Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-22
Sparks From Granite City.


today.
MI. Rodney is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. E. Z. Cullen is sick, threatened
with fever.
Will Nye of North Montpelier is Wis
ting in the city.
There is fine assortment of poultry
at Burke & Abbotts.
A. J. Norton has returned from a
weeks visit in Boston.
Clayton Tucker of East Barre is visit
ing friends in the city today.
Frank Morgan began work yesterday
as engineer for Burley & Calder.
Charles Hamblin of East Montpelier
was in the city yesterday Oh business.
Mrs, John Milne went to Waterbury
this morning for a short visit with rela-
tives.
Mari & Gordon are making repairs
on their engine house by putting on
new roof.
Erncstine Broker left yesterday for
an over Christmas visit with friends in
Peacham.
j. Gould Moore who was laid up with
severe cold yesterday is able to be out
again today.
=. Eddie Reynolds of Burlington ar
rived in the city this morning for IL
weeks visit.
Lyman Budro ofWebster Avenue who
has been ill with diphlheria is now we'll
on his way to recovery.
Mrs. Henry Nixon of Williamstown
is in the city today looking over the dis
play Of Christmas goods.
Sege & Brady decorated their Nmas
show window this morning with n
splendid display Of gents furnishings
Robert Beattie left this poon for his
former home in Leeds, P. z. to remain
with his parents until after New Years.
T.. w. Scribner adjuster for the Ma
sonic Equitable Accident Insurance Co.
was in the city yesterday settling claims
The merchants of,he Granite City re-
port the very best Business se 2,ih mat
they ny! h"ycc ever had at Christmas time.
New candidates for Aldermen are
cropping out in various wards and the
coming election promises to be a warm
one.
Miss Violet Hayes who has been visit
ing her brother DR.. GIL, Hayes for the
last three months left yesterday for her
home in Montreal.
Miss Mabel Marion is expected to
return today from Keene, n. II. where
she has been visiting relatives for the
past two months.
Granite teams from the quarries find il
necessary to drive down Summer sire
today on account of the bare ground on
North Main street.
sHM. l.. Townc& Co. have an attractive
show window in the form of a corn barn
with a representation of an old man and
woman husking corn
MIR. and Mrs. f. w. Potter of Wood
stock arreved in the city last night for
few days visit with Mrs. Potters sis
ter, Mrs. II, w. Scott.
j. II. Burnell has finished work for
Martinson &, johnson, and has moved
from l.. M. Averills building into the
Nelson house on West street.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Gilley and dau-
ghter of Granite street are laid up to-
day as the result of the escape of coal
gas from their stove last night.
The city clock seems 10 have been on
a strike. 1t has been about ten minutes
too slow. This is doubtless due to its
proximity to the new city hall.
Miss Mary Murphy who is employed
at DR.. II. o. Worthen's will leave Sat
urday for her home in East Albany to
spend the holidays with her parents.
Roller skating Kinks have once more
become Il fad in Mas sachusctts and it is
possible that such venture would pay
some hustling money maker of Barre.
Mrs. Cora McCollum Smith will give
a reading in the Uniuersaist church on
Thursday evening, Dec. goth. the pro-
ceeds to 60 for the benefit of the Ladies
Union.
Z. W. Kent of Randolph was in the
city yesterday and brought Deputy
Sheriff George Smith very useful
Christmas present in the form of an Of
flee chair.
1t is expected that there will be some
hearings on the injunction suits OF some
of the spring water companies next
week when Judge Start returns to
Montpelier.
II you have cold don't neglect it for
the newspaper reports say that tho grip
is raging furiously in New York city and
incapacitaiing many of the departments
of city government.
Il. Macchi's main line of shafting
broke this morning and his shed is not
running. Smith, Whitcomb n Cooks
men are repairing it and the machinery
will be ready to start again tomorrow
morning.
Patrick Dolan who was injured in
runaway accident on Washington St.
Tuesday is being cared for by his wife
at the Phoenix House. He is as we'll as
could be expected although he snffers a
great deal,
G. Zanleoni, at the new sausage fac
tory corner of N. Main and Blackwell
streets. has tho largest assortment of
poultry and game in the city. He also
has big supply of all kinds of green
vegetables.
1t is expected that Norman McIver