Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-10-21

made one very pleasant call on
Mr.. O. Ii. Hale, general auctiOneer
and commission merchant, who has
| been in this business in Barre for the
past II years. Owing to the large in
crease of business Of late years Mr..
Hale is contemplating the building
Immediately Of large five story ware
house and auction sale room directly
80 Main street. Auction sales are
held daily and will continue to all
winter. Nh Hale is licensed auc-
tioneer and conducts auctions all over
the New England States.
His brick block on Main street is
one Of the handsomest inside and out
in the city, the trimmings and equip
ments being of the modern style and
beautiful in appearance. At present
one Of the handsome store rooms is va
cant and for rent and is one of the
handsomest store premises in the city
and centrally located. At present the
store contains large stock Of millin-
cry and fancy goods which Mr. Hale
Will auction Off, a sale being held there
this evening at O'Clock, and every
thing sold for what it will bring.
Were | to fail to mention the large
furniture, carpet and wall paper estab-
ljshment Of B. w. Hooker & Co., |
would be committing a grave error.
pom calling there today | was met
by Mr.. Hooker, who, with pardonable
pride, conducted me over the large es-
Establishment. which is three stories
high, and comprises a floor space of
loo square feet. An immense stock
Of furniture is carried, a speciality
being made Of carpets, and all floor
covering. This concern, | understand.
carries the largest line of wall paper in
this section, their average annual sales
amounting to over 80, 900 rolls. Mr..
| Hooker informed me that the sale on
yesterday alone covered IS rooms.
These facts tend to show the popular
ity of this store among the people in
general of Barre and vicinity. The
concern also does a large business in
upnolstering and repairing, and are
licensed embalmers. They have in
connection with their large ertabliSh-
ment the most completely equipped
undertaking and emhalming parlors
| in this vicinity.
There is nothing dearer to a travel
ling mans heart than a hrst-class
hotel, and my home while in Barre
very deseryedly bears that title. The
City Hotel. conducted by Mr.. X. w.
Morse, is the subject of these few
words and is really the hotel of Barre.
1t is finely, even handsomely, equip
ped, and furnished complete with all
modern Improvements, and is conduct
ed, as far as possible, by Mr.. Morse on
modern principles and methods.
wish to mention especially the dining
room, which, with its corps Of skilled
mattresses, and it's really high-class
cuisine, presided over by an exper-
fenced chief, is to be remembered bv
all stopping here.
An especially pleasant call l made
on the large hardware and furnishing
store Of Phelps Bros. The store, |
found to be very finely appointed and
containinga large stock of carpenters
and machinists' tools. builders hard
ware. ranges, tinware, plumbing goods
and all kinds Of sporting goods. The
concern makes Speciality of sanitary
plumbing and heating, having COM
pleted satisfactorily some of the
largest contracts in this section,
among which the contract for piping
and heating the new opera house
which job is a model of fine workman
ship, and one of the finest ever COM
pleted in this section. A fact worthy
OF mention and one testifying to the
quality Of work done, is, that several
of the largest contracts have been OBJ
tanned under direct competition with
some of the leading Boston and other
Massachusetts firms. All work is
under strict supervision and inspect
ion.
[ must not forget the feminine ele-
ment of the business fraternity of |
Barre and will mention as a fitting
representative Miss l.. j. Hall, whose !
handsome Millinery Parlors are situat-
ed at No. II Elm Street. Miss Hall
has been in this business for a long
time in Barre and her establishment
is very popular among the fashionable
set who accord her the large patronage
she deserves. Her stock of Hats. Tips.
and Millinery goods is very complete
and contains the latest and nobbiest
styles direct from New York and Paris
and prices surprisingly low.