The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

"The Prodigal,P one OF the best PIE
lures shown this season, at Dreamland
to-day
For Sale Three Philo coops in new
condition; also one secondhand delivery
wagon. b. A, Eastman.
A new one--Broad Leaf, Do cigar.
Better than any Zoe cigar IN Barre.
George w. Lander, maker.
Thirty thousand marbles will be given
away by the Tilden Shoe Co. tomorrow
at p. m. Look for the coupon IN their
ad.
Miss Gratia Reardon of Church street
left this forenoon for New York City,
where she will visit relatives for few
weeks.
Old Irish songs by a quartet Of four
male voices at the st. Patricks day OBJ
servance in Rowland hall Wednesday
evening.
Rev. George Y. Bliss, bishop coadjutor-
elect of the Vermont Episcopal diocese,
will preach in the Church OF the Good
Shepherd this evening.
The Phiatheas Of the Baptist church
win meet for a social and work evening
with Mrs. Inglis, Clark street, Wednes-
day evening March II.
j. r. Lindsey, who has been spending
several days with friends in Barre and
nearby towns, returned early this after
noon to his home in New York.
r. d. Campbell OF Graniteville was a
visitor in the city last evening while on
his way home, after spending several
DAYS with relatives in Sherbrooke, p. O.,
and vicinity.
Fred n. Braley who has been confined
| to His home on Merchant street for the
past two months, was able to be down
| town to-day. Mr. Braley's health is
materially improved.
Having taken over the management OF
| Riley's orchestra and also being the man
! ager Of the Montpelier Military band or
chestra. am in a position to furnish two
rood orchestras for all occasions ana !
respectfully solicit your patronage. Mari
| B. ForselI. Montpelier, vt. Phone 252.
! The ladies union of the Universalist
church will hold a social at the home oil
/ Mrs. f. NJ Tobin, Academy street on
/ Wednesday afternoon from 2;30 until ..
! A silver collection will be taken. A large
attendance is desired and pleasant ait.
ernoon is assured.
Arthur Smoneau of Websteryille, who
recently recovered from the effects OF a
LEG fracture for which he received treat
mcnt at the City hospital left the city
last evening for st. Adams, where he
| win be employed in the Central Yer
mont machine shops.
Business in the Central Vermont
freight yard having taken a bit OF a
brace since the opening OF the week,
members OF the yard crew who were laid
| off temporarily earlier IN the month,
were back at work this morning. An UNI
usually large volume Of incoming freight
| i 10 be handled and it is noted in ship
I iup circles that the movement OF rough
stock consigned to points outside the
state is more marked than had been eX-
pected.
Two divisions OF Merlo's academy
baseball club played the first baseball
practice game of the season yesterday
afternoon. the contingent led by Livens-
dale defeating Skerritt's team by score
az 7 to 4. On the windswept plateau
above the sandbank near Cable street
the two teams were able to play the fun
nine innings Livendale and Patterson
did the battery work for the winners
and against them were arrayed Skeritt
and H. Massic. =. Massie contributed
the hitting features with a home run
and single.
Process servers and a bareback rider,
who. the authorities claim, was evadng
an attempt to foreclose a mortgage on
the horse he rode, furnished entertain
ment aplenty for large number Of men
who gathered in front Of registering
quarters at the Scampini block this fore
noon. Deputy Sherifs A. NJ. Morrison
and George l.. Morris approached the
man "a he was having his horse shod N
South Main street smithy. The mort
gage foreclosure WAS about 10 be served,
when the man and his horse essayed
Hanking movement on the sherlifs and
we're presently fleeing toward the broad
bi,bUav Across the river on Prospect
street through Burnham's meadow and
hack again. down the Central Vermont
tracks from Granite street 20 the Black
wen street bridge. the horse and his rid
er scampered. other officers were inter
e.ted IN the chase. but the elusive steed
ana the knight astraddle eyaded capture
ana disappeared through Merchant street
into the open country.