Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-22
On the Corner.


stars and stripes waving from the office
OF the friend Of Cuba
Several Of the movers in the forma-
ton Of the son the Corner Club" almost
missed the opening Of the meeting for
the election Of officers, because they
waited to ride to the "C orncr" on the
Paine house, and as the alleged "Ralid
Transit" missed connections by the
"Concrete Route" the leaders Of the
new organization almost missed the
reading OF tee "rall' by being Obliged
to ride TO the place Of meeting on the
"sprinkIer' with the genial "Net." The
old-fashioned chairman read the warning
for the first meeting, twas as follows
\ GREAT SCHEME.
All political kichers, disappointed Of
iice seekers. and would-be city officials,
and those who think they know it all, (
should assemble son the Corner" with
out delay and sign the enlistment roll
for duty. and elect Boss KickerS. make
rules, and proceed to dictate the policy /
TO be adopted at all times by the Off
cla!> under the small pay Of % cents an
hour from this booming city. Tine
WAS presented to the wise ones
assembled. Y motion 10 proceed to the
election Of the Boss Kicker, was carried
/ lac chairman was the winner Of this
ast position and selected as associates
IN old landmarks of the ..CoIupr" who
ia> been at his post for the last t4n
ears. three of the would be electric ear
CONDUCTOR, and a digger on the wafer {
works. The rules adopted were few t
at rigid. Here they are Il, near rs 1Ln
Inspector was able to remember, NJ mo
wa, present. Thu. dina.
we're not fixed OWING to TO the nos>i,l. :,
,ar with >pain ~ it was 1bourht .n,nn =
+ the member, might need Ibe cash to /
urcha>p II substitute if the draft ,6ou,l II
@ ordered, 1t wa. voted to hold rb.
lecting either in the early nioroinr
ours or at NIGHT after the electric. l,,,ht.
re out. as the members did nor viii ~ q
)end more than twenty.four hours n,nb III
ny "On the Corner, The obn.ts ~ IN
.e organization were stated as foI1nvo a
o promote IL more uniform mode Of III
Kicking" agailft the City Government
: the publc-s spirited citizens of the
ty. To be better couipped for tba con-
nsderation of important subierts to
)cked with information for the various
cial organizations of tho ,it,,. ,a st
y, '''1'' way ''o WORK on the blocks W
d the electric railroad to see that fine ="
III to be appointed conductors ~ th, al
ire aud Montpelicr coupanv ara MA, WI
, honest, and that thcv dnn,t hirt ,n" tn
On with the Young la1jc, from ntI,ar IN
les who may WISH orr hu., .nl,, a'-'t- he
X out candidates for yarions oi,,coD as
| TO carry out our schemes in n,nr,. Oh
; meeting: to lower our taxes. ~ as
p the death-rate amonr our nco,1n slll
TO furnish the best of arr,,mant for pt'
lcr side Of any local oucs1;on Tla tht
of the Clint, yeas l;,,;,.I int
600 until after the next c.n.n, !, "o(
en-. Wi,h such a ri~id So, of n,, any
Inspector. feels contident tho, ,'n' Wo
Corner Cluo" will be Of l,.,in' i's'
Ne To the member, and Tho ,,r '''r''is haI
cral. The mrnti,,ys ,r, ,,, l:'' III IRE
races and crrcls oro o1I,,,i.I '''''
circle. Tine oro,ni,,,;' insult pen
II coluplrtrd ,h3 ,,n'' nav ''l@ VIII
'd Tor remarks. from those in attend. ,a -
. One late arrival. addrc.sin~tlo Lo,@
IS" i'm tho l,to., ,,,,.,I 'he now
isru.S tho ..4 80 'o'' ll'cccuc" ~ b
aF'e no recently died in a Mussn. s rrGl
sets city where for wear. hr h,J ;uta
successful merchant. Years moo WI
man married a Barre Girl and ~, 5o,,,
ia'cIy left the place and never h,s b;m
m,dn ,n,,Ii. ~: ',''''' IN ms will
u,,. fr,;, i'"ii'' lllat The son
mac. ra'; ,I'' - ''''t marriage and nj
from the ungralciul father I'm, body
ol lilS estate went to distant roI,- that
. II the Inspector had lived in leave
tn ,.n1l 49, n perhaps he would tnost
ln,t -, ,,,,., '''.'o VI 'liis FORMER clt ouO
understand who the man. was '' ,ha"[ tige
; little need Of opening a ,losnt ~ ture
at "f"mly >kclrtonr ~ with
lools, sewers w,,or.,,, their
"Ni'' wafer ana wires are
''Jer'' OF discussion with our c,tv way
'''''e'l'' We have no intention Of .nshs
" amy riot act 10 the members of . niiy
ny ''u'''lI' The majority rjven ' usual
"luefmtn elected at the March wanl
Oh Is sufficient proof that the cili- t uui q
We're willing to cntrust the c ci,,. that
10 'helr hrrping. We have no t .,'"ih
10 max lary viii be found want. 1 NINA Id
'NcIr action and will work every ; tnose
or inc best interest OF the cilv ;.ss T.
ARE Water company will we feel n 1na"v