Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-20


train last night for Boston.
Finest books for young people in the
city. Call and see them. Avcrill
Music ca. TT
Remember the chicken pie supper
at the Congregational church this
evening.
James, the ten-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Turner is very sick
with pneumonia.
Smith, Whitcomb and Cook are set
ting up large polishing machine for
Mcdonald and Cutler today.
There will be no meeting of the Y.
p. A. of the Presbyterian church this
evening owing to the preparations
that are being made for the fair this
week.
The concert and dance by the Court
Granite City, f. of A., next Friday
will be an affair that should attract a
large crowd. All are invited. Be sure
to attend.
A free concert will be given by the
Gram-o-phone at L. M. Averill's store
Thursday afternoon from 3 to 4. Come
and here the finest talking machine of
the day.
Mr.. Merne d. Hawkins and Miss
Helen M. Eastman, both of Calais,
were married yesterday afternoon at
the Universalist parsonage, Rev. Effie
X. M. Jones performing the cere-
mony.
Mrs. John w. Dillon and Mrs. G.
II. Kent returned this afternoon from
a visit in Burlington.
George and Charles Wood returned
this afternoon from weeks visit in
the northern part of the state.
A new hydrant is being put in on
South Main street this afternoon to
replace the one broken off this morn
ing.
A large number of the local Odd
Fellows will attened the district meet
ing at Montpelier this evening.
The Clio club meets with Miss Ber-
nice Darling Friday evening, Dec. %.
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The Passion Play at the opera house
this evening.
Costumes for the Clan Gordon mas
querade ball to be held on the Goth
are expected the first of the week.
All who wish to rent one call on Mrs.
Charles Laing, IL Cottage street.
where they will be supplied with
either comic or fancy costumes.
Masks can also be had.
Christmas Is to be observed in the
Universalst Sunday school this year
somewhat differently from the plan of
former years. All the children who
are connected with the school are in
vited to the vestry on Saturday after
noon at $50 to play games and have a
good time. A free supper will be
served to all present about 5 o'clock,
and Santa Claus is expected to come
in with his gifts at about I o'clock.
All the older members of the school are
asked to come and help the children.
At the regular meeting of the
Ladies of Clan Gordon held last even
ing, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Chief sister,
Mrs. II. ID. Reid: vice sister, Mrs. r.
Carson; chaplain, Mrs. Park: record
ing secretary, Mrs. R. R. Fraser;
financial secretary, Mrs. James Adie;
ulCdoulCl. MID. l.. ACIoOll, COlluuCUOI,
Mrs. G. Laing: inside guard, Mrs.
VIM. Cruickshank: outside guard,
Mrs. bowers; organist, Miss Lizzie
Park; physician, DR.. W. D. Reid;
Mrs. James Rae.
Notwithstanding the unproptious
evening and the rush of holiday bust
ness, large audience gathered last
evening at the vestry of Hedding M.
e. church for the first of the union
services to be held preparatory to the
Gale evangelistic meetings. The sub
Jet of the meeting was the vital ques-
lion, "Where Art Thou?" There
vas an excellent spirit of earnestness
md devotion manifested. The meet
ng this evening will be held in the
Baptist church, Rev. DR.. Jackson
being the leader. The subject will be
First Gave Their Own Selves" The
Meeting begins at O'Clock. Every
,ody is invited to attend these Serv-
ces.
The funeral of the late Mrs. A. A.
Iitchell was held at 8 o'clock this
morning at St. Monica'S church. The
carers were James Marion, E. o.
JarriOn. James Brown. Thomas Rar-
y, NJ. w. Nelson and Henry Moore.
here was an abundance of beauti-