Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-21
CITY NEWS
@ aught on the Pencil Points by The
Telegram Reporters.

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Bethel
The fair at the Presbyterian church
begins this evening.
Mrs. William Murray is visiting
relatives in Boston.
Charles Thompson began work yes
terday for John Hall.
M. Il. Montgomery of Burlington
was in the city yesterday.
Curtis Kirby of Brooktield is VISIT
ing Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Stewart.
Regular meeting of Granite lodge,
f. and A. NJ, Friday night. Work.
The Misses Mary and Lizzie Huse
have gone to Boston to spend the win
ter.
Don't forget the Foresters concert
and ball at Miles hall tomorrow even
ing.
Nellie FRANKLIN in the Widow From
the West will be at the opera house
Saturday night.
j. L. Pearce of Vinal Haven, Maine,
is expected in the city sometime this
week to reside.
The union stores in the city will be
closed on the afternoon of Christmas
day next Monday.
Col. G. S. Forbes of St. Adams
editor of the Vermonter, was in the
city on business last night.
Where are you going this evening?
To the Presbyterian fair, of course.
Concert begins at 1890
F. E. Kinney of Smith, Whitcomb
& Cooks has gone to Quincy, Mass,
on short business trip.
Stephen Lascor of Malone, N. Y,
is visiting his son, Stephen Lascor,
Jr., of Summer street.
II. II. Mills has entered the en-
ploy of Mari & Gordon as blacksmith
and began work there this morning.
Mrs. Turner of Rouses Point, N. Y,
is expected to arrive in the city to-
night to visit her daughter at Granite
vile.
The case of State VS.. Burnham for
conspiracy was mol pressed at county
court yesterday on account of lack of
evidence.
The chicken pie supper at the Con-
gregational church last night was
well attended and the affair was a very
one.
The private dance at Miles hall last |
night was not as well attended as
some of those in the past, yet the
evening was very pleasantly spent.
The Currier building is receiving
a coat of white paint on the side next |
the Nichols building, to increase the
light in the alley way.
Editor and Mrs. Frank W. Sault re-
turned to their home in Vergennes
yesterday afternoon, after attending
the funeral of Mrs. A. A. Mitchell,
who was Mrs. Sault's sister.
Engineer Robert Whelan, who in
iured his foot sometime ago, is still
unable to bear his weight upon the in
iured member, and it is likely to be
several weeks before he can resume
work.
The Passion Play last night was not
under the auspices of st. Monica's
church as some understood. The
church choir assisted the entertain
ment but it was independent Of the
church.
A strange sight was witnessed yes
5erday afternoon. 1t was an open
street car running up Main street.
This was particularly extraordinary as
picnic parties in Vermont at Christi
mas time are rare.
The greatest bargain ever seen in
silverware in this city is pair of
beautiful silver salt and pepper shakes
that Perley Chandler offers for only
25c. A St. Adams ieweler sold five
yross of those shakes in two weeks
last summer.
The merchants who arrange their
show windows in attractive styles
with unique designs are not only
greatly increasing their own individ-
lal business, but they are also bring
ing hundreds of people from surround
ing towns to trade in this city:
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