The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

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bolts.
Try peaches with whipped cream at
the Red Cross Pharmacy to-day
Fifty-six cuDic feet of chairwood Tor a
load, 1918 Arthur s. Martin. Phone
saw.
Regular meeting OF the r. G. ]. 7. A.
on Wednesday evening at 7;'57r = OF
p. hall.
A regular meeting of st. Johns court,
No. 522, will be held on Thursday even
ing, Sept. "a, at 1880 o'clock.
The rummage sale at the Episcopal
church will begin Thursday morning OF
this week; open all day. Come in and
see what we have.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Holmes and little
daughter have returned from Chelsea,
where they have been the guests OF Mr.
and Mrs L. J. Cook
Miss Maybel Smith has returned to
her home on the Montpelier road, after
Having been the guest of Mrs. George
Holmes for few days.
Thurman W. Dix of Utica, n, y, son
j Of Mrs. Addie S. Dix OF this city, mas
accepted position as art professor IN
civil engineering at the University OF
Vermont.
Miss Florence Sim of the Miles block
went last night to Boston, where she
has entered the training school for
nurses. Miss Sim was accompanied by
Mrs. N. ]. Morton Of Summer street.
A meeting OF the North Barre Crib
bage league will be held in the Bonac-
cord pavilion tonight "wednesday at
$3.50. Let all be present to receive their
playing cards, also to see their partners
and know when and where to play, as
playing starts on Thursday evening first.
George Mowatt, secretary.
Everybody has a very cordial invita-
tion to attend the Salvation Army meet.
/ ing tonight. Something very special.
This meeting win begin at $ o'clock at
the Salvation Army hall on Main street
and will be led by the Montpelier Off
GERS Ensign Ada Holtslander and Cap
tain Ethel Colyin. These officers are
very accomplished, good singers and mu-
steal As this is their first time here,
come and give them real good wei
come. Open-air meeting at 1880 in De-
quot square.
| The aldermanic street committee is
getting ready to make much needed
! Sidewalk Improvement in front OF the
! Campbell and Granite Savings bank
block on North Main street. One OF the
laltera lions contemplated is the removal
of dangerous upheaval in the walk,
caused by the presence of coal cellar
under the street In the winter months.
the spot is often the scene OF many
minor falls, as the incline caused by the
upheaval is usually slippery. The work
viii be started before frost has time TO
disturb the cement work.
| An innovation in the way Of printed
road directions is the new street sign
recently purchased by the aldermanlc
property committee keep TO the
right" is the warning displayed on five
such signs and four of them have been
located at points where the danger Of
automobile collisions il most imminent.
The signs are placed on standards and
they made their first appearance on the
streets yesterday. One has been placed
at the dangerous junction of Washington
and North Main streets, one each ut the
Elm street intersections of Summer and
Washington streets and one on Prospect
street near the federal building. Auto
lists in most instances have shown dis
position TO comply with the warning,
but there have been deviations from this
rule and if ii becomes necessary, traffic
policemen will be assigned to duty near
the functions and intersections.
Rigorous measures are to be adopted
by Janitor Alexander Daniels in his
policy of eliminating the depredations
that have been occurring with great fire.
queney around the new North Barre
school building of late. During the sum
mer workmen lent their energies to de-
veloping the beauties of the place until
to- day the school presents one OF the
finest sites in the state The acts of
depreciation include tearing up the beau
tiful lawns, breaking of windows and
tampering with mechanical contrivances
around the building. Since the inaugur-
alton of school this fall Mr.. Daniels at
tention has been directed continuously
to the effects of some rash act. His
patience has at last been taxed and
from now on continuous watch will be
kept to uncover the perpetrators of these
acts. Janitor Daniels intends 20 pros
ecute in every instance.
John Colson is wanted by the Wash
ington county prison board. which is Of
fering a reward of 500 to someone who
will return the Barre bill paving cutter
to Sheriff Frank H. Tracy at the Jail
in Montpelier. II win be remembered
that Colson is the man who fred bed
room in the Buzzell hotel one evening
last winter, after copious inhales from
Mrs. Nicotine had lulled him into a
sleep so deep that he did not awaken
until the cigarette had ignited the bed
clothes. He was sent to jail on an IN.
toxication charge. On his release he
went down again and earned for
himself the name OF tristy. Then
John escaped. The handful which adj
vertises his departure speaks of Colson
thus; As "boozer" and likely TO be
arrested for intoxieation; Finn or a
Swede; 80 years old; FIVE feet six inches
in height light, sallow complexion;
weight, $50 pounds light hair.
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