The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

terdhy.
Miss Nellie Tobin of Mortified Fall
was among the shoppers in the city yes
terday.
Dewey Stone began work this mornin,
as a waiter in the Marion restaurant OF
North Main street.
Horse sale at City Auction Market
Saturday, Nov. 25. at ? p m. See adv
q. II. Hale, auctioneer.
l.. r, Rickert of fremont street i;
detained from his duties at the Drown
pharmacy by illness,
The juveniles of the l.. A., A. O. II.
will meet Friday at 4;30 p. IN. Mem
bers bring dues and due cards.
Ronald Mcmillan returned to-day from
a visit of few days in Waterbury
where he was employed until recently.
You can save money by buying one
of those big values in hats, black OF
colors, 81 each, at Mrs Shepard Co., Inc
Burlington vit&ors in the city yester-
day were Mr.. and Mrs X. l.. Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. i. b. Dustin and Miss Frieda
Dustin.
Miss Avis Towne returned to her home
in st. Adams last evening, after visiting
friends on Merchant street during the
past two weeks.
Hosmer Hoague returned to his home
in Saratoga, n. Y, last night after Wis
iting friends and relatives on Keith ave-
nue. for day or two.
James Reddin, who has been visiting
relatives on South Main street during
the past two days. returned to his home
in Claremont, n. H., to-day.
A party consisting of an A. Perry. C.,
L. Perry, Ora Whitney and Charles Flint
motored through to Alburg to-day, where
they will spend several days behind the
blinds on the waning days of the duck
hunting season.
Fred Hart, who has been employed in
and around Barre during the past few
months, has completed his duties here
and left yesterday for Bridgeport, Conn,
where he has secured work in one of the
ammunition factories.
Cleo Madison in ''The Triumph of
Truth" Gale Henry in "She Wrote a
Play and Played It. also the animated
weekly showing the bridge at Quebec,
Can, that collapsed while being lifted
into position. At the Bijou to-day adv.
Marion H. Clarke will impersonate the
famous book and play Daddy Long
Legs by Jean Webster, at the Pres
byterian church Nov. 80. Make no 9th
er date for that evening. All are well
come. Admission, 25c; children, l5c.
Edward Wilson, transient from
Worcester, Mass, pleaded guilty to an
charge when arraigned be-
fore Magistrate H. W. Scott in city court
this morning and went to Jail for 10 |
days in lieu of paying the minimum fine
and costs assessed for a first otlense.
A party consisting of Henry Jones, |
Harley Stevens and George T. Minard |
visited friends in the city this morning |
while en- route from Lanesboro, where I
they have been encamped with friends I
during the past 10 days, to their home in I
White River Junction. The party have !
been encamped in the midst of the stamp.
ing ground for deer, but not once dur I
ing the two weeks did they sight one
The party left on the noon train for their
homes.
There was large attendance last
evening at the whist party given under
the auspices of the ladies of the A. 0. II.
First favors went to Mrs. Thomas Nc
Soft and Miss Margaret Halpin. Mrs.
iavaghan and Miss Agnes Cleary re-
eeived the consolation awards. AT the
meeting preceding the card party, it was
decided to serve a supper to the members
IF the order at the next meeting, which
will be held on the evening of Dec Is.
Prin. q X. Hollister of Goddard sem
nary is in receipt of a telegram from
Harding and Paul Cate, stating that they
anded at Vancouver, b. c., last Monday
md probably would arrive in Barre Sat
lrday evening. The Cate brothers come
rom Toxic, Japan, this being the first
ime that they have ever been in the
tates. They are brothers of Miss Es-
her Cate and Weston Cate, former stu
ents at Goddard The boys have not /,
ecided whether they will remain and go |
o school at Goddard or to return to To-
10 after an extended visit with relatives
n this city.
A farmer who markets most of his
produce in Barre took fling at some of [
he critics who look to the rural dis q
riots for solution of the n. c. of l.. Q
'roblems when he quoted figures which I
ave come under his notice in the year r
hat is now drawing to close For one v
xample of the farmers powerlessness :
o regulate any part of the price of
oodstuffs, he quoted the price which
armers received for dressed pork in No
ember, 1915 1t was IL cents, and the
armer paid sl.55 per hundredweight for
is meal This fall dealers are paying
3 cents per pound for dressed pork.
he farmer, so he concludes, pockets the
ne-cent advance and then turns TO his
eed dealer and pays him 1886 for the
zeal he has been using
The fair under the auspices of the
class of the First Baptist
lurch, closed last evening with an es-
aeially fine program, consisting of read
lgs by Louise Partridge and Mildred
piano solo by Roy Kidder;
ing by Henrietta Inglis and ladies'
1artet by the lnglis sisters, each num-
sr being heartily encored and respond
to. Another happy surprise was
-eeting in person of Rev. w. A. Dawson,
. D.. of Burlington, and a former pas
ev. f. NJ. Fuller. The class wish to Z
ltend thanks to all who assisted in
aking the fair success Mrs. LYLE
Perry. Mrs Auldpn CreaSon Miss