Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-18
CITY NEWS
Caught on the Pencil Points by The
Telegram Reporters.

uOnlSnu.
G. l.. Currier was in Bradford on
business yesterday.
A. N. Holman of Randolph was in
the city yesterday on business.
The third degree at the meeting Of
Granite lodge, f. and A. NJ, tomor-
row evening.
Judge C. L. Lathrop Of Williams
town was in the city on business yes
terday afternoon.
Frank A. Hutchinson is quite i'll
and confined to his room. DR..
Worthen is attending him.
A large number of young people
from this city enjoyed a slcighing
party to Plaintield last evening.
William Gill, who has been visiting
in the city for few days, returned to
his home in st. Johnsbury today.
John Harding left yesterday for
Berlin Falls, n. H., called there by
by the serious illness of his mother.
The South Barre Dramatic club are
to present the four act drama at the
Universalst chapel, Jan. 10Th and
Goth.
Miss Patterson who has been visiting
relatives in the city for several weeks,
expects to return to her home in st.
Johnsbury today.
In the hearing yesterday of state
VS.. Charles Jerd for obtaining goods
under false pretences, the respondent
was discharged by Justice Fay,
A new typewriter has been added
to the equipment at the local Western
Union Telegraph Office so that all
messages will be typewriter in the
future.
George Thornton, who has been laid
up for the past two months and hall
as the result of having broken three
bones in his foot, returned to work on
his truck team yesterday.
Isaac Johnston will remain in the
city the remainder of the week and
will leave Monday for Plattsburgh, n.
Y, to enter upon the duties of his
new position in the United States
Hotel.
The turkey supper given last night
by the Ladies Union Of the Universe
list church, was a great success. Both
the patrons and the hOstesscS were
highly satisfied for the former enjoyed
a most excellent feast and the latter
reaped good financial result.
Queen of the Forest Circle, c. of f.,
will hold their second sannual ball in
Armory hall on Friday evening, Feb.
,. The ladies who attend are request
ed to wear calico and to leave with
the doorkecper upon entering the hall
an envelope containing tie made
from the same material. Two prizes
will be awarded the two ladies whose
calico made gowns are judged the best
in style and fit. The judges will be
chosen from disinterested parties after
opening the ball. Ladies tickets, Zoe.
Mems tickets, soc. Music will be fur
nished be Bruce & lsabelle's orches'
ira. oo
Charles w. ChaSe'S dramatic yer-
sion of "Quo VadiS," the master
work of Henryk Sienkisewiez. the
Polish romancer. which will be pro-
duced at the Barre opera house Jan.
9th. must rank as one of the i'm
portant productions of the season
The wonderful popularity of the book,
the strength of the cast which is tt
enact the play, the inevitable com
parison with " Ben Hur," which, as
dramatic spectacle, has just beer
triumphantly presented at the Broad
way theatre in New York-both plays
dealing with the birth of Christian
ity and both being of semi-religiou
characteristic promise of a splendit
setting for the actors to play in, al
tend to make this an event. Man
ager Alden Benedict has spared ne
expense in putting the drama on the
stage, and hopes to win a triumph
with it's production. Scenically the
play is interesting, eight scenes hay
ing been built for its illustration.