Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-14
CITY NEWS.

for their annual Christmas vacation OF
three weeks.
Miss Alma Heath OF Lisbon, N. H.,
Is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Geo.
w. Parks.
The Misses Carrie and Fannie
Draper left on the $40 train yester-
day afternoon for their home in Ran
dolph to spend their vacation.
Goddard Seminary closed yesterday
for its annual Christmas vacation Of
two weeks.
L. B. johnson Of the Randolph Her
aid and News paid the TELEGRAM
Office pleasant visit yesterday after
noon.
Henry Willis is reported as very sick
with typhoid fevor.
Alfred H. Bolster, a brother ofL.J
Bolster of this city, died yesterday at
bis home in Wakefield, Mass, from
heart disease. He was older than Mr..
Bolster and had been sick number of
years. He was formerly in the cater
ing business and leaves wife and two
sons. Mr.. Bolster received word yes
terday morning Of the critical state Of
his brother and left on the noon train
to see him. but death occurred soon
after be left this city.
The newly elected officers Of Ruth
Chapter, O. L. S., will be installed ON
the evening Of Wednesday, Jan. sth,
by ?. W. NJ, Mrs. G. N. Benedict and
P. W. p. Alex Anderson.
The Cleaners will meet with Miss
Bessie Whitcomb, S Brook street, on
Monday evening at 80. 209.1O
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ball have gone
to Montreal to spend the holidays.
Miss I. r. Curtis has gone to New
York
The runner that has been in circula.
tion to the effect that lines & Cruick-
shank were soon to build new stone
shed at North Barre was most en-
phatically denied yesterday by that
firm. They admit that their business
has outgrown their present quarters,
but say that they cannot see their
way clear to build before another year.
They are rushed with work and have
not the room to do it in.
Some half dozen couples from this
city attended the dance at South
Barre Thursday evening. There will
be another dance there On New Years
eve, Dec. 81, to which the public is
invited.
At the special conclave Of St. Aide.
mar Commandery, X. T., Thursday
evening the Templar degree was ex.
emplifed upon one candidate. Emf.
nent Commander Cheney.of Palestine
Commandery OF St. Johnsbury and
also one of Mt. Zion Commandery at
Montpelier, were present,
Barry & Badger have pretty cosy
corner in the south W. ndow Of their
store. 1t is formed with gay oolored
portierres and curtains asa background
handsome rugs for the carpet and
small parlor set Of mahogany as the
furniture.
Constable w. IL. Buchanan reports
that the tax lists left in his hands for
collection are in bad shape, Much
money yet remains to be paid in for
taxes, Nearly all the notices sent out
by him have been returned, as the
men to whom they were addressed
cannot be found. Many persons re.
turned by the assessors as living in
this city at the time the lists were
taken have paid taxes elsewhere as
they were only here temporarily, and
had residences elsewhere. Some mon.
ey in taxes has been lost to the city
by the loose methods of the assessors
in taking the lists. Taken all in all
Mr.. Buchanan says that the tax list
is in the worst shape it has ever been
at this time Of the year since he began
the collection of taxes. He will be in
bis Office this evening from until
O'Clock for the purpose Of settling
taxes with delinquents
Milne, Clarihew & Gray have been
reftting their quarry with new ma
chinery. Men from the Smith, Whit
bomb g. Cook Co. have just finished
setting up new derrick there which
is the tallest on the entire hill. The
new capstans, recently built for them
by the same firm have at last been
housed, it being found necessary to
set them up first and then build houses
over them. One is already In opera
ton. They are the largest and best
machines Of their class on the hill.
This quarry has recently been con-
nected with the Barre railroad so that
nearly all OF the stone taken from there
comes to the city that way instead of
by teams, same as it used to. No
quarry on the hill is better equipped
with machinery.