Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-13
Sparks From Granite City.

Charles Sawyer is in Waterbury Oh
business today.
Henry Walker spent Sunday with
friends IN AliddleseX.
w. G. Odds left this noon on short
business trip to Boston.
II. 0. II. Hale's left this morning on a
weeks business trip to Boston.
Lawyer T. A. Bailey Of Montpelier
was in the city this morning.
The sale of lots on the French estate
was resumed this afternoon.
The "llood'' which the Aldermen
ought 10 purchase is still unsold.
Deputy Sheriff Camp of Orange is in
the city to-day Oh legal business.
Loui, Goneo lefs Saturday for few
hay. visit in Rouscs Point. N. Y.
Cady Averill returned this noon iron,
his weeks vacation spent in Morrlsville.
The electric car conductors have to b.
good artists with the pick and shovel
these days.
Was your best girl real entertaining
| yesterday Cause-tomOrroW is Val.
cntines day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tilden were in
Mortified over Sunday visiting Mr.. Til
denis parents.
Mackie, IIussey Co., let gang OF
men 60 this morning ON account OF
shortness Vi stock.
The thermometer went down to Sc
below zero Saturday night making the
coolest weather this winter.
Thursday is the last day set for set
ting cases for hearing at the next term
of the Washington County Court,
Miss Claire Carpenter returned this
morning to the wv. Nj. after having:
spent Sunday with her uncle W. X.
WheatIey.
II. B. Hanson and Luther Beckley re-
turned this morning TO the y. V M.
after having spent Sunday with their
parents here.
Travellers who came TO the city yes
terday and to-day state that the roads
everywhere arc terribly drifled in the
country dstricts.
Walter E. Sutherland who has been
dangerously i'll for tho past three
mounths is now reported as being on the
gam wit h good prospects of recovery.
Miss Ellie l.. Waldron of St. Johns
bury arrived in the city Saturday and
commenced work this morning as sleno-
graphcr and bookeeper at the Red Cross
Pharmacy.
Auguste Scampini who has been
spending the winter with his brother,
Angelo, returned to his home in Concord
this noon. He expects to come Barre
in the summer.
The ease of Corse vs. Porter in the ci-
ty court ended this morning by judy
ment being rendered for tho defendant
to recover his costs F. A. Bailey for
Plaintiff, Lapont for defpnd ant.
Don't forget the organ recital at the
opening of the new organ at the East
Barre church Wednesday evening
Please confer with N. b. Ballard in re-
gard to arrangements about conveyance.
f. w. Bisbee. has received his com.
,,,;,c;np t,,, s. Ho Il III
take possession at ~ o'clock tomorrow
night. He will retain the same force
of clerks Already employed by Post
master McWhortcr.
Mrs. Isaac Davis has received q wild.
owls pension of $l2 n mounth. The
many friends of Mrs. Davis will be much
pleased to learn this as she was Ger.
tainly deserving for her tic husband
was for u long time an invalid as the re.
suit Of mi uries received in the war,
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Holden were in
town over Sunday. the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Holden. They went to Mortified
this noon where they viii remain for a
few days with Mrs. Holden's parents be.
fore going to their new home in Boston.
The ladies Of the Baptist church are
busy arranging f,r their birthday to be
held the 22nd. Gay little bags have
been made and are to be distributed to
their friends asking for an offering. 1t
is expected that George and Martha
Washington will be present for the par.
tv.
Burlcy & Calder have fine plant and
with their straight, square business
methods have made 1898 one half better
in business way than any other year
in their history. In common with almost
every firm in Barre. they are employing
more men at this season OF the year than
ever hefore.-Reporter.
Barclay Bros, while they have always
hnd large amount of work o the fines.
kind, have done better in 1898 than ever
before and look to sill larger increase
in 1899. They have so men employed
at their plant now, Notwithstanding this
IS usually a dul! season in quarrying
centres. and expsct to increase their
force to over 100 in the spring.-Report-
or,