The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-26
TALK OF, THE TOWN

The Presbyterian Sunbeams Will please
meet at the home of Miss Annie Brown
8 Grant avenue, tonight.
/. Z. Springer, who has been spend
ing the past few weeks in the northern
part OF the state, is passing few days
at his home on Franklin street.
Miss Belle Even, who has been pass
ing six weeks in Barre as the guest of
Dr. and Mrs. j. II. Woodruff of South
Main street, left this morning for her
home in Fitchburg, Mass.
Repairs and improvements to the
sidewalk on the west side OF South Main
street near the Trow & Holden plant
are nearing completion. Under the di-
rect6on Of the aldermanic street COM
mittee, the foundation for a new cement
sidewalk has been laid and other pre-
cautionary measures taken to lessen the
danger to pedestrians of stepping over
the wall which skirts the walk in front
OF the north wing of the plant. The
new cement walk viii extend up the
street for a distance of several rods.
Clerks employed at the Homer Fits
store enjoyed their fourth annual corn
roast on Merchant street extension last
evening from till l0:30 o'clock. An
efficient corps of chefs was on hand to
prepare the corn and fNin's when the
party arrived. Later in the evening the
clerks devoted the time to games and
singing. The committee in charge of
the affair included three of the men
clerks at the store and three of the
saleswomen.
"The Sunnyside," one of the promi-
ment journals of the undertaking pro-
fession, in its September issue CON
tains an excellent sketch of the annual
convention of the Vermont Funeral Di-
rectors' & Emblamers' association, held
in Burlington last August. Accompany
ing the sketch is a group picture of the
association members taken on the steps
of Williams science hall at the Univer-
sity of Vermont. Also there are cuts
of several officers elected by the asso-
citation, including a picture of the re-
tiring secretary, NJ. s. Rounds, who was
elected as one of the delegates to the
national convention.
Next Tuesday night Charles Sharkey
of Kinney street will sever his connec-
tion with the United States government,
after having served faithfully for nearly
eight years as mail carrier between the
Central Vermont station and the post
office. With the exception of one year,
his term of service has been minter-
rupted by vacation, although once he
was Obliged to relinquish the reins for
a few weeks as the result of an acci-
dent sustained while on dug at the fed
eral building. Mr. Sharkey intends to
devote his time hereafter to his small
garden near his home. Until next spring
he will take a well earned rest. His
successor has not been appointed, al
though it is understood there are apph-
cants for the post.
A large crowd of buyers gathered at
the Homer Douglas farm on the East
Montpelier road yesterday, when a ma
jority of the stock, horses, equipment
and personal property on the place was
sold at auction. One horse brought S25l
and cows demanded from $50 to S75.
April calves went for Sl7 and $40. and
brood sows sold for S35. Other prices
were proportionately high, and the bid
ding was brisk at all times. ID. A. Perry
had charge of the auctioneering. Mr..
Douglas, who intends to devote his en-
tire time to the teaming business. has
leased the farm TO A. Companari. who
will move his family into the house as
soon az the owner vacates.