The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Maurice Costello at Dreamland to- da,
in a swell, two-reel feature.--Adv.
Fresh Strawberries every day at tn
United Fruit Store. Prices reasonable
Mrs. Julia Hayes has returned hom
after spending several days with friend
in Marshfeld.
We are showing line of refrigerator
from $ll.50 up, also couch hammock'
and stands. Hooker & Co.
Pianos tuned, regulated and repaired
Work guaranteed. X. II. Gale, As Wei
lngton street. Phone l2S-ll.
How are your butter and milk keeping
this weather? Hadn't you better sec
Hooker Co. about that refrigerator
Miss Elizabeth Breen of Summer street
is spending several days in Cambridge as
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Green
John b. Como, who has been visiting
relatives in Burlington and Richmond for
several days, returned to- Barre this
morning.
Mrs. Edward Grscom and little son,
who have been visiting relatives in the
city for a few days, returned this morn
ing to their home in Littleton, n II.
Mrs. Susan Chandler and Miss Harriet
Chandler arrived home last night from
an absence of several weeks, spent in
Jersey City and Northampton, Mass.
The funeral Of the late George Stuart
will be held from the house, 81 Spaulding
street, tomorrow Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Rev. Edgar Grassland will
officiate.
II. B. Partridge of Washington street
returned to-day from Northfield, where
he made arrangements for the transfer of
the Rice farm in that village. property
which he purchased recently through the
l.. A. Perry Real Estate agency.
Auction sale on the west hill in Will
Jamestown tomorrow at ! o'clock for
John Riddel 81 head OF cows and young
cattle, 3 horses. and - or 80 tons of
hay. Good stuff; positive sale. See
ad. on page I. c. F. Smith, auctoneer.
ADV
A baseball game between the Italian
Athletic club and Goddard seminary will
be played at the Berlin street grounds
afternoon. 1t will be the first
game of the season for the Athletics,
while Goddard will have the benefit OF
the game last Saturday with the Barre
Athletic club. Posters announcing the
sporting fixture mention the low admis'
sion as the Strike price.
A new one in the line OF foolish in
luiries at police headquarters was turned
IN over the telephone this morning when
4 woman made ovcrtures for the pur
'hase of dog from the police and went
% far as to describe infinitely the kind
VI canine she desired to buy. When
me of the officers informed her that the
1oiee are not conducting dog mart, |
he interrogation said she had been given !
o understand that all vagrant dogs were
AIKEN to police headquarters, tagged with 1
he selling price, and held until purchas-
rs appeared.
The Chelsea. Mass. Evening Record of |
April % contained the following of in
crest in Barre and Montpelier: "A sur
rise party was rendered Saturday even
ne to Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Barclay of I
Barre. VT, at the home of Miss Annie
licoll 81 Essex street. The young couple
re on their honeymoon tour, and G.. G.
>icoll, in presenting them with a hand
ONE silver cake basket. expressed the
' lHH lhoi th'f "hhid 'it'f 'iiE hl' anu
prosperity. Mr. Barclay thanked the
ompany, on behalf of his bride and him
elf. and the remainder Of the evening
vas spent in singing dancing, games,
nd a general good time. Refreshments
we're served, and at late hour the
uests departed. each one having en-
Dyed pleasant evening
A man whose business interests take
i'm mp and down Washington street
ally notes the prevalence Of careless
ractiee among youngsters of riding down
he hill on bicycles without using the
andlebars To guide their mounts. Some
the more daring riders seem 10 think
othing Of descending the entire length
the hill without touching the bars. do
ghtng rather in frightening weak.
rsrtcd people with their circus stunts. ,
he careless element which enters into Z
ich practice. the commentator re- f,
arks. is emphasized sharply by the fact ,
lat the authorities have thus far failed
adopt any effective measures for curb :
x the speed Of motor cars on Washing
N street. II is claimed that motorists
y reviving an old practice Of using the /,
rect for a speedway. TO the utter dis !
gard Of Others rights. O