Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-22
Rob Gamble of Groton was in Barre

his illness.
C. f.. Walker of Willi2mstown was
in Barre on business today.
l. N. Rosemond Of Bristol is in
Barre on business today.
w. G. Shaw of Burlington is in
town on business today.
d. NJ. Miles and his two children
left this forenoon for Burlington on a
visit.
There was no bowling game last
night, owing to the fact that the
Montpelier team didn't come down.
This being a legal holiday the post
office was closed this morning at 10
o'clock, and it will be open from 6 to
O'Clock this evening.
What day is this? In many cities
the birthday anniversary of the father
of his country is appropriately OBJ
served. Only the banks closed here.
One of the largest advertisers in
the TELEGRAM has just doubled his
space as thorough trial has con-
vinced him that this paper pays the
best of all the county dailies.
The Barre Firemen will meet at
the club rooms Friday night at I
o'clock. The foreman requests every
member to be present as business of
Importance will come up.
The DOrmond- Fuller Co., will
present the great semi production of
1.-THE Musketeers' tonight, and "Mon-
tie Christie" Friday night. Special
scenery is carried by the company for
both these productions.
The Spaulding High school and
Goddard Seminary did not observe the
holiday today. The High school will
not keep tomorrow and the Seminary
will close Saturday, so the scholars
may have both the weekly holiday
and the extra one together.
Judge L. H. Thompson is to de-
liver an address in the opera house
Sunday night at 8 O'Clock on Some
Phases of the Temperance Question.
1t will be remembered that it was he
who made such an able defence of the
prohibition statute in our state legis-
lature at it's last session.
r. B. Crandall Post, G. A. r., met
last night, at which it was voted to
extend an invitation to the veterans
of the Spanish-American war to CO.
operate with the Post in the Memori-
al Day exercises, and also to ask them
to appoint committee of three to
cooperate with the committee of the
G. A. r. in making arrangements for
the exercises of that day.
The store of B. Tomasi and the house
in the rear of it were searched yester-
day afternoon by Officers Shepard,
Slayton, s. E. Perry and G. M. Rol-
Inns. They found quantity of cog
nae. grappa, SO bottles of mixed IL
ouors and barrel of uno beer. Mr..
Tomasi was brought before Judge
Boyce last night and the case con-
tinued until tomorrow. Grand Juror
Scott appears for the state.
The Peoples Shoe store has a novel
scheme for advertising it's reliable
merchandise. 1t offers each purchas-
er a guess on the census of'the United
States and the one guessing the near
est will have pair of the best shoes
| in the store free. Hand in your
guesses. The manager II. L. Ford
says he hears from all his advertise
ments in the TELEGRAM and knows
1T pays to advertise in this paper.
The funeral of the late Charles Ord
way was held at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. F. II. Hopkins on Washing
ton St., yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, Rev. S. N. Jackson ofliciated.
The bearers were r. II. Hopkins
Walter Ordway, Chas. Ordway and
VIM. Scales. There were many beau
tiful flowers which were given by
friends and relatives, some coming from
Mortified. Music WAS furnished by
a mixed quartet, the singers all being
from the Seminary. The interment
was in Elmwood cemetery.
| Notwithstanding the numerous at
fractions in the city this week the
audiences of Mr.. Gibbs at the Uni
versalist church increase each evening.
His "Talks " are not only entertain
ing but instructive, and the one
given last evening on Italy proved the
most interesting of any in the course
thus far. The views of Pompeii, Ven
ice, the temples and ruins of Rome
and especially the moonlight views
and illumination of st. Peters were
indeed beautiful and elected frequent
bursts of applause from the apprecia.
tive laudience. The subject for to-
night is Picturesque America, and the