The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

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values at Abbott'sf
Fleisher's blankets and comfortables
Saturday at Vaughan's.
i To close, q few serge dr9sses below
cost. Paris Shirtwaist House.
John McCary left last night for Bos-
ton, where he expects to pass ten days
with friends
Nice, dry, selected block wood at ID. IL.
Miles, l22 North Main street. Telephone
4l7-m and 1873.
C. A. Bartlett went this morning to
Waterbury, where he viii visit friends
for a few days.
Big sale Of black and colored messa-
line silk waists, choice at $3.50. Paris
Shirtwaist House.
Il. i. Tillotson of Rutland arrived in
the city this morning for an extended
stay with relatives.
| Mrs. j. /. Olsen of Montreal, p. O.,
arrived in the city last night for an ex-
tended visit with relatives at % West
street.
Nicholas G. Mascot of North Main
street resumed his duties in the Barre
Candy kitchen this morning, after spend
ing several days with relatives in Bur-
| lngton.
| Delbert d. Hogan, who is employed as
dairy boy at the Morrison farms, re-
turned last night from his former home
in South Boston, where he has been
visiting since New Years.
Albert Scloot, who recently returned
to Barre from an extended stay at his
former home in Spain, left last night for
Winnsboro, S. c., where he will pass
the remainder of the winter.
Deputy Sheriff A. NJ. Morrison, II. G.
Leonard of South Main street and John
Trow of Washington street returned to-
day from Boston, where they have been
spending several days on business.
Special for Saturday Old fashioned
molasses candy, l5c a pound; chop suey,
| sc pound; peanut brittle, Toe pound,
and our Saturday noxes DE box.
Fresh made at the Barre Candy Kitchen.
Mrs. Ernest Letourneau, who has been
confined to her home on Summer street
by illness for several weeks, was taken
Yesterday in A. w. Badger & Co.'S am
bulance to the City hospital for treat
ment.
Auction sale of Barre real estate to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock P. m, of
a two story, two tenement house, known
as ll2 and lib Brooklyn street. Home
seekers and investors, be on hand; a
positive sale to the highest bidder. c. +.
Smith, auctioneer.
A reader of The Times, i'll with tu-
bercular trouble and confined TO the
house, has expressed desire to read
the following books: "The Prince OF
India" "The Rules Of the Game" "Trux-
ton King" "Laddie," "The Woman Thou
Gavest Me-" Anyone having copies OF
any one of these books which they wish
to donate can leave same at this office
and they will be delivered to the per
son desiring them.
The c. O. +. gained big margin of
points last evening IN another OF the
series of "45" matches which are being
held between the c. 0. +. and the A. Q.
II. during the winter. The victory was
a 10 point lead and placed them but 10
points behind the A. Q. IL. in the stand
ing. The final match will take place in
another fortnight. The c. Q. +. have
bare chance of winning out over their
opponents in this match.
Angus A. Smith of Perry street re-
turned yesterday from Montreal, 7. O., |
where he has been making an extended |
business visit. Mr.. Smith states that |
the mercury in the Canadian metropolis |
sank to aforementioned depths Tuesday |
and Wednesday and that the untold sui
fering among the poor of the city when I
the water mains burst few weeks ago |
was repeated this week. A temperature
of ---35 prevailed Tuesday and Wednes'
day.
Local members of the Knights of Co
lumbus have received invitations TO at
tend the commemoration OF the 18th an
niyersary of the institution of De Goes
BRAND council, No. 279, Knights OF Co
lumbus, which is to be held at Burling
ton next Thursday. The affair will be
held at the Vann Ness hotel and mem
beers of the order from all over the New
England states will be present. Barre
is contemplating sending large delega
ton to the event. At the commemora-
ton will be James A. Flaherty of New (
Haven, Conn, supreme knight of the ma
tional organization, James Mckinney SUI
preme secretary, and several other inn
portant national officers. This will be
the first visit of Supreme Knight Fla
herty into Vermont.
Spaulding's basketball squad left the
city at S:l5 this morning for Morris
Vile, where the team will play the first
game of a two-day trip that will end
in Stowe tomorrow evening. Tonight
the local schoolboys will line up against
the Peoples academy quintet and to-
night their opponents will be
Stowe high school, team which Spaud-
ing defeated in this city last week by
4 narrow margin. The following play
ers made up the squad: Hooker, I. To-
mast, oliver, Gordon, Levin, and j. Car
roll. Coach Agnew, Manager Arthur
Blackmore and James I. Kenefick of
he high school athletic council accom-
panied the team All will return to
his city Sunday morning. This is
Spauldings first trip of the season Sew
raj others are contemplated before the
schedule is completed.
This weeks rigorous weather has
allied to mind the warning issued by the
tate humane society in regard to leav-
ng horses to stand in the street without +
he protection of blanket. Latterly
here have been several violations of
his humane law. Every deputy sheriff
II Washington county is a duly quail .
led humane officer and each has the
,ower to institute neglect proceedings
gainst offenders of this kind. Thus far
he responsibility seems to rest with |
he officers as there is q certain element /