Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-20

| CITY NEWS
A partition is being built in the
basement Of the city hall today for
the superintendent Of water works
room.
Mrs. Frank jackson of Plainfield is
caring for the sick ones in Frank AL.
lens family.
Miss Alma Clough of Washington,
was in the city yesterday calling on
friends.
Deputy Sheriff Nichols Of Williams
town was in the city on business yes
terday.
Miss Carrie Draper left last night
for Randolph to remain over Sunday.
Miss Wealthy Goodwin has gone to
Mortified to spend Sunday.
A. d. Morse returned from Brook
field last night.
Bishop Earl Cranston, D. D., L. L..
D., who is presiding at the Vermont
M. E., conference at Lyndonville,
will lecture at the Seminary chapel,
Montpelier, on Tuesday evening Apr.
%, at 7 30 on "The Cross and the
Dragon" There will be no admis-
sion fee and the public is cordially in.
vited to be present. Sd.
Mrs. E. B. Whitaker returned last
night from Boston where she has
been for the past week to attend the
Women's Club convention.
Water Superintendent Currier Is
making preparations today for put
Ting in the city water system at the
Elmwood cemetery.
John MCGOWAN arrived yesterday
from Boston. Miss Bessie Griffin re-
turned from the Hub in his company.
Miss Ella Norton returned home
from Brookdeld yesterday afternoon.
PAINT YOUR BUGGY FOR IS CENTS
With Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint,
ready for use: 10 colors. Gives a
high gloss equal to new. Sold by
Reynolds s. Son.
The following are the newly elected
officers Of Sanctuary Granite City
Shepherds Of America: P, Chas. A.
Londgren; P, Oscar Burgh; T, Peter
AL xander; F S, Henry Premier: R S,
James Veale; LIST A. W. s. Brink; End
A, Andrew Knutson; X, E. D. Gil
ley; ] R, B. A. Bylow. These officers
will be installed May 2, by Deputy
Joseph Yule.
Prof. Avery returned last night
from a business trip to Rochester.
One Of the aldermen is quoted a.
saying that the police would be re-
quired to follow all express teams
loaded with beer barrels for the pur
pose of seeing where the "bo0ze" Ii
delivered. This would certainly keeI
all the regular and most Of the specta
police on the Jump from morning I'M
til night.
Last evening Miss Bessie Bell cele
brated her sixth birthday by enter
tanning few of her little friends al
her home on South Warren street
At four O'Clock the young people ar
rived, bringing with them many pref
ty as we'll as useful presents. Aftel
an hour spent in playing games they
were invited into the dining room
and swere served with sandwiches
cake, bananas and candy, by Miss
Annie Bell. The birthday cake, or
which was the word Bessie, was cut
IN such a manner that each child re.
ceived part of one of the letters.
After supper they returned to the Sit
Ting room where another very enjoy
able hour was spent. At seven The
guests ha1e their hostess goodnight.
vARNISH MAKES DEVICES vARN!SA
Floor Paint cost Be. more a quart,
makes it look brighter and wear fully
twice as long as cheaper floor paints.
Sold by Reynolds & Son.
There was a very lively time at the
beer spilling bee which officers Stay ton
and Jones conducted at the rear of the
city hall yesterday afternoon. One OF
the U V. M. boys from Burlington
thought it would be good chance to
get a free drink, SO he stepped up to a
barrel that had just been opened and
held his little pitcher IN the cloud of
Gre amy froth which was kissing from
the bunghole. just then someone
moved the barrel rather suddenly and
the boy from the Queen City had more
beer than he really needed. 1t is
feared that his mother will smell it
on his clothes when he gets home. Sew
eral small kids whose curiosity was ex.
ceedingly large, also got all that was
coming to them, and several adult men,
bers of the audience had to make quick
time when "spouter" was headed
their way. Someone mixed full bar
rel in with the emplier, and Office
Jones unsuspectingly started to roll
it back into the basement. The crowd
put up "a "holler" and he brought ii
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