Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-05
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will sell at cost. Averill Music 90. t
The Rev. Eftie X. M. Jones will ex
change next Sunday with thu
Rev. Joel II. Metcalf of Burlington.
The Rev. O. r. Hunt of Rumney
N. H., who is the guest of the Rev
EN-. Fuller, is soon to assume the
duties as pastor at the Baptist church
in Fairfax.
City clerk Wells says he has got tC
have all the money it is possible to
get, and the mayor says all monies
due the city must be paid at once, es'
pecially the water rents.
Among those who take part in the
chestnut sociable at the Church of the
Good Shepherd on Wednesday evening
are Mrs. M. ID. Lamb, Miss Grace
Paige and Miss Sue Cummings.
Mr.. Walker, the manager of the
Burlington opera house telephoned
manager Lapoint this morning that
| the "LiOn's Heart" which was there
last night, was one of the best shows
of the season and every one was
pleased.
Make home happy for your wife
and children. Get them a gramo-
phone. 1t will make you happier, and
your home pleasant. The cost is
much less than any other good must
cal instrument, and it's field is larger.
Averill Music Co. If
The annual business meeting of the
Young Peoples Christian Union of the
Universalist church will be held to-
morrow evening at 1870 in the vestry,
when the election of officers and the
appointment of committees for the
ensuing year will take place.
Mayor Gordon would like to have us
inform the public in general that the
injunctions against the Mcfarland &
Boyce and Perry & Scribner spring
water companies were not dissolved,
only modified so as to allow these COM
panies to make connections on the
lines they already have.
The Ladies' Union Bazaar, Dec. IL
to 16, will offer the best chance of the
season to buy satisfactory Christmas
gifts. Their book booth will contain
many fine holiday and gift editions.
Don't fail to see the excellent enter
tainments being prepared. Fair open
from 3 to 10 each afternoon. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
The Free Press says Of ga Lion S
Heart" here tonight, that it was
first class. The blending of sensation
love, pathos and comedy makes the
interest so intense that the audience
almost forgets to applaud. Carl A.
Haswin was supported by company
of brilliant actors. A large amount
of scenery is carried,by the company
and the production is worthy of a full
house.
Mayor Gordon said last night that
he thought Superintendent Of water
works Currier would keep within his
estimate on the cost of the Orange
brook extension of the city water
works, and if he had not been bother
ed by injunctions it would have cost
several Thousand dollars less than the
estimate.
Mrs. George Colt has gone to Kan
sas City, Mo-, where she will reside.
Mr.. Colt will go there later, as soon
as he can leave his position in Jones'
vile.
Miss Mamie LeClair, who has been
visiting friends in town for the past
few days, returned to her home in
Essex Junction yesterday afternoon.
The grand testimonial dance to be
given for the benefit of James Webb
in Miles hall tomorrow evening is
likely to be grand success, for large
number of tickets have already been
sold.
The full dress rehearsal held last
night for the X. of P. minstrel show
was great success and the entertain
ment on Thursday night will be a
grand one.
The Supreme Court has recently Civ
en- decision in the case of Justice A.
G. Fay of this city versus State Auditor
o. M. Barber of Arlington, which has
considerable interest. The matter was
brought before the court under petition
for mandamus to secure the payment
of justice fees. Under this petition the
court ordered the auditor to pay all of
the claims cited in the petition from the
State treasury Press.