Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-27
Mrs. e. B. Nichols is quite i'll.

day,
M. l.. Towno and Co. have COM
plete line of standard and fancy grocer
les.
The work done at the Barre Steam
Laundry is up to date and first class in
every respect.
A. M. Hunt Of Boston, publisher of
| ceramic" and book of ratings, is in
the city today.
Rev. George Hooker went to Boston
today. From there he goes to New
York and Chicago.
Mrs. George Ball and Mrs. Abbie
Pierce went 10 Bristol today for visit,
returning Saturday.
Several people from this city will at
tend the Governors reception in Mont
pelier this evening.
Don't forget the Mite Society fair at
Mrs. Scott g on Keith Avenue Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Olco,t Burnham began work yestel.
day afternoon as travelling agent for a
brush company in Maine.
DO you wear shirtP If so keep it
nice and clean by sending it 10 the Barre
Steam Laundry occasionally.
The recital at Goddard Seminary that
was to have been held tomorrow evening
has been postponed without date.
l.. M. Averill leaves today for bust
ness trip through New Hampshire
where he will buy fruit for his store.
A special agent of the North British
and Mercantile fire insurance company
is visiting local agent ID. II. Bisbee to-
day.
Mrs. William p. Heinrich, who has
been visiting Mrs. Edith Richardson,
returned this noon to her home In
| Boston.
! The city authorities are putting in an
eight inch sewer on Pleasant street
which connects with the Beckley street
main.
Sidney Hinsdale of St. George who
has heen in this vicinity selling fruit
for the past three weeks leaves for home
today.
The sidewalk up Currier Hill is un-
dergoing much needed repairs by put
ting on new concrete thus making the
walk even.
Private Alfred McKellow of the U.
V. M. arrived in the city yesterday af-
ternoon to be present at the mastering
out ceremony.
Mrs. Segee Moore, cook at the
Phoenix House, went to her home in
Williamsttwn yesterday afternoon for a
short vacation.
Joel Lyman of Sharon was in the city
Yesterday to call upon Col. II. r.
Stoughton in whose regiment he serv-
ed during the war.
The Maple Corner graded school of
Calais came to Barre On the electrics
from Montpelier Yesterday afternoon to
look over the city.
Don't forget the dance at South Barre
tomorrow evening, the first of the sea-
son. Cooks orchestra will furnish mu-
sic. An oyster supper will be served.
The Conley Advertising Comedy Co.
closed their successful season here last
night and left this morning for East
Barre where they will DO for the next
week.
B. A. and w. H. Eastman returned
home yesterday afternoon from months
visit in West Fairlee. They report ex-
cellent success from their hunting ex-
cursions.
Private Harry Brtton of st. johns
bury visited friends in the city last night
returning 10 St. Johnsbury this noon.
His company is to be mustered out on
Saturday.
Burnham & Ayers gristmill was not
running this forenoon on account of the
great number of leaves sucked against
the rack and shutting the water out of
the tlumc.
The weekly meeting of the Y. P. A.
Ct the Presbyterian church was held last
evening with the usual large attendance.
The subject for debate was "Resolved
that the United States should colonize
the possessions taken from Spain.
Miss Della Fay of Montpelier and
well known in this city as graduate
of Goddard is to spend the winter months
together with her mother in Oakland,
Cal Miss Fay will retire from her
duties as assistant Secretary in the Of
flee of the Union Mutual fire insurance
Company about the first of December
She will return to her position in the
spring.
a novel and pleasing entertainment
is in preparation by the Junior and In
termediate Leagues of the Methodist
church assisted by several of the young
people. 1t includes recitation and dia-
logue, solo and chorus, eleven different
nationalties will be represented in ma
tive dress and language. The date is
Monday night Oct. 31st at the Metho-
dist church. The price of admission is
low only Is cents, but the entertainment
is one of merit.
Heath's paint shop seems to be fatcd
to burn. a few months ago the build
Ing was burned to the ground and an
other one was soon built. Yesterday
there came near being repetition Of
the former occurrence. 1t appears that
some one of the family living up stairs
dropped some Tags down beneath the
stairs and during the afternoon they no.
ticed smoke coming from that direction.
Upon investigation it was found that
by spontaneous combustion the greasy
rags had come near being the cause of
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