The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-01
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Curtain sale at Abbott's.


Ed Trassk Of Broolfeld was in the
city today.
w. S. Young went to Randolph this
morning on business.
Raymond, the young son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. f. Cave, is i'll
James Rogers is quite sick at his
rooms on Ayerill street.
Agents wanted to sell talking ma
chimes. Ayerill Music Co.
You'll surely have a good time if you
come 70 the Scotch social.
j. w. Gordon went to Waitsfeld this
morning on legal business.
DR.. ". ]. Tindall Of WILLIAMSBURG
was in-the city today on business.
we are selling a good uncolored Jap.
tea for rs cents per pound. Meaker
Brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Fraser and daugh-
ter left this morning for weeks visit
in Boston.
Scotch lassies win serve you with
Scotch dainties at the Scotch social
Friday evening.
John Il. Smith and daughter Murde.
ma returned last evening from weeks
visit in Montreal.
Irving Whitehead is clerking in Da-
Wis drug store evenings during the i'll
ness Of Mr.. Davis.
Mrs. L. H. johnson and daughter,
A ~
to spend the day with friends.
There viii be a meeting Of the plumb
ers in Painters hall, Thursday evening
at o'clock. Let there be fun at
tendance.
y II. Perry, editor Of The Times,
lert this morning for Washington, to
attend the Inauguration Of President
Roosevelt
Joseph Bison, Albert Desilets and A.
| j. Boulerice, all Of East Barre, took
out their final papers at the naturaliza-
ton court last evening.
A. P. Abbott Co. will pay liberal
commission to any bright lady that
win solicit from house to house the sale
Of their New Idea Magazine.
The Montpelier seminary Goddard
basket bah game scheduled for tonight
at the Goddard gymnasium has been
postponed at Montpelier's request.
One lot Of soiled white skirts for
only $139 each We're SITS, $500
and $3.50. Corset covers for 75c. We're
SIC, S100 and s1.25 each. Veale &
Knight.
William Alexander left on the mid
night train last night for Boston to-
begin his new duties as secretary of
the National Granite Manufacturers
Association.
4 center table win be given as a
prize at the Pavilion Friday evening
Gents soc, ladies free Get your tick
cts at the door and enjoy the music.
Prizes given at 1890.
Fl. A. Rugg and j. d. Kesson saw a
shooting star fall to the street in front
Of the opera house a little after II
| o'clock last evening. The star, which
was very brilliant, faded out just before
striking the street
Warren Rowland Of East Montpelier
has bought farm Of Mrs. Frank Ath-
erton at Duxhury, and possession will
be taken March i. BIr. Bruce, who has
been on the farm, moves to the Graves
farm owned by g. E. Moody.
AT the last regular meeting Of Tool
/ Sharpeners' Union, No. 2, the following
officers were elected: a. B. Laviolette,
president; Alex Cordidner, vice presi-
dent; James Mulch, secretary; Milo
Bassett, financial secretary; Henry
| Brown, treasurer.
The following local agents for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. went
to Burlington this morning to attend a
district meeting of agents of the com
pany. Supt. j. 9. Griggs, f. G. Wells,
Il. G. Cram, George I. Linniken, a. K.
Bouldrice and G. Al Wheaton.
The guessing contest on the number
Of pieces in bod Of coal at browns
drug store was won BY A. G. Freeman
Of this city, who guessed 245. The exs
act number was 24S. i'll. w. Whiteomb,
/ Harry Patterson and G. N. Tilden count
ed the pieces Of coal. Mr.. Freeman is
invited to call at the store and leave
his order for the ton Of coal
4 The advertisements Of the Yes advo-
Gates at Barre declare the storekeepers
lof Montpelier are working ike beavers
for the Yes vote ia this city in hope
Barre win 20 dry This is news to
Montpelier merchants who would not
know the matter was to come up ii
they did not stop to think next Tuesday
was election day Montpelier Argus.
A still alarm was rung at 11:45
o'clock this forenoon for chimney fire
in Louis Sassi's house, Ne. s Foster
street When the tiremen reached the
house the stovepipe in the kitchen was
red hot and the chimney was burning
iiereely, but nothing else caught fire.
The chemical and hook and ladder teams
both responded to the alarm and made
| quick time.
Levi II. Bixby and Henry T. Farwell,
executors OF the win of the late w.