Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-16
Sparks From Granite City.

lar CLERK.
Miss Gladys Beckley went to Boston
this morning.
Sheriff F.. G. French returned from
Rutland last evening.
Mrs. Alland G. Fay is confined to her
home with the la grippe.
Will Hunter is working for Scgel &
Brady at the Blue Store.
NJ. S. Levin went to Burlington this
morning TO spend Sunday.
Only small crowd attended the
dance at Dewey Park last night.
Miss Florence Henry of Boston is
visiting DR.. and Mrs. G.. F. Camp.
Will Hunter has gone to work for
Segel & Bradley in the Blue Store.
Mr.. Hall of Minneapolis, MINI. is
visiting his brother, George Hall.
Gordon Smith left on the early train
this morning for New Haven, Conn.
H. T. Offerdinger and wife OF Wash
ngton, b. c. is visiting Harvey Hersey.
o. r. Mason of Burlington was in the
city over seeing the work on the city
hall.
Ludwig Levin and family go to
plattsburg, n. Y, this afternoon for a
short visit.
Mrs May Fisk who has been quite
sick at her home On South Main st. is
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Eastman are in
Waterbury 70 spend Sunday with Mrs.
Eastman's parents,
George Collins, who has been visiting
relatives here. returns to his home Ill
Low ell, Mass, tonight.
Mrs. W. f. Mann, three children and
Miss Josie Jones are visiting friends in
Burlington for a few days.
Work was begun today in putting in
the fixtures at the store which is to be
occupied by Miss Nj. "A. Miles in the
new Miles Block.
A drummer found leg Of camera
on the Graniteville road yesterday after
noon. The owner can have the same
by calling at the City Hotel.
Mrs. William d. Hooker has received
letter from her daughter- Mrs. Z. NJ.
Wheeler, who is travelling i'll Europe,
and she is much improved in health.
Miss Maud Magoon, of Montpelier,
began work this morning in the Central
Telephone office to take the place Of
Miss Minnie Whitney who is quite sick.
Miss. Mary Doherty of Portland, Me.
and Miss Gertrude uIivan Of Iiardwick
who have been visiting Mrs NJ. Garvey
for q day or two returned home this
afternoon.
Extra papers containing votes can be
secured at the TELEGRAM Office.
O. J. Dodge and Chas. A. Smith are
replacing the old kerosene oil system OF
lighting their store by electricity, put
ting in the meter system Of the CONSOLE
dated Lighting Company.
The game OF baseball which was to
have been played in st. Adams to-mor-
row between team from that town and
one from Barre has been cancelled. 1t
will probably be played at some later
date.
The Concert advertised for tonight at
the Universalist Church has been post
poned for Il short time to Accommodate
Prof. Ryder who is suddenly called
home. lie will be with us later. Wait
for further notice.
IIiawatha Lodge, I. .. o. F., enter
tanned a large delegation from Gill
Lodge OF East Barre at An initiation last
evening after which refreshments with
coffee were served under the efficient
and hospitable superintendent OF &.
2. Jones.
Henry Whidden and wife of Nashua,
n. H. are in the city for few days Wis
ting their uncle and aunt, MIR. and
Mrs. J. A. II. Glidden. MIR. Whidden
is greatly taken with this hustling city
and says that he has seen no place in the
New England states that will compare
with it for business enterprise.
Clark Il Stoddard are painting the
store Of Segel & Brady on Depot Square
with color that has already attracted
the attention of all passers by. The
groundwork is in a light blue while
the trimming is in white and blue
stripes and the owners are just proud of
their store as it is called the Blue Store
which is quite an attractive place.
Fred King received this morning the
cup which is to be given as the first
prize to Hose Company No. 2 for win
ming the hose race on Field Day. The
cup is Il beautiful one and the engrav-
ing is something superb. The inscrip-
ton is as follows: First Prize Hose
Race Co. Field Day won by Hose Co,
No ? Sept 7ih, 1898" The work was
done by Mr.. Wheeler of Montpelier.
The shoes for the boys selling papers
can be seen at the Peoples Shoe Store.
HAVE THEM