Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-02

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clerks new announcement today.
There is demand for more mail
boxes in various sections of our city.
Col. j. ii. Lucia of Montpelier was in
the city Oh legal business Monday after
noon.
j. r. George went to Boston this
morning to attend the funeral of his
brother.
Charles Hutton has rented the lower
tenement in the house of w. w Lapoint
on Elm street.
City Clerk Wells is now located in
the best office used by any town or city
clerk in Vermont.
Remember that school house question
is to be acted on at u special meeting
Wednesday night
Clyde and Dan Perry contemplate
purchasing the business OF the New
England Labor Bureau.
The Rev. Ellie X. M. Jones is to give
reception this evening to tho Sunday
school class at her home.
Barre will have an abundance of
genuine out of door sport this summer
if present indications count for anything.
Travel has increased to a considerable
extent on the trolly ears since the sub
stituting of the open cars for the hot
winter coaches.
Electric light men say that three
DINNERS ought to be placed in the new
opera house. We venture they will not
be placed there however.
The driver of an express team in this
city yesterday thought the price of eggs
was falling as he heard a large crate of
them falling to the ground.
Last year Barre furnished St. Johns
bury her speaker for Memorial Day and
this year that town sends her favorite
son to Barre for the same duty.
j. II. George will shortly commence
the erection of house on one OF the lots
he purchased of the French estate and
which is located on the old base ball
ground
1t is rumorcd that another switch
board is soon to be added to the Central
telephone exchange in this city, and
Barre made more of central Office than
at present.
Walter, the ..boss sinner says that he
is going to have Il bootblacks union
formed, and that a uniform rate will be
adopted among all the members so long
as he is "super."
The suggestion has been made that if
by the terms of the Aldrich will the
home farm ever becomes the property
of the city it will make a most excellent
place for hospital.
1t is expected that Rev. G. o. Day
who is to give the Memorial Sunday
sermon in this city, will also be one of
the speak during the State Convent
ion of Congre gational churches which
is to be held here in June.
Some people evidently think that the
mail boxes are supposed to receive ten
pound packages. Judging by the condi-
ton of the boxes Monday morning,
they were blocked by the dcpositing
of large paper in the opening.
Are our city officials going to let that
delapi,ated antiquated band stand, and
that engine house remain on the city
park for the next twelve monthsp May
1st has arrived and yet thele are no
signs of either of these disgraceful
objects being removed from the park.
The division officers of the Sons of
Veterans located in the city make their
quarterly report to the National Head
quarters today. 1t is the seventh ana
last one which the present officers will
make, as they will 60 out of office be-
fore the end of the present quarter.
The report this time shows u good gain
in membership.
Canton Brothers have commenced
proceedings against Hugh Bancraft, the
ultimate object being to secure posses
sion of the granite quarry owned by
Canton Brothers and now being work
by Mr.. Bancraft. The case is now
pending in Washington county court
and it is probable that the evidence will
be taken by a special master.
With the return of summer. insurance
agents gather on the street corners and
try to persuade every man that there is
only one company competent to do
business. Barre has been the battle
ground for insurance agents tor num-
Der of years, and the constant number
of recruits to the agents ranks is proof
that the fight is to be continued
1t is not probable that any outside
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