The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-22
TALK OF THE TOWN
Sec Abbott's bargain basement.

See Abbott's bargain basement.
Mrs. Martha Calef- White, electric nee
die specialist, will be at Miss Cannng's
Toilet Parlors, Barre, Saturday, October
23.-Adv.
A detail of Norwich university stu
dents will arrive in the city late this
afternoon to furnish an attraction for
the Barre A. G. fair in Rowland hall
this evening.
The new Jeffrey Four has arrived and
we will be pleased TO give anyone who IS
interested demonstration. Tel. 232-W
or 243-ll. Vermont Trucking & Sales
Company, agents, Barre.
A meeting of the Barre Rangers foot
ball club will be held in the club pavil-
ion Saturday evening, Oct. %, at
o'clock. The presence of every member
of the banquet committee is desired
AFRO ID. Morse of Venice, Cal, for
mer resident of Barre, arrived in the
city last evening for visit OF several
days. Mr.. Morse has been making an
extended stay at his cottage in Old
Orchard, Me.
| Mr.. and Mrs. /. A. Kicker of South
Billerica, Mass, have been visiting in
the city for few days as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Slayton of South
Main street and at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. S. Parks Of King street.
If you haven't seen the Norwich mil
itary men in one of their remarkable
drills, you had better plan to attend
the Barre A. G. fair in Rowland hall this
evening. CAROLS orchestra will fur
nish music for dancing after the drill.
adv.
Persons Hardwick stage will continue
to make daily trips as long rs the going
and weather viii permit. Leaves Bug
zell's hotel at a. M, Pavilion hotel IN
Montpelier at $3.50. Leaves Hardwick at
2:30 p. M; can carry trunks. Fare,
$l.75 one way or So round trip. Tel.
464-2.
Spauldings football eleven and the
st. Johnsbury academy team meet at
the Gospel village campus Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. Both elevens
are in fine fettle and well-staged con-
test is anticipated. Earlier in the sea
son Spaulding defeated the academy at
st. Johnsbury.
The remains of Clarence Spencer, for
mer resident Of Barre, whose death oc-
CURED at Brightlook hospital earlier in
the week, were brought TO this city for
interment yesterday in the family lot
at the Wilson cemetery in South Barre.
The funeral party arrived here early
| in the afternoon.
! Special on all repairing: Watches
cleaned 75c, mainsprings Zoe, jewels zoe;
eight day clocks cleaned 75e. All jew
elry repaired at low rates. Free, all pin
stems; all jewelry cleaned and polished
like new free. Work called for and de-
Iivered anywhere in city. Look up your
work now. This special closes Saturday
night. G. B. Croft, jeweler, Morse block.
ADV.
The civic department of the Barre
! Woman's club will hold rummage sale
in the emergency room, city hall, Oct. 70,
from 2 to p. m. Club members are
asked to contribute. Donations from
Others gratefully received. Contributions
may be left at any time at Mrs. Shep-
ards store, or at the emergency room
after l p. m. on Saturday.
Granite cnrbing for the long projected
sidewalk on Wellington street was
hauled to the scene of future street de-
partment operations yesterday and there
are indications that the walk will be
completed before snow flies. Walking |
conditions on the precipitous end OF
that thoroughfare have been the subject
of complaints and petitions 10 the city |
council for the better part of a year.
For to-morrow's long anticipated foot
ball game at the capital, the gridiron
meeting of Montpelier high school and |
Montpelier seminary, Paul Seampini OF
this city has been selected TO umpire |
the contest and Coach Charles Hoernle |
of the Goddard seminary eleven will be
the referee At conference OF the
two teams, the selection Of Mr.. Scam
pini and Coach Hoernle 10 comprise a |
strictly neutral board of officials was
unanimously approved.
Every street light reflector in the
city is to have a new coat OF enamel,
mast arms and all other fixtures on the |
poles are to have fresh application Of
sombre and other improvements are 10
be made by the Consolidated Lighting |
Co. before winter arrives. +. L. Harris |
il at the head Of a gang of painters
which started on the rehectors this
morning and the work will not be al
lowed 10 slacken until the entire city |
system has been painted in the spots
and places mentioned.
Rev w. A. Dawson Of Burlington,
field secretary for the Vermont state
Baptist convention, who came 20 Barre 1
20 attend the flying squadron" mis-
sionary meetings az the First Baptist
church. received a telegram late We'd
nesday evening advicing him Of the
death Of Mrs. Davison's mother IN /
Worcester. Mass. Rev. Mr.. Dawson left /
for Worcester on an early train yester-
day. Owing 10 the unexpected summons
he was compelled 70 cancel speaking
engagement al sutton, where the an
nusl convention Of the Wheelock as
-,..t..fo, az Free pantfst churches vas /