Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-21

IN Middlebury.
Don't forget the Bachelors ball next
Friday evening. Tickets are ilmiled'
Apply to the committee.
On account of tomorrow being legal
holiday the Granite Savings Bank ana
Trust company will be closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dow, recently
married in Boston, have returned to
williamsburg, where they will reside.
Mrs. II. b. Kendall of Lowell, Mass,
who has been visiting Mrs. W. II. Flint
for the past week, returned home this
noon.
Miss Flora Robertson of 100 Summer
street, left for Bethel and Royalton yes
terday to DO gone about week visiting
friends.
The second basket ball team, at God
dard Seminary will play the Montpelier
Y. NJ. c. A. team at Montpelier Salur-
day evening.
NJ. p. Cook, who has been visiting
his son Harley, at the Seminary for
few days, returned to bis home in Shore
ham this morning.
Those returning this morning from
the sparrjng match in st. Albans report
that Badger was an easy winner over
the other man last night.
Those who have charge Of the water
supply OH Hooker hill worked all day
Sunday trying to ascertain the location
tf the stoppage in the pipes.
The Peoples Shoe store has very
artistic window decoration in honor of
Washington's birthday. Notice the
poetry from the pen Of II. l.. Ford.
E E. Perry has been appointed agent
for the new Century Caligraph type
writer The machine is made by the
American Writing Machine company.
J. Anderson & Son have just put a
new single track travelling derrick into
their shed off Blackwell street. 1t is
the only derrick of the kind in the place
Ed. Bissell is caring for Eli Rice for
few days until he is removed to the
Heaton hospital, where he will betaken
as soon as he is able to endure the
journey.
o H. Hale commenced repairs this
morning on the rear end of his house.
lie has moved his stock Of goods from
the old Armory building into his new
storehouse.
Conductor William Howe is in Fair
field today to attend the funeral of his
grandmother, and his place on the Mont
pcler and Barre division is being taken
by Austin Emery.
The expert on streets says we know
| il all over here in the TELEGRAM office
When last seen he was headed our way
to inquire in regard to the location Of
the Elm street receiver.
The weather is favorable for al in.
teresling political fight. and already lit
| tie knots of ''heelers" can be seen in
every corner, and all along the street
earnestly discussing the situation.
Michael Paine, who was taken before
Justice A. e. Fay yesterday afternoon
on the charge of embezzlement, was
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury. and is. now in the city
lookup.
George Beckley is to have the work
begun tomorrow morning at his house
at the corner of Carleton and Hill
streets The house will be divided into
two tenements, one of which Walter
Sutherland is to occupy.
Mrs. Gertrude Bugbee has brought
petition for divorce from her husband,
Walter Bugbee on the grounds Of intol.
cradle severity. Deputy Sheriff e. Z.
French is in Orange today to serve the
papers. W. W. Lapoint il attorney for
the petitioner.
The Tool Sharpeners hold meetin 9
tonight to consider what steps to take
about obtaining the demands for SO
cents an hour and IA men TO sharpen
for which they made on the manufac.
turers at the same time that the cutters
made their demands.
+. G. Rogers has received from his
father who works in the Boston Navy
yard piece Of masonry from Manila
smashed by Dewey's guns. 1t was
brought home as ballast in the hold Of a
ship. and is on exhibition i'll o. j.
lodges show windows.
The rate of speed at which Barre is
growing is made evident from the fact
that there is scarcity Of Office rooms
in the business blocks. 1t was only
last summer that the general discussion
pointed TO the belief that the supply
would exceed the demand. but now it is
exactly vice versa.
The residents of Elm street very Sc
riously object to having the general
public fish on their preserves. and the
man who stole the ferry boat in that Vi
cinily last night will be prosecuted at
once as soon as another beat can be
manufactured so that the owners can Sc
cure passage to Main street.
Mrs. Virginia Dolts, woman of ma
national reputation is to occupy the
pulpit of the Congregational church
nex' Sunday, both morning and even
ing. In the morning she vii; speak on
Marcus Whitman" and in the evening
on Personal Work Among the Cow
boys, Miners and Mormons.'
c. W. Writers attorney for the Gen.
trail Vermont R. r. Co. was In the CITY
vest erdau ia attond Ia tina onaa af c.