Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-02
Sparks From Granite CITY.


Another attorney expects to locate in
Barre June LIST.
Another western granite dealer is look
ing for office room in the city.
Mayor Gordon is to deliver the Mem
orial Day address at Northfield.
A young ladies Bicycle Club is being
agtated among the lady wheel owners.
Strawberries in the market once
more. Take your best girl in and give
her treat.
The Corinth drum corps has been en-
gagged for the Memorial Day celebration
at East Barre.
Frank Place, formerly OF this city, is
in the courts of insolvency for the Con-
cord. N. H., district
Frank Morse has entered the employ
of Mr.. Kinney at the Seminary for the
remainder Of the spring term.
Rev. Eflie X. M. Jones was one of
the speakers at a gathering of young
people in Montpelier last evening.
The rain which laid the dust last
night did not cost the sprinklins cart
man at the rate of 1925 for the season
A band of gypsies passed through the
city yesterday. They may have been
part of the retreating army of Aguinal-
do.
Barre will have number of import
ant cases in the May term of the SUI
preme court, which will open at Mont
pelier next week.
The two cases against Charles North
which were booked for trial yesterday
will probably come up for final hearing
some time during the week.
The Inspector is taking stroll around
various sections of the city and may have
something to say little later about the
poor sidewalks in some localities.
1t would be difficult to find city in
Northern New England where the mer-
chants have more tasty windows during
the entire year than those of our own
city,
1t is the intention of the officers of the
local Sons OF Veterans camp to reopen
the charter of the camp sometime dur
ing the present month and muster in a
number of new men.
In the case of Lake Champlain Pro-
vision Company VS.. o. b. Downing
which has been pending in county court
the past two terms has been referred to
+. l.. Laird of Montpelier.
The Corner Club are making out
some interesting atfiadavits that will
tell a few of the unsolved puzzles con-
corning number of details that have
occurred in the city in the past few days.
Attorney Frank j. Martin, who has
been looking over the old town records
to considerable extent during the past
few weeks, says that ga purusal of the
old records furnishes very interesting
reading"
Both passengers and employees of the
electric railroad are highly pleased that
Superintendent Andrews has been re-
appointed to the position. He is gen.
tleman in every way and knows how to
use his men.
Some patriotic citizens of Barre forgot
all about the celebration of Dewey Day.
and so had to go down to the Capitol
and see our neighbors do it last night.
Perhaps they were too busy helping
some other outside parties.
The game of base ball to be played
On the Goddard campus Thursday prom
ises to be one of the best of the season,
and large number of Barre people
will turn out to witness the playing of
the favorites of the famous champion
Barres. Messrs Hazelton, Kelley and
"Jimmie" Leahev.
The merchants are beginning to ask
once more if there is any prospect of
having either hitching posts or sheds for
the farmers who come to the city to do
their trading. Well the outrageous
price which the city will pay for the
water plant may prevent any improve
ments III the interests of the business
men unless they happen to be engaged
in running newspaper.