The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-22
TALK OF THE TOWN
eckwear styles at Vaughan's.

II New neckwear and belts at Abbott's
II ID. II. McCrillis Of Barnet was among
| the business visitors in the city to-day,
h Artie Hoernle is simply crazy about
H you, so be sure TO come 10 the Goddard
minstrels tomorrow night-adv.
Come to the minstrel show tomorrow
night and hear Charles Hoerule in the
latest song, "Arrah go ont I'm Gonna
Go Back to Oregon. adv.
Miss Charlotte Fischer and Miss AIDE
| lima Clifford returned to their home IN
Bethel last evening, after passing the
week end with friends in the city.
Special at the Little Dry Goods Store
Cottage street Embroidered voile, 40 in.
wide, for straight gathered rufiies, SOC a
yard; shepherd checks, AZ in. wide, soc a
yard.
Spaulding and Montpelier high are to
meet at 1ntercity park Tuesday after
noon for the first game of their annual
series. To accommodate fans from both
cities, the game will not begin until 4
o'clock.
Special prices on all spring stock. As
dhi tlpciuE tnt plOlt AVi tht
months on account of illness, will all
those to whom | have extended credit
please call and settle on or before May
9th? Mrs. S. Il. Laviolette, millinery.
A dance preceded by farce in which
IL young women will present Mothers
Meeting will be held in the X. of G. hall
Friday evening, May 20, at s o'clock.
Good music. Admission, gentlemen 25c,
ladies l0c this includes farce and dance.
John Lane of Williamstown, who used
to be porter at Hotel Otis in the days
! when that hostelry was in its prime,
came to town to-day to call on aequain-
tances. Mr. Lane returned recently from
an extended stay on the Pacific coast
and expects to return to California in the
autumn.
Two pistol shots rang out on the 81
o'clock air in Depot square last night,
but careful investigation of the reports
did not bring to the police any OF the in
formation that usually grows out OF such
an eyentnality. A good-sized crowd oil
people made haste to join the officers in
their search for something that would ex-
plain the mystery.
The week end ball competition at the
Meadow Brook golf course on Brook /
street was won by George Fraser with a
score of 81, according to the returns com
pleted by the contest committee this
morning. Throughout the season golf
ball is offered at each week end for the
highest individual score over the links.
The weekly tournament series at the
Brook street course had an suspicious
opening Saturday, when nearly all mem
bers of the club went the distance.
A valuable colt owned by a Boston
fancier of horse flesh was extrlcated from
a barbed wire fence on the Frank Martin
farm in East Montpelier last night, The
animal disappeared from a knot of young ,
horses in the back pasture on the farm in
the afternoon and after search of sew
eral hours it was located in the fence. +,
Veterinarians from this city and Mont !
pelier were summoned to the farm and it I
is thought that the colts life may be :
saved. Recently the owner of the animal !
refused an offer of $3.50 for it.
A pint of split and five other offend !
ars were arrayed before Magistrate II. w.
Scott to-day as the Monday morning con
from police headquarters. Sey-
nour J. Tucker of East Montpelier plead
ID guilty to subsequent offense and dis
'losed on a stranger. He went to jail .
or term of three months. Other cases !"
we're disposed of as follows: Carroll S.
stevens of East Barre, paid SO and costs &
or subsequent offense; Herman AlcNul :,
Y of Moretown, to Jail in lieu of paying !,
Is and costs for first offense; Alexan
Ter Ingram of Barre Town, to Jail for y
allure to pay minimum fine and costs; 7
ohm ]. Ward of st. Iohnsbury, to Jail in !,
reference to paying SIS and costs. O.
Difficulties that nave beset the promot- II
RS of pony contest, which has been un- OF
er way in Barre for several weeks, were IN
increased Saturday when the women tell Ell
RS, members of a church society in this u
ity. who contracted to reckon the ballots 20
nd decide the winner, went on strike for "a
igher wages. The middle store in the e
lorse block, which has been leased by -
he Western Union Telegraph Co., was ~
sserved for the use of the tellers and q
fter the votes had been partially count ~ ~
a. the telers asked for more pay. 1t is -
lid that an increase from $40 to $25 was y
,auested by the vote counters. The =
,ny arrived in the city several DAYS ago