The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-19
TALK OF THE TOWN


| Regular Saturday night dance in How
land hall April 10, under auspices o
Rileys orchestra. Ladies', free.
Charles Northrup, the teamster who
has been confined to his home on thu
East Montpelier roadster the past few
months, was able TO be down street
yesterday for the first time.
The Meadow Brook Golf club met in
the Eagles hall last evening to perfect
arrangements for the golfing season on
the club links off Brook street. 1t is
the intention of th ecltlb members great
ly to improve the facilities for the game
at their links during the next few
weeks.
Amos Chase of Berlin is ia possession
of an odd specimen of calf. The
calf was born last Tuesday and since
it has been at the side of it, mother
! the Chase farm has been a mecca for
| people from miles around, curious to
catch a look at the freak. The calf
has the head of bulldog and its stat
ure closely resembles the frame of the
canine family, with short fore legs and
hind legs OF greater length. The calf
is just now about the size of a fair
sized dog and when it natures it is not
expected that the calf will be any more
than the size OF st. Bernard. The
calf is possessed of sets of sharp teeth.
United States Deputy Marshal c. G.
Graves of Waterbury was in the city
yesterday with subpgnas for several
witnesses whose testimony is wanted in
United States court in Concord, n. H.,
April 20. The case is said to be one in
which one Asced Corey of Whitefield or
Concord is alleged to have msrepre-
scented his assets in filing a petition for
bankruptcy. Among those who are said
to have been served with summons are
Louis Romans, a Prospect street mer
chant, James n. Gall, general agent for
the NJ. & w. r. road; Bert Tacy, Alex. !
Mackie and Victor Stacy, truckman.
Peter Peters is in receipt of a letter
whihc came yesterday from his brother,
Peters, who has been on the |
hospital list with the Greek army at
Nicholas, or whistle" as he
is remembered here by hundreds who
used to patronize his popcorn stand, has
been afflicted with a light attack of
and has only recently been
able to write, His rapid recovery is
assured, according to the letter, and in
short time he expects to be back on
The line A second brother, who was
wounded in the side some time ago. re-
emily submitted to an X.ray operation
or the removal of bullet. The opera
ion was successful, and to all accounts
george Peters, for that is his name. will
,oon be just as good soldier as the
lay he stopped a piece of Turkish lead
n the trenches at Janina and went to
he hospital.
At the NJ. & w. r. freight Offices in
his city, copies oc a new shippers man.
lal for free distribution have been re-
eived. The book contains a list of all i
produce shippers, market, grocery and
commission men along the New England |
ines. 1t is coupled by the New Eng
and lines Industrial bureau and gives
he names of dealers of the class men, |
Toned who live on six lines. including |
he st. Johnsbury and Lace Champlain |
Dad, which penetrate New England.
Dealers in every line of merchandise, II
rom canned apricots to pigeons, from
Italia to ginseng. are listed therein.
he next issue OF tine list Is 10 contain III
he names of dealers along the NJ. & w.
/. and Barre railroads. the local repre-
entatives having been recently instruct
d to compile list of local dealers
rhose names viii appear in the book.
Condition of the fues leading from
replace in the living room at DR.. F. NJ III
ynde's home, 90 Wellington street III
He'd the house with smoke yesterday II
fternoon, the smudge assuming such II
rave proportions that it was finally de- II
ded to notify the fire station. At 3:15 II
clock, the auto chemical truck, with n
,veral OF the regulars aboard, came out
the station and made quick ascent II
Wellington street With smoke pour II
y into every room in the house, there II
ere signs enough of fire when the fire.
en- arrived. but careful examination
the fireplace and its hues convinced
lem that danger from fire was not at
| imminent. ~All fues leading from
lie basement upward to the fireplace were
ven thorough cleaning and soon
GREATER the smoke nuisance had been
'ated The loss is confined solely to II
e damage done by smoke. II