Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-07
Sparks From Granite CITY.

Joseph Cook is on two weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. +. M. Fuller left today for a
two weeks visit in Whtefeld, N. II.
Mrs. Charles Moorecroft and friend
who is visiting her spent the day in
Chelsea.
Mrs. G. B. Nichols is visiting rela-
tives in North Montpelier for short
time.
A. G. Mantor has gone to Quincy,
Mass. for a short stay. lie will also
60 to Canada.
l.. j. Bolster has just had the offices
of Cook, Watkins e. Barclay and Bar
clay Bros. repainted.
Barclay Bros. have just completed a
new boxing room near their sheds. The
old one was too small.
Frank Stafford of St. Johnsbury for
merly of this city, returned home today
after short visit with friends.
Mrs. Wallace w. Dodge went to Wor-
cester, Mass. this morning to visit her
son and two daughters, who reside there.
Abbott Leach returned last evening
from Salem, Mass. Mr.. Leach is a
member of the second corps of Salem
cadets.
Miss Fannie Clark left this afternoon
on her vacation for New York City.
She will be gone the remainder of the
month.
There will be a meeting of the
amusement committee of Clan Gordon,
on Friday evening in Odd Fellows Hall
at o'clock.
Workmen began yesterday to rebuild
the sheds of Mackic Hussey & Co. Three
carloads of lumber have been received
and more expected daily.
Ham johnson and Alex Coutts return
ed last evening after days outing at
Berlin Pond. They caught "a perch,
one pickerel and one bass.
Warren G. Nye, of East Barre, is
having the carriage shop on North Main
street repaired. The second story will
be made into tenements.
1t is hoped the people of Barre will
hang out their flags today in honor of
the state encampment of the Sons Of
Veterans being held in this city.
Principal o. X. Hollister was in the
city this morning accompanied by Mr..
Small, of Baldwinsville, Mass, a we'll
known friend of Goddard Seminary.
Mrs. F. w. Sherburn and her mother
Mrs. Holmes, who have been in this
city for the last few weeks. go to Maine
today to visit a brother of Mrs. Homes.
Sheriff George w. Smith has auc-
ton off the property of the Wolf Gran
lite Company attached by James Brown
at the Wells River freight depot.
Constable Buchanan arrested Lyman
Budro last evening on warrant for
breaking into the shop of o. w. Averill
and stealing beer key on July 4th.
Miss Stella Chase, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Benedict
through commencement, returned to her
home in East Fairfield this afternoon.
Constable w. A. Buchanan shot Tom
Sheriff's bull dog the other day. The
dog has bit number of people of late.
He shot an unknown dog yesterday that
wore no collar.
c. M. Wiley received a letter from
Flynn Il. Austin this morning. lie said
the thermometer registered 1902 in camp
on Sunday. He also states that be has
been sick for ten days but is better.
DR.. Waldo Hardness a graduate of
Goddard and of the U. V. M. Medical
College this year is visiting friends in
town. He intends to take up the prac-
tice of his profession in this vicinity.
O. c, Sheplee, of Concord, N. H.,
former well-known business man of this
city, and the owner of the Sheplee
Block, is in town on business and to
visit his daughter, Mrs. Frank Sawtelle.
Fred Debyshire and Miss Lizzie
Conant were married in Lowell, Mass.
yesterday noon, and came to Barre on
their wedding trip. Mrs. Derbyshire
is a neice Of Mrs. John Conant who re-
sides on North Main st.
On the night of the 4th some miscre-
mt stole large pile of cedar rails from
Center Houghton's field at the head of
Elm street. Mr.. Houghton says he
knows who the guilty parties are and
# they do not settle with him at once he
will have them prosecuted.
Miss Mary Hunter and Miss Pearl
lewis of this city and Miss Bernice
Darling of Ryegate left Tuesday for
Sugar Hill N. H., where they will be
able girls during the summer at Hotel
.ookoff.
Col. M. A. Mcclure of Rutland will
,e present at the meeting of Canton
Vinton this evening and install officers
If the local lodge and of the Montpelier
Canton He will be assisted by Major
Campbell.
The residents of South Main St. are
complaining vigorously about the city
illing in boiler ashes in the street. 1t
makes it very disagreeable for those
Who are obliged to 90 down South Main
treet as well as the residents on the |
treet.
There was somewhat exciting runa-
vas on Washington street this morning.
The cream team belonging to John
ireen was standing near the City Hotel
When his horse became frightened at
he electrics and ran towards North
Iain street. He was stopped by Carl
Benedict and "A. Gilbert. No damage
vas done.
The boys who broke the flag pole of