The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-02
TALK OF THE TOWN
New wash goods at Fits.

William RlYalt lett lhte yesterday W.
ernoon for Middlebury, where he VIII
make a. few days visit with relatives.
Peter Cato Of Quincy, Mass, arrived
this morning and is visiting at the home
OF Il. Prestni of IL Short street.
Miss Bertha Stacey OF Manchester, N.
H.. returned home this morning, after a |
two weeks visit with relatives in the
city.
Tomas Tomasi and Lee Maiden left
to- day for Burlington, where they viii
visit friends and relatives for lew
days
Walter Bates of East street left to- ,
day for Rutland, where he Will remain
i for the remainder of the week on busl-
ness.
! Miss Christine Tubbs wishes to thank
her friends who so ably assisted her IN
winning first prize in the recent piano
contest
Miss Elizabeth Sutton is at the mil
linery openings this week and will trim
for Madam Dalpey of Keene, N. H., this
season.
Miss Teresa Prior Of Cambridge, Mass,
arrived yesterday and will visit at the
home of William Dewey OF Is West
street for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ploof, James Boul-
rice, and James Ploof of Websterville,
were in the city yesterday on their way
to st. Adams, where they will visit
friends for few days.
AT the North Barre skating rink yes
terday afternoon the Merlos academy
hockey team defeated the Indian team
in a hockey game by a score OF to 4.
Mast and Mcdonald were the stars for
the losers and Geals, bowers and BIZ
Ianchi were the stars for the winners.
The young peoples society Of the
Church of the Good Shepherd will hold
its regular monthly meeting with the
Misses Dale at their home on Green
street Wednesday evening at 1880
la'clock. Following the business meeting
there will be a social gathering OF the
members.
Mrs. Agnes Bradford was pleasantly
surprised at her home on Merchant street
last evening, when about 20 OF her
friends called to remind her OF her 70th
birthday. Cards we're enjoyed during
the evening and Mrs. Bradford was pre-
scented a souvenir of the occasion. Re-
freshments OF ice cream and cake we're
served
/ To Alderman Keefe, chairman Of the
aldermanic election committee, fell the
honor of delivering the ballots TO be
used at the several ward polling places.
Mr. Keefe was astir early and the front
gate at city hall had not been opened
when he made his appearance before
; o'clock. BY 5:45 o'clock every voting
place in the city was well supplied with
ballots In years past election officers
AT the polling places have protested
against the delay in distributing the
ballots until after 6 o'clock. Someone
mentioned the previous lapses to Mr.
keefe al the council meeting last night
and he determined that a recurrence Of
the same complaint would not be posi-
BILE to-day.
Richard Harvey soldier Of fortune and
auarrvman who has delyed deeply in
LAYERS and layers OF experience at home
) and abroad, made his perennial appear
ance before Magistrate II. w. Scott in
leity court this forenoon and pleaded gull
N 10 subsequent offense. The Judge
: ined the respondent SIS and costs OF
$500. but Harvey waived the assess
ment. accepting in lieu thereof 81 days
in the county Jail az Montpelier. Har-
tNev returned 10 this region from long
western trip last week. He was on the
lookout tor work and az the suggestion
OF Chief Sinclair be struck Lewis and
CLARK lope into the Washington Timber
lost. Yesterday Harvey collected his first
weeks nav as a mmberman and came
back 10 the city OF his former escapades.
Chief Sinclair locked him mp in the late
, afternoon.
James X. Curtis. a lineman employed
: bv the Vermont Tel & Tel. Co, is nurs-
: ING an unusually sore arm as the result
OF an accident which be experienced
while working with other linemen at
Bolton Falls last week Mr.. Curtis was
digging 4 hole through the ice jam in the
Winooski river at that point, when be
slipped into an ice hole. catching his
arm on the rim Of the hole AZ be went
/. down. Fellow workmen who were en-
plnved up the river a little way went
to his assistance. e1triosting him from
position which was quite as precarious
a. Il was uncomfortable. Some little
> time after the accident occurred. Mr.
lCurtis became aware Of sharp pains in
, che arm and closer examination re
. realed the fact that il had been thrown
J out OF Joint. This week the iinemcn
] are continuing their perilous adventures
4 hv removing piecemeal the remainder Of
/. che giant elm on the S0rtweh estate
! az Depot square.
f. Between the Blackwell and Brook
street Intersections on North Main
4 street q large gang Of city laborers i
/. working day and night 20 repair the
damage caused BY q break In the sewer
. main early last saturday. Today the first
time since the work was started, TRAIN,
A over the b. a ct a p Cos line va.
= Disturbed. although Interruptions Of this
q eiaracter promise b be- frequent Until
z ihs repairs ere completed. The broker
section 81 ths main lies nearly 10 feet
A undar ground and Tor the protection 81
/. fae eteaNators. twa smaH shaeks haF'
' been bnln in the street A stripe o.
4 uavrrnart several wards ca length hai
: iafu torn - aud rails On THE Traction
company line vfn have - h. remofet
tenparaflly. TIE company y Operating
y fffse rars snuth ~ the tie-up ani pas
4 s.mrrrs DESIRING O. make the trap q
marfraIasf. ~ fntprmediate points mus
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