The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Socialist locals, No. ! and 2 viii meet
at the Granite street auditorium Sunday
morning at II o'clock. Ii is requested
that all men affiliated with the party
make a special effort to attend.
The spring auction season opened yes
terday with mountaineering crowd of
buyers at the sale held on the George
Benjamin farm on the Montpelier road.
Dan A. Perry OF Barre mounted the auc-
tion block soon after noon and by sun
down pair of oxen, more than So head
Of cattle, including young stock, and
eight shoats had been distributed to the
public. Cattle brought extra high prices
and the shoats fetched $40 a head. The
oxen, the property of G. C. Taft OF
Montpelier, went TO Herbert Lane Of
Plainfield for $3.50.
At its local offices to-day the ID. A.
Perry real estate agency announced the
completion of sizeable realty deal in
the town of Randolph. Through its
Bethel agent, w. w. Perkins, the agen-
cy has sold the Tatro place, so-called,
in Randolph, to o. l. Morse and Cora T..
Morse of Randolph village. The couple
will take immediate possession of the
property. The farm consists of 10 acres
of tillage land and the deal, involving
81 500, includes some Of the personal
property. The property was owned by
0. J. Mareott g. Son, owners of large
lumber mill in Randolph. The farm is
located within two miles of the village.
Alex. J. Young was pleasantly sur
prised at his home on the Montpelier
road last evening when some 30 mem
bers of Prof. George II. Bimore's Barre
dancing class gathered to remind him of
his birthday anniversary. The host was
taken somewhat abaek when he opened
the door to be greeted with the con
gratulations of the party, but he provid-
ed royal welcome. Whist formed the
diversion Of the evening. Miss Murdena
Smith played several pianoforte selec-
tions and other members of the company
contributed to an enjoyable impromptu
program. A buffet luncheon brought the
affair to a close, the dancing class re-
turning to Barre on the l0:30 car.
Some of the officers at police head
quarters have developed penchant for
flowers and the latest re-
suits of their. efforts along the horti-
cultural line may be seen at the sta
tion in the shape of finely developed
Madonna lily. Gardeners and flower
growers who have seen the blossoms
speak in praise of the officers success in
raising dollhouse plants. Several months
ago Supt. Alex. Hanton of the city ceme-
teries presented headquarters handful
of lily bulbs. Throughout the long win
ter days, the policemen have carefully
gardened and watered the pot contain
ing the bulbs. When the spring sun be-
gan first to shoot its warming rays
through the west windows of the sta |
tion, the bulbs took ON a new lease Of |
life and to-day they were opened in
blossom.
w. H. Bycraft of Graniteville, who is |
employed as one of the quarry superin- |
tendents at the Boutwell,, Milne & Var !
mum deposits on Milestone hill, received |
a telegram yesterday, notifying him of |
the death of his brother, Benjamin Bv- |
craft in Brattleboro in the forenoon. |
The man was working near high ten
sion wire of the Western Union Co.
when his body came in contact with it. |
He was instantly electrocuted. The |
story of his death is told on another
page of The Times w. II. Bvcraft |
reached Brattleboro last night and will
accompany his brothers remains to his
native town, East Fairfield, where the
funeral will be held and the interment
made. The deceased was formerly en-
ployed as an electrician in Graniteville
md was well known in this section. Il
s peculiar fact in connection with
Mr.. Bycraft's tragic end that he is the
'oruth member of the family to meet an
accidental death. A few months AGO /
W. H. Bycraft's son, Irving Bycraft.
ormerly of Graniteville, was killed in a
quarry accident at Milford, n. Fl.
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