Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-23
CITY NEWS

the seminary.
The city is putting in new sewer
on Dewey street.
Joe Brown is grading his lot on
fremont street.
The iron ratings around the Morse
block are being painted red.
A new billiard table was set up in
the Nincitia club rooms yesterday.
Rev. j. a. Sherburn left this noon
for Groton where he will preach TO-
morrow.
Ernest j. Waterman of Brattleboro
was in the city today calling on his
friends.
A special Car came up on the cleo
trio road this morning to repair the
wires.
j. II. Holton leaves tonight for a
weeks visit with his family in SPRING
| field, Mass.
G. j. HAYES furnished five gallons
of ice cream for the reception at God
dard Seminary last night
The culvert that the city and others
are building on Elm street will be
nearly completed today.
Porter Brown of Washington street
has gone to st. Johnsbury to visit his
brother, who is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrington,
who have been visiting in Burlington
for the past week, returned to the
city today.
A large crowd of people were
shocked last night and night before
by man with a cornct and an cleo
trio battery.l
The members of Canton Ninton, l.
O. O. f., are invited to a grand tea
party at John Maidens in Granite
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viii Wbitcomb is building new
piazza on the front Of his residence on
Washington street. c. w. Ball IS
doing the work.
+. b. Smiths lunch cart, opposite
Downing's livery stable, will be open.
ed at 6 O'Clock this evening, and will
remaa open all night.
NJ +. Harrington has placed a
handsome new illuminated sign over
the Sidewalk in front of his lunch
room. W. S. Willis made the sign.
TIE Barre Supply Company have
finished putting in new air compress
sor for Ryle g. Mccormick, of Mont
pelier. The machine is running very
nicely indeed.
The Barre Supply Company had
IS horse power stationary engine ar
rive yesterday which they are to set
up for Mcdonald x Buchan in place of
the small engine they now have.
John Morrison and family, of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, and W. S. Martin
.Ir., and family, of Manchester, N.
H., have arrived in the city and, will
occupy Mr.. Morrison's house on Pat
terson street for few weeks vaca-
tiCn.
The Tourist club with their hus-
bands and gentlemen friends, held a
picnic at Ben amin'S Falls last even
ing and afterwards went to Dewey
Park, where they joined another party
and enjoyed a very pleasant evening
in dancing.
At special meeting Of the Hook
and Ladder Company held last night
it was voted to buy new green uni
forms. The original choice Of color
was brown, but being unable to get
this color the meeting last night
changed it to green.
Several Of the young ladies of this
city entertained their young gentle
men friends at picnic supper at Ben
jamn's Falls last evening. At 8
O'Clock they went to Dewey Park
where they danced for about two
hours, Byron Smith furnishing music
on the piano. 1t was a very enjoy-
able affair.
The supreme court handed down
yesterday Its decision in the case of
Benjamin A. Baylow VS.. the Union
Casualty and Surety Co. This was
an action brought in the city court of
Barre to recover weekly indemnity
Of $40 week on policy of accident
insurance where the plaintiff recover
ed judgement against the insurance
company of $50. The defendant COM
pany took an appeal to the supreme
court where the case. was tried last
May. That court holds that the de-
cision in the city court of Barre was
wrong and gives a judgement for the
defendant. Brigham and Wishart
were attorneys for plaintiff, and e.