The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-07
TALK OF THE TOWN
Al aid values 81 Abbott's.

H Delicious vanilla and caramel ice cream
II at browns.
II Caramel and vanilla ice cream bricks
H at Russell's to-day.
Il Annual sale bed sheets, slips and
i spreads at Yaughan's.
II Use Pyrox for sprayin. trees and po-
H tatoes For sale at Kempton Mills.
II Regular meeting Of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, No. IS, Wednesday evening,
H July l. at s o'clock
Mrs. N. f. Lewis Of Spaulding street
has gone to her former home in Lancas-
ter, N. H.. to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry #. johnson and
son have returned from a 10 days camp
ing stay at Highgate Springs.
\ Mrs. Moses Blow and three daughters
of Burlington are visiting her sister,
Mrs. H. l.. Douglass, and family.
Miss Marion Upper has gone to Bur-
| lington, where she is attending summer
| school at the University of Vermont.
| The Salvation Army. with Mr. Mann,
will conduct an open-air meeting at up
per Graniteyille Thursday evening at
| 6:30.
| William Adams has returned to his
home in Brandon. after having been
called to Barre by the death of his uncle,
J. A. r. Glidden.
Mr.. and Mrs j. l.. Arkley of Averill
street left yesterday on an extended au-
tomobiIe trip through northern Vermont
and lower Quebec.
Rural delivery carriers OF Vermont are
to meet July 2l and %, instead of around
July 4, as was originally contemplated.
The convention will be held in Randolph,
as heretofore planned.
Mrs. r. Lynn Clark of Long street has
returned from an extended visit in Bos-
ton, accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Fraser. who will visit in Barre for
month before going to Salida, Col.
Miss Arlene Jeffords, teacher in the
city schools, who has been spending
few weeks at her home in Williamstown,
left Monday for Hyannis, Mass, where
she is attending summer school at the
state normal institute.
The item in Yesterdays paper which
stated that James Allen of the west hill
had gone to Montreal following his re-
turn home from the City hospital was in
correct. Mr.. Allen is still at his home
and is reported to be well.
Local Grand Army men and Sons OF
Veterans have not given up hope OF en-
| tertaining the state G. A. r. encampment
in Barre next year and when the ad-
visory board eonvenes in Burlington late
| in July, representatives of patriotic So
cieties in this city viii be on hand to
urge the claims of Barre as a convention
city. When the veterans and allied or
CARNATIONS were encamped in st. Adams
| last spring, an invitation was read from
the Barre Board of Trade TO have the
convention meet in Barre in 1915.
Forgotten public statutes are to serve
where il was thought that city ordi
nances were not strong enough to regu-
late street traffic in some Of its phases.
Some of the city fathers who have inter
ested themselves in the better regulation
of traffic have discovered a statute which |
makes il misdemeanor punishable by |
fine to drive vehicles on the wrong side |
of the street. Hitherto, it is said, tho
police have been uncertain of convictions
when violations Of this kind We're noted, /
but with a public statute back Of them,
they expect to enforce il to the limit |
hereafter.
Cards have been received in Barre an
nouncing the marriage OF Miss Agnes NJ.
Stephens Of Knowles, Cal, to Albert s.
Downie, formerly of this city, which |
took place in the Church Of St. John the
Evangelist San Francisco, on the even
ing of Thursday July I, at $3.50 o'clock.
The bride is a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander stephens of Knowles, and for
a few years past she has been engaged
as a stenographer in her fathers granite
Office. Mr. Downie has been resident
en- the Pacific coast for some years. He
is son OF Mrs. Mary Downie OF this
city and a brother az Mrs. Alexander
Hanton of Merchant street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Downie are TO make their home in
San Francisco.
A northbound street car collided with
the United Fruit Cos. delivery truck
near the Northern hotel on North Main
street yesterday in such manner as
70 sideswipe one OF the rear wheels OF
the auto. The wheel was put out Of
commission instantly and il was not I'M
til another wheel had been supplied that
the driver, George Maniatty, was able
to report progress along his delivery
route. Mr.. Maniatty states that be
was turning out for a team ahead Of
him, and that the motorman on the
street car appeared 20 recognize the
close quarters be was in long enough to
stop he car. Before he had passed the
team, however. the street car is said 20
have started. with the result that part
OF the delivery truck was on the trolley f,
tracks when the car came along.
Farmers in towns nearby and others !
who like 10 keep IN touch with agricul.
tural development are msnifesting live.
" interest IN a crop Of alfalfa which
George p. Mcfarland j. growing on his Z
farm near the city limits AZ the south !
End. Nearly three acres OF soil were I
sown 70 alfalfa and true 20 the predic-
ton Of experts. the crop nosed its way !
above the soil surface IN. just % hours. Z
Mr.. Mcfarland i quite pleased with the
Progress i y making, although he real a
.ses that some few weeks must yet elapss .
before De i assured Of a bumper crop.
AerieulturiEts claim many things for
alfalfa and there are several farmers in /.
thls locality who may ~ persuaded 70
few Alfalfa News ssfmF Ii AZ kffEnrfn ada !