Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-09
CITY NEWS

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morning for Andover, vt.
Mrs. j. A. Goldsbury'is visiting a
Henry Whitcomb's in Orange.
The druggists report that the vac
cine business is booming just now.
viii Lane of Hanover, N. H., is ii
the city visiting relatives for a few
days.
Horace Briggs and wife of North
field are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Hunt.
A son was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. John Murray of As Merch.
ant street.
Miss Kate Shermerhorn has chang
ed her rooms from DR.. j. w. Jackson Is
house, to Fred G. Fishers.
Alexander Gordon and family left
yesterday for two weeks vacation
at Westerly, r. l., and in Maine.
Company E expects to receive a
Thousand rounds Of ammunition to-
day for target practice at the range.
William Fraser, John Stevenson
and Robert ByrneS left last night for
the muster grounds at Fort Ethan
Allen.
Mrs. William Walker and their
children left last night for a visit
with Mrs. Walkers parents in On
tariO.
c. w. Scarf of the New England
Telephone Co. is in the city for few
days looking after the interests of the
company.
Hose Company No. intend having
a corn roast some evening this month
to which all the companies are being
invited.
Alex McIver and Miss Kate McIver
of Graniteville, left this morning for
a visit at their former home in Sher-
brook, P. Q.
W. c. Finnell and his gang of men
who have been making repairs on the
G. V. depot returned to St. Adams
this morning.
John Mackie, who has been laid up
for the past four months and half,
expects to be able to return to work
next week.
Irving Wilforc is taking George |
Evans place at the local American
Express office while Mr.. Evans is in
St. Johnsbury.
A meeting of tie members of tie
legree staff of !. Q. o. f., M. T., will
,e held in Forester's hall, Friday even.
ng, Aug. 10, at : O'Clock sharp.
The next event in Barre closely fol.
owing after election day will be the
labor Day picnic, which is being in
tituted by the various unions in the
ity.
Barre has some of the best stores in
1ermont and there is no better drug
tore in New England than the Red
ross Pharmacy in the Miles Granite
Miss Stella Chase of Groveton, n.
l., arrived in the city this morning
} visit the family of G. N. Benedict.
[iss Chase is a graduate of Goddard
The case of state VS.. Charles North
n intoxication is being heard before
lstice Fay today. NJ. M. Gordon
opearing for the state and w. A.
oyce for the defence. /
On account of the rain last night it
rs impossible to hold the lawn party
have been given by the Y. 2. A. of =
Re Presbyterian church. 1t was post +
med to later date.
The body of Robert, the one month
son of B. b. Durfee, was taken to V
inooski last night on the eleven '
clock train for burial. George II. IL
inner was funeral director. n
G. A. Smith, who has been here for u
e past week writing up the indus i"
al history of Barre In connection al
tn G. p. Cummings went to Bur ~
gton this morning for a few days u
it.
Hook & Ladder Co. No. | held lc
cir regular meeting last night. q
icy voted to accept the invitation pt
Hose Co. No. to corn roast OF
ich takes place some time this W
nth. W
The New England Telephone Co. W
re pc rhaps the worst sufferers in Gu
electrical storm at Burlington III
nday night. Nearly all their city VI
cult was broken and many instru- VI
nts burned out, entailing a loss of DC
uoon o OOO ,pJ o1onn or