The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
TALK OF THE TOWN


Good assortment of warm underwear
at Knights.
All orders for doughnuts filled prompt
| w. Mrs. Cove, ISM.
Closing-out sale of stock and fixtures,
Mrs. Nelson Church, over Times office.
GRADUATED and bolted corn meal
and graham -four at the Averill Mills,
tel. 367M.
Gerald Rawson arrived in the city last
night from Concord, n. H., for a few
days visit with friends.
Alderman w I. Calder of the fourth
ward is spending several days in Boston
and vicinity on business.
Every seat in the opera house should
be occupied Thursday night at the con-
cert by ''The Neapolitans."
Stephen Mears returned to-day to his
home at Brattleboro, after few days
visit in the city with friends.
Go to John H. Johnson, 81 South Main
street, for your roofing, cave troughing.
sheet iron and tin work, repairing, etc.
Tel. 2l2-W.
Miss Mary Jordan of Foss street has
returned to her school duties in the state
normal school at Castleton, after spend
ing a few days with her parents in
Barre.
Lyle Webster, who has been passing
a weeks vacation with friends in Barre,
returned yesterday to Waterbury, where
he is employed as an attendant at the
state hospital.
Mrs. Floyd Stanton, who has been Wis
ting for the past few weeks at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Mary Watkins of
Summer street, returned to-day to her
home at Montreal.
Frank Il. Austin, who recently re-
signed his position as manager of the
local offices of the Elwell Granite com
pany, has started work in the employ
of the George J.. Meade concern.
Joint legislative committee attention!
A meeting of the joint legislative com
mittee win be held in the granite cut
tiers rooms, Scampiui block, Wednesday
evening, Jan. IA, at p. IN. Business
important. James Cruickshank, chair
man. Alex, Ironside, secretary.
The postofliee department is adver-
Using for bids TO carry the mail between
the new federal building and the Central
Vermont station. Since the resignation
of Charles Sharkey, who recently went
to Massachusetts, to reside, the mail has
been carried by John Ploutf. The latter
has not been a regular mail carrier, all
though it is understood that he will con-
slider the position.
Posters have been distributed through
the city announcing the opening ice races
Of the Capital City Driving club OF
Montpelier. The races will be held on
Wednesday afternoon, January u, pro-
yiding weather conditions are suita Bile, |
In event of poor weather the races will
be held the next favorable day. The
races will number four, the green race,
the trottng race and the 2:25 and the
2;ls races. Several local people will prob |
ably send entries for the races.
For the first time in several years, ice |
men employed by Ward l. Sons have
been compelled to cease work on account |
of cold weather. Yesterday Mayor I
Ward gang of so sawyers and team /
gters went to Peek's pond on the "hill''
to harvest the ice there. But the wind |
swept the ice with such force that the !
men decided to let the harvesting alone |
until warmer weather. Ice at Peck's |
pond has attained thickness of II |
inches. On the South Barre mill pond |
where the first crop was harvested only !
a week ago, ice measuring s inches has I
already formed. If the cold snap con
tinues a few days longer, the ice men
viii be ready to return to the mill pond I
to resume operations as soon as the crop
on Peck's pond is cut.
Sometime with in the month, hear
ing will be held in the council chamber
at city han on the proposal TO convert
the land at Gospel village into a public
park and playground, as requested in a
petition presented to the councillors late
in the fall At the regular meeting Of
the aldermen last night, the matter was
discussed informally and it was decided
to designate day when the aldermanie
committee OF the whole shall go to Cos
pei village and look into the situation.
Mayor Ward has expressed desire TO
hold a hearing in the near future. The
petitioners, numbering some $50, have
asked that the city condemn the land /
and then utilize it for the purpose al
ready named They have asked for a
hearing. but for some reason the matter
was held for several weeks.