Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-01
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INC CITY OIl UuSluCSS
Willis & Willie are putting new sign
15x2ft, over S. Massucco's fruit store.
Charles Holden left this morning for
Rutland where he will spend few days
visiting relatives.
Victor Prout former resident of this
city but for the past year and half OF
New York is visiting friends in town.
Private Max Severance left today for
Bennington where he is to be mustered
out with Company X of which he is
member.
T.. o. Marion expects to open his new
tobacco store about Thursday. Leon j.
Counter of St. Adams has been hired as
clerk by Mr.. Marion.
Julius Chamberlain resumed work
yesterday AS baggage master at the
Central Vermont depot after two week.
vacation in Brookfield.
Manager Bushnell of the Seminary
football team arranged yesterday game
with Montpelier Seminary to be played
on the Goddard campus next Monday
afternoon.
Miss Nadine Nichols left on the noon
train for Boston where she is to take \
post graduate course at the Emerson
College of Oratory from which she grad
uatcd in '97.
Remember that from to 7.3O o'clock
this evening you can have hominy and
milk and other good things served you
at the Baptist church. Come to the
IIomny Social.
Friends who intend to send book to
the y Z. A. library Of the Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening are request
ed to put their card inside the cover of
the book donated.
The people on Maple Avenue would
like to know why those electric lights
have not been working for the past
few weeks. Is the city getting any re-
bate for non usageP
Leonard Pape is moving today from
the Wheelock house where he has re-
sided for several years into the John
Lillcy house which he recently purchas-
ed on Merchant street.
Quite good sized crowd of Barre
"rooters" are attending the football
game in Montpelier this afternoon be-
tween the Montpelier High School and
the Spaulding School.
A rare treat. That's what you will
get at the Baptist church Friday even
ing. Grand panorama of "Cuba and
the war" We know his work is good
from his last years lecture,
Fully two thirds of the population Of
Richmond were present at the football
game yesterday and were "rooting" for
Goddard in honor Of Captain Flagg
whose home is in Richmond.
The boom which was expected to
reach Montpelier when the j. Stevens
Arms & Local Co. arrived has busted
for the Company has decided to retain
their location at Chicopee Falls, Mass.
The Vermont State w. G. Il. U.
has accepted the invitation Of the Barre
w. G. Il. u. to hold the next State Con-
vention in Barre in September 1899.
The meeting will be the 25th anniver-
sary of the organization.
Barclay Brothers had new improv-
ed stone dressing machine come this
morning from the American Pneumatic
Tool Company. This is the second
machine of the sort that this firm is u.s.
ing and the addition is made necessary
by the increase in their business.
S. Massucco left this morning for St.
Adams for short business trip return
ing tomorrow. Mr.. Massucco will start
tomorrow for Italy where he will remain
at his former home for about two
months. During his absence the
business will be conducted by Mr..
Devecchi.
The masquerade social given last night
in X. of p. hall by Echo Council No
Daughters of Liberty was decided
success. A good number of people
were present and very enjoyable even
ing was speut. Cake and coffee was
served after the literary entertainment.
Some very handsome costumes were
worn.
Our voting contest closed last night
and of course the Office Kid did not feel
like tackling that large pile Of votes so
he skipped out to Montpelier to see Joe
OFT. IIereapcd his just reward however
for when he got back to Barre and went
to get off the clectrics he fell headlong
into the large cavity in the street near
Curriers' new block and being unable
to cline out of so deep a hole had to
stay there till one of our blue coats fish
ed him out in the morning. He is sorry
now that he didn't stay at home and
count votes.
Fred Colburn has opened new
photograph gallery in the Currier build
ing end it certainly is so arranged and
decorated as to delight the most artistic
eye. In the front room is the office
and this is beautifully decorated the
walls being covered with myrtle felt and
these are covered with photographs
At the left is the waiting room and
dressing room. From this opens the
studio which is furnished with large
sky light and new camera which is
fitnd with a II X II lens. This room
is finished in light chocolate color.
There are "a separate curtains on the
sky light. The toning room is fitted
with two separate sinks. The dark
room is filled with shelves for stock and
with sink for developing. There is a
printing room on the roof. Back of the
desk in the office space is reserved
for frames which Mr., Colburn will deal