Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-30
Sparks From Granite City.

Miss Alice Harmon has so far recover
ed from her recent illness with the grip
as to be able to be out.
Mrs. Didama Waterman of South Bar
re- died very suddenly Saturday morn
ING the 2Slh inst. Funeral al her late
home this p. M. Rev. }. A. Sherourne
officiating.
Miss Ida Holden who graduated at
the Spaulding High School in 80 is to
start tomorrow for Cambridge Mass.
where she will enter the Wellington
Training School for teachers.
There will be a meeting of The Barre
Civic Federation of Women's clubs, al
the Fire-men's parors Wednesday AT
,ernoon, February 1, at 4 o'clock. "A
full attendance is desired. z.
There will be q poverty ball at South
Barre Friday evening Feb. 3D. An an
tiuue supper will be served. Cooks Or
chester will furnish the music for dane
iny. Everybody is cordially invited TO
attend. If you can 60 you will surely en-
joy yourself,
Charles Jerd of Webster Avenue met
with painful accident about l O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. Il stone dropped
catching him by the right leg and break
ING the small boue just above the ankle
Or. Reid set the bone and Mr.. Jerd is
doing as well as could be expected.
The Pbiomathian will meet with
Miss Carrie Wheelock Tuesday evening
The program will be as follows: Quo
fations from Burns; Current Events
Mrs. Nichols; Life of George MacD"n
aid, Mrs. Shepard; David Elglnbr"d
Mrs. jackson; Sir Gibbie, Miss lsham
Critic, Mrs. Hale.
Rev. j. Edward Wright of Mon'pe
lirr will address the Presbyterian Y. T.
A. next Wednesday evening at Z 30
o'cl ok. The subject of the lecture will
be "Snap Shots Taken in Europe" Ih'
lecture viii be given in the auditorium
of the church and will be free to all wh'
care to attend.
As. DR.. Joe w. jackson was drivln!
down South Main street Saturday even
ING ho met tbs electric car and thu
horse becoming frightened suddenl.
sheer. d TO one side causing the sleiyl
to come in contact with stone post, thu
tugs broke and the horse was dincon
pectpd with the sleigh hut the pluck.
captain hung on to the reins and wa
carried headlong over the dasher. ll'
succeeding in stopping the horse VITA
any serious damage being done r4t i
wn- a narrow escape,
There will be a sperial meeting OF thu
Granite Cutters National Union W ednes
day evening to consider a new bill O
prices presented by the Mount Waldo
Granite Company of Franklin, Main" fo;
cutting the stone for the new Chicago
post office, which job was let to JOIN
Pierce of that company last fall. If tn
Union agrees TO the bill of prices tn
work OF cutting the stone will commenc
at once.
j. A. MartinsOn is moving TO-DAY lnt
the new house he has built just off Beck
ley street. This snug and cozy liitl
home is a story and a half high, con
tains eight rooms, and is lighted by cleo
tricity. On the ground floor there ar
three good rooms, kitchen, dining room
and parlor, all well lighted and finished
in red birch. A large bay window wit
plate glass adds beauty to the trout o
the house, The bathroom is supplied
with hot and cold water. Up stairs ar
four commodious sleeping rnoms, fin
ished in qnar,cred oak. MIR. Marlinsol
will have one of the pretliest and cozies
homes in the city. The house was bull
by f. l.. Harris. Prindle & Averill die
the plumbing, and John Crowley did th
painting.