Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-03
CITY NEWS
Caught on the Pencil Points by The
Telegram Reporters.

Inst night from two weeks visit il
Boston.
\ Samuel ID. HOLSTER died at Marsh
feld recently. He was we'll known il
this city,
G. l.. Bugbee has moved into hi!
new Office in the Aldrich house owe
l.. A. Averill's store.
Isaac Paker left last night fol
Quincy, Mass, where he has obtained
position as teamSter for granite
firm.
Oscar G. Parker of st. Adams was
in the city yesterday. He is engineer
on the express from st. Adams tC
Windsor.
City Engineer Currier, with the
plumbers, worked all last night re.
pairing the break in the water main
at Jockey hollow.
Mrs. e. b. Smith returned last
night from Boston, Mass. where she
was recently called by the death
of her son-in law.
The people on Prospect street say
that they have to light matches in
order to see the way home in the
evening. Cause, no electric lights.
Mrs. S. l.. Rogers, who has been
taking care of sick person in Will
Jamestown for the past three weeks,
returned home yesterday afternoon.
Owen Marion, the well-known
granite dealer of st. Adams. was in
the city yesterday on business and to
visit relatives lie returned home
last night.
Frank Yatter, formerly of this city,
has returned to Barre and opened Il
blacksmith shop at the head of Elm
street, the place formerly occupied by
}. A. Demo
The UniverSalist ladies are famous
for their chicken pie suppers. Re-
member they are to give one at the
newly modelled church yestry this
evening.
Mrs. j. G. Gould, who has been
visiting her brother, perley Chandler,
IN this city for some weeks, left yes
terday evening for her home in Paw
Paw, Mich.
One of the stoves in the upper
room at the Camp street school house
fell over Wednesday, breaking one of
the desks and creating considerable of
a scare. but no damage was caused
from fire. 1t was caused by a stove
leg falling out.
At the meeting of the Royal Ar
canum held Wednesday night one APP
plication was received. The affairs of
the order have just been examined by
the insurance commissioners Of Michi-
gan and Missouri, and they report the
order to be in excellent financial con-
dition.
A visit to the sources of the city
water supply yesterday made plain
rain must have fallen during the past
few days for the Bolster reservoir is
full and the water is running over the
waste falls at the top of the dam.
The Martin brook reservoir is also
full.
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 ac-
tors in this country. He has had
long and notable theatrical career.
His first appearance on the stage was
in Philadelphia in 1852, when he was
associated with Mrs. ID. p. Bowers,
Mr.. Coulddock, Mr.. Stuart Robson,
Mr.. Richings and other well-known
artists. Later he became a leading
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 a
captain in the Pennsylvania Reserves
during the Civil War. Mr.. Jack and
his wife. Miss Annie Firman, during
the early seventies. were Joint stars,
md travelled through the United
States. Canada. Australia. New Iea-
and China, Africa and India, play
ING a repertoire Of pieces popular in
those days. In Hong Kong, Mr.. Jack
presented "pinaI0re' for the first time
in the Orient. The versatile actor APP
bearing as Raj ph RackStraws. Few
Who saw Mr.. Jack in the performance
would have believed that in later
years he would become the greatest
of his day, but such is the
.ase. His imperSonation of the role,
it is agreed by the most CRITICAL, is su-
oerior to that of the master, Hackctt.
asst season Mr.. Jack divided the