Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-04
W. Fl. Gale went to Burlington this

morning on short business trip.
M. H. Eddy of St. Johnsbury called
on Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Gale this
Mrs. Susie Bulls and Miss Anna
George went to Pittsburgh, N. Y, this
for a visit.
Strangers here are all enthusiastic
over our new opera house. Barre
people should appreciate their own
possessions.
Vermont hasn't got seacoast but one
would have thought that Barre was a
of old salts yesterday by the
interest that was shown in the yacht
race.
All the men on the Orange Brook ex-
tension of the waterworks have been
discharged but one gang Of twelve. 1t
is expected that they will got through
by tonight.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
church will hold their monthly social
next Tuesday evening, at which some
unique and interesting features will be
introduo ed.
Cards are now out announcing the
marriage of Harry Leroy Ford to Matte
May Hersev to take place at the resi-
dence Of Harvey Jersey the brides uncle
on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Oct.
goth.
dollars and Sense" at the Barre
Opera House tonight by Rice's Come
dams. This is said by those who have
seen it to be one of the most laughable
comedies they ever witnessed. Don't
miss it.
James Ahern is using considerable
steel in the manufacture of granite
working tools just now. In the last 60
days he has paid $l,25o for rough steel.
That doesn't look as though business was
very dull.
Sixteen Barre citizens, who are
alleged to possess United States govern
ment licenses for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, were summoned to County Court
this morning. Three others were taken
there yesterday.
Mont Little is to sell at auction next
Saturday all the stock and farm nipple.
ments at his farm near Graniteville.
Mr.. Little is making arrangements to
spend the winter in the west but his
many friends trust that he will return
in the spring.
Some Of the sportsmen friends of
Mont Little have joined their forces and
and good will towards him in present
ing him with a splendid repeating shot
gun to replace tho one he was so I'M
fortunate as to lose in the fire which
destroyed his house. Mr.. Little was
very grateful as a generous man always
is to those who so kindly remembered
him.
Now that there is a lull in the water
market someone suggests that it would
be good idea to have good financier
to investigate the probable cost of fill
ing up the innumerable holes along the
part of Main street. Some
one else suggests that that would be our
mos: profitable disposition of the East
Barre water to make good solid pave
ment on our streets.
1t was quite pleasing and quite re-
in view of the former condi-
tons existing between Barre and Mont
pelier, to note that the large number Of
ladies from the Capital City who attend
ed the millinery openings in this city
this week have come to realize that
Barre has at last arrived a: the stature
of an up to date city and that her stores
today are unexcelled in the quality of
goods they carry by any place in YER
mont.
About one hundred of the friends of
Mr., and Mrs. James McNulty called on
them at the residence of Mrs. McNulty's
father, "Uncle Dan" Kingston last
evening. They brought numerous and
costly presents for the newly welded
couple, and the evening was very pleas
antly passed with music, singing, and
The assembled friends
left little after II o'clock with many
wishes of long life, happiness and pros
perity for the young couple.
A TELEGRAM man was standing on a |
corner near Depot square yesterday
when he was attracted by conversation
between one of our most popular young
business men and a dignided and ev-
identity distinguished stranger. The
latter's enthusiasm over the hustling ap-
pearance of the new city was unbound
id. "Why." says he, as he gazed in
up our busy Main street,
D.,,, Lnc To l. II.