The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-13
TALK OF THE TOWN
DOLLS and toys at Abbott,s.

Dolls and toys at Abbott's.
See the childfen's fur sets at Fits.
Ray Sargent Of Norwich university
spent Sunday at his home in East Barre.
Mrs. q. b. Durkee il esriously i'll with
pneumonia at her home on North Main
street.
John Jones OF Springfield has come to
this city and is working for the l.. j..
Bolster estate.
Miss Beatrice Goslant Of Lanesboro
spent the week end as the guest OF
friends in the city.
Frank Ferrari OF Summer street left
last night for few days visit with rel
atilves in South birmingham and Bos-
ton, Mass
Lucius Proveneher of Summer street
left Saturday for Newport, where he
is passing few days with friends in his
former home.
B. III. Start OF St Adams has been
passing a few days in the city as the
guest of his sister Mrs. j. l.. III. Carr, of
Keith avenue.
Miss Bertha Butler, who has been Wis
iting relatives in the city for few days,
returned this morning to her home in
Woodsville, N. II.
Miss Hazel Freer, who has been the
guest of Miss Mary mccarthy Of Summer |
street for the past week, has returned to
her home in st. Johnsbury.
N. Louis Schriver of Cambridge, Mass.
a representative of the Swedish Iron &
Steel Co., is stopping at Hotel Barre
while passing several days in the Barre
granite belt.
Alexander S. Watt and George b.
Lyons left the city Saturday evening
for Raymond, Cal, where they expect
to have employment in the granite in
dustry during the winter.
Manager +. Il. Austin has succeeded
in arranging an excellent booking for
Christmas day at the Barre opera house.
A large company of opera singers will
present Faust in the evening.
Sphagetti viii be cooked to order at
the woman's club cooking demonstration
in Rowland hall Tuesday afternoon, Dec.
IA. Telephone your order to Mrs. N. ID.
Phelps or Mrs. Herman Davis and call !
for same at the hall from to 5 p. m.
Tuesday,-adv. ,
Before Magistrate H. w. Scott in city
court Saturday afternoon Frank w. Bat I
ties, who gave his residence as Milford,
Mass, pleaded guilty to breach of the /
peace offense and paid $40 fine with
costs of $645 attached. 1t was alleged
by the officers that Battles was the ag-
yressor in a fracas which began in the
Bolster block early Saturday morning
md ended on North Main street some
time before daylight. After listening to
The grand jurors story Of the fight, as I
t was given to him by the officers, Bat !
les dissented from the officers version I
% the extent of saying that he fought
n self defense. The police are satisfied I
hat others were implicated in the fight. !
An enterprising Grant avenue Rhode !
sland Red hen hung up record for
hat neighborhood Saturday when it de-
,osited two eggs in its nest, within the \
pace of few minutes. Mrs. Agnes
Walker went to her henhouse TO col 3
ect the eggs and satisfied herself that
he Red had contributed its share for Z
he day. A short time afterward she
lad occasion TO visit the roost again and
vas ageeably surprised when Little !
lhody," as the prize hen is called, pre- 2
ented her a second egg. The owner of
he bird thinks ii must be trying TO
mulate the Kansas hen that lifted a I
mortgage on its masters house by laying )
hree eggs day. Z
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Grassland of Wei =
ngton street left the city this morning 2
OF Worcester, Mass. where they expect :
D remain for a visit of several days. =
'uring their absence Mr. Grassland will Z
ttend historical conference at Clark 3
where all sides viii be heard z
n the European war. For Germany, 3
ccording 10 the prospectus issued in an =
cipation OF the conference, DIR. Kuno y
rancke and DIR. John A. Walk of Har-
ard university and Camille Won Klenze :
London, Eng, will speak. Great
case is in the hands Of Dr.
tanton Colt of London. Eng, and Hon
rancis Nelson, member Of the Brit
h parliament. Many other national ey
peakers have also been invited TO vi
n iriDafn in the conference