Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-07-20
CITY NEWS

MISS ITdce T1GTrlnRCOn drIlVtu III
this city this morning from Princeton,
ILL.,, for a visit wit her h un lie and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Harrington
Hiram Brissett and Christian john.
son of Washington we're in the oily TO-
day On business.
Robert Longmore of G a%nitevills is
expected t return today from Leeds,
P. c., where he went to attend the
funeral Of his mother.
Fl. Fl Baxter is ex pc cted to return
this evening from Buffalo, N. \.
Mrs. s. A. McCJrkle of Fort NJ adj
son, oWd, arrived thiS m >rning tor a
visit with her son. Clyde McC0rkle,
whom she has not seen for nine years.
Owing to the transformer at the
Car barn being burned Il the street
Cars have been stalled since 9.l6
this morning and it is not known how
soon tuey can be started up again.
Miss Bina Bracken will leave NJ N
day for her annual vacation from the
Combination Cash Store and will
spend the time at her home in Bur
lington and vicinity.
H. D. Segel returned this morning
from Boston.
There will be a sociable Wednesday
evening In X. Of p, hall. Watch for
further notice
Rugg & Campbell announce a six
days racing meet for Old Home Week
Aug. 18th to 18th, with purses and
special prizes amounting tc $40, 900.
The clases SIS are the 2 30, 2,40, 2 33,
2.2S, 2.24, 2.2l, 2 10, ZIG, PIP, 2 0S,
2 80, 2.34. 2 70. "a, 2.ls aud a
grand free for all. The entries close
Saturday August 3.
superintendent of Streets Ne'son
expec S to practically finish the wor k
on the two foot drain he has been
putting in under the French block to
the river this evening. The drain has
been made out Of two-foot sewer pipe
and is as large as any in the
city. 1t was built to take away al
the surface water h Vt runs down On
to No tn Main St, from Washington
st., every tim there is ID neayy shower
or rain.
Work will be completed this even
on the foundation FIR the new laundry
building that Mrs. l. A. II Jughton is
to erect on the site OF the one recent.
ly burned. The carpenters expect to
begin work on the building Monday
morning. Y. E. Wood has done the
work on the foundations and done it
we'll.
The Salvation Army will hold 3
meeting next Monday evening at
Graniteville.
Mrs. Ellen Sanborn and Mrs. Walter
Smith lert this morning for Burling-
ton.
A New York manager has made
arrangements to produce w. W. La
point 5 new western drama "Pet Of
the Prairies" this next fall, making
two OF MI. Lapoint's pieces that will
be played next season.
The local Salvation Army is hold.
ing a picnic today at Dewey Park.
b. F. Bowman, Vermont agent of
the Central Vermont, vas 10 the city
last evening on business.
Miss Mertie Pease lest this morning
for a visit In ~Jonesville.
Miss Bessie Spear left this morning
for St. Adams.
The Central Vermont engineers
we're Ia the city this morning making
a survey OF the railroad yard.
Miss Alta Worthen has gone to
Waterbury.
All those members OF Court Granite
City, +. OF A., who are interested in
forming a tug of war team to COM
pct at tue annual clan picnic Aug.
10, are requested to meet az Forrest
er's hall Saturday evening. I'd
Rev. Ellie K. NJ. Jones leaves this
afternoon Tor Burlingt n to preach IT,
morrow at Queen CITY Park, in ex.
change with Rev. J. j. Lewis.
L l. Cole Will spend Sunday With
b. W. Hooker and family at Green's
boro Pond.
Ezekiel Drew returned yesterday
from Elgin, H., and a visit to the Pan.
American Exposition at Buffalo.
The delivery wagon Of j. e Rodney
got caught in the Car tracks On South
Main street yesterday afternoon, with
The RESULT that a wheel Was taken of
and a load Ut vegetables was spilled
into the street.
F. w. Stanyao left this afternoon
for Wentworth, N. H., to spend Sun
day.
On account of the electric cars not
running many Of the Foreign Masons
went on the Don train to the picnic
at Highland Grove.
Mrs. D. P. Towne and Mrs. F. S.
Williams will return this evening
from Highgate Springs.