Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-24

The Citizens Railroad committee
are urged 10 be present at the city
council chamber on Thursday evening
at 7 o'clock sharp for the purpose Of
efecting an organization. Tne Mont
pelier committee, 1t is expected viii
come up at o'cock for the purpose
Of having a general conference.
At the meeting OF the Green Noun
tain Ledge Of M lnchester Unity Odd
Fellows last evening the following Of
ticers were elected: N. G., David
Joll; V G., John Martinson; p. S..
Hayes Bassett: h. s George Young,
IT,, VIM Richie These otll)er' wilA
be installed on the evening Of Jan. Ii
A mid light mass will be celebrated
trik at St Mo,icd s church b, Rev.
p. M. McKenna.
John Hanncn has returned from
New York CITY.
The Cresc nts made il three str light
last evening when they bo~led the
Gran te Cit, on Il e A. ID Morse al
leys in league bowling contest. The
scores were: Crescents, 1927 and
1888, total, 23l6: Granite Citys, ESQ.,
500 and $50, total, 2037.
The B4ptist Sunday school viii
nave it's annual Christmas tree this
evening at The church vasvry.
The election of officers as we'll as
work in the third degree will take
place at the meeting Of Hiawatha
Lodge of Odd Fellows Thursday even
ing and 50 a fun attendan e is request
ed. PILLS
Minnehaha Encampment, I. o. O.
F., elected these officers last evening /:
c.. P, M M. Gordon; II. p, O. f..
Balch; w j. A. Long; j. w., II. S.
Wilkin; S James Campbell; T., e. F.
Smith.
Tne ladies of the Congree ationai
church will omit their usual meet
ing tomorrow, as it is Christmas day
The next social will be held the Sec
end Wednesday in January. The la
dies will provide the food for the New
Years dinner without solicitation as
usual.
special meeting of the ladies'
Union of the Universalist church was
held yesterday to fiji vacancies made
by several of the ladies being unable
to attend to the duties assigned
them. The following officers are nov
in force for the coming year. execu-
tive committee, Mrs. G. f. Quigley,
Mrs. A. G. Slayton, Mrs. G. W. Blan-
chard, Mrs. e. l.. Sampson End Mrs
, A. G. Brown: chairman, Mrs. William
Goodwin: secretary, MIS-. c. +. Camp:
treasurer, Mrs. s. II. Forsythe; collec-
tor, Mrs. Alex Bruce; charity commit
tee, Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. E. II Holm
, es and Mrs. O, D. Shurtlef1: visiting
, committee. Mrs. O. H. Hale, Mrs. G.
f F. Camp and Mrs. G. W. Steele.
St. Elizabeth Chapter will meet
with Mrs. f. B. Mudgett Thursday
= rfternoon at O'Clock.
Vincitia Lodge X. Of p, will work
q the third rank at the meeting tonlght.
! The nomination CT officers will take
place.
At the Baptist church this evening
!. the Traditional Christmas trees WIZ
II bear their burden OF gifts. The child
e rem OF the Sunday school will present
). the cantata, "Santa Claus" by w.
q Howard Doane. All members OF the
II congregation and friends OF the ch,a
is dren a~e invited to be present. T!tt
k exercises will commence at O'Clock
# At the meeting of Court Granite
% >iryF of A., Thursday evening the
a election of officers will take place.
+. PITTS
u St. Johns Court G. @. f will elect
A. officers at it's meeting Friday evening
AZ 2l7-1S
!, There is a threatened shortage Of
soft coal in this city. More thai
enough to supply the demand hal
been shipped but it is asserted thu
railroads have claimed their usua
>, perogative and seized all that they de
~ % sired for their own use.
er Mr.. ard Mrs. W. G. Nye OF Eas
:. Barre left last night for Potsdam, N
in y, to spend Christmas. They will
m return Saturday
le Miss Stella w. Mayo Of Waltham
Mass, is spending the holidays will
ed her sister, Mrs H. 3. Brooks.
~ AS result of giving Guy Mann>r
- ing' last week the Clan Gordon Dram
e.. attic Club now have deficit Of abou
VI $40 staring them in the face In
40 PLAY was Us well presented as on
eu could ask for, hut much expense wa
!. incurred in putting it on as it ough
~ to have been. The patronage of tn
60 people was not sufficient to give none
AZ enough to meet the heavy expense
~ incurred. As result the club Wi
10 ~ probably have to 60 down in the ow
!" pockets to make up this amount.