Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-09

The regular meeting of the school
commissioners is postponed for one
week.
Little Beatrice Callaghan, who mas
been quite ill for a few days, is no"
improving.
Mr., and Mrs. George Tilden nave
returned from visit in BrooKleld
and Mortified.
Bert Bishop spent Sunday with MS
parents in the city and returned 10
Burlington yesterday.
The Firemens' clubs annual concert
and dance takes place on the evening
of Jan. 18th. Don't miss it.
TAYLOR Parker, who is in Montpelier
Jail, is reported to be losing his mlho'
The city fathers are trying to devise
some mean for his release.
FIG. Rowland of the National Bank
of Barre has received supply OF the
LAFAYETTE Dollars, for which he mas
received several orders. They are a
very handsome coin.
The funeral of the infant son or
Mr.and Mrs. H.W. WhitcOmb is to be
held from the house on North Main
street at 100 tomorrow afternoon,
the Rev. Ellie X. NJ. Jones ofliciat'
ing.
People from adjoining towns claim
that if Barre merchants or Barre
city would erect line of hitching
posts the trade from the surrounding
towns would be increased twenty t1ve
per cent.
BE sure and join in the grand march
at the Barre F'iremen's ball Jan. 18th
George Wilder has written special
music for it, calling the march Barre
Firemen. Prof. George Elmore ar
ranged the music.
The National Bank of Barre held
it's 9th annual meeting at its bank
ing rooms today, and reelected the
old board of directors as follows: B..
W. Braley, president; Geo. W. Lynde,
vice president: j. Nj. Perry, George
Rowland, l.. A. Gale, S. ID. Allen. f..
G.. Rowland was elected cashier, and
d. p. Town, assistant.
The commissioners in the road cas-
cs of Odgers, Hunter, Ritchie and
stephens VS. city of Barre have found
damages for each one of the petition
ers, which the city is called upon to
pay, for the widening of Beckley
street. W. W. Lapoint appeared for
all the petitioners and City Attorney
Barney for the city.
Geo. |. Beckett of Williamstown
was in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Williams are in
Burlington on business today.
w. B. Jores returned this morning
from a three weeks visit at his home
in Utica, N. Y.
The Beckley street school had to be
closed this morning on account of the
cold weather and the impossibility of
sufficiently heating the building.
Donald Smith left this morning for
a short business trip to New York in
the interests of his granite business.
At the meeting of the Uniform
Rank knights of Pythias, held last
night, the following officers were
elected: G. NJ. Wiley, captain: j. f.
Smith, first lieutenant; and w. c.
Odds, second lieutenant.
The name of e. e. Perry is men
toned as candidate for Second Con-
stable.
Who is to be next Mayor? is the
burning question of the hour.
Miss Kate Gilbert returned to her
home in Mortified this noon.
Montpelier people have come to
HOOK upon Barre's opera house as one
OF lhelr own possessions and ask as
anXlouSly for the next attraction as
do the Barre people.
Hose Company No. 3 holds it's regu-
lar monthly meeting this evening.
II. e. Lucas ticket agent at the
local NJ. & W. r. r. r., office left this
morning for Burlington where he is to
take a course of treatment at the
Mary Fletcher hospital. His place is
being taken by T. r. Mills.
+. A. Duffy is expected to return
tonight from Syracuse, N. Y, where
he has been visiting relatives for the
past few weeks.
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