The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-05
TALK OF THE TOWN
New bandbaps at Fitts'.--Adv.

Everything Ill Silks AT ADDott sg fh"'
III Special values in crepe de chine waists
at Fitts'-Adv.
/ Regular meeting Of ladies' auxiliary
to Clan Gordon tonight at 7:l6 o'clock
Kitchen orchestra, Congregations
church, Wednesday, 5 p. M; l5c.-Adv
/ Charlie Chaplin in a two-reel comedy
at Pavilion to-day, "The Knockout. n
Adv.
Mrs. Charles Arnholm of st. Adams
| visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Lascor, over Sunday.
William Deans left the city yesterday
for Albany, N. ", where he expects to
make an extended visit with relatives.
The Odd Ladies will hold dance in X.
of G. hall Friday evening, Oct. s.; Car
rolls orchestra. Gents, 25c; ladies, lOc.
ADV.
The Independent Order of Foresters
will hold public dance in n. OF G. hall
Tuesday, Oct. 5. Per couple, 35c; ladies,
free. Bruce's orchestra.
Regular meeting OF Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, No. is, Wednesday evening"
Oct. @, at 1880 o'clock. The members
are requested to be present.
Alexander Geraghty of Concord, N. H.,
arrived in the city last evening and will
pass the remainder of the week with
friends in Barre and Barre Town.
Miss Clara j. Churchill, formerly SUI
perintendent of nurses at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, for about
20 years, is visiting Miss Caroline Swift
and Mrs. d. G. Jarvis for week.
Auction sale tomorrow at the Frank
McWhorter home, corner of Richardson
IN. 90 be a uv.Ia al. nj n
all kinds OF house furnishings, A good
chance for the newlyweds to stock up
1 for housekeeping. See further ad, page
I. c. r. Smith, auctioneer.-Adv.
Silver Wolf patrol of the Congrega
tional boy scouts enjoyed their first hike
of the season yesterday afternoon and
last evening. Star-lit skies and an agree
| able temperature made the hike most de-
| lightful. The scouts were led by Earl
Lane.
Barres share OF the state school tax |
to be paid this year is $5,0s9.27 and a
warrant in favor of State Treasurer
Walter r. Scott has been drawn by the
city treasurer and approved by the city |
council portion OF this money will
be diverted to the support of rural
schools. The city's state highway tax
this year is S3,ls0.79.
Alexander Mckenzie, who was asso-
ciated with Joseph Long & Co. in the
work of changing the river bed on Pros
pect street, and who later had charge OF
the construction work on the cement dam
at the Trow & Holden plant was a visit
or in the city recently, calling on w. NJ.
Holden and other acquaintance while
here. Mr.. Mckenzie left Boston last ,
week on an automobile tour through
northern New England.
The Bethany girls of the First Baptist
church were pleasantly entertained last
evening by Miss Olive Smith at her home
on Webster street. During the evening
the following program was carried out;
Piano solo, Ruby Lewis; duet, Henrietta
Inglis and Ruby Lewis; reading, Sylvia
Rizzi; vocal solo, Ruby Lewis; piano solo,
Mrs. James w. Grearson. Games were I
also played and refreshments of ice
cream, cake and waters were served by I
the hostess.
Thomas Mcbride wishes to state that :
the item in yesterdays paper concerning
his negotiations for a horse and the &C.
tions of the horse on Merchant street
was considerably wide Of the truth. He
says he was driving the animal on Mer-
chant street when one wheel came Off
causing the horse 10 prance around a \
good deal. Then Mr.. Mcbride started
afoot down the hill 10 see the owner and q
the horse soon followed. but was stopped ?
by Mr.. Mcbride himself before the ami.
NAL had really gotten into the runaway
class. Furthermore, Mr.. Mcbride says a
he didn't buy the horse at the auction \
mart :
Before the end Of the present week il
Is expected that the street department =
win have finished the strip Of permanent =
highway which was started sometime be. 4
lore Labor day ON Quarry street. The
work has taken longer than the estimat 81
ID time. but the department has the I,
county supervisors own word for il that II
he road Is permanent in fact as well as
n name. State Highway Commissioner =.
b. Bates of Derby inspected i
he work last week and approved Of IL \
Originally Il was calcu. u
ated 20 extend the permanent work from 4
he Barre Town line 60 the Barre & !,
'helsea railroad crossing, but a stand
aiken By the council last night has made =
iNnnlNit fNf tue ibau DNMAfIs 70 NAh~
inue the permanent section 20 South
Jain street.
City hall is soon 10 have a dag staff
nd an up-to-datc copy Of the star span
led banner that may be- used on holi-
avs and other festive occasions. for
yer 80 long = time other public build
ngs in the city, including the federal
uilding. which flies its own flag every .
ay in the year, the FIRE station and the
choolhouses. have had the flag flying on
tated holidays, but for some reason
'hich no one seems able 30 explain clear
2, the peoples house ~ the corner Of
.orth Main and Prospect street mas ner-
! had an official flag. CITY hall has held
, one end Of the halyard which sup.
orted = campaign flag flung across the
rect. but that j. about all. Nov the
~ council has made amends for the
eglect Of the past By instrncting the
~ clerk 70 purchase a Gag that xill