Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-23
Sparks From Granite City.

ii. A. Gould is in Calais today.
f. E. Perry is in Waterbury today.
+. M. Tayntor has gone to Saratoga.
Mrs. Z. A. Bugbee. has gone to New
port.
Anna Armstrong is at work for Mark
Berry.
Joseph Ossola left this morning for
Montreal.
Miss Annie Holden went to Burling.
ton this morning.
C. IL. Newcomb of Waitstield was in
the city yesterday.
Miss Minnie Clark of Brookfield is
visiting at the home of f. d. Ladd.
| Rev. Thomas II. Mitchell will leave
on his annual vacation on July 5.
Henry Sulham is doing job of grad
ing for G. !. Jackson at No. Barre.
| w. G. S. Adams left last evening for
Buffalo in the interest of Il. Macchi.
Fred Long has just commenced the
erection of a new house on Elliston St.
F. S. Cary of Jonesville, o., whole
sale granite dealer, is in the city today.
Miss Kendcll of Enosburgh Falls is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. B. Noble.
S. M. Pike and wife of South Royal
ton are in the city today visiting friends.
E. l.. Tucker aud William Clough of
Vershirc were in the city last evening.
Miss Grace Paige has gone to work
in the insurance office of John w. Dillon.
Iliawatha Lodge will hold meeting
this evening and will work the third
degree.
Will Carver has gone to Boston where
he expects to receive a position in
Drug store.
The w. c. T. U. meets tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Z. M. Fuller, 10
Averill street.
Mrs. Luther A. Collins of West Top
sham is stopping with her cousin Mrs.
j. r. George.
Dell Skinner has completed his work
for Mrs. II. &. Whitehill and is at work
for Allen e. Richardson.
IL. l.. Hanson of Lebanon, N. H.,
stopped in Barre last evening to visit
his cousin DR.. l.. w. Hanson.
The study class of the pastor of the
Universalist church will meet in the
church at 7 o'clok this evening.
The local firemcn will hold meeting
in a week or two to select place and
time for holding a picnic.
The consolidated Lighting Co. have
just placed 81 new incondescent lights
in the hardware sthre of Phelps Bros.
c. II. Campbell and D. j. Smith
drove to Chelsea this morning to attend
the session of the Orange county court.
A. G. Tenney of Albany, N. Y, is in
the city today in the interest of the Cen
trail New York Car Service Association.
X. F. Albertson of the New York
Granite Co. returned home today after
placing considerable business with local
granite dealers.
The funeral of A. E. Holmes was held
this morning at the Universalist church.
Rev. Effie X. M. Jones of1iciated. The
burial was in Elmwood.
'Chancey Harris the veteran bass fish
erman and Frank Perry are at Groton
Pond fishing for the "gamey fellows"
for the remainder of the week.
The barber shops of the city will be
closed at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon to
allow the ball tossers to participate in
the game between the BARRIERS and gro
GERS.
The railroad commissioners are in the
city today investigating the semiphores
of the consolidated Lighting Co. and the
Barre Traction & Power Co.
The executors of the estate of Leonard
+. Aldrich held a meeting in the office
of f. w. Bisbee the other evening. E.
w. Bisbee and j. M. Perry were APP
pointed a committee to look after the
trust.
The Y. p. C. U. of the Universalist
society is soon to give an entertainment
in their church. A short literary pro-
gram will be rendered, after which re-
freshments will be served.
The Y. p. A. of the Presbyterian
church will hold picnic at Cherryvale
Grove on Saturday, the 25th inst.
Should the weather prove unfavorable
they will hold sociable in the church
vestry at $50 pm
AT the parsonage of the Presbyterian
church yesterday afternoon Alexander
r. Mcdonald and Miss Hattie A. Stod-
dard, both of this city, were quietly
married by Rev. Thomas A. Mitchell.
They were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson.
Mrs. Dr. Norton of Bristol, formerly
Miss Jennie Cordell is visiting school
friends in this city. 1t is her brother
in-law that is the famous translator of
"Quo Nadis" He is now translating
another of the same authors works
which he considers superior to the first
one.
Arthur C, Moore has purchased sail
boat of Washington parties and will
keep it on Berlin pond. 1t will be call
ed the Olympia. 1t is II feet long, six
foot BEAM draws 10 inches of water and
carries rs yards of sail. The boat will
be Jet to any responsible parties.
Another case of diptheria at the north
end has been reported to health officer
Chandler. The person is Mrs. f. c.
Ordway Oh West street. Yesterday
she was very sick but today is little
nnInyo1 hoIIt ~ month orro ho,