Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-19
CRY NEWS

Frank H. Brown Of Burr's jewelry
store, left yesterday for weeks stay
with relatives In Pittsfeld, N. h.
Vincent Bates has been elected cap
tain OF the Seminary basket ball team
and William Sparks manager. 1t Is
expected that games will be arranged
with teams from nearby towns.
The additional story on the ell of
the Park House block is going up in
true "boOm town" style. 1t must be
a little frosty driving nails on the out
side today.
Messrs. Barry and Badger are In
New York purchasing goods for their
new furniture store. Everything In
the house furnishing line will be found
in this up-to-date establishment for the
homes Of their customers. They will
have a department for framing pic
lures, department for fancy goods,
and also their undertaking DEPART
ment. They expect to be ready for
business on Feb. 1st.
The different characters have been
selected for the Ladies Minstrels and
rebearsals are going on finely. Six
ladies' will act as enc women, three
to play bones, and three tamborines,
and they are having quite q time
wrestling with these soul stirring in
struments. A brand new melody
overture will be used In which there
is lots of singing and playing. About
As prominent ladies will take part
and nothing will be left undone to
make the Ladies Minstrels a grand
success. A decided novelty In the
olio will be a pickaninny act by Is
little children in black face and regu-
lar southern darkey style. One Of
the most attractive features will be
a grand cake walk by five couple hav-
ing entirely different steps from the
others, at which three of the most
prominent society ladies will act as
referees.
Barre Council X. of c., held a card
party and dance last night which was
one of the most enjoyable ever held.
At s O'Clock there we're 20 tables play
ing cards which was continued until
$50 when refreshments were served.
Grand knight D. M. Miles and
Mrs. Miles led the grand march In
which Is couple joined which was
signal for a continuance OF dancing
until the small hours of the morning.
The Diamond Bros. minstrel show,
the most popular minstrel troupe on
the road, will appear at the opera
house next Wednesday night.
The cemetery commissioners have
appointed JuStuS Ketchum as Superin-
tendent of the Elmwood cemetery.
The young woman's Tourist Club
will meet with Mrs. Abbott Monday
afternoon, Jan. 81 at 2.30.
The friends of Herman Houston
are mentioning him as candidate for
alderman from ward 3.
Del M. Towne left yesterday for st.
Johnsbury. He was accompanied by
bis daughter, Mrs. B. F. Kicker, with
whom he will spend the winter.
Miss Belle Mitchell was expected to
arrive yesterday afternoon from Tor
onto, to visit her brother, the Rev. T.
Fl. Mitchell, for some months. She
did not come, however, but will be
here today.
Tomorrow is the day for promotions
in the Universalist Sunday School and
all the teachers and pupils are request
ed to be ia their places promptly at
IL o'clock.
The Crescents bowled against the
National Life team at Montpelier last
night and defeated them in three
straight games by about 200 pins.
Deputy Sheriff w. G. Jackson Of
West Topsham was in the city yes
terday.
Bert Briggs has returned from Wor-
ceSter, Mass.
Miss Inez Mcdonald arrived in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. e. Moody is i'll with the
grip, az Is also Mrs. j. T. Wheelock.
TO RENTA tenement of eight large rooms
and bath, now occupied by W. X. Wholley on
Prospect Street. good barn on premises.
Inquire, 80 Pro .pect Street 235tf