Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-13
CITY news
Caught on the Pencil Points by The
Telegram Reporters.


w. III. Gale is In Williamstown on
business today.
Pat McCleary left today for St..
Johnsbury on visit.
Mrs. Geo. Houston Is visiting rela-
tives in Munroe, N. II.
The Rev. p. M. McKenna went to
Mortified this afternoon.
Mrs. O. II. Hale went to st. Johns
bury this noon on a visit.
Frank Sawtelle returned today from
Concord, N. H., where he spent Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Emery return
ed last night from their sleigh dri We
to Burlington.
Mrs. G. O. Huntington and Mrs.
W. H. Sibley went to West Lebanon,
N. H. this noon.
F. W. Hutchinson will be in Mont
pelier the rest of the week, taking
Arthur Paraday's place.
The Y. p. A. of the Presbyterian
church give box social in the church
vestry tomorrow evening.
f. F. johnson, superintendent of the
water department of the c. ", was in
the city yesterday on business.
The advance agent for Diamond
Bros, Minstrels, which appears here
the Goth, is in Barre to day.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Smith left this
noon for Randolph, to visit Mrs.
Smiths parents for a few days.
Ned Curtis, Stella Bonheur, Joseph
Slater, and Dewitt and Touriee
joined the Chapman Warren Company
today.
A regular meeting of Bright Star
Rebekah lodge Wednesday evening,
March IA. A good attendance is de-
sired
Health officer DIR. G.. B. Nichols is
to commence in few days to secure
for analysis purposes samples Of the
various sources of water supply in the
city.
There was good crowd at the Sem
ior exhibition at the Seminary last
night. Some excellent essays were
read and few musical numbers CIV
en- during the evening.
The ratification committee of the
New England Granite Manufacturers
Association is to meet in Boston to-
morrow, but there will be no delega-
tion from the Barre Association pres
ent.
Miss Gladys Beckley who has been
spending a weeks vacation in the
city with her parents returned to
Boston this noon to resume her stud
les at the New England conservatory
of music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Alexander left
this morning for Burlington to visit
their son Henry at the hospital. The
latter underwent an operation there
last Wednesday, and is getting along
very we'll.
f. S. Williams has gone to East
Orange today to assist the grand juror
there in the prosecution of Alexander
Wilson, who was arrested yesterday
for the alleged assault upon Gredler.
John W. Gordon is attorney for the
defence.
Over the Teacups club will meet
with Mrs. G. I. Jackson Thursday
March Is. Quotations from any
author. Current events will be read
ing from "The People," Program:
Rugs, Mrs. Richardson; Laces, Mrs.
Gordon; Tapestries, Mrs. Benedict.
critic Mrs. Morse.
Mr.. O'Connor gave another remark
able exhibition with the punching bag
last evening in the old club room in
the Quinlen block. Mr.. O'gonnor
has proved himself to be one of the
best men in the business and any one
who takes lessons of him is sure of
getting points from man who knows
them.
To all who subscribed for tickets to
the Merchant of Venice, seats will be
on sale Thursday morning. Any who
have not subscribed and who desire to
secure seats Thursday can do so by ap-
plying at the Red Cross Pharmacy be-
tween now and Thursday morning.
Seats for the general public will 90 on
sale Friday morning.
The contract for the building of a
foot bridge across the river at Berlin |
St., was let this morning to Allen & |
for the sum of S11S. A
mistake was made in the figuring for
heir previous offer, for according to
jhe first specification it was calculated
hat the length of the bridge was to
De IS feet. a later measurement