The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

H More of those silk hose at 25c a pain
at Vaughan's.
Ford Flagg Of Richmond has been
spending short time with Noble s.
Il Love.
H Mrs. G. N. Benedict and daughter, Miss
| Emily Benedict, OF Eastern avenue are
| passing several days with friends in Bur
| lington.
DIR. Il. B. Whitaker of Merchant street
is spending several days in camp with
friends at st. Adams point on Lake
Champlain.
Paul Manin and family, who have
been making an extended visit with rela-
tives in Barre, will return tomorrow to
their home in birmingham, Mass.
Large stock of fine quality leather just
arrived. Rubber soles. Factory method
by the victor machine. At Charbon-
neau's Basement of Worthen block,
Keith avenue side.---Adv.
Acquisitions to the ice and drink list
at Browns Quality service fountain
includes an importation from John ID.
Wanamaker's, the largest fountain in the
United States. This speciality is made
ilIbIH OIdlEtS Iltbn ibI tbSh Nh'tpAiNf'
Miss Bertha Mclean, who has been
passing the summer at the home OF her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 7. X. Mclean OF
fGranitevile, was a visitor in the city to-
day while on her way to Boston, where
she isl engaged as teacher in the city
schools.
As announced some time ago, G. w.
Mcmillan is laying plans for the cree
| tion of new granite shed, and to that
end he has secured permission from the
city council for the right to begin build
! ing operations at once. Mr.. Mcmillan
expects to raze section OF his present
shed on Blackwell street.
Football enthusiasts in Barre are look
ing forward with anticipation as keen
as in other years to gridiron season
that is bound to open locally before the
expiration of the present month. Tenta-
tive plans for the season at Goddard are
announced already, although sessions on
the Hill do not begin until next Tuesday.
Charles Hoernle of Dorchester, Mass, is
TO be in charge of the hill youngsters
this year and with most OF the veterans
that figured in 1914 gone, the coach has
an unusually hard task confronting him. |
All of the back held with the exception |
of Conner will be entirely new The |
star end of last season, the center and |
the guards have gone the way of most |
prep scnool graduates college. Witt |
will be at the University of Vermont |
this year and others are to enroll in a
number of eastern colleges. William
Quinn. almost alone in the small galaxy |
of veterans, viii be unable to play on
account of an operation which he under
went in June. Coach Hoernle S to be |,
assisted by Ralph r. Kinney, who cap
tanned football and track teams in his
senior year at st. Lawrence university i
in Canton, N. Y.
Beginning to-day, a new system of
fees for the insurance of fourth-class
mail matter becomes operative, notice TO
the effect having been received by Post
master George w. German at the Barre
postofiiee in a special order from the
third assistant postmaster general. A /,
three-cent fee for parcels, for which in
the event OF loss the sender desires no
more than So indemnity, and the extern
sion of the insurance TO parcels valued II
IL 500 are among the features of the /,
new order. The amendment TO the reg
Nations formerly in force is as follows: 7,
'Fourth.class mail shall not be regis
erred, but may be insured against loss !
N an amount equivalent to its actual
value, but not TO exceed SIS in any one !.
.ase on payment of fee of three
,ents; not TO exceed SIS on payment of !
/ Zee OF five cents; not TO exceed $50 on !
payment Of a fee of 10 cents, or not to 1
.xceed 500 on payment of a fee of %
ents. in addition TO the postage, both
o be prepaid by stamps affixed. but in
lemnity will not be allowed in cases OF .
oss of such mail addressed TO the Phil
ppine islands unless the loss occurred in
he postal service Of the United States, :
Briefly, the new schedule is: Covered by
hree cent fee, value up 20 -; covered q
y fve-eent fee, value up 70 SIS; covered q
" l0-cent fee, value up IL $50; covered y
y 25-cent fee, value up TO 500. g