Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-08
Richard Rowe left yesterday for Exc

day from St. Adams.
Regular meeting Of Crandall Post e.
A. R. last evening,
Alex Robinson has gone to Berlin, N.
H., where he is to work.
e. j. Halves finishes running the pool
room in Bolsters block tonight.
Goddard against st. Johnsbury Acad-
envy on the Seminary campus Saturday
Mrs. John 7. Callaghan and daugh-
ter Beatrice left this noon for Boston for
a few days visit.
w. X. Wheatley left this morning for
Burlington, where he is to attend the
School of Embalming.
Miss A. Lizzassi and A. Bozzini were
united in marriage today. They will
reside al 1870 River street.
Work was commenced this morning
on the foundation for Arthur Martins
new house on Elm street.
Will Walker, who has been visiting
relatives here, returned to his home in
st. Johnsbury yesterday afternoon.
Harry Whitcomb left last night for a
business trip through Massachusetts in
the interests of the Whitcomb Bros.
Workmen are busy today putting in
curbing in front of the Shiplee block.
When this is done concrete will be put
in.
The ladies of the .. f. S. will sell
ice cream and cake on the lawn of the
Universalist church this evening from
Z to 8 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Bigelow of
Brookfield and Mr.. and Mrs. j. b.
Chamberlain left this afternoon for IL
short visit in Rutland.
Mr.. Domsife thinks that the work on
the city hall will be practically finished
this week. He will probably keep two
or three men week or so longer.
Harry Whitcomb of the firm of Whit
comb Brothers left on the II o'clock
train last night for Milford. N. II. From
there he goes to Boston and Quincy.
Do not forget that the TELEGRAM's
voting contest for most popular lady
closes on the 18th of this month All
orders for extra papers must be handed
in at once.
Harry Perkins was arrested yesterday
by Chief Rowland for intoxication. He
pleaded guilty before Justice Fay last
night and was fined $5 and costs of
1920 which he paid,
d. M. Miles has purchased five and
half acres of land of Almon Downing
adjoining the Ben Wood farm. Mr..
Miles will try and get water supply
here in place of his artesan we'll which
is practically failure.
f. c. McMurphy the popular carpen-
ter and and stair builder is talking of
leaving his work on the city hall job
and going to the Government reserva-
ton at Fort Ethan Allen to work us he
has had an offer Of So Il day at stair
building there.
The electric cars will leave the post
office on Saturday morning at 9-15 for
the picnic grounds at Cherry Vale Grove
where Mcmillan & Stephens, and Burke
Bros are to hold their annual picnic
cars will leave the grounds at $50 p.
M. for Barre. Fare cents each way.
Children under five years of age. free,
The auction sale of Gilley & Abbotls
lots at Edgewood took place in Armory
Hall yesterday afternoon and evening,
o. ii. Hale being the auctioneer. Lot
No. 45 was sold to G. l.. Bugbcc for
1855; lot SO to G. n. Field for $500 /;
lots IS and 100 to Frank Howe for 1925 /;
and lots 81 and SO to W. +. Barney for
1920. The rest of the lots will be dis
posed of at private sale.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the business relating to the pur-
chase of the Barre Water Company's
plant met last night and took their final
action before presenting their report to
the city meeting tomorrow night. A
resolution was presented by James In
gram to the effect that the committee
would recommend that the city do not
pay $l33, 900 for the Barre Water Co. S
plant. The resolution was put to vote
and it was passed by Il vote of to 3.
The audience at the opera house last
evening was not as large as the general
excellence of the performance of THE
Great Monopoly" by Joseph Greene and
his company deserved The torrid con-
dition of the atmosphere was responsible
for this state of affairs, for the play was
presented in an entirely satisfactory
manner and the efforts of the members
of the cast were received with approval
by those who comprised the audience.