Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-17
Sparks From Granite City

L. +. Smith is i'll with the G rip.
Mrs. Loren Hooker is very i'll with
the grip.
Harley Cook OF the Seminary is ill
with the grip.
John Silver returned last night from
Ayers Flats T. @.
Alderman Patterson is just out after
an attack of the grip.
Arthur McEnany the telegraph oper-
ator is laid off with the grip.
George Cook who has been sick for
several days is now able to be out
again.
Miss Elizabeth Hanson is substituting
for Mrs. Ingalls, at the North Barre
school.
Miss Kent of the Spaulding school is
sick and Miss Luolla Noyes is taking
her place.
Ira Lawrence was obliged to leave
off work at the {. V. freight Office this
forenoon on account of an attack of the
grip.
Mr.. James Segcl of Burlington who
has been visiting his sons Lyman d..
and Harry A. Segel returned home this
morning.
Miss Kate Murphy returned last night
from Burlington where she has been
spending three weeks vacation at
her home.
The Intermediate Society of Christian
Endeavor will hold a sociable in the
Congregational church parlors Wednes-
day evening at o'clock. Admission
5 cents.
Among the candidates for the vacancy
on the Supreme Court bench is Alex.
ander Dunnett of St. Johnsbury who is
the partner Of l.. p. Slack, formerly of
this city.
Sidney Gillett of Essex, carpenter
who has been working here for some
weeks past, was called home this morn
ing by the serious illness of his sixteen
year old son.
The Montpelier military band will
give promenade and concert at
Armory hall Montpelier Thursday eve
ming, The band will play one hour and
the ,es''t.--syza VIII pay two hours.
A good for nothing loafer was, the
other day indulging in slanderous re-
marks concerning the entire official force
of the city, saying that there was not an
honest one on the list when well
known female resident of the city bav-
ing stood his remarks as long as pos
sible, proceeded to answer his state
ments, and he folded his tent and silent
ly stole away.
Andrea Ossola and Carlo Parazza
plead guilty to a breach of the peace
last night before Justice II. w. Scott,
The offense was committed Sunday
night when these two men went to the
boarding place of Ernest Malnato and.
calling him out of doors, proceeded to
pound him black and blue, OF course
there was woman in the case. Ossola
was finod 81 and costs amounting to
1920, and Parlazza was fined SIS and
costs amounting TO 5000.
The shooting contest at E. II. Chcevers
gallery closed last night, Dennie Dens-
more won first prize, shot gun valued
1t So, with Il score Of ll5. The second |
prize, jointed steel fishing rod worth
S6 went to John Cassilini, who had |
! score Of 113. Mr., Cassilini was
led with Ed Raymo but they shot off
he tic and Raymo lost, The third prize
4 fishing reel valued at So was won by
Edgar Trow who had score of 112
points.
The water wheels and machinery
which goen with the wheels for the Boil
on Falls plant have arrived, and the
cars on which they came have been
to the siding. A magnifi-
oent ice gorge is packed in front Of the
lam, the ice rising so feet in the air.
The recent freshet carried great am
punt of ice down and piled it up behind
he DAM After the water receded the
arge cakes were left piled one on the
)ther,
Capt. II, c. Lull, city liquor agent of
Montpelier received letter recently
rom a wel)-known citizen of Waterbury
n which that gentleman expressed his
egret that the Captain had gone into
he liquor business, and prophesying
hat Mr.. Lull will soon "fall from grace
md get to drinking himself. In reply
apt. Lull wrote to the Waterbury gent
eman that he thanked him for the inter
Isl expressed in his welfare, but that =
Vhen he needed spiritual" advice he
you'd apply to the reverend gentleman
'ho holds the position of city liquor ag-
mt at Barre.
When Barre granite was first placed
II the market for sale well known
ranite dealer OF New York state remark
Il to the pioneer in the quarry business
ere elf this granite is placed in such a
osition that it can be quarried to adyan-
'ge, and if there is enough of it you are
IRE to have city of fifty thousand peo-
le." Few would give any attention to
lat prediction but from present indica- t
ons all that is needed is few more &
ldustries to go hand in hand with the ,
'pldly increasing granite industry to
AXE that prediction Of years ago, come I
ne. ,