Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-05


work on three story block in Ahern
Place.
Montpelier is going to follow our
example and erect a new school build
ing.
Mrs. George Tenken Of Concord, N.
H., is expected to arrive 10 the city to-
morrow.
Officer f. E. Perry took Il. w. Corey
TO Plainfield today where the latter is
in search of bail.
Alvin +. Sortwell Of Cambridge,
Mass, is in the city today looking after
his interests here.
Mrs. Drew of Burlington is expected
in the city this evening to remain with
her husband here.
George Colombo. employed by Nc
MILAN & Stephens. is off duty today on
account of illness.
At last the engine house on the city
park hos been moved and great is the
rejoicing therefor.
Sunderland the auctioneer last night
gave as present to Fred Stafford an
elegant 5000 butter dish.
The final adjournment of the spring
term of county ceurt will take place at
2 O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The Tufts baseball team left this
morning for Burlington where they are
to play the U. V. NJ, this afternoon.
Mr.. Sturtevant of Hillsboro, N. H., is
visiting iii the city. He is a son OF
Clark Sturtevant. formerly of this city.
Business at Whitcomb Brothers ma
chine shop is on the increase. Monday
morning they start three new men, one
of them being H. e. Townshend.
Ward & Douglass have struck quick
sand in digging to put in the foundation
for the new Langdon bridge at Monlpe-
lier and piles will have to be driven.
Mrs. II. H. Pratt left this noon for
Newton, Mass, to attend the golden
wedding of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Emerson. former residents of
Berlin.
A motion has been made to recommit
the Paine-Hersey case again to a master
and select new master; motion was
also made to give defendant leave to file
a new bill.
r. E. Smith went yesterday to Stowe
where he will take up his residence in
the future. MIR. Smith will assume his
duties at once as manager of the Mount
Mansfield electric railway.
The Weekly Items of ST. Adams was
issued May 4th under its old name the
Vermont Sun. 1t will be published by
stock company and will be doomed in
Franklin and Grand Isle counties.
Hiram Foster former pitcher for the
Goddard baseball team pitched star
game yesterday for Dean Academy
against Sumerville High School. Tom
Burroughs is playing in the field for the
same team.
One of the cars up from Montpelier
last night ran off the track below the
Seminary Hill transfer and those who
were so unfortunate rs to be on the cal
were delayed in getting home until
about l1.30.
1t is rumored that the Central Yer.
mont railway company is contemplating
putting on an extra north bound passen-
ger train about the first of June, leaving
this city about seven o'clock in the morn.
ing Montpelier Journal.
Montpelier has just purchased of the
Gamewell company twelve fire alarm
boxes and supplies necessary to install
them. Instead of gravity batteries the
current will be furnished by a general
or. This change will save the city
$3.50 a year on vitriol alone.
Only next Wednesday is the last
chance of the season to take in II first
class, delightful entertainment. Maud
Huntington Benjamin will render most
charming manner at the Methodist
Ichurch, Wednesday evening, May 10.
Admission 25 cents, children Is cents.
Tho claims of the members of the
First Vermont Regiment for expenses
incurred by them for medical attend
ance, nursing and other necessary things
from the time the regiment returney to
Vermont from Chickamauga to its final
mastering out, have been audited by
State Auditor Barber. The Legislature
IF 1898 passed law providing for such
payments, but no claim was to exceed
800. Three hundred claims, necessit-
attn. the payment of about $4,000,
hnvn hccu filed and audited Tho