Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-23
Earle Parker is at home from U. V

J. w. Carver was in Waterbury yes
terday.
Patrick Elliott left; last night for
Brattleboro.
Miss Florence Ryder returned last
night from Boston.
Mrs. G. A. Smith of Bellows Falls is
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. Hecker.
WI, Whclan and John Chimney Of
Montpelier were in the city last even
ing.
j. E. McNulty left this morning for
Montreal where he will spend Christ
mas.
The Burk Brothers closed: their ST. . Is
last night until the Tuesday after New
Years.
Mr.. McColl, of U. V. NJ. was in the
city yesterday, the guest of Luther
Beckley.
Isaac CONGO left this morning for
Rouses Point to spend the holidays with
relatives.
Mrs. VIM Ainsworth of Littleton, N.
II. is visiting her father, H. R. Suham
dnring the holidays.
a. S. Bonett left this noon for St.
Johnsbury where he will visit relatives
during the holidays.
Mrs. Harry A. Segel and Mrs. Hy-
man D. Segel were in Montpelier to
visit friends yesterday.
St. Johns Court C. o. F. will hold
its annual election of officers at their
meeting this evening.
Miss Gladys Beckley is at home for
the holidays from the New England
Conservatory of Music at Boston.
Mrs. II K Bush and daughter, Miss
Lillian, returned yesterday afternoon
from Burlington where they have been
visiting relatives for the past few days.
Mrs. +. A. Walker and children left
THE morning for Newton, Mass, to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Walkers
parents.
Clayton Meaker left yesterday after
noon for Burlington to see Mrs. George
Richardson who is at the Mary Fletcher
hospital lie will return today and
bring with him Mrs. Meaker, who has
been caring for her mother.
"A black Christmas and full grave
yard is an old saying and this weather
bids fair to carry out the old adage.
Therefore, beware of catching colds,
for pneumonia and the grip are apt to
reap good harvest these days.
In many cities the "grip" is consid-
cred to be as contagious as the typhoid
fever, and the board of health in some
of these places have forbidden children
from attending school when a member
of their family is afflicted with this dread
disease.
Ensign Simms, of the Salvation Army,
who has been in the city for several
days past, went to Graniteville last
night accompanied by the local branch
of the Salvation Army, where he gave
a magic lantern entertainment. The
meeting last night was fully attended
and the entertainment was highly ell
joyahle.
Acting under orders from Mayor
Gordon, Chief of Police Rowland in
formed the proprietors of the various
cigar stores in the city yesterday that
hey must keep their places Of business
closed on Sunday. Some of the dealers
IRE very indignant as the various lunch
'ooms are not to be closed and they
claim that the Sunday trade in some Of
hose places is much more to be con-
lemned than the selling of Sunday
smoke.
The Montpelier Board of trade is con-
'tantly holding meetings.to induce bus
ness firms to locate in that city. Their
secretary Mayor Senter is in commune
'ation with the proprietors of several
Industries about the country and the
chances are that sooner or later that city
will realize some very beneficial results
rom their efforts. Barre should adopt
he same plan and doubtless would do
20 were it not that so many of our citi-
,ens are so deeply engrossed in their
,wn personal and immediate gain.
The Montpelier Record last night
boasts of the fact that Montpelier has
'een able to ''take in" Barre people for
cme time on fake shows, exhibitions.
tic. Will the public Of the Granite City
till continue, in the face of this ridicule
o patronize anything from the suburb
lown the creekP The Record says that
he principal suckers" for these enter
ailments are residents of Barre. If
his is so, which we doubt, we trust
hat our citizens will not again subject