Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-26


friends at IL chang dish party last even
ing.
Mrs. George G. Earle went to Bur
lington this morning to remain for a
few weeks.
A. f. Batchplder has something to
say to those who are going to purchase
building lots. Read his ad. in this pa
per.
The Consolidated Lighting Company
is doing good work in removing several
of their old spruce poles from Main
street.
Whtcomb Brothers shipped an order
of derrick castings to Groton this fore
noon and some more to Milford, N. H.,
this afternoon.
BE sure and read S. A. Moody's ad.
on the third page of this paper. 1t
means dollars to you. Tell all your
friends of his splendid offer.
+. +. Moore of Burlington, the man
who put in our concrete street, says
that granite blocks is the only substance
that will stand the heavy traffic here.
Mayor Gordon has been thinking over
how much money it will be necessary to
spend this year, and says he feels pretty
blue. There are others, perhaps. How
about the taxpayers?
County court opened again thiS morn
inc after vacation since Saturday.
States Attorney Hoar has been in ~
cases this term and has only lost two
and had one disagreement.
Manager Carver of the Seminary
baseball team announces that he was
unable to secure a game with Norwich
University for Saturday, but is in hopes
to arrange one with either Bethel or
Fort Ethan Allen for that date.
Charles Kirkland has sold to John
Callaghan the soda fountain which has
been in l.. j Nlead's restaurant for the
past year Mr.. Callaghan will put the
fountain into his eating parlors and Mr..
| Mead is to put a new fountain in his
store.
There are certain people in Barre
! who have not yet learned that the new
mail box pu, up IN front OF the &. v.
depot is there for the purpose of receiv-
inc the outgoing mail on the O'Clock
train at night. The box will be emp
tied by the baggage master at 10 AS
each night, So do not place your letters
in the BAG inside the baggage car.
take pleasure in announcing the
following proposition for the considera-
ton of the parties concerned: will
treat one month free of charge, one
member of the family of any active ed
itor or preacher in the city should they
so desire and examination show sutli-
cient encouragement. lam at my office,
50 Miles New Building, Mondays.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, to
II Il. m, 80 to P. m, to perform
my part of the contract. The above
offer to hold good if accepted within a
reasonable length of time.
LEWIS b. MARTIN. Osteopath.
The historic Langdon house of Mont
pelier known in recent years as "Nich-
olas Manor, was Quilted by fire Monday
afternoon. The burned building was
once considered palatial residence. 1t
was built somewhere about the wear
1912 by James II. Langdoh, father of
r. Langdon, and was occupied by him
at the time of his death, which occurred
in 1888 Later it was occupied by An
astasius Nicholas and since his death ii
has been gradually going to decay, aud
for several years has been occupied only
by owls and bats. The burned building
and the fine old estate surrounding is
part of the j. II. Langdon estate.
At the annual NEE ting of the w. c. T..
U. the following officers were elected
for this year: President; Mrs. j. f..
Barnes first vice president, Rev. +. X i.
M. Jones second vice president, Mrs.
o. G.. Stickney; third vice president,
Mrs. j. Darling; superintendent of de-
partments of work: Evangelistic, Mrs.
G. M. HENDERSON Social Purity Mrs.
James Darling; Mothers Meetings,
Mrs. Broadwel; Railroad Work. Mrs
+. n. Whitcomb; Flower Mission. Mrs.
r.. Ii. Watkins Social, Mrs. p. Laxson
Literature, Mrs. +. d. Beckley; Label
System of Finance, Mrs, Il. E. Earle.
AS a small token of esteem and appre-
citation of work done by Mrs. Barnes
the ladies presented her with fine
shopping bag with silver plate attached
engraved with her name
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