Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-28
CITY news

Ed NOrmandeau was in Waterbury
this morning.
Mrs. Will Dudley left this morn
ing for Windsor
J. c. Batchelder left this morning
for Old Orchard Me
Mr.. and Mrs. Jed LeClair left on
the $50 train for Swanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. T. Cutler are ex.
pected back today from Augusta, Me.
Douglas Clark has returned after a
short visit with friends in East Mont,
pelier.
George Mann has returned with his
annual 40-pound string OF fish taken
from one pool.
W. X. Wheatley was is the city On
business this morning. lie is stop.
ping in Northheld this summer.
The democrats OF Barre will hold a
caucus in the city court room tomor-
row evening as per notice published
elsewhere.
William Blake Of Albany, N. Y !,
who has been visiting his brother,
George X. Blake on Merchant street,
left for his home this morning, taking
his son with him for two weeks va
cation.
H. j. and c. f. Thwing left this
morning for Roxbury. AS Mrs. H. J.
Thwing is in Brookheld, the house is
closed SO that parties needing any
wood should call at G. E, Thwing's at
North Barre.
The belt which runs James Ahearn S
machinery at his granite :ool manu-.
featuring plant, and Stephens & NC
Millan's polishing mill, derrick and
grinding room, broke this morning and
stopped work until it was mended
The belt was broken in several places
and four men were set to work on it.
All who are are interested IN the
welfare OF the young men OF Barre are
inv ted to attend the Baraca "Pleas-
ant Evening" at the Baptist church
tomorrow evening. There will be Il
symposium on "The Problem of the
Young Men OF Barre " Short and
interesting speeches, special music
and general discussion promise an
occasion Of profit.
AS the 7.15 car No. 10 Saturday
evening was going up Washington
street there was some gravel on the
track in front Of Church street and
the car wheels were rast d by the
gravel and ran off the track about 6
or feet. The car was in charge of
moterman Murray, and conductor
ttrandield. There was fair crowd
of people in the car The car had no
jacks with it and when the 7.45 car
arrived things we're not ready to put
it on bnt when the s.l5 car, No. II,
arrived the car was hitched To the
other by chain and started, draw
ing the Car as far as Elm street before
it went on the rails
The gubernatorial campaign was
opened in this city as far as the pro-
hibtion party is concerned Saturday
eveuing. when Rev. B. S. TAYLOR,
called "Cyclone" Taylor, addressed a
crowd Of several hundred from the
band stand on the park. He claimed
that the present prohibitory law OF
Vermont was responsible for all tne
prosperity the state had been enjoy
ing for the past so years and denounc-
ed in unmeasured terms all those who
honestly sought to improve things by
substituting license law. tle said
that uJn. p. W. Clement, several
times a millionaire, was in the pay OF
the liquor dealers and said that only
the worst elements in our population
were supporting him. According to
his claims the liquor dealers were pre-
pared to spend millions of dollars to
change the law in this state. Allud-
ing to things in Iowa, from which
state he halls from, he made the state
ment that the Iowa State Register
which was sold recently for only about
sl50,0 was bought up by the liquor
dealers to support their cause for
$4,000. DR.. l. w. Hanson introduce
ed the speaker.