The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-09
TALK OF THE TOWN
New lace collars at Abbott's.
y.

Caramel and vanilla ice cream at Rus
sells Saturday.
For graduation exercises, call Kenyon
auto bus, -W.-adv.
William Densmore left this morning
for Lake Champlain, there to ENJOY a
few days' fishing in the vicinity OF Al
burg.
Green Mountain A. C. VS., Italian A. G.
Saturday, June 10, at the Berlin street
grounds; the only appearance OF the
University OF Vermont varsity in Barre
this year.-adv
All up for the Italian A. Green
Mountain A. G. baseball game at the
Berlin street grounds Saturday, june IT,
at 8 p. m. The only appearance OF the
crack University of Vermont team IN
Barre this year.-adv.
Mrs. Frank A. Hutchinson and daugn-
ter. Miss Mabel Hutchinson, OF Park
street left the city this morning Tor
Greensboro, where they are to make
visit of several days with relatives.
Charles Ram OF Summer street, who
went 10 New London, Conn, several
weeks apo to secure employment as q
granite cutter, returned to Barre last
night and began work this morning Tor
the receiver in charge OF the baItoh
Granite Co.'S business.
Follow the crowd to the trotting park,
Saturday afternoon to see a real pail
game. Gallagher, the best lett handler IN
these parts, will be on the mound ior tne
r. A. C., while Keefe or Shepard VIII 90
the honors for Charles pets. Both teams
are out to take this game and 1t prom
ises to be one of the hardest fought bat
ties of the season. Everybody come.--ad'
William Wright, woodchopper, who
said his abode had been anywhere along
the other side OF the Connecticut river
where there was numbering to be done
pleaded guilty to first offense OF intoxi-
cation when arraigned before Magistrate
II. w. Scott in city court this morning
BEING unable to pay the minimum hne
and costs, Wright went to the county
Jail.
Rainfall in June promises to establish
record for the week that will make the
total precipitation for May pale into com
narrative insignificance. One who lays
conscipuous claim to being weatherwise
nredicts that 20 days from the first OF
June must elapse before settled weather
Is TO be had. There is ray OF eonsoa-
ton in the report that the heavy snow,
ers which prevailed in Barre last night
and today are not local, as lower ba.
rometer throughout the country presaged
storms.
Those who favor retention of last
years contract between the city couneh
and the band are circulating a petition
10 have the city fathers divert the entire
anpropriation of 81 900 to the Barre Citi-
zen's band, instead of dividing the con-
tract between the more mature musicians
and the Young men Of the Christopher
Columbus hand. Ii is stated that the
Citizens band asks for a contract specl-
fving rs weekly concerts for 81 600, while
the Young Italian band boys have re-
ouested that they be permitted to give
two concerts. The petition viii he re-
ceived at the regular meeting of the al
dermanic board Tuesday evening.
Sentiment about town seems strongly
TO favor resubmission OF the South
Main street paving issue to the electorate
and it i not at all improbable that pc
tition viii be circulated in order to have
a second city meeting in the near future
There is feeling that the case Tor those
who favor paving and the erection Of
new bridge could be put in much more
forceful light than 1t appeared At the
special city meeting "wednesday night
one Of the factors in the movement for
petition is the alleged unsafe condition
of the south Main street bridge, which
win probably 20 through the season
without repairs unless action y taken.
Barre Golf club committees are getting
ready 90 start the annual mixed four
sones tceruament and the round robin
competition. II the necessary arrange
ments can BE- completed IN time. 4 r.
hoped 70 have both contests under way
before July J.. In past seasons much in-
tersst has been manifested IN the four
some events IS well - the round robin
competition and already large number
Of names have been received BY the entry
committee. Arrangement are also b.
ing made for the three-cornered matches
hfueen Barre. Greensboro End Monfpe-
her. ~ annual tournament that has ere
ated a Eond deal Of diversion Tor the
Barre golfers IN years past