Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-23

block on Thursday evening. ID.
, AT the joint meeting of the Grant
Manufacturers and Tool Sharpener
, held Tuesday night the Sharpeners pre-
, seDted SOM alterations in the bill O
, prices which will not be concurred II
until Saturday night,
w. w. Calder is now well establish
ed in his new quarters at Depot Square
and invites his friends to drop in an(
see him, He has made arrangemsnts
for hitching horses, so that you car
get your harness fixed while you wait
Fritz Jackson was the first patient tt
receive treatment from the box of surgi'
cal supplies left ut the C. V. freight
depot by the W. c. I. U. He cut his
finger quite badly yesterday afternoon
and it was bandaged by one of the med
ical experts at the freight depot.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church will hold IL box So
cial in the church parlor Friday evening
Feb. oath. All the ladies are invited
to come and bring box. Coffee will
be served during the evening. Auction
Of boxes at eight o'clock. 2
A wrestling match was arranged at
Montpelier last night between James
O'Niel and Jerry Donahue both of Mont
pelier. The match is tor $50 II side the
winner to get rs per cent Of the gate re-
ceipts. Morris Atkins is stakeholder.
1t will occur at the Blanchard Opera
House April 9th, and it will be to Il fin
ish.
At the special general meeting of the
Granite Manufacturers Association held
last night the report of the joint COM
mittees from the Barre Branch &. G.
N. U. and the Manufacturers was con-
cured in. President James Mackay
made partial report on his visit to the
New England Association meetings at
Boston held on Tuesday last. A full
report will be- made at the regular meet
ing.
The remains of the late George A.
Houyhton arrived here this morning
from st. Louis. He is survived by three
brothers and sisters: DR.. K. Houghton
Of Washington, VT. G. l., lIoughton Of
Barre, l.. b. HoughIon of Pttsford, w.,
and Mrs. j, A. Stanley of Washington.
The funeral will be held at l O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon from the residence
of ID. r. Iloughton at Washington, the
Rev. j, Edward Wright officiating.
At the meeting of Tool Sharpeners
No., reid last evening the semi-annual
election of officers took place, the cleo
ion being as follows; Charles Mudgetl
president; Joseph Dyer, vice president;
James Smith, treasurer; George Bar
,ard, corresponding secretary; James
Rockingham, financial secaetary. On
recount of the large amount of business
o be transacted the meeting was adjour-
led to Monday evening. The branch is
low in the most flourishng condition
ince organization.
The birthday party at the Baptist
'hurch last night was largely attended.
The vestibule was prettily trimmed
With bunting and flags. The guests
we're rereived by Mr.. and Mrs. George
(Rev. and Mrs. 4. NJ. Full
er). assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ.
'antor. After the birthday offerings
ad been made a brief program was
consisting of selections by the
lale quartet, reading by Miss Thomp-
on and an address by George Washing
On. The offerings ia the birthday
ags amounted to $57.l5.
The public meeting of the Civic Fed
ration of Women's Clubs will be held
evening in Armory Hall. All ;
Tho ale interested in obtaining the lot
the corner of Elm and Washington
reefs for a library site are cordially
lvited to be present and express their
pinions in regard to the means of oh.
lining it. 1t is hoped that all members
the Civic Federation and honorary +
TENDERS will make special effort 10 {
. present, 1t is also hoped that as {
ANY gentlemen as possible who are Z
tcresfcd in the question may be pres L
1t in order that full discussion of the q
leslion may be had and thus assist the
dies in their decision of plan of work
L the coming year. 4 =.
What joke. Has anything ever ap- y
AIRED in our columns that would war e
mt the alleged statement that the editor !;
this paper wants to support the Gordon y
|cy' Can the person whose mighty Z
ain conceived the idea that "the v
nerlcan hen is bird" produce the q
IN who, he says heard the editor of L
S paper make the assertion that ap- al
AIRED in the "Only" short time
&c, Did he stop think that it might IN
rs impossible TO prove this as it was "
someone to prove that an Innocent
II was criminal over in Gloversvillee n
es This Ananias of many climes set "A
lself up fora Professor of Philologv III
OF the profanc languages Does he -.
TX TOR u moment that anyone of ordi- vi
y education would consider for an II
tant his ability to Judge of the quail
OF any language Does he want Sc
Know for whom The editor of this pa Al
voted at the caucus and for whom Fr
will vote at the polls? 10 that there I'll
be but one reply and this much the At
or is willing to say, it was not and
not be for the interests of outside
ties with lots of money, but for one BE
}, he believes, will do the most GOOD -
the city OF Barre and the most justice
II OF its citizens. str
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