The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-13
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Local Happenings Tersely Told for Busy
Readers.

All golt sticks I5c each TO close Aver
III music company.
Buy the boys and girls an umbrella
for 4Sc at Perrys on Saturday.
Vaudeville black taffeta, with words
Warranted for S1.oo, ut Abbott's.
Frank y. Burgess went 70 White
River Junction this morning on 4 bust
ness visit.
Joseph Casey Of Barre was in the
Montpelier city court yesterday and paid
S. and costs.
w D. Embury went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital ut Burlington this
morning for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Burke and children
vent to New York today for a two
weeks visit with relatives.
Two hundred bushels Of ripe cucum-
b r. for sweet pickles. Price rs cents
per bushel Tel. 4041I. A. G. Shepard.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell Of Fl
Pleasant street are rejoicing over the
birth Of son, born to them September,
the 7th
Several hnshel peach aplpes for can
lring, also Alexandria apples for pies
3ctc. Price 6Oc per bushel. D. e. Roben.
Phone 1868,
Mrs. II. d. Camp and Oscar DicIey
Jeff last evening for Vernon, Conn, 70
visit at the home of Mr. Dickcy's Sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Tucker.
AIr. and Mrs George Close, who have
been spending the summer at the Nor
rison farm, left this morning for their
home IN Cambridge, Mass
H. F. Stanley, the we'll known trance
medium, has returned and can be con
room 6, second floor. Office hours . to
l2i ] to . and to Q P. m.
Try to attend the sewing meeting at
1 the congregational vestry Friday az.
Eternoon. "A box Il To be sent 10 Trinity
4 school, Athens, Alabama. Their need ii
great. Come and try to help them.
The ladies' missionary society Of the
1 Congregational church win hold sew
ing meeting in the yestry Friday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. 4 large attend
anee Of the ladies Of the parish is
desired.
The Good Templars are to hold d
poverty sociabIe iii X. of q. hall in Scam
PM block Friday night, Sept IA. A
prize win be given to the worst looking
couple. Admission Zoe. Music, Batchel.
der's orchestra.
Joseph Charlie has bought of A. A.
Sargent, trustee in the J. 4. Corey bank
ruptey case, all the stock Of goods in
the Granite street store and will begin
tomorrow weeks closing out sale AZ
the store, 10 Granite street, al prices
iess than cost
About sixty friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Nichols called on then. at their
home, 80 Highland avenue, last evening
md gave them genuine surprise.
Games AMI singing we're INDUCED in. Re-
freshments OF ice cream and cake were
served. Before the party left Albert
Abbott, on behalf Of the company. pre-
scented them with an eleglnt quaitered
OAK chair. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols
Responded httingly.
Or. c. i. Carp Of this city has been
elected president OF the Washington
County Medical society. Dr. A. c.
l:ailey OF Randolph Is vice president, DR..
9. G. Stickney 81 Barre is secretary and
Dr. G. T.. Chandler OF Montpelier treas.
uref the delegates to the state conyen
lion are Drs. A. ~ Bisbee Of Montpelier,
H. II. Judkins OF Mortified, J. WI Jack
son Of Barre, and A. 4, Marshall OF Chel
sea-. the censors are Drs G. II. Burr OF
Montpelier, r. b. Watson Of Williams
town, +. A. Cotton Of Montpelier.
On yarious lawns about the city, par
iticnlafIy on CuIIier park, most trou.
blesomt weed is threatening the growth
OF the grass. On request the state ex-
lperiment station AZ Burlington has given
Il description OF the weed. which Is call.
/ ed crab-grass. The grass has strong.
lwiry roots and seeds under the closest
cropping Of lawn-mower. The expert.
Ineut station advises white clover as the
best means for lighting the b-grass.
first rakng and pulling out as much OF
the weed as practicable either in the
late autumn or the early spring. 10 en-.
courage the white clover ashes or other
/ fertilizer should be spread. The station
officers write that unless the crub-grass
Is destroyed AZ once the lawns will be
thoroughly infested with II next sum
mer.
Sporting Life has this to say of two
former lntcrcity base ball pitchers
@Coombs' great pitching, fast fielding
and cleancut victory IN Tie greet -
inning game Of last Saturday have made
his calling and election AZ a first class
major league pitcher secure. Whatever
lbetide hereafter nothing can rob hiE, Of
the glory of having pitched and won the
greatest grlae in base ball history.
Apropos TO this il is rather singular that
the record games OF the two major
leagues should have fallen to Young
pitchers in their first season, viz. the
american league and major leagics' re
lcotd TO Goomhs and the National League
record 60 Reulbach 1oombs ability Is
not confined 30 his pitching. lie Il a
great bitter aud good hase runner and
should be prominent In the game long
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