The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

See the house dresses reduced to voc
at Vaughan's.
The McWhorter Co. are headquarters
for mems and boys slip-on coats
All goods slightly damaged will be
sold at discount. Martins Book Store.
Regular meeting OF the r. g. !. I. "a.
Wednesday evening at 1880 in Is. OF =.
hall
Strawberry, caramel and vanilla ice
cream at the Red Cross Pharmacy to-
day.
Francis Hall of Winooski arrived IN
the city to-day TO pass the coming rev
days as the guest of friends.
Gale Bennett of Spauldlng street re-
turned to-day from Worcester, Mass
where he has been spending few days
Frank Mast of North Main street re-
turned to-day from Malletts bay, where
he has been spending the past few days
in camp.
The Bethany girls Of the Baptist
church will hold lawn social on the
church lawn tonight "wednesday. Col
lege ices will be on sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Goodfellow OF
East street returned to-day from a few
weeks duLOmODlit boul thibuSh ~"
Hampshire and the state OF Maine,
Mrs. Edward Curtis. who has been
spending several days with relatives III
MarshfeId, visited at the home of Frank
Adams on Elm street yesterday, return
ing to-day to her own home in Orange.
Miss Minnie Anderson and Ronald An
derson OF Des Moines, Ia, arrived in the
city yesterday to spend month with
relatives and other acquaintance. Both
are former residents of Barre and on this
occasion they are making their first visit
to this city in eight years.
James G. Walker, who has been pass
ing several days with his mother, Mrs.
Agnes Walker, of Grant avenue, left this
morning for Vergennes, where he will
make arrangements for the reopening in
the fall of Vergennes high school, of
which institution he is the principal.
Representatives of the Stanley steam
err concern of Boston returned yesterday
after a few days visit in the city. Their
trip to Barre was made in one of the
large Mountain wagon" types of the
Stanley steamer, which viii be used by |
John Ryan of Graniteyille on his stage |
route between Barre and Graniteville
Mr.. Ryan assumed charge of the new |
machine yesterday. The Mountain |
wagon in use by the Ryan stage pre-
viously has been returned to Boston.
Judson Hughes, who completed his dn |
ties with the Peoples Lighting, Heating |
& Power Co., recently, has entered part
nership with Dean Corliss in concern,
IL. L...a ts.yr
sene lighting system in this section The
system is something new in this section
and already the concerns books show
many contracts to install systems about
Barre The means of lighting is accom-
plished by means Of gas produced by
air and kerosene. AT present employees
ii the concern are installing the system
IN various stores in Montpelier,
From Gouldsville, near Northfield
complaints have been made to States
Attorney J. Ward Carver of number
If petty burglaries that have taken place
n that vicinity lately. The epidemic of
offering seems to center around the
general store of man named Cross, who
ias made repeated attempts to capture
he culprits with varying degrees OF sue
,ess. Suspicion points to a group OF
living in the neighborhood
md the Mortified authorities have been
by the states attorney to be
m the lookout for a repetition of the
Thus far the night visit
RS at Cross store have confined their
ansaeking to the cheese department and
helves of canned goods. Sardines and
unks of dairy cheese have been myste
iously missing in the morning
Police headquarters has received in.
truetions from the aldermanic police ,
ommittee to enforce to the last letter
he traffic regulations set forth in the
ftv ordinances. The new order of
hincs NAV mean that traffic policeman
ill be assigned to duty and if such an
appears necessary, it is more
han likely that an extra officer will be
ngaged. Already the force is scarcely
,rge enough to meet the needs of the I
atrol service Vehicle drivers. includ-
lg autos as well as teams. will be the
rst to feel the effects of the ordinance I
Increment Teams and autos that are !
ulled up to the curbing must be headed I
ccording to the side of the street on !
-hich they are located. With the new !
equation working smoothly, all We I
icles not in operation on one side of Z
he street will be headed in a single d. 1
,ction, while the cars and teams on the
ther side will be headed in the oppo
tie direction This rule is to be made 4
Imperative. If the wishes of the commit
se are respected On band concert
ights, cars are to be parked in single Z
lie.