The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Alexander Gordon of Portland, Me-, il
at Hotel Barre while passing several days
in the city on business.
You can save money by buying one
o fthose big values in hats, black OF
colors, 81 each, at Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc
Mrs. Knight, who has been patient at
the City hospital, was able to return to
her home on the Granteville middle road
yesterday afternoon.
Reports come from Lanesboro this
morning that Joseph Fraser, who has
been encamped there during the past
few days, shot big buck yesterday aft.
crnoon.
Saturday deicacies of the confection-
er's art, fresh from the kettle at Laws
candy store. Our nut caramels at 20
cents the pound, cream caramels at %
cents and maple nut dips Mt 10 cents
are samples of the toothsome assortment
of home made candies to be found at our
store.
Democrats of Barre We're advised this
morning that special car will be re-
served for them after the celebration in
Montpelier this evening. The parade be-
gins shortly before o'clock and the
speeehmaking will take place in the city
hall. The car will be stationed in front
of the auditorium after the meeting is
J finished.
Farmers who have been facing the
problem OF water shortage with the
realization that long hauls would be in
order should winter close in at once are
rejoicing over the heavy rain of last
night. Much of the snow which fell re-
Gently was converted into water that is
expected to replenish springs and streams
that showed signs of failing.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mr.. and Mrs. +. L.
Sanborn of East Orange, j. H. Goodwin
of Glens Falls, n. Y, Louis n. Provost
OF Rutland, f. NJ. Clark of Malone. n. y,
A. H. SWEET of Orleans, o. b. Marion of
Portsmouth, n H., j. O. Sheldon of
Woodstock, Paul C. Bowler Of Malone,
n. Y, L.. f. Butler of St. Adams, David |
c. Booth of Bridgeport, Conn, John w. |
Foss and c. f. Human of Burlington +
F. r. Slater OF Barton, George NJ. Rich I
ards of Philadelphia, j. w. McGavaghan I
of Richmond and DR.. D. H. Bowman OF I
Boston.
Probably the honor of being the first
motorists TO plough through 81 miles OF
snow from Barre to St Johnsbury since
the heavy storm OF last week belongs To 1
John Calhoun of Worcester, Mass, and \
f.. VI. Laws Of Wellington street, who II
made the cross-country journey in a
Ford car yesterday and returned last Il
night. There were sections of highway 1
bordered by woods where the travellers
did a lot of back breaking work with
the shoyels. but they reached the Lily
White village by noon and were on their
way home al o'clock. Mr.. Calhoun re-
turned to Worcester this morning after
allowing that he had had enough of win
ter motoring in Vermont.
A rough draft Of the franchise which
The city council may grant the Central
Power Co, Inc, to establish power lines |
N Barre was considered by the alder
manic legislation committee al a meeting
asst evening. Only two members of the
were present, but some OF W.
eatures OF the proposed franchise were
discussed at length and IL was decided
lot to submit the instrument to the
council until more inquiries have been
made Several phases of franchise grant
ng are being investigated and for the
eason that the committee ia unwilling
o report until it has tentative fran
hise that is fairly satisfactory, the
ouncil probably will not be called upon
o take up the matter until the regular
Meeting Tuesday evening 1t was planned
o have a special council session tonight,
mt the members OF the legislative com
nittee stated to-day that meeting
would not be called.
Barre friends OF William B. Richard
on, a graduate OF Goddard seminary in
he class of l9ll and for several years
rominent in athletics, will be interested
n the following item from the Boston
ournal civilian Il. Richardson, Tufts
ollege, 1915, and former star Brown
nd Blue center, has been appointed man
ger of the credit department of the Ma
ional City bank of New York in its for
ign branch at Genoa, Italy. Probably
he Italian newspaper dispatches will
ell next fall about an Italian football
leven coached in Tufts formations.
obtained the position after a
ears competition against $50 college
in the banking class of the :
-ational City bank" Just now, accord a
y to another news dispatch, Richardson N
assisting other Tufts football alumni
coaching this years varsity at Med &
a.