Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-24
Sparks From Granite City.

George Towne lef: on the noon train
for Mortified.
Box sooiable at the Congregational
church tonight.
A. Z. Batchelder is in Waterbury on
business today.
f. S. Bissel returned to his home in
Shorhtam today.
T.. E. Bruce and wife went to Rand
olph today to stop over Sunday.
Everett Campbell of East Barre was
in the city on business yesterday.
The plate glass windows were put
in the new postoffic yesterday afternoon
A new hard pine floor was put in at
j. NJ. Buzzels barber shop at Depot
Square.
H, E. Cutler went up to the Seminary
this afternoon to take a picture of the
Junior Glass.
The plastering is nearly all on the
new City Hall building, and most of
the plasterers are laid off.
II. I. Ballard of Burlington and Fred
NJ. Ballard of Georgia were in the city
yesterday visiting Nelson Ballard.
L. &. Towne has purchased of Nj. W.
Scribner the tishmarket recently occup-
led by E A. Gould. Consideration
$500.
A Swanton man objects to having the
name "Swanton Club" applied to the
organization which is now known by
that title.
Photographer II. Il. Cutler leaves
Monday for Burlington going from there
to Morrisville for his regular stop of a
week at his studio in that place.
Don't forget the box sociable at the
Congregational church Friday evening
Feb. oath. Coffee served during the
evening. Auction IF boxes at eight
o'clock. 1t
Tho Barre Supply Co. has hired 4
portion of the basement at the Miles
building and are putting in work bench
Is and fitting it up rs n workshop and
storage room.
The Manufacturers Association and
the Tool Sharpners have not yet agreed
upon bill of prices. Committees from
both organizations will meet Saturday
| night and try for settlement.
Tho New England Labor Bureau has
just opened an office here, having their
desk in the Barre Supply Cos o" &c
Miles building. They furnish employ
ers with help and help employees to
get n position.
Good Will Temple will leave X of p
South Barre and leave South Barre to
return at O'clock. Those who did not
rehearse Wednesday will please be
present at 1890 for rehearsal. Don't
forget the time and place. Be prompt
and not get left.
E. G. Wilson is sole selling agent
in Barre for the celebrated Pearson's
Chilled Iron Shot, which is claimed to
be the leading shot on the market. Pol
ishers are requested to give these goods
Il trial. 7. II. Cave Jr, manager Of
Mr.. Wilson's Barre office, has sold
two carloads of this shot already.
A small dog belonging to Len Wiley
was acting very strangely this morning.
lie ran wildly about certain parts of the
city bowling dismally. Mr.. Wiley
tried 10 call him but he would not
respond. He was finally caught, how
ever, and taken home by his owner. 1t
is thought that he was either suffering
from poison, or else having fit.
The amusement committee of the
Burns Club met at William Scots last
night and voted to hold the masq uerade
on the evening of March 18th a few
tickets are left and they can be secured
from the committee. The Club will hold
meeting Monday night at Z o'clock in
Thomasi Hall. A full attendance is
desired.
The following example is going the
rounds Of our exchanges: Write on a
piece OF paper the number representing
your age, multiply by two, add 1896,
divide by two. then subtract the number
representing your age and before your
eyes will be something you will never
sec again.
The Court of Uncommon rleas will |
at the knights of Pythias hall
on Wednesday evening, March lst.
AS. A certain Mr.. White (colored)
will be tried for stealing hen. This
is carefully prepared entertainment,
with number of funny situations, local
hits, etc.. is given by tho Good Temp
lars. Admission 10 and Ii cents. #
Joseph E. Almon, of Montpelier, who
for the past eight years has been travel
ing salesman for the Bcriing machine
works, Of Beloit, Wis, which is one of
the most extensive wood working houses
in the United States, has received word
from the patent Office in Washington tina
he has been granted a patent on mould
ing sander. MIR. Almon went to Mont
peIier last September and did the ex-
at the shops If the Lane
Manufacturing Company. !