Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-15
On the Corner.

"seeing the Sums is one OF '''o a.,
orite amusements of certain allee." !.
s,,,ors who visit our large cities ~
gather information for some pet nooos'
and last night the Inspector became e0n
.,a.a ,h.t there was chance to "see
,Io s1umsn in Barre, If the remarks
m.de at the meeting of the club are cor,
root THE last nights meeting was 'elo
uoar the hose house on Blackwell street
md the Inspector occupied the ROOF.
The opening and the most l"Poi."".
question of the evening was the h'''''
Of .a wholesale raid on the well known
and notorious River Street joints Ihe'e
n,oubers of on the corner told some
startling stories of life in the Barre re dow W. .
erv, and were urging last nlgh' 'ii"' WV
oifv council commence Il wholesale
house cleaning contest. The boss Oh
the club, in language which we nave
forcotton how to spell, told OF the MI
merous Joints in that section OF the cpy'
which do credit to the Boston Noi'n
End or some of the notorious secllol's
If New York and Chicago. A 'o'c
was finally taken blythe CLUB asio''o"''
CITIZENS ATTENTION.
ON the Corner is bad place to loaf
the Inspector says, so is River street,
and the club hereby votes and directs
the city council to commence the oes-
truction of these River street dives tha'
make decent people kick themselves
for living in such community anu we
also request local religious organlza-
tions to at once proceed to cXpel all
church deacons and Sunday School
teachers who own buildings in which
these Joints exist. Now then members
of the city council, wake mp and do your
duty.'
Now, while the Inspector cries amen
and holds up his hands TO the efforts
made to drive these dive keepers and
their gang from our city, yet there is
better way to do it than by Threatening
the church or any of the city council
The Inspector has no doubt but thai
when the city council gets ready t(
stand by the officers who drive from on
this city these lately opened joints the
police will act. Many of our people
who dwell on the hill, or in our parks
or along our clean streets know what
siyht is to be seen in the River stree
slums. Not long ago police Officer
saw five year old girl smoking cigar
cites on the steps of one of those joints
and a woman we'll known to the police
of the city putting pipe and urging
the little girl to drink from bottle.
This is only one of the hundreds O
incidents which will be told by the In
spector until the people of Barre wake
up. The inmates of these dives are ou
worst and most lawless citizens wht
loaf days, steal and breke other law
nights. They are of no earthly goo(
to any community and the sooner the,
are driven from Barre the better all re
spectacle citizens will feel. This is
matter that must be given immedat,
attention. Here is a chance for som,
of our local organizations of which W,
hear so much, show their value. Th,
other question which was given bre
mention by the club was the lack of prop
or fire protection with the East Barr,
water not turned on and the Boss wa
notified to order the City Water Supt
to proceed to connect and of course i
this gang of kickers say so it will b,
done, and more men grumble abou
high taxes. But having been invited
to card party to be given by wei
known woman Of that section of the city
where refreshments would be served
and the price of pie having advanced tc
50, the gang accepted the invitation an,
left "Alone in his Glory"
THE INSPECTOR.