Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-27


a March.
Leon Town of Waterbury visited here
yesterday.
Constable w. II. Buchanan went 10
Grolon this afternoon.
Peter Depotie is ill and has gone 10
his home in Swanton.
w. A. Shockley agent for the Column
bia bicycle, is in the city,
Michal Sullivan returned to-day from
a brief trip to Saranac, N l.
The two children of Mr.. and MIS-. NJ
l.. Cheney are i'll with gastric fever
Robert Rodgers of Montpelier was
visiting relatives in town last evening
Mrs. Lyman Taft returned last n'gh
from Il few days visit IN Belchertown
Mass.
Frank Kenerson who has been quito
sick for the past week was out aS"''
Yesterday.
G. II. Powers of Burlington, dealer
in cigars and tobacco, called on D'il'
merchants yesterday.
G.. S. Wallace went to Waits River
today with his father, Sidney Wallace
who has been visiting here.
Regular m citing of St. Johns 0oul
", 800 g. q Il. tonight. The o1f1cers
recently elected will be installed.
james O'Niel of Montpelier has Is
sued a sweeping challenge to wres''
inp match and it is said that Barre
man is to take him up.
All the spare motormcn aud conuuc'
tors on the electric road have been EN-
ploycd this week owing to the illness
and injuries of the regular men.
The Division OFFICER of the Sons o
Veterans made their report to the Ma
tional Headquarters this morning. ahe
the Division shows no loss for the las
quarter.
With the exception of Boston and
few other Massachusetts cities, no Ne"
England settlement will show the IN
crcase,in population that Barre Will II
the ten years fran 1920 to 1900.
Mr.. Frasier, who gave the lecture il
the course last night, was educated II
a Vermont school house. he spent
norton of Thursday in looking over GU
treat granite sheds and was much I'M
uressed with the skill of our cutters.
The banks of Barre have handled
about 80, 100000 during the past yea
in payment of wages and quarries, ant
about ST. 500, 900 feet of rough stock ha
been taken from the various quarrles
Reporter.
F. E. Merrill, agent for Adolph Mey
er Il Co. of Boston, shoe dealers ha
been visiting his cousin l.. j. Mead TO
few days. He left for East Barre ant
Washington today and from there l.
will 90 to his home in Corlnth.
For versatility of weather Vernon
cannot be beaten. First we have Jan
uary thaw and then a March bllzzar
the next day. Ten minutes later tn
sun will shine, or else it will rain. Th
doctors must hayc "pull" with the
weather clerk.
The case Of State VS.. c. W. Cleve
land who was arrested some time az
charged with stealing sixty bushels c
ashes from Perley Chandler will com
up for trial in the City Court room mex
Monday and the case bids fair to be a
interesting one.
/ Remember the dance at East Montpt
lier Feb, 6. Blaisdell's Orchestra froi
Concord will furnish music and slciy
ride party will leave this city. 1t wi
only cost you $1.OO to go and take you
girl SO leave your name with ii. /
Cutler and 60 and have good time.
The Y. p. e. U. of the Universalii
church is making special preparation
for the observance of Sunday, Jan. 2!
as Young Peoples Day, A special sci
mon for the yonng people will be give
in the morning and the Union will hay
entire charge of the evening service.
st. Johns Court G. y. f. will ente
tain St. Peters Court of Montpelier ;
whist tomorrow evening. Musical s.
lectons will add to the evenings enter
tainment. Refreshments of sandwiche
doug hnuts and coffee will be serve,
Some arrangement will be made IL
special car to accommodate the visitor
Miss Bertha Collins of Lowell. Mas
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Campbell and Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Campbell, left yesterday for her hon
in Hyde Park where she will spend II
remainder of her vacation. Her brotGe
A. ID. Collins, accompanied her as f;
as Montpelier junction.
There ought to be a more equal div
sion of the street lamps among differe
sections Of our city. Portions of Il
city are very we'll lighted while 9TH
thickly settled sections are very dim
lighted. Tax payers of these poor
lighted parts OF the city have right
complain about the treatment. We {
not think it is intentional on the part
any officials to allow this unequal liyl
inc. but SimDly an OVERSIGHT