Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-23


Mrs. G.. r. French of Williamstown
is visiting relatives in the city to-day,
1t is expected that the Washington
County cases in Supreme Court will
come up today.
f. l.. Harris is laying nice hard
wood floor in the house on Elm street
occupied by Mason Page.
I. Stone and son went to Burlington
this morning, where the latter is to re-
ceive treatment for his eyes.
W. A. Boyce is having the buildings
on his farm quite extensively repaired
+. H. Harris doing the work.
Frank Chavvin went to Fitchburg,
Mass, last night, called there by the
death of his brother Albert who was
drowned yesterday morning.
DR.. Messer the optician who has
just completed Il successful sojourn in
the city left this noon for Randolph. He
will return in few weeks,
O. c. Clogston of Montpelier has been
arrested for breaking city ordinance
and running billiard hall without a IL
cense He was fined So and costs.
There will be joint practice of the
Hook and Ladder company and Torrent
Hose No. | at I O'Clock this evening,
Every body please be promptly on baud.
Architect Adams, who prepared the
plans for the Barre city hall, is making
| drawings to submit to the school board
for the proposed school building. -
Argus.
The members of the Junior League
will meet in the chapel tomorrow
afternoon at 2.45 o'clock to attend in a
body the funeral of the late Harvey
Vaughan.
Among his other accomplishments
Jerry. Dornsife has an expert knew
| ledge of how to ride the wheel. Did
YOU see him scorching around the park
last evening?
The contract for the monument to be
erected on the Gettysburg battlefield to
the Thirteenth Vermont regiment has
been awarded to the Ryegate Granite
Works Company Messenger.
There will be Special Commune
alton of Granite Lodge, No. 35, +. Il A.
NJ, Thursday afternoon at 80 o'clock
for the purpose of attending the funeral
of our late brother, James Morse.
The Christian Culture lecture this
evening will be upon Life and Immor-
,ality.n All who are interested in these
yrcat doctrines, of the Christian faith
are invited to attend this lecture, at 40
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II, E. Elmore
II Montpelier We're surprised at the
close of the dancing class at st. Johns
bury last week, when they were presen-
ted with loving cup by the members
Of the class.
The funeral of the late James Morse
will be held from the residence, Sc
>paulding street. at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, the Rev. Drs. Atwater and
jackson officiating. Interment in Elm
wood cemetery
The members of the general COM
mittees of ladies and gentlemen appoin~
ted to prepare for the Baptist Sunday
school Convention, are requested to
meet this evening in the Baptist vestry |
at the close of the lecture.
y lively runaway took place this
morning on Main street as the result of |
Rob Fenwick having his horse standing
in front of the old city building. The
horse was frightened at the electrcs and
made people scatter all along the side
walk, but he was stopped all safely.
Two shares of Fairbanks Scale Co.'S
stock recently sold in Boston for $3.50
per share. The stock is slowly but
surely increasing in value and will
bring a much higher figure when the
public understand about the big increase
of business that the company is having
Matt Nasher, the advance agent of
Tommy Donnely's Big Minstrel's. was
IN the city this morning to make ar
rangements for the production of the
show in Armory hall one week from to-
morrow night This show is known as
Al & Fields summer show. They
bring their own scenery and the people
may expect to see good show. They
will give Il street parade and open air
The Merchants and Clerks banquet
will take place tomorrow night and it is
now an assured success, rs 1870 tickets
have already been sold and there have
oeen promises enough to make the num-