The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Genuine Tubbs snowshoes at AverilFs
Hardware Store.
The largest assortment of chocolates in
Christmas boxes at Russell's.
Partisan ivory in abundance at Rus
sells, the Red Cross Pharmacy.
Have YOU seen the big line OF dolls,
toys, books, etc, at Buswell's Book Store,
near city hall, Montpelier
Carl s. Richardson, who has been visit
ing friends ON North Main street, re-
turned to his home in Proctor to-day.
Miss Florence Anderson has returned
to her work in Wilder, after passing sew
eral days with relatives in Barre, her for
mer home.
w. +. Manning OF Plainfeld. n. j., a
well known monument retailer, is pass
ing several days in the Barre granite belt
on business.
A regular meeting of the II, c. ]. p. A.
will be held in Foresters hall Wednesday
evening at 0 o'clock; election of officers.
Let every member be present.
Miss Annie Leith, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives on Prospect
street during the past two weeks, re-
turned to her home in Whls liver juno
tion to-day.
Atty. Roswell NJ. Austin of st. Adams,
who is attending to court matters at the
capital, has been passing few days at
Hotel Barre. He returned to his home
this afternoon.
Mrs. John Reid, formerly of Barre but
now OF Bellville, n. j., arrived in the city
last evening and will spend the Christ.
mas recess at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Daniels, of North Main
street.
Neale Hooker, a student at Norwich
university, arrived in the city last night
and will spend the holiday recess from
the college at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Hooker, of Park
street.
Loren j. Bell, who has been employed
as a bookkeeper at the Palace garage
during the past two years, has completed
his duties there and will devote his at
tention to the business of Bell & Hous-
ton, in which he is a partner.
Mrs. Flora johnson of Orange, Clarence
Bodies of Montpelier, Wallace Bolles of
Plainfeld and Mrs. Alma Cutler OF
Orange are at their former home on Hill
street, having been called here by the
illness and death of their father, David
Boles, who passed away yesterday.
Miss Pauline Spahord, who has been
playing the piano in the Park theatre
orchestra during the past month, has
completed her duties there and left to-
day for her home in Rutland. She was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. IL.
Spafford, who has been staying in Barre
during her daughters soiourn here.
Returns received by Sec. Charles Olli-
yer confirm the earlier impressions that
the registration of birds at the annual
show of the Vermont Poultry association
win be one of the largest in the eleven
years that the association has been or
ganized. Every available coop is being
assembled and for the reason that many
of the birds will arrive in the city at
the week end, it is proposed to have ac-
commodations awaiting their arrival, The
show opens one week from to-day and
will continue until the following Thurs
day. Judges George p. Coffin OF Free
port, Me- and George W. Weed of East
Lee, Mass, have notified the executive
committee that they will arrive i'll the
city Sunday and accommodations have
been reserved for them at Hotel Barre.
The committee is confident that the en-
rollment of birds will exceed 1000 and
possibly approach 1900, so that judging
will begin as soon as possible after the
exhibition opens.
None of the possible developments that
might have been expected to follow last
weeks hearing on the proposal to cnfran-
chise the Central Power Co. are part OF
the record of the city councils doings
for the week and it is improbable that
the council will be in a position to act
at it's regular meeting tonight. In
letter sprung at the council hearing last
week. C. Fl. Thompson, the power COM
pany's representative, intimated that Ma
homet would journey to the mountain no
more, or words to that effect, but more
recent correspondence with Mr. Ihomp-
son indicates that the mountain will not
have to go to Mahomet. Unless business
exigencies demanded his attention out
side the state, he is quoted as saying
that he will meet the council either this
evening or at the session next week. Just
now he is reported to be absent on
business trip to CRANKY, P. O., and may
not be in Barre for to-night's meeting.
Although they have not shown any too
much anxiety in the matter OF getting
the franchise matter settled, the council
men realize that many yearly reports
will have to be handled after New Years
and satisfactory adjustment OF the
franchise differences would not be amiss
at this time.