Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-08
CITY News.

John Shores has gone to Montreal.
James Miles Of Burlington is In the
city today.
The Rev. l.. F. Fortney Of Plain.
field is In the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Thurston re.
turned home to-day from West Tops
ham.
Mas. L. S. Norris is reported as
slowly improving from her recent ILL
ness.
The G. o. F. will meet on Friday
evening when several candidates will
be Initiated.
There have been thus far this sea.
son 900 loads OF mud drawn away
from Main St.
Miss Myrtle Seaver left this noon
for Springfield, Mass, after visit
here and in Villa nstown.
Nathan Corliss finished work last
night for the Smith, Whitcomb &
Cook Co., and returned today to his
home in West Fairlee.
J. Frank Hunton, a granite cutter
OF Barre has filed petition In bank.
ruptcy, He has liabilities of $2,773,.
SO and assets Of Sl,7lS.46, of which
S92 are claimed exempt.
Albert Shannon, who was elected
mayor Of Plattsburgh, N. Y, Tuesday,
.runS the stors that lis controlled ny
the same syndicate that owns the
Combination Cash Store Of this city.
Charles Jackson was taken this
afternoon to the House Of Correction
at Rutland by Chief OF Police Brown.
He goes to serve a sentence Of go days
for third offence of intoxication.
Arrangements had been made to pay
his fine out of his wages when they
come due from the railroad company
but someone trusted his pay and
Charles was In hard luck.
On April 10Th George Lombard,
aged about 10 years and In the employ
Of c. Il. Bug bee, left town, and at the
same time Mr.. Bugbee missed his
bicycle. Suspecting Lombard he
placed the matter IN the hands OF
States Attorney Hoar, and today
Lombard was located at Chelsea. E.
L. Scott of Mr.. Hoar's Office telephon'
ed to Constable Adams of Chelsea and
the latter arrested Lombard, who will
be brought here this afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Slayton and he will
be brought before Judge Fay on the
charge of larceny.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies'
Missionary society of the Congrega-
tional church was held yesterday, fol.
lowed by supper in the evening at.
tended DO a large number of
members. The officers elected are:
Mrs. j. H. jackson, president; Mrs.
F. A. Poole, vice president; Mrs. J E
Giff1n, secretary; Mrs. w. F. Brad
fordt, reas. Mrs. Abram Mann, suprin.
tendent of the Willing Workers; Mrs.
S. H Pierce, superintendent of work.
The treasurer's report was very favor
able and showed money on hand be.
sides large disbursements.
The Granite Manufacturers Asso.
citation held a very harmonious meet
ing last evening to consider some IT.
regularities ID changes In the bill OF
prices. The directors have been WORK.
ing on the matter for the past ten
days and as result they recommend
ed several changes which we're accept
ed by the association. Arrangements
were made whereby the larger dealers
who are better able to get work, will
place portion OF 1t with the smaller
ones on the same terms as offered the
wholesalers. The idea is to stand to-
gether for bringing work to Barre
and to divide IL SO as to help the
smaller dealers. Everyone acknowl
edges that the granite business will be
little dull for q time now as the
Memorial Day work is done, but they
will stand by the Exchange as work il
sure to come later l. the season. Man
ufacturers are beginning to open theil
eyes to the errors Of the past and (
see where they can benefit themselves
in the future by standing together fol
their mutual advantage.