Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-01
PLAiNFIELD.

PLAINFlELD.
II. S. Parks was in Barre Satur-
day.
John and viii Sharcy are having
their usual good luck fishing for
trout.
A fine marble monument was set
last week on Nelson Il. Morse S family
lot by c. A. Smith, of Montpelier.
Ezekiel Skinner has been grading
and otherwise improving the looks Of
the grounds around his wileS house
in the village.
The base ball nine of ''kids" that
60 BY the misleading name Of "Plain-
field Giants" played the North Mont
pelier small boys ON the lattcr's
grounds Decoration day.
The Winooski Valley ball club beat
the M. II. S., Of Montpelier, Saturday
on the home ground by score of "a
to 81.
The Rebekahs initiated four new
members, Mrs. A. +. FoSs, Chester
Sanborn and Hans f'rcdcrickson and
wife, at the last meeting Of the chap
ter.
Fred Perrin was in Montpelier Sat
urday.
e. V. Duke decided Saturday to
Mrs. Amanda Batchcdcr strip of
land 10 feet wide the length of the
east side Of her lot.
-Four were baptisod Sunday morn
ing and were taken into the Methodist
church on probation.
Elmer st. John is visiting his par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Clement st. John.
During the summer the hour for
evening prayer meeting at the M. +.
church is from 1870 to $3.50 p. m. The
League meeting commences at G:45
p. m.
Sol. Bartlctt's team made things
lively for short time Thursday by
running away and leaving the wagon
scattered rather promiscuously about
the village. No one was hurt and no
great damage done.
Mrs. S. S. Smith is in Barre for
few days.
C. A. Bartlett has not as yet got
moved to the parsonage as the society
have not finished papering.
George IIoughton, of Morrisvllc,
visited Fred Perrin last week.
Mr.. Chase will commence his labors
for the Congregational society next
Sunday.
Don't fight flies, but keep cool and
comfortable by lifting your doors and
windows with screens from G. A. Bar
tell & Co. S store.
The liquor agency question which
for some weeks past has been an open
question for arr umcnt was acted up
on Saturday at the special town meet
ing called for the purpose. The vote
was by ballot the box being kept open
from 9 a. m. to l2m. and when count
ed showed the result to be - for re-
tanning and 90 for abolishing. The
vote was almost the full vote Of the
town and should settle the question
for the future.
Blanche, a young daughter of Il.
b. Batchcldcr, was taken with an at
tack of diphthcrla last week while
attending school in the village. She
was taken to her home and DR.. w.
F. LaZelle was summoned Friday.
Or. w. Il. Lazellc of Barre was called
to see the patient and administer the
,antitoxin. The little girl is much
better and it is thought will make
rapid recovery to health.
c. H. White, who has taught the
in Barre Friday to meet the school
board of that city in regard to a
position in their school, and Saturday
he went to Walden to visit his father
The Misses Julia Fisher and
Flora Atkins, the other teachers in
the village spent Sunday at their
homes IN Cabot.
DR.. G. r. Chandler of Mo .oeier,
was called to town Saturday to see
Mrs. L. j. kcnniSton who has been
in poor health for some weeks at the
home of her son, II. A. Remission.
+. G. I!oyt severely wrcnchcd one
of his arms in saving himself from a
fall last Wednesday. lie was ut work
painting Oh house ard in some way
Slipped and would have fallen if he
had not caught hold of the chimney
until he could regain his standing.
The arm has been very Stiff and lame
since and Mr. IIoyt has been obliged
to tnlo :, vnaatipn