs.
Aurora Robertson No. 81 South Main
st. next Friday evening June 10. Ice
cream and cake will be served, Adj
mission Is cents. A cordial invitation
to all,
Captain Luther d. Bcckley of the
High School Battalion handed in his res
lgnaion on Saturday. There will be a
meeting of the battalion this evening to
elect Il successor. James Walker the
first Lieutenant will probably be elected
In speaking about the matter this
morning, Captain Beckley stated that
he did not have the time to attend to
his duties.
Some miscreant made himself NUS
ancc last evening by going to Phelps
Mills and pushing a large dump car
belonging to l.. j. Bolster off steep
bank about 60 feet high. The cart was
badly damaged and it is understood that
Mr.. Bolster offers a reward of $500
for any information that will lead to
the apprehension and conviction of
the mlscreants.
Lieut.. James Walker, Scrgt. Arthur
Camp and Musician Goldu Douglass of
the High School battalion drove to Ber-
lin pond Saturday to select suitable To-
cation for camp ground for the battal
ion, which will 90 into camp for II week
beginning June 20. The place selected
is on the plain near the pond and back
OF Stewards house.
The case of John Tabor, who was ar
rested last week charged with selling
liquor, was heard Saturday before jus
tice Scott in South Barre. As the prin-
cipal witness was not present and could
not be found, the case was dismissed |
Grand Jurors Adams and Fay appeared
for the state and Attorneys Lapoint and
Martin for Tabor.
Mrs. Mary A. Derby died, June 4, at
the home of her son-in-law, w. b. Che
ney, in Websterville, after painful i'll
ness of about two weeks, in the S9th
year of her age. Funeral services were
held at the house on Sunday at 9 p. m,,
Rev. j. A. Sherbllrn officiating. The
remains were taken to North Leomin-
ster, Mass, Monday for burial.
Tomorrow evening the Ladies' Aid
society of the Baptist church invite their
friends to be present at their "cxperi-
ence" party, when the various expert
mces of those who have earned their
dollar or more will be read in rhyme.
The reading will be interspersed with
vocal solos, duets, male quartet and la
dies quartet. During the evening
number of beautiful views will be
thrown upon the screen by the stereop-
ticon Ice cream and cake will be
served to those who come. The eXer-
ciscs will be held in the auditorium of
church and will commence at $50
O'Clock sharp. The book containing the
experiences" will be on sale after the
program. The usual monthly fee of t
ten cents will be taken upon entering
the vestibulc, instead of later in the
evening.
MARY RENSLOW CAUGHT.
Mary Renslow was arrested this morn
inc by Sheriff w. f. Shepard charged t
with larceny of $500 from her nncle G. ,
A. Bay, she will be tried before Justice
II. w. Scott this afternoon. Mary who s
is but IL years old lived with her In c
;lc until Saturday she came up missing {
md also younger daughter of Mr.. {
5lay's was supposed to have been with
ler. Sheriff Shepard was notiiic of the !