Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-22
Sparks From Granite City.
Postmaster

Fayette Cutler is in Waterbury or
business today.
j. w. Grady is to spend Sunday al
his home in Mortified.
Hon. Hiram A. Huse of Montpelier
is in the city on legal business.
Ex-Alderman Giles b. Durkce leaves
this afternoon for Wilkesboro, Pa.
Joseph Williams returned last night
from short business trip to st. Johns
bury.
Ricc's comedians are booked for the
first week in October at the new opera
house.
The Socialists hold meeting in Miles
hall at 8 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. All
are invited. 2
Superintendent O. d. Mathieson is in
Montpelier today closing up the teachers
examination.
Homer Youngs famous canine de-
voured seven curtains in Jesse Cayhue's
barber shop yesterday.
Mrs. G. A. Houston left today for
Calais where she will visit relatives and
enjoy some new maple sugar.
Charles Campbell has had his restau-
rant newly fitted up with large round
tables and will commence taking board
ers next week.
Bail has been fixed in the case of
State VS.. James Mcdonald for perjury
ut $1,000. AT last accounts he was visit
ing the State of Vermont.
Hon. Il. S. Stanton has engaged office
room in Montpelier with S. S. Ballard
in the Opera House block. lie will
move there from his present home in
Rox5ury in about month.
The L. V. L. voted last nigh: to ask
the Rev. DR.. S. n. jackson to preach
the Memorial sermon at East Barre and
10 have it union service. 1t is hoped
that all the people of East Barre will
take an interest in this and attend.
Frank Miles has Just taken the con-
tract to paint two more houses for OK
alderman q. b. Durkec, one in Durkee
Place and one in Ahern Place. Giles
says that Frank is "good one.n Mr..
Miles also has the contract for painting
he Hunton block.
&. ID. Sunderland has leased of b.
Iomassi store in his block and
will move there when f. M. Waterman
moves into the store at present occupied
,y MIR. Sunderland. MIR. Sunderland's
ease of the Tomassi store is for one
ear with the privilege of five.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Baptist church surprised the Rev. and
Mrs. +. M. Fuller at their home on
Washington street last night. There
vas about 40 present and the evening
vas passed pleasantly in social way.
During the evening Master Floyd Clark
rose and in a bright little speech pre-
ented the pastor and his wife with ,
ursc of silver.
The young gentlemen of the Rev. {
Ar. Sherburne's Sunday school class f
ave reception to the young ladies of
he class in the M. +. church vestry
rom to nearly ~ o'clock last night. ;
.mong the enjoymcnts of the evening F,
'ere games, solo by James Walker, u
recitation by Fred White, Il solo by T.
linton Nelson. and selections on the ;,
raphophone by Nat Keith New sug- -
r was served at about $50. Some 40 :,
Dung people were present and all had f
first rate good time. y
The largest and most successful whist
lrty ever held in the Armory took h
ACE last night. There were 4 / tables. T..
he two holding the highest average Ct
ere Miss Laurie and A. j. McEnancv. \,
fter the whist new maple sugar was l.
rived, and then until 2 O'Clock the l.,
Jung people had a most enjoyable n,
ne in dancing. Everyone was sorry \,
at this was to be the last party of the g.,
ason for the whole series, has been II
ccessful for the Company f bows as y,
ell as pleasant for those who have at. ri,
nded. :,