Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-21
Sparks From Granite CITY.

SparkS from Uranll0 UNy.
Charles Laughlin is on the sick list.
w. Z. Barney has returned from
Warren.
Walter Abbott of East Cabot is in the
city to-day.
Mrs. William Walker is quite sick
with the grip.
George Towne is in Burlington on
business today.
C. NJ. Edison of Willahlstown was in
the city this morning.
W. G. Odds left yesterday for Boston
on a short business trip.
Leslie Lawrence has been laid up for
a few days on the sick list.
There will be meeting of Granite
Chapter r. A. NJ. tonight.
Goddard Seminary is suffering from
an epidemic of German measles.
Miss Kate Harrington has returned
from two weeks visit in Richmond.
II. D. Segel is expected to return
from New York next Saturday night.
Mrs. Kate Nye of East Barre went
to Northfield this morning for a short
visit.
People coming in from the country
report the roads to be in very bad
condition.
r. w. Soper who has been stopping
at the Seminary for few days returned
to his home in Bethel this morning.
Murray A. Love Of Hinesburgh ar.
rived in the city yesterday afternoon for
a few days visit with his brother Noble.
Frank Bailey who has been nomina-
led as grand juror in Montpelier was
formerly u student in Mayor Gordon's
Office.
The Harrison Granite Company shut
down their sheds Yesterday morning OH
account of break in the air COM
pressor.
The next entertainment in the Barre
course will be given
March 9th, and will be the last one in
the course.
The Epworth League will give re-
ception in Hedding church parlors
W ednesday evening in honor Of Wash
ington's birthday.
The N. E. U. 2. holds its regular
tomorrow night. Two candi-
dates are to be initiated and full At
tendance is desired.
There will be a meeting OF the amuse-
ment committe of the Burns Club at
the home of Mrs, Scott in the Granite
block ON Thursday evening. Sd.
A special convocation of Ruth Chap
ter o. L. S. Wednesday evening. Each
lady is requested to furnish something
for refreshments. A good attendance
is desired.
Somebody has suggested thatit would
be a just retribution on the electric
railroad if the deep trench caused by
their snow scraper should fill with wa
Ter and freeze from top to top of the
miniature mountain.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church will hold a box So
,ial in the church parlor Friday evening
Feb. Oath. All the ladies are invited
10 come and bring box. Coffee will
be served during the evening. Auction
II boxes at eight o'clock. 2
Aaron Fellows, who was arrested re-
Gently in Boston charged with forgery
and having, it is alleged, in his possess
sion certain stolen bonds belonging to
MS father in Topsham, was placed under
$4,000 bonds before the superior Grim
nal court at Boston last week.
The auditors from Montpelier have
discovered that according to the liquor
agents cooks last year the ardent fluid
was sold at bare cost and $218 thrown
N. They make no recommendations
simply producing the figures and leav.
ny it to the voters to decide how the
shortage came about.
1t is earnestly hoped that whoever is
elected mayor and board of aldermen
will not forget that o. D. Shurtleff is
he best man in Barre for overseer of
he poor and that he should be given
lair compensation for his services aud
40 paltry sum as at present for it is
demand upon his time.
The annual Junior exhibition at Col
lard Seminary was given last evening
n The Seminary chapel and was quite
up to the usual standard. The chapel
vas decorated in the GLASS colors and
Goddard colors. Especially enjoyable
vas a solo by Miss Morrison. The
'ther musical selections were also
rood. Among the essays most enjoyed
we're those Of Miss. Gale, Miss Hamilton
nd OF Tom Durham.
One Of our solid men saws that had
lot his interests been otherwise tied up
10 would have purchased the ball
ground, also the corner site of the French
state and place row of fine houses on
he ridge near the grand stand. made a
ne play ground and park with large
Duntain in the center, open a street
rom Washington street, erected a mag
i6cent hotel on the corner lot and said
, the rest IT Vermont ''oome on