The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-12
TALK or THE TOWN

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Woodcoek OF
! Painded were among the business visit
ors in the city yesterday.
/ Miss Corahnn Sowdcn commenced work
yesterday as clerk through the holiday
season at tire Homer Fits Co. store
Carl Waterman of upper Washington
street commenced yesterday to work as
foreman at the ID. NJ. Miles coal yard.
| Miss Mary Biorn and Miss Dorothy
IBgelow OF East Brookheld returned to /
their home last evening after visiting
! friends IN Barre.
Miss Carrie Foster and Carl Foster
returned to their home in Enfield, n. Il,
YESTERDAY after making visit OF sevcral
i days in Barre and Washington.
/ A food sale Win be held at the Meth
odst church Thursday ut p m Also
! all fancy articles left from the November
sale will be ON sale at this time.-ad''
! William Mapoon and Hobart Burse re-
/ turned yesterday to their home IN
West Cornth, after making an extended
visit with friends in the city and yiclni-
lty.
Don't miss hearing the fine entertain
ment to be given by the Peak Sisters
from Alaska" at the Presbyterian Christ
mas sale Wednesday evening, Dec. 10
adv.
Among the Mortified business visitors
and shoppers in the city yesterday were;
Nelson Bresaw John Duchane, James
IaBounty, Frank Beede, Miss Kate
Joyce. Mrs. Levi Cross, Mrs Charles
Duke. Mrs. I. =. Houston and Mr. and
! Mrs. Flovd Deering.
Frank smith of Blackwell street, who
has been employed as a stoneeutter IN
the Barre granite belt during the past
wear. has completed his duties here and
left yesterday for Quincy, Mass, where
he will remain with relatives until
spring
Christmas sale, Presbyterian church,
Tuesday evening and Wednesday alter
noon and evening. Large assortment OF
/ fancywork at reasonable prices, also all
sorts of aprons. Home made food and
candy for sale adv.
The third series of bowling matches to
be rolled between the Montpelier team
and Merlo academy team will be BOWED
this evening at the Merlo alleys on
North Main street The first two matches
proved victories FOR the Montpelier team.
Rev. b. g. fipsky, pastor OF the He'd
ding Methodist church, lett yesterday ior
Boston, where he viii attend the meet
iuss conducted - Billy. Sunday dur
Eing the coming week. Mrs. Lipsky ae-
companied her husband on the trip Sew
eral OF the Methodist ministers from all
sections Of the state will be present dur
inc this week, many Of them making
Ethe trim Yesterday in order that they
might be there for the lecture to-day
County Agent +. II. Abbott left to-
d.v for WaitsGeld. where he will hold
meeting this evening to organize a Boys
Land Girls club among the Naltsheia
school children Mr. Abbott Will meet
the school children. as we'll as their par
ents. and with the older generation, he
will outline the ,garl, which the young
people are soon to take up. The taik
will cover stock raising and the growing
lof crops. W. H. Nenable. principal 81
the Waitsfea Junior high school, Will
he the local leader Of the organization.
having had some experience along the
line OF club work
Police and physicians were asked 70
hurry 10 the A. Tomasi block ON North
Main street yesterday afternoon when u
was reported that a woman who mad de-
yeloped sudden signs of dementa was
causing worry among the tenants. 0hieI
Sinclair and one of the patrolmen lost
no time in getting to the block and they
were Joined soon after by two doctors
symptoms Of insanity had developed al.
most without warning and neighbor7 ana
relatives of the woman were dong their
hest TO compose her. After the phy9l-
clans had completed their examination
II was decided to remove her to the stale
hosptal and an automobile was engaged
to transfer the woman to waterbury
early last evening,
An opportunity for citizens who have
their own notion OF what should be IN
corporated in a public utility franchise
to express their views is offered by the
eity council. which will hold public
hearing in the council chamber this even
inc at 5 o'clock on the proposed franchise
of the Central Power Co.. which IS seek
inc the privilege OF establishing ITS pow
er lines in Barre. So far AZ the city Ia
theirs are concerned. the tentative fran
chise Is satisfactory. although 1t has not
been stamped with the approval OF the
power company's representatives. IL Is
exnected that c. H. Thompson and D. A.
Sumner. representing the Central cor
poration. will be present tonight. Inc
promise of cheaper power for the granite
industry has Interested those who are
purcha ing power for that purpose at the
present time and the announcement that
the new company viii endeavor to obtain
the right to sell electricity for domestic
purposes has awakened interest IN other
quarters. Then there are those who con
tend that the council will make a mis-
take if it grants the franchise without
certain restrictions All three classes
will probably he represented tonight.
Card of Thanks.