Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-28
Sparks From Granite Litv,

Lothair Leonard of Calais is in tn
city on business today.
Nathaniel M. Clark OF plainlield wa
in the city Oh business yesterday.
Don't forget the Company + wits
party and dance at Armory Hall tomor
row night.
| Post office Inspector Evans is in tn
city today on business with Postmaste
f. W. Bisbees.
Mrs. Z. A. B. Bishop returned thi
morning from Moretown where she ha
been visiting her parents.
Arthur. Cave left this morning fol
Morrisville on business trip for the
Barre Supply Company.
The Anti Saloon league, held IN EN-
thusiastic meeting in Room No. 10,
Gordon building last night.
So far as known this morning was the
first time this season that a robin has
been heard in this vicinity.
City Judge W. A. Boyce returned
home last night from GuiIdhall where
he has been to visit DR.. Boyce.
Dwight Foster has moved from the
Eastman Bros. block to l.. j.. BoIster's
new block on North Main Street.
John McCaskill and William NIcLeav
OF Montana are in the city visiting
friends and relatives for few DAYS.
The Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver of Mont
pel'er will speak at the greyalional
Church Friday Evening at o'clock.
Frank Cutler who was on the sick
list yesterday returned to work at the
Standard Clothing Store this morning.
A large number of people from this
city attended the funeral If the late
Willie McAu|ey in Granitcville. yesler-
day.
Thomas Mcintosh Of the Granite City
Steam Laundry expects that his order
wagon will arrive here sometime this
week.
The Rutland Railroad company is dis
tributing about 14O miles of steel rails
along its line for the replacing of worn
out iron.
IL. j. Leonard who has been in Bos-
ton for the past ten days returned home
this morning with s horses which he
purchased while there.
Arthur Hill returned from Colchester
yesterday where he has been to get
partner to help him run his chicken
farm over Plalnfeld way.
Plans have been made for the extern
sive new buildings for the $. A. Smith
company OF Braltleboro, aud work will
oegin as soon as the weather permits.
Orders in all the departments of the
Vermont Marble Company at Proctor
ire coming in at a good rate, and the
rubbing beds will soon be obliged to
work all night.
Work on the new city hall is progress
ng finely. Doors are being hung in the
main corridor and in the post office.
Inc window and door caslngs are being
Tut in with q rush.
II. A. Skinner, former resident of
his city. who was recently obliged to
20 South tor his health writes that he is
nuoh improved and that he will start
or home in few days.
The report Of the Bennington and
ioosick Vallay Electric railroad for the
uarter ended December g. shows gross
arnings, $G,443; operating expenses,
5,114; net earnings. 81 1919.
There is now standing in Newfane.
IT,, a maple tree that since the tifties
as yielded from 48 to Ga pounds of SUI
ar annually. A few years ago IA gal
ons OF syrup were made from the same
zee.
The principal topic of conversation
mongst the newsboys now is "mar-
les and the boys standard of morali-
is judged by his ability AS a marble
user. This is all right but it brings II +
reat deal OF injury to the newspaper 1
usiness. 49, II
1ue'[enalns OF MISS Annette L phanl-I I
to OF Montpelier, have not yet been. ia
und in the ruins OF the Windsor hotel L
re. ana fears are entertained that her Il
by was entirely consumed. A grand 4
'phew of Miss Upham remains about $
g ruins daily, endeavoring to identity I
9 fragments of the bodies rs they are
ken out.
There is a great deal of complaint t,
ON all sides on account of certain b
rsons shooting birds within the city a,
nits. Last fall there was much com. W
amt about the shooting of robins. NJ
Nv there is a heavy fine for shooting d,
thin the city Limits, anoher for shoot h,
on Sunday and another for killing al
NJ birds. Now there are bird loving w
ople in this city who will take this OF
liter in hand and will make things fo
NJ, tor those offenders. la