Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-05
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ing.
Dennis Hunter OF Boston is visiting
his niece Mrs. j. A. Demo for few
days.
A large crowd is at Cherryvale Grove
this afternoon attending the annual Clan
picnic,
Moses Recor went to Burlington on
business this morning. He will return
tonight.
Hon. George w. Lynde of Williams
town was in the city on business this
morning.
w. X, Wheatley appeared on the
street this morning with new under
takers wagon.
II, +. Cutler returned from Bradford
YESTERDAY with very handsome matched
pair of Morgan horses.
Mrs. W. l.. Gerhard and daughter of
Athol, Mass. arrived in the city last
evening to visit relatives,
Dr.. and Mrs, G. II. Kent returned
last night from Niagara Fall where they
have been for the past week.
Miss Belle Dorman and Miss Frank
Parsons of Swanton are visiting G. Il.
Scott and wife for few days.
Miss Rose Foy is expected back from
her vacation today. She has been in
Dakota and later in Boston from
whence she comes today.
G. N. Field returned last night from
Boston and New York where he has
been on business for several weeks.
Jack Stevenson and Clinton Nelson
went to Waterbury today on business
for L. l.. Shontell's Photograph Co.
Geo. A. Ross is to leave tomorrow
morning on his wheel for Rutland by
way of Hanover, N. Fl. where he will
remain over night.
II. R. Sherburn d. O.. has rented
rooms at 229 Main Street Fitchburgh
Mass. and expects to be ready for pra-
ctice about the 10th inst.
Miss Bessie Whitcomb of East Barre
who has been visitin2 in Hyde Park and
Morrsville for the past two weeks re-
turned home yesterday.
BE French. Dan Griggs, Geo, Long,
Herbert Colby aud Walter Corr will go
to Fort Ethan Allen and Burlington to-
morrow on their wheels.
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Gladding
ing the Universalist convention in Sara
toga, N. Y. for the past week returned
home this morning.
Miss Lucy Cummings who has been stop
ping for the past six weeks with rea-
tives in Long Island returned home this
morning. She is accompanied by her
cousin Miss Case who will visit here
for few weeks.
Patrick Leonard of st. Johnsbury n
veteran railroad man is in the city visit
ING his daughter Mrs, Patrick Brown.
Mr.. Leonard and Col. II. r. Stoughton
worked together AZ years ago when
they were just learning the business.
Mason a. Co.. the contractors who
built our city hall, have commenced
work on the addition at the state house,
taking the first step of tearing down the
roof of the boiler house at the rear, on
which the new building is to be built.
The funeral of Henry S. Laird, father
Of Attorney f. l.. Laird of Montpelier
who died at his home in Marshtield very
suddenly, Wednesday, took place at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon from his late
home. Rev. j. Edward Farrow, of
Brattleboro, olliciated at the funeral OBJ
sequies.s The intcrmenl was made in
the village cemetery at Plainfeld
The real trouble is that the banks Of
the Onion river either produce too many
newspapers orto little pasturage Rutland
Herald. The billy goat of the marble dist
riot isn't competant Judge of pasturagc.
His diet of refuse marble, tomato cans,
broken crockery and the promiscuous
debris of the back yard has prevented
his appetite and demoralized him gen
erally.-Montpelier journal.
Napoleon Lambert, "a years old
workman on the farm of Payson Wal
bridge, of Cabot, fell out of the rear end
of boat at picnic party at Joe's pond
in the edge of Cabot, Thursday and was
drowned. There were several others
in the boat. Lambert was in the stern
when the boat tipped and he fell out
backwards. He could not swim and
sank like lead. His body was not re-
covered until 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing. He has brother in Walden.