Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-29
Sparks From Granite City.

James Mcdonald is visiting in the
city.
Don't forget the dance at South Barre
next Monday night.
Jack Turner has gone to housekeep-
ing on Granite street.
Hon. George W. Lynde OF Williams
town is in the city today.
The city clerk is moving today into
his new office at the city hall.
Mrs. L. b. Whitaker returned last
night from a few days visit in Rutland.
Harry Ford returned last night from
a weeks visit with relatives in Medford
Mass
Part of the outbuildings on the corner
lot of the French estate were taken down
yesterday.
w. w. Lapoint, John Brechin and f..
E. Perry are moving today into the
Eastman block.
Quite number of yonng people from
this city attended the Philharmonic con-
cert in Montpelier last night.
The city hall electrician is changing
wires today SO as to get different ar
rangement of lights in the aldermen's
room.
If you want to see some handsomely
finished woodwork visit the city clerk S
new office and see the finish Peter Bonn
Dard put on the oak cabinets and coun-
tiers there.
Fred Haskell moved his furniture here
today from Hardwick and will reside in
the Asa Harrington house at the corner
of Main and Granite streets.
The petitioners on Warren street
would like to know why the street COM
missoncrs could not act upon the petit
ton recently presented to the city coun-
Gil and referred to them.
An abandoned blacksmith shop on E..
j. Woodbury's farm in Graniteville was
burned to the ground yesterday. The
fire is thought to have caught from
sparks from the engine.
There is meeting at 4 o'bock this
afternoon at the home of Rev. Effie X.
NJ. Jones of the Memorial Day commit
tee from the q. A. II. and Co. f with
the clergy 70 arrange for Memorial SER
vices.
w. X. Wheatley received this morn
ing telegram from George d. Wheeler
at Kirksville, Mo-, saying that he and
Mrs. Wheeler were uninjured by the
cyclone. Word has also been received
to the effect that the body of Mrs. Her
man Sherburnc has been sent home.
Miss Matte Hersey entertained a
number of her friends at her home last
evening and the affair was great sue
cess. The evening was spent in an en-
joyable social manner and in playing
games. The best maple sugar of the
season was served. The party broke
up quite late and each one left with an
expression of much gratitude to the
hostess for their pleasant time.
The editor of the Manila Freedom is
a Utah soldier, who writes home that he
has converted the paper into a daily and
is making money out of it. Among other
things, ave are getting out Il souvenir
war edition which we intend to flood the
States with at % cents a copy" He
speaks of that particular days edition as
numbering 1000 copies, and one little
newsboy alone sold 700 copies at 10
cents each. The newspaper situation in
Manila is almost as. inviting as in Wash
ington county and other places in Yer
nt.-Record.
Ezera Shannon, bookkeeper on the
city hall job, finished work tonight, and
Leaves with his family and the dog,
Pump" ON The / o'clock train for
Boston, where he will be employed us
timokccper on the South Boston school
job. The workmen are all very sorry
to have him leave the job. and there are
many outsiders, especially the truck
men, who will miss his familiar face
from our streets. He takes along with
as Il souvinir of the many pleasant days
passed here an elegant cane made from
piece of the oak used for finish in the
building.