Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-09
CITY news
CAUGHT on the Pencil Points by The
Telegram Reporters.

weeks illness.
Torrance McKane has gone to White
River Junction.
The school commissioners hold theil
regular meeting this evening.
Fred IIassctt is on the sick list, be-
ing threatened with pneumonia.
The train due here at GAO on the G.
V. last evening was an hour late.
John f. Smith was in South Rye
gate ON granite business yesterday.
A long distance telephone was put
in at Mortimer & Campbcll's yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. b. Ainsworth OF
Danvillc are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. f.
NJ. Wheeler.
I. n. Wheeler of the Iowa Monn-
ment Co. of Des Moincs, Iowa, is in
the city on business.
The newly elected iicers Of the re.
I. p. A. will be installed at the meet
ing to be held Thursday evening.
The Burns anniversary committee
will meet with Frank Merchant to-
morrow evening at O'Clock.
Miss Lillian Bush has resumed her
duties as stenographcr in d. r. Bis
bee S Office after a weeks vacation.
The average registration of the
thermometers in the city this morning
was about 10 degrees below zero.
Charles Longrcn returned last night
from Worcester, Mass. where he has
been to attend the funeral of his moth
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cunningham
of Montreal are in the city. The for
mer was once an alderman in Mon
treal.
Nincitia Lodge No. 10 inStalls Off
GERS for the ensuing year at the meet
ing this evening. a large attendance
is desired.
I.Rch Kent of Calais, d graduate of
Goddard Seminary and Tufts College
is one of the editors OF the Youths
Companion.
The New England Telephone Co.
put new long distance telephone into
f. G. Willisons wholesale granite
office yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Corskic returned
from short bridal tour to Boston and
have taken up their residence at II
Park Avenue.
Miss McLam one of the teachers in
the Spaulding high school was I'M
able to resume herdutics yesterday on
account of illness.
The annual banquet and ball to be
given by the local Fircmen's Club will
surpass all events Of a similar nature
in the past in this city.
Earl Cutler who has been at his
home in Cutler Corners for the week
on account of illness returned to his
duties in II. f. Cutters livery stable
this morning.
+. +. Fletcher of Gardiner, Mass.
who was formerly in the photograph
business here, has been stopping at II.
A. Riggs for the past few days. lie
returned home yesterday.
The city auditors will begin tomor-
row their annual duty of inspecting
the books of the various city depart
ments, beginning with the CITY engin
eer and water works superintendent.
The street departron did a GOOD
job sanding sidewalks in most sections.
but Merchant street from North Main
to summer seems to have escaped their
notice. If any one desires a broken
1eck or back we would advise them to
take a stroll there.
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week seemed to try and get as far
below the zero mark as possibl
friday and Saturday were much
warmer and Sunday we had Janua-
y thaw and rain that damaged the
leishing in the city.
No matter if a person lives fifty
niles from Barre, it will pay them
0 note the "ads" in the TELEGRAM
nd come here and secure some of
ne bargains they announce. And
armers bring your produce here to
1arket it, it will be money in your
Ocket.
e. s. Curriers' engineering corps,
no are surveying the VI. & w. R.R.,
cigars on Henry Smith yester- :
ay' who, in spite of the chilly wind,
lrew his hat at passing crow, while !
he train was running at full speed.
e bought the ciUars and a ,,o,y hat d