The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-24
TALK OF THE TOWN
Black Cat hosiery at Abbott's.

for Haverhill, Mass, where she was Gale
by the illness of a friend
: Miss Sarah Hanna has returned to he
home in Hanover, N, H., after spendin
several days with friends in the city.
Rummage sale, Congregational churcl
Saturday, May u, from to Z. Send
contributions Friday afternoon lady.
Miss Helen Dearborn OF West Fairle
is spending a few days as the guest @
Miss Alice b. Farnham of Camp street.
Charles NICHOLSON OF Concord. N. II
ARRIVED in the city yesterday for a visi
of several days in the Barre grant
belt.
! John n. Harvey, an attorney who i
40 present engaged in revising the stat
utes for the state of Vermont, has rent
ed Offices in the Blanchard building ant
will soon occupy them. He is residing
on Maple Grove street.
Thousands OF American flags were useC
| in the great Preparedness Parade, " il
New York week ago. Although we have
no such parade you can display the flag
just as freely Clip coupon from The
Times and together with 9S cents. pre-
sent it at The Times office and get a
large SKIS American flag.
Walter Fl. Griffin OF Central street
who is employed by the Harrison Gran
tie Co., received a telegram yesterday
from his brother, Herbert n. Griffin OF
Bangor, n. y, stating that his father,
&C. A. Griffin OF Brushton, ~ " had sus-
tanned paralytic shock and was not
expected to live, Mr.. Griffin left for
Brushton on late afternoon train.
Miss Katherine r. Mathieson Of Ayers
street. who has been the efficient librari-
an at the Aldrich Public library for sew
eral years, has completed her duties. The
trustees Of the library have elected Miss
Ruth Parker her successor. Miss Parker
who has been engaged as assistant IL
brarian for some time, assumed her new
duties this week. Miss Edith Reid is to
be retained as an assistant to the librar-
an in charge of the children's department
and Miss Villa Marsh of the East Mont
pelier road will also be employed in the
library. Miss Mathieson's wedding to
Albert Wheeler of Montpelier, former
employee of the Consolidated Lighting Co.
in Barre, is to take place in the near fu-
ture.
Among the visitors in the city yes
terday and to-day were the following
people: A. G. Ramsey of st. Johnsbury,
W. II. Freedman. DR.. Dubois, George +,
Eckhard and G. f. Hardy OF Burlington
Prof. j. w. Votev of Burlington, Will
lam Douglas of Worcester, j. A. Green
wood of Chester. r. D. Brodie of her
lille, P. O., G. A. Dodge of Orleans, H. f.
franklin OF ST. Johnsbury. Mrs. j. u.
Thomson of Toronto, Ont, FL. NJ. Degree
# Burlington, James Cogswell of ALI !
ton, Mass, J. H. Stuart of Burlington, |
Z. b. Lang OF Springfield, b. L. Wells |
t st. Johnsbury, Miss Evelyn Bird 81 |
richmond, George s. Halliday Of Gens |
'alls, n. u, and II. Il. Corliss Of Ben
ington.
Since the license regime began May
he police of Barre have performed a
cry eommendable task Of practically |
dding the city of hobos. In the days i'm
preceding the opening of the
cense establishments and for brief PEE
cd after the raptures OF May | had
Ibdued, knights of the road and ne'er
o-wells were almost as numerous as
9uor agents, but by strenuous open-door
olicy, with the doors swinging outward,
hich the officers adopted, many OF those
no apparently planned to soiourn in the
ty limits indefinitely Were induced to I
owe on. That wing Of the Montpelier
lit gang which has given the police
both cities endless trouble in the past, :
as persuaded TO go back to its old
Iunts. Some of the campers were dealt
it'll summarily. but the stand taken by
e department had a salutary effect and
the present time, the hobo problem
Barre is negligible. a
Over the Central Vermont railroad
lesday afternoon the fish man from the
yernment hatchery at Swanton arrived
It'll what was probably the largest con
ynment of fish ever unloaded in Barre
it'll the exception Of 100000 pike, which :
ere delivered to A. G.. Nelson, the fish !
ere transferred to the NJ. & w. r. sta
IN, whence they were shipped at 2:05 :
lock for distribution along the Wells :
yer line, so called. An interested knot :
people who are anglers in some of
cir spare moments watched the trans
{ of the young fish. Mr.. Nelson left
once by automobile to dump his 400.
into the waters Of Woodbury. pond,
lere he is building up a heurishing sum
n colony. All told there were 2,000-
pike brought into Washington coun-
The fish man stated that there is
abundance of hngerlings at the Swan
! hatchery, a surfeit, in fact. for the
expects to furnish the state
Vermont with little fish of various
,cies from time to time.
Jerks attached to the working force
the Barre postoiiiee met yesterday and
cted delegates to the annual carriers
clerks convention, which is to be
d in St. Adams May 30 James r.
nefek, James r. MaeKay and Paul d.
witt comprise the Barre delegation.
IN P. Corcoran, secretary of the state
ks association, will also attend and
al Hill of the Montpelier postofIice ex.
Is to accompany the Barre delegation.
y carriers here in Barre are to be rep
ented and the trip to the Railroad
Z viii be made in automobiles. Among
speakers at the evening banquet, fol-
ing the business meeting Of the after
n. viii be Lieut. Gov. Hale X. Darling
-helsea and Maurice p. Divine of Prov
ace, r. l., state president Of the Rhode
nd civil service employees association.
Barra deleuafion will leave The CITY