Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-11
A MEMORABLE NIGH
BARCLAYS MEN ENJOT
THEMSELV YES.
Employer and Employees Join Hand
In Music and Dance.

For year back the men who are en-
ployed at Barclay Bros, stone shed have
been looking forward to their annual
outing aud social gathering and last
night when they met in Armory iia!
their expectations of enjoyment were rx-
'e"deh for all agreed that th"y hal
,pv-r spent more pleasant eve ling III
gathering of like nature,
The hall was resp end"nt sswlh tho
stars and stripes and al the head of tho
all with the Am .rican banner for q
background WAS hung a life size por-
trait of William Barclay which was
drawn a few days a ayS by Mr.. Mansfield
one of the employees at his she'd. Fhe
drawing was made in less than five
hours and is fine pitce of work.
In front of the stayea circle Of chairs
was paced for the family MIR. Barclay
aud for The. other employers several "f
whom were present.
A'e o'ctrk Fred Bgu"e came forward
and in a few appropriate r"'narSs set
the ball. "a. .rolliny. llo said in part'
"Ladics end Gea1lemen; we are 'all
gathered here tonight to have. a gs.s''
time in tne, same manner as, 1am told
is the g.ot, old custo across the Water,
We meet here tonight on a level air'
ming.e g .stAer both employer and en'-
ployts ~ 1t not amiss' to relate how
we lspfendo be here fol, such. an affair
as this.s William Barclay, ''started ia
business here ~ years ago. with one
apprentice, He has goas' from this to
l5o 'nen and from' s2o.a mouth to a
pay roll OF almost s9bgO :. lie has done
this by skillful m."aj ~, mt and ina"m-
Iflabl.,will cumbin-d fwiti rem srkable
Judgment of gool craftsmanship. VIZ
are here Il, enj.y oyrsslves as our pre-
idrcessors ii. 9 ',cN -: -, nj ~
nope they will do in the ia ure. hay.
the pleasure of Introducing TO you our
employer Mr.. William Barclay VIII"
will serve a. e ,airman of the evening"
MIR. Barclay then arose and said
"l.a.lies aud Gentlemen. Fellow Work.
iny Men all Invited Guests. 1t gives
me great pleasure to take charge here
tonight. tits not yet quite \ year g"n"
~. sine. we met on a similar occasion
here before. Since that time there has
come a grea, uhan! 70 to the country and
to the granite business Of Barre. There
has been a remarkable increase in the
stone business here, it is still inrr"asin :
more rapidly yet and | am c'nfi tent III
' saying that the coming year will be the
nost uros erou. that Barre has ever
seen but even then We shall not have
seen our best laNF. Every year Barre
. trani is becoming more popular iron
.aiue to California and SO long as w
have the high class Of workmen wh'
are now employed in flushing tn" rough
granite from the hills around us Barr
= wi hold us own agains! all comers
u lu reyar. to my own business, tough
h ON. year ago had reached the limit
= I'm, now. like the United States, seen
-. to have caught the fever OF expansion
+ and | only hope ! IAN carry II out a
j, we'll. We have und' construction 10
d,y as fine IL piece Of work as was eve
y.dteu out amywher" and ii will retul
10 il. y vast benefit to Barre, for it Is to b
Il s.nt to Cleveland. Ohio where million
If dollars have been laid out in publ
ou,liiuys most of which have bee"
sandstone, Architects will 20 ther
'- and see The superiority "f Barre grant
- over all and eventually az time goes o
- Barre will arrive at the pinnacle
- fu- g and who knows but that in fe'
N y,,r, our dealers here will be maxim
n .,,,rac,s for five million dollar job
- All they lack now is capital.
al IL hops one and all. young an oi
~ will enjoy Themselves and especially tt
h' children who Later IN tho evening WI
)" y, | nope be given the hall and 10 minute
y, in which to romp ard play to their hear
d, content"
ne The first number on the program WI
OF N overture by the orchestra consisti'
y. -, Nes.rs. SINNERS. Angus. .)enkin
:. 'ol,urn and Robbins. Tie next a so'
ng " Mrs. G. N. Field; Scotch song
w John Angus; Highland F.ing dance
e" 90 III ,,uas and E.pet McD"oald and 1t
IN, safe to say that they c'nnot b" 'quall'
ar IN thes. parts and no professional h
',e appeared on the American stage 80 I
ne ~ we know to execute a more arlis'
dance; overture by the orchestral