Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-16
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business this morning.
Frank Small returned this afternoon
from Highgate Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanciault went to Bur-
lington yesterday for visit.
Buggy Milne and Billy Milne leave
this afternoon for Raymond California.
Mrs. Harry A. Segel and son went to
Burlington this morning to visit rela-
tives.
Ensign Walker of the Salvation Army
went to St. Adams yesterday for visit
returning tomorrow.
Miss Mamie Leclair who has been in
Boston and vicinity for the past year ar
in the city last night
James Rockingham returned yester-
day from Highgate Springs where he
has been for the past week.
Mrs. Charles Junior left this after
noon for few weeks visit at her for
mer home in Chazey, N. Y.
The Rev. T. II. Mitchell returned yes
terday from his summer vacation spent
at his former home in Ontario.
Perry & Scrbner yesterday purchased
the Poor pasture near the trotting park
for the spring located thereon.
The members of the knights of Col
umbus who attended the meeting ii
Pittsburgh all returned home las
night.
Don't forget the moonlight excursion
on Lake Champlain Saturday night
Fare tor round trip only $1.00. Trair
leaves Barre ct 80 in the evening at
tended by the Montpelier military band
Mrs. Myra Cole went to Burlington
this morning to receive treatment fol
her eyes. She broke her spectacles yes
terday and in some way piece OF the
glass got into her eye causing seriou.
trouble.
District Deputy w. +. Waterman i:
arranging for district meeting of the
Odd Fellows encampment in his juris
diction to be held at East Barre, Friday
September 20. The encampments a
Waterbury, Mortified, Randolph. Mon
pelier, Barre and East Barre are includ
ed in this district.
The 2jth annual con vention of thu
Washington County Christian Endeavo
union occurs in Bethany church Montpe
lier Aug 80. There will be sessions IL
the morning, afternoon and evening thu
principal address to be delivered in tn,
evening by Rev. G. T. Smart of Man
chester on The Intensity and Greatnes
} of Christian Life. Each local socet,
is entitled to two delegate, to whom free
entertainment will be furnished.
: The principal interest in the piece
centres in the characters of the two lit
tie waits, Claude and "Fan Fan" Boil
parts We're well taken, especially thu
latter, which was ably and truthful,
portrayed by Mildred Holland, who wa
especially engaged for the part. Mis-
Hollands voice was fresh, vigorous ant
youthful, and her identity perfectly ye
charmingly lost in the character she i'm
= personated. She was repeatedly en-
cored and responded to a curtain call.
ID. B. Cilley caught a large placl
bear in trap on Tuesday, on Moretowl
mountain back of his farm near Yves
Berlin. Bruins carcass weighed l6'
pounds, which Mr.. Cilley gave away
but on the strength Of the evidence o
the hide drew from Wilbur Brown thu
$12 bounty in such cases made and pro
vided. The animal was making grea
nproar when he was discovered. Re
ports of the ravages of bears, or bear
in the region of 'bear swamp are cur
rent. A heifer was found in pastur,
dead and mangled, apparently the worl
of wild animal, and bruin gets credi
, for the deed. So much for being blacl
bear and having a black name.
Another of the universal efforts fol
which the Salvation Army is widely
noted. has been arranged for. 1t will
take the form of the Annual Harves
Thanksgiving Festival. Preparations
are on foot to make the occasion one OF
signal success in this city. A series OF
,, appropriate meetings are being organ
lied by the local corps, which promise
to be of special interest and attraction
We will be able to give detailed infor.
nation with respect to the program in q
later issue. The good work which this
organization has carried through and
the success which has attended their
dealings with the more outcast and
forlorn. commands the appreciation of
all who sympathze with the moral and
spiritual needs of the people. No doubt
many of these will avail themselves of
this opportunity of showing their con-
fidence in such praisewort effort.