The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
TALK OF THE TOWN
Black Cat hosiery at Abbott's'

Wednesday evening.
our $3.50 corsets In the white sale az
OSc. The Vaughan store,
Earl Perrin of Burlington arrived IN
the city this morning for a short visit
with friends
Lawrence O'Kelly left this morning
for Burlington to make u visit OF sew
eral days with friends.
The regular meeting of the ladies' aux.
iliary to Clan Gordon, No. IL, will be
held tonight at 1880 o'clock.
Francis Covey left the city this fore
noon for Plattshurg, N. Y, where he will
make an extended visit with relatives.
James =. Coutts, who has been making
stay OF a few days with relatives ON
North Main street, has returned to his
home in Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brink OF West
street went this forenoon TO Bethel,
where they will spend the remainder OF
| the week with relatives.
Napoleon Corey of Prospect street re-
turned TO Barre last night, after having
been called to North Adams, Mass, by
| the illness of relative.
Miss Ethel Holder of Mount Vernon
place is a granddaughter of the late Mrs.
| Lydia M. Hunt, instead OF a niece OF
the deceased as previously reported.
Miss Mildred Gill, who has been the
guest of friends in Burlington for a few
DAYS, was visitor in the city this morn
! ing while on her way home to East
| Barre.
| Mrs. John Sullivan, who has been Wis
! iting at the home of her daughter Mrs.
James Bennett of Pearl street, for the
/ past two weeks, returned to her home
in Hardwick yesterday,
Jediah Sharkey, who has been passing
several days with his daughter, Mrs.
Elector Blair Of Elmwood avenue, re-
turned this morning to his home in
Plattsburg, n. Y. Mr.. Sharkey is a
former resident of Barre and has been
making his first visit here in several
years.
The lecture to be given in the Presby-
terrain church Wednesday evening by Rev
Edgar Grassland on africa" viii be
the most interesting of any yet delivered.
over 80 slides will be shown and these
alone are interesting, as well as instruc-
tive. Admission, 25c; children under Is,
Zoe.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Barre Athletic club will be held in their
rooms on Tuesday evening at 1880. As
the semi-annual election OF officers takes
place that evening, il is earnestly re-
quested that all members make an ef-
fort TO attend Per order William A,
Reilly, secretary.
The United Missionary society Of He'd.
ding Methodist church will hold its an
nual thankoifering supper "Wednesday
evening at o'clock at the dining room
Of the church. The ladies of the foreign
society have prepared an interesting pro-
gram. Mrs Manson, who has spent sew
eral years in Egypt, will tell OF her eX-
periences in that country. Each mem
Der is urged to be present and bring her
husband or friend.
Miss Pearl Kent returned to-day from
Essex junction, where she has been Wis
iting for the past few days. On last
Sunday Feb %, Miss Kent was one OF
the speakers at the Baptist church at
that place. Miss Kent is a graduate Of
the Gordon Bible institute OF Boston,
and is now under appointment to 90 to
South Africa as a missionary in 1916.
On Sunday night she told some Of her
reasons for wanting TO 90 out as mis-
sionary and interested the audience with
her story She is also "a singer and
pleased them with a number OF selec-
tions. Miss Kent has recently returned
from Haycrhil Mass, where she WAS
operated upon for appendicitis. Previous
to that she was employed As nurse there
Differences between the city and Paul
Kingston over the street and property
lines at the North Seminary street inter
section OF North Main street are In 4
fair way 10 be settled, or AZ least 20
come 10 a head. Very recently City En-
pinccr George A. Reed completed re-
survey Of that locality and his findings
are supposed TO be filed with the city
clerk before the present administration
goes 0ut Of Office to morrow morning.
Mr.. Kingston j. given the privilege Of
examining the findings Of the engineer
and 70 appeal from them II be 50 desires.
The city's dispute with Mr.. Kingston has
hung fire since early last spring, although
the council has frequently ordered the
proper authorities e. make full inyes
tigation Of the compliments case.
Through the offices Of the aldermanic !
finance committee and the city attorney. /
who acted AZ the request Of the city /
council Representative =. /. Smith has
been given = hill 40 BE- introduced IN the
House for TIE relief Of municipalities who |
punish their delinquent taxpayers by i'm. 1
prisoument iu The county iau. The BIZ
provides that the state shall lift from /
the citv the burden Of paying the board /
iug expenses Of drlinouents thus de-
tanned. In years past The city has been 4
called unon g assume some unusually
large h.lls 8eerning from the support -
aeliuqurnts seut 10 Washington county /
mn More often than not i has hap
feuef that the board 18Th was much larr
er than tile snm which thc city tried uli.
unaaassfnIlr 60 eglieff from The delin.
auert Tiie h1 wns net ln shape ior To- 4
fitF representative until Feb. ~. and -
tho time for Introducing bile expired
Frh % some taua e expressed e. - I
whether ~ wfl become Law
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