Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-03-06

SCOTS uncle Erastus G. Camp.
Flynn G. Austin of Northtield arrived
in the city Saturday afternoon for few
days visit returning Wednesday.
All members of Company L arc re-
questcd to meet in the Armory Club
room Tuesday evening at Z o'clock.
Miss Fannie Williamson loft this morn
ing for her home in Middlebury to re-
main during the two weeks vacation.
Motorman Charles Reagan has gone
to Burlington to remain until after cleo
ton Molerman Nichols is taking his
place.
Joseph Cummings who has been in
Leeds, 7. e. for the past week to attend
his brothers funeral is expected back
tomorrow.
Willie Marshall fell on u piece of
glass cutting his hand so that three
stitches had to be taken on each side OF
the hand
r. j. Deavitt adds complications to
the Montpelier city election for mayor
as he is to be candidate against John
I'll. Senter.
George Il. Swasey, citizens nominee
for Mayor speaks at Tomasi's Hall at
$50 o'clock tonight. Go and hear what
he has to say.
Murdo Mcleod left Saturday night
for IL ten days visit and it is said there
will be a big reception in GraniIeville
when he returns.
There will be II meeting of the
Amusement Committee of Clan Gordon
in the Odd Fellows banquet hal ut {
o'clock this evening,
Students at Goddard seminary are
preparing II play, "Mr. Bob" 10 be
presented in the chapel March 2lst for
the benefit of the base ball team.
J. h. Marsh, the "Old hulled corn
man. announces that he will begin
hulIing so as to bring the first install
menl to the city on "Wednesday morn
ing.
On account of illness Bishop Hall of
Burlington will not be able to be in
Barre to night and the confirmation at
the church of the Good Shepard will be
postponed.
The new Brook street school house
will be opened at the beginning of the
spring term and from all appearances
it is a structure of which the people
of Barre may we'll be prond.
1t is desired that every member of the
n. +. O. p. be present at the meeting
in Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night.
The East Barre lodge will be present
and an oyster supper will be served.
Mrs. Nina Robinson. former "Qucen
of River Street," has become converted
at the Salvation Army meetings and will
90 this afternoon with Ensign Ward to
a Wonans Rescue Home in Montreal
The case of Bushy vs.. Ladue, which
was to have been tried this morning,
was continued until Saturday. The
case, McSweeney VS.. Lacy was contin-
ucd until Monday, the case Of Hall VS..
I'oor until Saturday.
Barre is not the only city which has
its troubles in the city council According
to the Free Press this morning the Bur-
lington city council had the biggest
scrap Saturday in city government his
tory in Vermont.
The voting places designated for to-
| g ole ,u;l h.
o'clsck in the morning and will close at
three, after which no votes can be cast.
The locality of the voting, places are
named IN the warning.
The funeral Of the late Hon, Erastus
Camp took place in Orange today. Mr.
Camp was one of the widest and most
favorably known men of Orange and
Washington Counties. He had held all
the positions of trust and honor in his
town, was Senator from Orange County
in 1890. He was born in Orange and
had alwrys lived there, living on the
place where he died over 80 years. In
April 1916 he married Caroline f.
Platt who survives him.
The city auditors Wilmarth Drew
and Oliver Matthews are to be COM
plimented for their report as it appears
in the City report They are both men
of the highest ability as their backbone"
in not approving Of reports that had never
been shown them proves, Their recon-
mendations should certainly BE- consider
ed as the advice of business men when
would like to have the business of the
city conducted in business like man
ncr.
The case Of the State vs.. Walter Con-
stable for a breach of the peace was
heard at South Barre Saturday before
Justice Scott, M. NJ. Gordon and G Fl.
Adams for the state and w. W. Lapoint
and S. j. jackson for the respondent.
The trial was by jury consisting of Fred
Martin, John Plaisted, Harlan Cheney. f.
Martin, Wiibcr Cutler and Charles
Heath. The state introduced evidence
tending to show that Constable threw. u
shovel at Mark-1ucker, after snow.
roller on which the latter was riding
drove over Constahlc's scraper. The
defence introduced no evidence and no
arguments made to the jury. After
being out an hour the jury returned
with disagreement, the vote being I'M
dtrstood to stand 4 to for aquittal.
The case has been continued for two
weeks.