The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

See the lot OF sample coats just in by
express at Vaughan's.
| A son was born Wednesday to Mr..
ond Mrs. William Grant OF IA Reid
street.
The Hedding Methodist choir is re.
quested to meet for rehearsal tonight
promptly at o'clock.
Mrs. Martha Merrn of Waltham,
Mass. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Rule of Elm street.
Among those going from Barre to-day
on the Montreal excursion was Mrs.
Margaret Smith of Liberty street.
Felix Gavaghan returned this morning
to his home in Iberville, p. O., after
spending several days with relatives in
Websterville and other parts of Barre
Town.
The ladies of the Scandinavian B. of
| A. sewing circle will have an auction
sale Saturday evening at s o'clock in
Clan hall, Bolster block. The patch
work quilt in Hooker & Co.'S window is
one of the articles to be soldro
| The auction sale at the McElroy farm
| in Middlesex owned by A. o. Bailey was
well attended. Sixteen COWS, with one
exception, averaged a little better than
$40, spring pullets sold easily for 10
cents each, young stock 10 and IL months
old averaged $lS per head, tools brought
very good prices, also moving machine
which has been used two years sold for
S27, a harrow which had been used for
the same period sold within 81 of the
price when new. d. A. Perry was auc
tioneer.
The jury In the trover case of Samuel
Thompson VS.. w. NJ. Sorrell returned a
verdict of Sl5 and costs of 1921 for the |
plaintiff to recover in city court late |
Yesterday afternoon. The action was
brought by Mr.. Thompson who halls !
from Barre Town, against Sorrell, who |
lives in Berlin, because the plaintiff |
claimed the defendant had failed to pay
the balance on a horse purchased by
him and sold while the payments were
uncompleted The action was for 1927,
approximately. A. A. Sargent appeared
for Thompson and E. r. Davis repre-
scented the defendant. The case was
heard by Magistrate H. w. Scott and
the jury, consisting of ]. r. Tierney,
W. d. Glidden, G. !. Beckley, f. A. Stay.
ton. b. p. White, and Charles A. Kent,
returned with their verdict after an
hours deliberation.
To Hiawatha lodge, No. 90, |. 0. O. f..
of this city has been assigned the honor
Of working the first degree on number
Of candidates at the annual meeting of
the 18th Odd Fellows district, which is !
to be held in Plainfeld next "Wednesday I
evening. Fifty Barre Odd Fellows will q
make. the trip to Plainfeld in 10 auto {
mobiles donated by members at the reg !
liar lodge meeting last night, It Is d
planned to make the gathering one OF y
he most pretentious of its kind in the '
history of the district. Lodges in Plain v
ield, Barre, Cabot, East Barre, Williams d
own. and Washington will be represent i
d. A banquet in the early evening will
,e followed by post -prandial exercises
nd a ceremonial, with remarks by grand
odge officers.
member of the board Of civil au-
hority relates an incident occurring at
he board meeting last night which
erves to cast another sidelight on the
makeup of Barres popu.
alton. The frceman's oath was admin
stored TO new citizens in groups OF four
nd five and in one particular group no.
iced BY the member who tells OF the
leident five candidates representing a.
ANY separate and distinct nationalities
eceiyed the oath and understood. il too
-ithout any variations of the English
,nguage. In the circle there was an
Italian, a Scotchman, Swede, a Greek
nd a Frcnchman.