The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

II job lots OF white goods at Abbott's.
III Don't forget the annual spring suppe
II OF the Presbyterian church 10 be held OF
Saturday, April /.
II Miss Mary Cowie il detained from hei
II duties In the Smith and Cummings bakery
department by illness.
II Mrs Elizabeth Thompson and Mrs
| James Smith left Monday for an extend
ed visit in Salisbury, n. G.
A good line OF silyerware. iewelry, etc,
the balance OF the Croft and Kenyon
stock, Is now on private sale. Call in
ID. A. Perry, assignee:
CAROLS orchestra left yesterday aft
ernoon for Burlington, where they fur
nished music for the Key and Serpent
dance last evening and will play for a
dance at the Sigmi Phi fraternity house
this evening
II the necessary arrangements with
the city council can be made, the first
Presbyterian church will be pointed out
TO strangers In the city through the me
dunn Of guide signs 10 be erected at the
corner of North Main and Seminary
streets.
Announcement has been made OF the
next choral union concert 10 be held in
Montpelier May "a and 25. The manage
ment also state that more singers are
needed and they win be glad TO receive
candidates at the rehearsal TO be held in
the library at Montpelier Tuesday night.
The Maeclbees will hold another OF
their public 500 and whist parties Friday
evening at the X. of p. hall. Prizes for
the highest and lowest score-cards will
be given. A buffet lunch will be served
at intermission on the European plan.
Playing will commence at 1880. Let all
Alaccabees come and bring their friends.
Workmen have been engaged recently
in razing the high smoke stuck over the |
plant of the Harrison Granite Co. near
Center street. High winds last week re-
vealed the fact that the big funnel had |
perceptibly dangerous leaning toward |
mother earth under pressure of stiff |
gale. Ii was decided to preclude the pos
sibility of an accident by removing the
stuck in sections. ID was one of the |
loftiest chimney fues of its kind in the /
granite belt. Another stack will replace !
the one taken down.
When the time comes for furnishing
Ed1n vi iRtIit iltfHNtM ctlNNuH WIN u
posted list there are some over 200
names that are to be prescribed before
the moisture parlors are scarcely opened.
City court records, dating from Nov. |,
1915. are to contribute nearly 200 names
OF persons whose transgressions will
place them without the pale. Persons
guilty OF subsequent offenses or classed
as habitual drunkardS are TO be posted
along with the names Of those who have
been receiving assistance from the city.
Among the visitors in the city yester-
day and to-day were the following peo-
ple c. r. Smith OF Bellows Falls, w. R.
Lebanon of Waterbury G. G. Maynard of
Burlington, j. r. Resented OF Spring
field, II. W. Buchanan of Orleans, II. b. J
Sillon of Burlington F. ID. Cox of Al Z
bany, III. G. Rozier of Bennington, Miss J
A. r. Crozier of Heaton hospital Mont
pelier, " S. Quimby of White River
Junction, r. b. Lang of Springfield, Mr.
md Mrs. l.. L. Benzie of Danville, II. II. +
Hickok of Burlington, w. H. Gilchrist of
and j. X. Gallivan OF Pough
leepsie, n. Y.
Officer John S. Mnrley went to Granite
street last night and arrested John Tas-
lie on an intoxication charge. The re-
pendent passed the night at police head
quarters and this morning, when ar
aligned before Magistrate H. w. Scott
n city court, he pleaded guilty to a sub
equent offense A fine of SIS and costs
mounting to S605 were imposed and the
espondent was ordered delivered into
he custody of the probation officer for
eriod Of six months. The court further
la 1bat,J1 hn
to the state hospital in Wa
erbury for a period not to exceed six
lonths.
After long term Of service in the
treet department, John Silver OF River
rect has been permitted to lay down
is pick and shovel 1t is said of Silver -
nat his memory is map of every sur
zee sewer outlet and water main open I'm
e in~the city. When other methods III
Iiled to locate a desired opening in the Hi
inter, Johns peculiar formula inva
ably solved the difficulty. Friends of III
le man who say they are sorry to see Hi
m leaving the department, argue that VII
5 retention would mean a saving to Hi
ie city, inasmuch as his unfailng iii
lowledge of sewer and water locations Hi
Is often saved the city the expense OF Hi
nploying men to dig about until the Hi
'enings have been discovered. tllH
Rob Murphy proved himself equal to MI
trying situation and incidentally prob Hi
ly succeeded in saving the owners of
e Sortwell estate block on Depot
uare from replacing heavy plate M
ass window in the Ross barber shop I'LL
is forenoon Mr.. Murphy was on the III
int of leaving the shop, where de- iii
cry horse, attached to a pair of light III
DIS. came tearing up the street. Horse,
DIS and especially a very threatening
of thills, which protruded beyond
: nose of the steed, were making d. I'LL
tly for the window, when Mr.. Murphy I'LL
aging a leap, caught the horse by the HI
die and managed to defect its course.
destrians aided him in quieting the an
al until the driver caught up with his
ant steed. II was said that putting
omotive in Depot square was responsi-
for the horses mad flight iii