Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-29
Captain E. j. Badger is taking a

Captain Joe w. jackson was ordered
back to Fort Ethan Allen yesterday.
The only business in city court this
forenoon was q hearing on trustee
suit
|. II, Landry went to Franklin Falls,
N. ii. last night after a, few days visit
in the city.
Joseph Amell went to Burlington this
morning for a short business trip RETURN
ing fought.
Mrs. +. M. Wheeler of Burlington,
stopped in the city last night returning
this morning.
Miss Eliza Isham of the Seminary
went to Burlington today to spend Sum
day with relatives.
Miss Bessie l.. Kent of the Spaulding
School has gone to Randolph to spend
Sunday with friends.
Mrs. Margaret Mckenzie went to
Mortified yesterday on business, She
is expected to return today.
ID. j. Boyce of South Barre left this
morning for Concord, N, II. on short
business trip returning Monday.
II. A, Rugg is puttingup Il large avn
inc at the entrance of Nj. L. Towne 4
Cos store in Curriers' new block.
Mrs. f. M. Fuller is expected back
today from Whitefeld, N. II. where she
has been for the past three weeks.
Murdoch Nicholson of Granitevillc
left last night for Hampden, p. Q. call
ed thcle by the death of his niece,
Miss Mcneil of Shebourn and Mrs.
+, p. Whitney of Putnamville are visit
irg at j. w. billions for few days.
Ralph p, Norton, special agent of the
North British and Mercantile Insurance
Co. was in the city on business yester-
day.
George o. Lowell who has been visit
inc at T.. A. browns for the past week
returned to his home in Newport, N. H..
today.
William Gould Of Troy, N. II. is in
the city for few days and if he gets n
situation Il at suits him will remain all
winter.
Echo Council No. d. of l.. will give
a masquerade sociable at X. of p. hall
on Halloween night Admission ten
cents.
The Hooker Hill Junior, played a
game of as association foot ball with the
River street Juniors this morning and
won 10 to 0. Evidently high life on
River street does not produce good foot
ball men.
Carpenters are at work today in COM
pleing the woodwork in the new store
of W. IL. Gale in the new Miles Build
ing. An oak Fpaneling with mirror
front was placed in the show window
today.
Frank Rope one of the employees on
Montpelier a. Wells River Railroad
went to Randolph today to visit his
family. 1t is expected that his family
will return with him and make their
residence here.
Mrs. Harriet Davis. VINO has been
visiting relatives and friends in the city
for the past few weeks, left this after
noon for Mortified where she will re-
main for ii few days and then 20 10
Lowell. Mass, where she now resides.
James Higgins and John George who
are in Dartmouth have won the distinc-
ton OF reaching the first division in his
tory examinations although the require
mcnts have been increased. James llio-
gins and Howe have both won first grade
scholarships.
The collection which the schools in
the city have raised for the Lafayette
monument fund amounted to S25.25.
Prin. Malhewson forwards the money
to the State Treasurer, John l.. Bacon
and the latter sends to Commissioner
General of the Paris Exposition Ferd-
nand Peck.
At last the street commiss toner's have
started to repair the Blackwell St. bridge
The planks are spruce four inches in
thickness, They are all ready deliver
ed at the bridge and if they don't de-
cay before the officials get around to
use them will! strengthen the bridge
very much
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. G. Whitchill of 5l7
North Main street were called upon
yesterday by Rep. and Mrs. Taft and
children of Peacham; Rep, and Mrs. G.
A. Choat and son of Barnet; Rep. j.
Morrison and two sisters of Groton
Mesdames Robert Esden, Elsie Merrill,
Meroe Ash; and Leonard Dazzling of
Peacham.
We learn that some of the people
have somehow obtained the idea that
we are giving away two watches in our
voting contest, one for lady and the
other for a gentleman. Such is not the
case. Ii these people will refer back to
the large display announcement at the
beginning of the contest they will see
that we offered choice between lady's
and Il gentleman's watch. The contest
closes at 10 O'Clock p. m. on Monday
Oct. 3 and all votes must be handed in
at the office before that time. All re-
ceyed later will not be credited.
There will be Il hot game of foot ball
Monday when Goddard lines up against
Montpelier Seminary on the campus of
the latter. 1t is said that "Big Newton"
a former star of the Wesleyan team will
play against Goddard's "Sandow''.
Goddard's practice last night was better
than it has been at any time this season.
If they play the way they did yesterday,