The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-27
TALK OF THE TOWN


III NdsuinGIOu cLlEti uiltI Ps ms
II Breakfast served at Congregations
church next Tuesday, 6;l5 to a. Mad
II Michael Keefe of Foster street was
business visitor in Burlington yesterda,
and to-day.
| Andrew Guerin has returned to thu
city, after passing several days in Bur
lington on business.
Miss Mary Bosworth OF Merchant
street has been passing d few days witt
relatives in Northfeld and Berlin.
Henry Daniels Of Cabot arrived in the
city yesterday for visit OF several days
with friends on Highland avenue.
The W. G. r. u. will hold food and
fancywork sale at the Baptist church
Saturday afternoon from to 5.adv.
y Andes ranges are the best on the mar
ket. Get prices before buying. Z. a
Prindle, Depot square Phone 595-l.
A daughter, weighing nine pounds, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Simson OF
Orange street Monday, the oath.
Alexander Rollo left the city last night
for New Haven, Conn. where he has Sc
cured employment in an ammunition fac
tory.
Mrs. Stella iaviolette and daughter of
North Main street have gone to Shell
burne for visit of several days with
relatives.
| Elmer ]. Foster of Woodsville, N. H.,
who arrived in the city last evening, be-
gan work this morning in Ross Depot
square barber shop.
Three automobile owners have resumed
iitney trips between Barre and Montpe-
lier, but the price of gasoline is so high
that operators are not certain that the
profits said to have been derived from
the intercity traffic last season will be
available this year.
Notice has been received in this city of
the death of Mrs. Brown of Boston,
mother OF Mrs n. j. Morton of Roxbury,
Mass, late of Barre. The body was tax
en- to Maine for burial. She had large
circle Of friends in this city, who extend
their sympathy to her daughter.
AT the Charles Barney auction sale in
Cabot yesterday cows sold from s35 to
S75, horses brought from 1886 to $2T5,
shoats Sll. farming machinery and tools
brought very satisfactory prices. ID. A.
Perry acted as auetioneer. Mr., Perry is
in Warren this afternoon coducting
sale for the Thayer estate
Several parcels of valuable real estate
viii be sold at auction tomorrow to set
tie the estate of the late John H. Sprague
of Brookfield. Five farms must be sold
to settle the estate. Some of these prop
critics lie on the main road between
Barre and White River Junction and
should prove attractive TO investor or
homeseekers. See adv. on page I. d. A.
Perry, auctioneer.-adv.
Good opportunity to purchase a drug
store--Good business, in excellent loca-
ton, in wideawake city of 1880 pop
only three other drug stores in |
the city. Lobby of Park theatre" Yer |
mont's best photoplay house, through |
drug store. Proprietor has other bust
ness to attend and wishes to SELL Up-to.
date store. Write for full particulars.
The Barre Drug Store Co. 237 -239 North |
Main street, Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Smith of
South Main street, who have been alb
sent on a three weeks trip through the
Middle West, arrived in the city last
evening, having recently visited relatives
N Youngstown, o., before leaving for
Vermont. During their absence Mr..
smith, who is employed here as a brake
nan on the Barre & Chelsea railroad. at
ended a convention of railroad employees
n Philadelphia.
The discovery Of COW tethered to a
,oal shed on Smith street Yesterday
aroused the sympathy of so many pass /,
,rsby that for a few moments in the
noon hour the police headquarters was
n state of siege, compliments hurry
ng their protests to the station either
~ telephone or automobile. Those who
aw the animal before it was led away
o North Main street barn say that the
ase was one for the humane officer to ,
iandle, but in the absence of that official
'hief Sinclair and members of the alder
manic health committee responded to the
all. The animal was plainly suffering q
rom a malady that had reduced it to an
maeiated condition and to add to It's pic !
ure of misery someone bent on mischief 2
lad tied a card around the bovine neck.
thereon. milk, 10 cents per Ii
uart." The owner of the COW was adj !
ised to engage a veterinarian.