Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-24
First Edition.
CITY News.

Frank Cobb left for Saranac Lake,
yesterday afternoon.
Tickets for the festival concerts
may be had al Tilden & Willey's.
Thomas Dineen OF St. Johnsbury
Is In the city the guest Of VIM. P.
Brown.
Mrs. L. N. Gauthier and children
left Yesterday afternoon for visit at
her home in Bolton.
Captain and Mrs. Newton returned
to heir home in Burlington yesterday
ate noon after short visit Ia town.
G. W Scarf and J. J. Flynn of Bur-
lington were in the city last evening
in consultation with States Attorney
Hoar
The annual meeting and election Of
officers OF St. Aldemar Commandery
Knights Templlr will be held this
evening.
The very best seats for the concert
to night at the Opera House are only
so cents. All the soloists will sing.
full orchestra and chorus.
John Carson who has been i'll with
typhoid fever in the Heaton Hospital
for the past six weeks is now able to
be out again although he is very
weak
The thunderstorm which came al.
most to the city limits on the Montpe-
lier road yesterday afternoon was the
earliest thunder storm that has been
in this vicinity for many years.
A. W. Lane states that he has near.
ly completed the plans for A. Tomasi's
new block at the corner of Merchant
street and that the building when
erected will be credit to the city.
Those people who are rushing the
season by catching the trout from
some Of the streams in this city would
save themselves lots of trouble II they
would wait until next week Thursday
before catching any more.
Clan Gordon's new book case has ar
rived and all clansmen who have books
they intend passing over to the Clan
library will please send them In as
soop as possible SO as to have them
numbered and arranged In case,
nr. and Mrs. G. F. Camp, Nat
Bond and Ed. Swift left yesterday
afternoon for Fayston where the three
gentlemen will spend few days pros
pecting for asbestos deposits which are
supposed to be quite extensive in that
vicinity.
George E. Mcfarland is making ex-
tensive repairs at his residence on
South Main St. He has built a wide
veranda along the front of the house
and put In some large plate glass
windows. He is now building the
foundation for new barn. When the
whole work is completed Mr.. Mcfarland
will have one Of the most attractive
homes In IT, e city.
There was an exciting runaway on
Depot Square yesterday afternoon just
as the sos tr lin was pulling out on
the G. V. The furniture team Of
Barry & Williams was standing near
the G. V. freight depot when the
horse became frightened and ran
away. The outfit came In contact
with everything movable or immova-
BILE on Depot Square and Main st.,
until it finally came to standstiIl by
getting locked into a train Of three
wagons standing In front Of Barry 4
Williams store. The horse was I'M
hurt but the furniture wagon was
broken in several places.
There was one of the most delight
full and unique social affairs OF the sea-
son at the Unlversalist church Iparlors
yes erday afternoon, when the Ladies'
Union gave an old folks reception.
There we're six people present who
we're over 80 years of age, and about
20 who were over 10. Mrs. Roxana
Dodge Of Montpelier, the first presi.
dent of the Ladies' Union, was pres
cut. She is now SO years old. She
is the daughter OF Joshua Thwing for
whom Thwingville was named. Mrs.
ID. w. Mower, who was the second
president, was also present, and this
party celebrated her Slst birthday.
Mrs. Philena Smalley, who served on
the executive committee with these
two presidents, and who is In her Goth
year, was also present. The large
number of old people present enjoyed
the reunion in talking over old times
and IN meeting the young people,
large number of whom called to pay
their respects to their elders. The
Ladies' Union served refreshments
and they had also decorated the par.
lors with cut flowers and potted plants.