The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Dont forget Pocahontas dance lhurs-
day night, April 8, at Clan Gordon hail.
adv.
Miss Mabel Goslant of Lanesboro is
passing few days with friends ON Har
rington avenue.
Andrew Robertson left the city last
evening for Springfield, Mass, where he
has secured employment.
N. j. Roberts of Orange street returned
to the city this morning, after passing
a few days in Boston on business.
Mrs. Eta Eastman of Washington
street has returned from a several days
visit with relatives in West Fairlec.
Karl Sawyer of Merchant street re-
turned to Barre this morning, after pass
ing few days in Boston on business.
Joseph Marchetti returned to the city
this morning, after spending several days
in Boston sd Lowell, Mass, on bust
ness.
Myron Little, former resident of
Barre, has returned to his home in One
onta, N. Y, after passing few days in
the city on business
Regular meeting of Bright Star Rebek
ah lodge, No. IS, Wednesday evening,
April 5, at o'clock. Initiation and sup
per served at 6;3O.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Clark have returned
to their home in st. Johnsbury, after
spending a week at the home of their
father, e. H. Clark, of Perry street
Harry w. Britton, who has been pass
ing a month at his home in Hartland,
returned to the city yesterday and has
resumed his duties as Barre agent for
the American Express Co.
Cobble Hill grange holds sugar So
cial at the hall Friday night, April I.
Admission, sugar on snow, doughnuts and |
pickles, l5c. Children under 10 years,
loo. Geddes' orchestra.--adv.
William f. Cahill of Waterbury, who
pleaded guilty to a subsequent offense OF
intoxication in city court yesterday, was
transferred to the county Jail in the aft
ernoon to serve a sentence of 80 days.
Through misprint in Tuesdays
Times, the hour of the opening of the
sale at the Church of the Good
Shepherd was given as 10 o'clock on Fri
day. The sale opens at / p. M, and not
at the earlier hour
Sugar snow fell to a depth of nearly
three inches during the night, and farm :
ers who looked out of doors at an hour
when most town folks are still in Sc |
,lusion, saw reason for renewing the
hope that 1919 is to be bumper year IN
she maple orchards. I
J. s. Caldwell and j. r. Driscoll Of
Boston, who were engaged yesterday in
applying tests to Barre's water pressure
or the New England insurance exchange,
eft this morning for Lowell, Mass, J
where series of tests are to be made I
or the fire department. 4
Master George Watt entertained a :
'arty of Is of his young playmates at
lis home on Washington street last
vening in celebration of his ninth birth
lay. The evening was spent in play
ng games and refreshments of ice cream
nd cake were served Master Watt re- +
eived many presents from his friends, :
rho left regretfully at the end of an en-
oyable evening
A North Main street tobacco dealer, :
Tho furnishes the public with daily
ulletin service on the baseball scores, !,
ound that the list OF players from which :.
e draws the battery slips to tack up with "
be scores had to be thoroughly revised
efore its accuracy was assured. Indica !"
i've of the transitory life of the baseball n
layer is the fact that the dealer had TO er
rune more than 80 catchers and pitch u
rs from the list
A chimney fire in the second story of te
le Bolster block in Depot square gave Gu
eople in that locality a bit of scare NJ
tuesday, afternoon and when the smoke m
as rolling through the square at its W
lickest, someone notified tho fire sta =.
on. The auto truck, bound for the =.
birth end on testing expedition, o.
opped at tho square long enough 10 ~
scharge one Of the call men and a hand q
lemical outfit. The fire was located in ia
tenement just under the roof of the &c
q wooden structure and was soon ex %
nguished n.
Marble day at the store of the Tildcn Dc Dc
zoe Co. yesterday was prolific of both T..
e usual largess In the matter OF dis gf
ibuting the little globules TO the young ~ ~
ople and the expected outpouring OF =,
uthful exuberanca At 2:30 o'clock ~
the afternoon clerks at the store be g.
n to pass out the bags, containing 2j
,rbIes and a "bunter" each, but the =
owd of youngsters did not reach its
light until after o'clock, when the
lools closed II was stated to-day that :
IRE than 10000 marbles were parceled A
t, only few bags remaining in reserve
: late corners and out of town consum
!,
Sec Fred W. Suitor Of the quarry
rkers' international association re-
rned TO the city late yesterday after
on from a trip through Massachusetts,
d Connecticut, in the course of which
visited several of the union branches.
North Chelmsford, Mass, Mr.. Suitor
lferred with a number of minority un-
members who had signed an agree
Mt with the quarry owners without ]
uniting the terms Of the bill to the
irrational headquarters. Granite quar-
ng centers in Connecticut were also
lied and while absent, Sec Suitor
pped for a day with the members OF
branch at Milford, n. H.
! deed registering the sale of a dwell
house on King street, owned by
,rge A. Drew OF Cabot was recorded
terday, the purchasers being Frank .
Robinson and Mrs. Rose VI. Robin
of Keith avenue. The sale price was
he vicinity of So 900 and Mr.. and Mrs.
,inson are to occupy the premises. The /
Sc is located on a site at the west