Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-08-13

CITY NEWS

Calling Ou lTlcHuS uOudy'
Charles Kirkland returned Satur-
day night from Norfolk, Conn.
T. II. Cave Jr. is assisting II. X.
Bush for few days in business mat
tiers.
II. A. Rugg returned this morning
from Dover. n. H., and other New
England points.
Neil McKeever left this morning
for Winslow, p g., to remain a month
on vacation.
Miss Lillian Gordon, who has been
i'll at Berlin Pond, is much improved
and gaining daily.
W. Anderson went to Burlington
today to bring back his wife who was
in the hospital there,
G. S. Ropes, S. E. Ropes, and Jas.
GrearSon of East Barre left this morn
ing for Northtield, Mass.
NJ. Nelson, John Nelson and James
Brown went to St. Johnsbury Satur-
day to attend the funeral of Mr..
Roach.
A. e. Wood, a travelling hardware
salesman from Boston, visited with his
brother-in-l law, f. O. Marion, over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. L. Julian re-
turned Saturday night from Il two
weeks vacation in northern New
York state.
Arthur Moore began two weeks
vacation from the Globe clothing store
today. He has gone to the Catholic
Summer School at Cliff Haven, Ny.
James Hopkins, George Robinson,
Bert Robinson, Van McAlliSter and
VIM. Hunter of Wiliamstown left for
a weeks fishing at Camp Martin, near
Milton.
Tickets for the Union excursion on
Wednesday may be obtained of w. M.
Hayward, Earl Lewis, w. N. Grear-
son, d. C. Jones, c. w. Perry or L.
c. Plaisted for the Baptis's
Ed Fuller of Montp li}r, whose
house was said to have been qllaran-
tined for small poX, wishes it to be an
nounced through this paper that the
house has not been quarantined.
During the thunder storm Saturday
night lightning struck Dan McFar-
lands boarding. house at Granitcville,
ripping off a few clapboards and Civ
ing several of the occupants Il Slight
shock.
The Sunday school of the Presby
terrain church held a very successful
picnic Saturday. The young folks en-
joycd themselves hugely until the
rain came and gave them thorough
drenching.
The sale of tickets for the United
Societies picnic Wednesday, Aug. -,
is reported by the different commit
tees selling, to be ahead of last year.
This excursion is bound to be one of
the best of the season.
Next Tuesday evening att O'Clock
the Young Peoples Association will
give reception to the pastor Rev. It.
ii. Mitchell. All members and adj
herents Of the church are cordially
invited. The curbing for the TRAN
gular piece of land in front of the
church has arrived and will be placed
as soon as possible. 1t is understood
the Ladies of the Civic Federation
will beautify it.
The community was saddcncd to
learn of the death Sunday afternoon,
at 3.04 O'Clock, of Hattie Durham,
wife Of II. w. Durkce, at the age Of
80 years. She was one of the most
admirable women in Barre, and her
death will cause many to mourn.
Among the near relatives she leaves,
besides husband, arc two sons,
Maurice and Murrie, a sister, Mrs. }.
w. Gordon, and two brothers, Tom
and Harry Dunham. Prayer will be
held at the house at Clark street at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. The ord
err of the Eastern Star, of which the
deceased was a member, will conduct
services at the grave. Interment in