Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-04
CITY news
Caught on the Pencil Points by The
Telegram Reporters.

Mrs. Hiram Bean of Randolph is in
the city.
George phillips is laid up with ar
injured hand.
Miss Alma Clough of Washington
was in the city yesterday calling on
Mrs. o. X. HOLSTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Ramsdell will
occupy the rooms Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Howe while the latter are in
Florida.
Alexander Gordon left last night
for two weeks business trip to
Chicago in the interests of the firm of
Mari & Gordon.
Water Superintendent Currier sue
ceeded in locating the break in the
water main at Jockey hollow. and it
was repaired yesterday.
NJ. j. MCGOWAN is to move next
week from the building he is at pres
ent occupying by his grocery store
into the new building recently erect
ed near by THAT location by Homer
Fits.
The Woman's Guild of the Church
of the Good Shepherd will give sup
| lt fhn m nj Oh =, L.,
evening, Nov. s, from $50 to 7.3O.
Adults % cents; children Is cents.
Come all
Mail Carrier Charles Converse is on
the sick list and his place is being
taken temporarily by VIM. Munro.
a letter received in this city from
Max e. Severance at Preside, CAL.
states that the 10th regiment, of
which he is a member, Will leave for
Manila tomorrow.
All those who desire to attend the
Burns club masquerade ball, which is
to be given on the evening of Wednes-
day, November 10th, can make APP
plicati0n to the committee for tickets.
as it has been decided by the commit
tee not to make any canvass for tick
cts.
Miss Emma Green is to commence
work Monday for the California Per-
fume Co. Miss Green is working her
own way to an education and what
ever patronage is given her in her
new work will be given i'm a good
cause. The firm she is working for
sends out none but good quality of
goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgin Gale are ex-
pected home today from the Williams
town Gulf Spring house, where they
have been for the past week. 1t is
expected that a new years ball will
be given at this new hotel ON the first
of January next. The hall will be
one of the best for dancing purposes
in this section.
The Philomathian will meet with
Miss Wheelock Tuesday evening at
the usual hour.
Louis Baggcr & Co., Patent attor-
ncys. Washington. ID. c., report that
ON last Tuesday Mr.. James Il. Young.
a resident of this place. obtained Il
valuable patent for Improvements in
stone saving machines. and to other
residents of this state. three patents
were issued on the same date.
Mr.. John Jack, who will be seen in
Barre opera house next Thursday even
ing in David Lowry's new comedy,
based on rural life in New Hampshire,
is probably one of the best known &C
tors in this country. He has had a
long and notable theatrical career.
His first appearance on the stage was
in Philadelphia IL, 1852, when he was
associated with Mrs. y. p. Bowers,
Mr.. Coulddock, Mr.. Stuart Robson,
Mr.. Richings and other well-known
artists. Later he became a leading
support of the principal "stars'' in the
United States. He disappeared from
public notice for a period of over four
years, and in that time served as Il
captain in the Pennsylvania Reserves
during the Civil War. Mr.. Jack and
his wife. Miss Annie Eirman. during
the early seventies, were joint stars,
and travelled through the United
States, Canada, Australia. New Zea-
land China, Africa and India, play
ing repertoire Of pieces popular in
those days. In Hong Kong, Mr.. Jack
presented "rinaiUrc' for the first time
i'm the Orient, the versatile actor APP
pearing as Ralph Kackstlaws. Few
who saw Mr. lack in the performance
would have believed that in later
wears he would become the greatest
FalstatE of his day, but such is the
case. His representation of the role,
it is agreed by the most critical, is ST.
perior to that of the master, Hackett.
Last season Mr.. Jack divided the