Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-09

enjoyable of any that has been held
before and Bruce & Isabelle who fur
nished the music seem to have I'M
proved almost every day.
During the intermission refresh
ments were served and the young men
held meeting for the purpose of dis
cussing the ACCESSIBILITY of holding an
extra dance. A new committee was
elected consisting of w. II. Luckett
G. S. Currier and Ezra Brainerd Jr
1t was decided to hold dance at the
Gulf House sometime next month.
The arrangements for the odd Eel
lows ball at the Gulf House tonight
have now been completed. The rain
will make no difference in the plans.
There will be so couples from East
Barre, 40 from Barre, % from Plain
field and Wlliamstown and several
from Randolph. Those who 90 from
this city in the big teams are request
ed to meet at Odd Fellows hall at $50
this evening. \ most excellent dance
program has been printed and the
affair is sure to be grand success.
The Crescents bowled a game with
the Pastimes at Montpelier last even
ing, winning the game by five points
only. 1t was a close and exciting
game from start to finish. The last
ball rolled decided the winner. The
Crescents rolled 2l43 points, and the
Pastimes PISS.
The ladies and pastor union of the
NJ. f. church held a meeting at the
church parlors yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Albert Thwing died at her
home on school St, this morning at
s o'clock. Mrs. Thwing has been i'll
for a long while, and for the past few
weeks has been failing fast. She died
Of Brights disease, and was - years
months old. She was in the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington,
about > months ago. The funeral
will probably be Sunday at the house.
John Byrnes and daughter, Mrs.
Thomas O'Brien, and son, Robert
Byrnes, accompanied the remains of
the late Thomas O'Brien to Brandon
yesterday.
There will be a meeting of the COM
mittee who are collecting funds for
relief of the widows and orphans of
British soldiers, in the rooms of the
G. c. n. L. on Saturday evening at
! O'Clock.
The boys who are in the habit of
throwing snowballs on Washington
street should know that it is time for
them to stop. If there are any more
complaints someone is sure to be ar.
rested.
The ladies aid society of the Con-
gregational church will give baked
bean supper in the church vestry next
Tuesday, Feb. 18th, from 30 to I
O'Clock. Baked beans, white and
brown bread, cold meats, pickles, pies
and coffee will be served. Admission
20 cents. 257-259
A meeting of the Barre section of
the Socialist Labor Party, will be held
Saturday evening Feb. 10, at I O'Clock.
a full attendance of members and
those interested in the movement are
requested. Having decided to take
part in the city election next March,
we feel it incumbent on us to do all
in our power to assure the success of
our candidates at the polls.
AS home talent is always more in
teresting than professional work on
the stage, the citizens of Barre should
look forward to something quite en-
tertaining in the play the Young peo-
pie of the UniverSalist society are now
rehearSing. 1t is taken from that
really wonderful book, Alice in Won
derland, and is an operetta in pro-
logue and two acts, under the man
agement of Miss Hope Leonard. 1t
will be given by the young people
from to l6 years of age, and will
bring over 100 children on the stage.
The entertainment will probably be
given in April, as the children may
have the school vacation IN which toll
learn their parts. There will be nu-
mcrous fancy drills, choruses and a
cake walk, and an enjoyable evening
will be assured everyone who attends
this debut of children.
John Skinner, a hand polisher of
this city, was arrested last night for
assault upon A. A. Carroll at the Car
roll Bros. shed yesterday afternoon.
This morning he plead guilty to the
charge of drunkenness. His assault
case is not decided.
The New England Telephone Co.
today put in a connection at the local
NJ. 4 W. freight Office for the cxclu-
SlNC use Of the Barre Subscribers of