Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-10
CITY News.

The Barre Amateur Minstrel Club
at opera house tonight.
Prindle & Averill have just rec civ.
ed carload of refrigerators.
Dominic Theriault left this morn.
ing for short visit in Berlin, N. H.
Daniel Campbell OF Grapiteville,
left this morning for visit in Len.
knoxville, p. @.
Mrs. Charles Johnston is to leave
Monday fora visit at her former home
in Leeds, Pc.
Miss Ethel "allst ton Of Wllliston, a
graduate OF Goddard Seminary, is in
town visiting friends.
There will be a special meeting Of
Canton Vinton, p. NJ, I. O. O. F.,
this evening for the purpose Of drill.
ing.
The local civil service board will
hold an examination tor the positions
Of clerk and carrier in the postal serv.
ice on May %.
c. S. Currier returned this noon
from Island Pond where he has been
for the past week. Mr.. Currier states
that there was two inches Of SOW on
the ground there this morning.
All Spanish-Au erican War Veter.
ans are requested to meet at the
Annoy at O'Clock Monday after.
neon to attend the funeral OF the late
comrade Arthur j. Smith which takes
place at O'Clock.
Mrs. Mary Johnston, Miss lila Johns
ton, Miss Florence Johnston and Mr..
Mrs. W. j. Lowrie who have been ia
town to attend the funeral OF the late
Nadine Johnston, returned to their
home in St Johnsbury this noon.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maynard Williams Of Graniteville,
died at 5 O'Clock last night Of convul.
sions. The burial was held this after.
noon and the burial was in Wilson
cemetery. Barry s. Williams were
the funeral directors.
Concerning Alfred A. Farland, the
noted banjo player who will appear at
the opera house May 26, the Chicago
Herald says: "Mr. Farland surprised
even the experienced banjoists pres.
ent. His trilliancy Of tone, techoique
and phrasing were simply marvellous. "
Andrew Scott was arrested on Sill.
yer ST., at 10 o'clock last night by
Chief of Police Brown and was brought
before Judge Fay this morning he
plead guilty to intoxication and was
fined IS and costs Of s8.42 which he
paid. He disclosed on a barrel Of ale
sent to him from Boston,
At the Baptist church tomorrow
the subject Of the morning sermon
will be Joy the Secret Of Strengtn;"
the evening sermon will be 1.-The
Principle Of the Adaptation Of the
Church to the Times All who have
no other church home In the city are
invited to attend these services.
The management OF the Norwich
Univeraity baseball team telephoned
to Barre this morning cancelling their
game with Goddard for this afternoon
on account If the cold weather. It
is uncertain when the game will be
played as Goddard hae two games next
week and one on the following Men
day with Kimball Union Academy.
All members OF the young peoples
societies connected with the Eberman
local union who are willing to assist in
the chorus to lead the singing at the
rally next Wednesday evening, are re-.
quested to meet In the vestry OF the
Congregational church this evening at
100 to practice the leaflets from the
new Endeavor Hymnal, which will be
| used.
A very delicate operation has been
performed on Edmond Normandeau at
the Barre Emergency H ,spital. 1t
will be remembered tina: when he was
thrown from the team at South Barre
! Sunday, his right ear was torn out.
The severed member was sewed on
again by the attending physicians
and it will grow on 50 that the only
evidence of his terrible injury will be
two scars.
Arthur j. Smith died at $40 last
evening at his home on Elm street
at .er long illness with liberation of
the bowels. He was born in Barre 81
years ago and has always lived 1ere
He was stone cutter by trade. He
leaves q mother, Mrs. L E. Smith,
one sister, Mrs. L. F. Peck Of Fitch.
burg, Mass, and two brothers, Walter
and Henry L. Smith OF this city. At
the outbreak Of the Spanlsh-American
war MIR. Smith enlisted with Company
H of Montpelier, and served with that
company during the campaign at
Chickamauga. The funeral will be
held at the house at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon, the Rev. Fife K. NJ. Jones
officiating.