Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17
On the Corner.

dangerous thing, but "Seeing the cor
ner club hold a meeting" is rare and
attractive sight. For this reason the In
spector was early on the scene OF the
meeting last night which was held near
the lumber mill of Walter Phelps and l
watched from nearby pile of boards.
The club were highly pleased because
for once the Inspector had seen tit to
favor one of the movements inaugurated
by this gang of kickers, namely the
driving of the thugs and dive inmates
away from River street. Well the In
spector will agree with you in this line,
We croakers and GROWERS, and so you
had better push on the good work.
When this is done there are other parts
of the city which might be given atten-
ton by the club,
There was an overflow of business at
last nights meeting and we can only
give the substance not the matter in de-
tail. The first question up for discus
sion was the action the club would take
regarding county politics, and it was
finally agreed that if the two hundred
and fifty, more or less, candidates for
office in this city should be unable to
agree as to whom they would support,
why then the club decided to name a
candidate. The Inspector has only a
word to say to this crowd of empty
heads which would like to be sin the
swim.. Politics are dangerous things,
and you better keep away from the buzz
saw. So just let the politicians take
care of the political fences and attend to
your own business of embarrassing
River street and send those worthless
people beyond our city. This is good
advice and is given without any charge.
The next matter which called forth
some debate was the playground ques-
ton, and the voters of the club in spite
of the fact that they are kicking about
high taxes. all favor the laying out of
the Gouldsberry lot into play ground
for the children of the city. The In
spector would suggest in this connection
that if the city is to purchase the Bacon
property at the corner of Brook and
Seminary streets, that there may be
room enough for city play ground,
and it is certainly much better location,
In this connection the Inspector would
also suggest that if the efforts now be-
ing made to improve our city park are
to be crowned with success, then it will
surely be necessary to erect a fence
around the entire lot until the grass is
in a good condition.
There was much rejoicing on the part
OF the On the Corner Club because the
rumor was being made that Mackie
Hussey and company were to rebuild
The club gave three cheers for the
sturdy granite pioneer, Mr.. George c.
Mackie, and all seemed to hope he
would rebuild for they were all LOOKING
for job. The Inspector thinks that #
the members of the club had any desire
10 work it would be easy for them to
lind a situation in this busy GROWING
city.
But just as the members of the c,pb
were about to commence a discussion of
the Martin farm purchase and the bui,d
ing OF reservoir, a hatless man m
foamlng white steed rode up the Hill
toward East Barre crying as he rode
1.-The cops are after the River street
dives, but the deacons who own tbon,
are on the war path" Without another
word and without formal adjournment.
the club started for the Barre bowerv
followed by the news hunting "iack at
all trakes,'
The INSPECTOR.