Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-18
CITY NEWS

Nelson B. Ballard has returned
from a visit in Boston.
Constable w. II. Buchanan has re-
turned from Rutland.
The Italian people held a picnic
yesterday in Townsend's woods.
John a. Cross of Mortified was in
the city Saturday on business.
The regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen will lie Eeld tomorrow
night.
DR.. Stephen Davis of Salem, Mass,
is visiting relatives in the city for a
few days.
Miss Lena Rooney and Grace Nc
Sorley spent Sunday at their home in
st. Adams.
George L. Lane formerly of Mont
pelier now OF Boston is visiting friends
here for few days.
Thomas Cashen and w. Sleeth have
secured positions in Hardwick and
are now working there.
N. S. Love and Miss Maud Whit
comb attended the funeral of the late
Susie Chase at Bethel yesterday.
DR.. +. M. Lynde has returned from
Tufts College, Mass, where he has
been attending commencement.
A. d. Morse and family are to leave
Wednesday for Old Orchard Beach,
Maine, to remain until the middle of
September.
Harry Jeffords, who has been quite
sick with pneumonia at his home on
Maple avenue, is improving.
George IIuntley of Evansburg, Pa,
in the Alleghaney Mountains, is Wis.,
iting his sister, Mrs. Asa Harrington,
for a few weeks.
Charles II. Campbell purchased"two
fine shoateS at the Nichols sale Satur-
day. Monsieur Holt brought them to
Barre yesterday.
AFRO II. Nichols of Williamstown
sold all his personal property Satur-
day. A good attendance and fair prl-
ces were the order of the day. II. A.
Rugg auctioneer.
Arrangements are being made by
the propretors of the Trotting Park,
Messrs. Rugg & Campbell, for base
ball game July 4th. 1t will be be-
tween the St. Adams and kilograms.
The entries for the June trotting
meet the 9th and 2sth of this month
to be held at the Trotting Park, will
close Tuesday, the Goth, at II p. m.
IIorsemen take notice.
Alex Milne rode to Berlin Pond on
his wheel yesterday but he walked
home all of the way, except that part
of it which he traversed on his face
while he was carrying the wheel on
his back.
Andrew johnson and Augusta
Erickson were married Saturday
morning at the home of the brides
parents. They left for their honey
moon on the 3.05 train Saturday for
Burlington and points in New York
state.
The two year old son of Dwight
Cutler strolled away from his home
on Spaulding street yesterday after
noon and was picked up by members
of the Salvation Army in front OF
Miles new block. They turned him
over to officer L. N. Gauthier who
soon delivered him up to the mother
who came rushing down Washington
street looking for him.
1t is a source of much regret to
many loyal citizens to see that horses
are permitted to gnaw the bark from
the trees which grow up from near
the curb stone and serve as shade
trees for the city park. Measures
should be taken to prevent this, 9TH
erwise those trees will soon be dead.
Many complaints are being made
that the sprinkling cart always man
ages to get to the hydrant at the
Square just as the people are hurrying
to church Sunday morning. If this
could he avoided the ladies would like
it very much, as they are obliged to
pick their way through the mud, oc-
casiOncd by the amount of water re-
Gently allowed to flow.