Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-05
Mrs. T.. n. Prescott is on the sick

There is to be meeting OF the Il.
c. n. L. tonight.
Miss Jennie Turner is recovering
from a weeks illness with tonsilitis.
Miss Nellie Whelan of Montpelier
spent Sunday with Miss Matte Price.
Miss Lillian Rogers, who is teach
ing in Plainiield, visited in the city
Saturday.
The Philomathians will hold So
cial at the home of Mrs. o. II. Hale
next Wednesday evening.
The Doheney school teacher case
has been continued until next Satur-
day, when it will surely be heard
DR.. Freeman A. Durkee of New
Hampshire. is in the city to attend
the funeral of the late G. b. Durkce.
The $40 train on the c. ", was 20
minutes late going out this morning.
and it was necessary to use two en-
gines.
Miss Kate Shermerhorn did not 60
to attend the Brechin child as intend
ed and as announced in this paper
Saturday.
Miss Flora kilby returned yesterday
from Williamstown, where she has
been for a short visit to the VIM
cheSterS.
This morning was good time to
use that new snow pillow which the
city council wisely voted to purchase
at the last meeting.
Allen & Gates candy maker is
in Montpelier this week, to pull candy
for the Co. H., fair, which begins at
the Montpelier Armory tonight.
DR.. Willis of Boston and DR.. With
ell of Montreal, who have been visit
ing the family of J. n. Wilson, have
returned to their respective homes.
The committee in charge of the
private dance have decided not to have
the extra entertainment at this
weeks dance, but will have it later.
A. J. Norton and G. S. Wallace
were in Burlington Saturday to attend
a convention of the northern Vermont
agents of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co.
The February number of The Yer
monter is just out and is devoted to a
Washington memorial, dealing with
his life and surroundings, and his con-
nection with the Green Mountain
Boys.
Miss Margaret Bailey of Waterbury,
who has been visiting friends in this
city since Saturday, will spend the
remainder of the week with her par
entS in st. Johnsbury.
Word has been received here from
Miss Hattie L. Mahuron at her home
in Waitstield announcing the death of
her father on account of whose illness
she was called home last week.
The town of Cassclton, No. Oak
otah, where G. S. Putnam, a former
Barre man now lives, was recently
visited by the most disastrous fire in
it's history. The town was nearly
wiped out of existence.
II. f. Lucas had an operation per-
formed Saturday at the Mary Fletcher
hospital. -Four gall stones were re-
moved and he is now getting along
very well, but it is likely to be some
time before he will be able to resume
his position us ticket agent at the
local M. & w. office.
The city council held a special ses-
sion on Saturday night mainly for the
purpose of receiving those of the city
reports that were ready. The follow
ing annual reports were read and
accepted for the perusal of the audi
tors: The reports of the city attorney,
overseer of the poor, superintendent
of streets and the liquor agent. A
resolution was read relating to the
laying out of new street from Park
street to Washington street. A reso-
luton was read once relating to the
purchase of new snow pillow. 1t was
accepted and adopted. A resolution
was passed ordering the payment of
$35 to Mary e. Reid for land pur-
chased by the city. 1t was voted that
the city council attend in a body the
funeral of the late Ex-Alderman Giles
b. Durkee.
II. G. Jones and w. f. Cummings
in the employ of Smith, Whitcomb e.
Cook, of this city, have recently in
vented belt power stone surface cut
ting machine, which they have had
in operation some two months past at
the stone shed of A. j. Young. 1t
proves to be a machine of great merit,
is simply constructed, requiring but
little power to run it. 1t does away
with the air compressor and machin-
cry now used, which lessons the OK