The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. NJ. Brnsa has returned home. aft
g spending several days with friends in
Burlington.
James Mcdonald returned yesterday,
after spending several days with friends
in Burlington.
All sizes of coal, Otto coke, second
growth aud block wood nj Calder Il
Richardson's, Depot Square, phone $50.
The l.. A.. A. o. H., win hold pub.
lie whist party in X. of c. hall Wednes-
day evening at o'clock. Admission Is
cents.
II. n. Kimball of Enosburg Falls of the
kimball Bros. 4 company, dealers in
medical supplies, was visitor in the
city to-day.
| +. G. Thompson, who has been visit
ing in the city for the past week, re.
TUNED yesterday to his home at Fort
Edward, n. Y.
A meeting OF the civic federation will
be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock
IN the Aldrich hall. Every member is
urged to attend.
| Mrs. Preston X. Hicks, who has been
visiting relatives in the city for the
past ten days, returned this morning TO
her home in Ogdensburg, n. y.
Miss Lizzie Young entertained few
young friends Tuesday night at her
home on Brook street Light refresh
ments were served during the evening.
w. II. Danforth who has been pass
ing few days in the city as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Slayton of Liberty
street, has returned TO his home in Hard
wick.
Mrs. Alice c. Curtis, who has charge
of the Italian Methodist mission at |
North Barre, has returned from speak |
ing tour through different Orange coun-
ty towns.
bekah lodge, No. Is. Wednesday evening,
Jan. 90 at 1880. All officers please be
present for practice after the meeting.
Per order noble grand.
The condition Of Mrs c. C. Perkins
of 1867 Hill street, who recently un-
derwent an operation at the City hos
pital, was reported TO be improving
steadily this forenoon.
Mrs. Andrew Smith who was called
here by the death Of her son. Osman
Smith. who was accidentally killed in
the NJ & W.. freight yards Saturday
left yesterday for her home in
West Midway, Mass.
Cards received in Barre from Mrs. Car
RTE Burke Congo, who is passing the
winter in Bermuda, tell Of pleasant sum
mer weather with the temperature rang
ing around the Vermont average in mid
lie June. The writer is enthusiastic over
the British West Indies.
Who was John Brown Osawatomief /,
What was his mission? What did the
sacrifice of his life mean to the union ! /;
1ome with 800 others to Hedding Meth /
list church Wednesday night and learn
rom the silver tongued orator, Franklin 4
ID. d., Ii. d., OF Washington. I
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The Red Cross Pharmacy is becoming
ioted for its peculiar special sales, for z
Instance. for the next few days they are 1
Ioing this; each person who purchases q
regular soc bottle OF PalmolNe Sham
700 will receive in addition to the 4
hampoo, six l5c cakes of Palmoliye soap 1
nd one cent in money. y
II everybody behaves as well during h
he next two DAYS as most have all fl
through the month Of January to date, s.
he opening north OF the new year will
e marked bv the fewest arrests for
anuary recorded at the police station
a recent years. Thus far. there have
cen only eight arrests since New Years e.
av and the total is far below the aver D,
ge number OF arrests b ythe month. r
,urinC the summer months, the arrests d,
ften mounted TO forty and fifty in -
lonth. although the average is well be- m
wv such figures.
Peter Leline and Edward Richie Of
arlington are passing a few days in the RI
ty soliciting votes in the Boston Amer =;
an voting competition for C. A. Niles "a
( Burlington. chief of the fire depart r.
ent in Queen City. Mr.. Niles is at =,
resent leading in district No. f. which err
nbraces the territory of Vermont. New -
ampshire and Maine. A competitor
ON Maine is running close second. ST,
Il subscribers of the Boston American
this city are urged to help the cause ~
the Burlington man. Votes can be Ma
II at the fire station. dis
The erection of the automobile dock da,
the Montpelier & Wells River freight low
pot is nearing completion. The new ~ ~.
eight pier has been under construction an
r nearly week and when finished will tbs
eatly facilitate the unloading of aa- s ssa,
mobiles consigned to this city. Lo- in
ted at the south end OF the freight hsl
pot, the pier, about twenty five feet an,
length. connects with the main plat sal
rms of the depot and runs along side the
the spur track. where much of the a.
ifiic is deposited. An evenly graded res
nway slopes from the pier in order e
Mt tho cars may be unloaded without '"'
leh labor Jar