The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

William Park of Waterbury was a
business visitor in the city to-day.
Miss Mabel Brown OF Manchester, n
H., is the guest Of friends in this city Tor
few days.
Mrs. Henry 0rser and Miss Ruth Dyke
of Mortified were the guests OF friends
in the city to-day.
James Malally, the llagman at the
Trow & Holden crossing, was back at
work this morning after being absent
since Monday on account of illness.
w. II. Felix of Woodbury. was brought
to the City hospital yesterday for treat
ment TO an eve, which was injured while
Mt work on the quarries in Woodbury..
Word received from Denver states that
John Vercoe, jr son OF John Nercoe OF
Barre, is somewhat better The young
man has been suffering from pneumonia.
j Ira C. Calef of Washington, who has
been seriously i'll with pneumonia, is
making good progress toward recovery
being able to sit up part OF the time each
day.
A goodly number of Odd Fellows, Re.
bekahs and invited guests spent a most
enjoyable time at Odd Fellows hall last
evening, it being the first of series OF
socials to be held during the winter.
Members of the Skidoo basketball
team and their friends enjoyable ride
to Wiliamstown last evening in one of
the trucks of the Vermont Trucking &
Sales company. Dancing was enjoyed at
the grange hall and a supper was served
Delectable dainties in our list OF Satur-
day specials; 0ld.fashioned wintergreen
and peppermint creams, l5c per H.; old |
fashioned kisses, three flavors, l5c per
ID old fashioned molasses candy, l5c per
ID. The New England Fruit Store. See
our attractive window display.
Two Barre horses. Hesitation, driven
by w. S. Page and Anna Deem, owned by !,
James Mcleod of South Barre were ex-
pected to start in the races at Montpelier
this afternoon. Both horses were in good
condition and were expected to give good
account of themselves against the strong
field which is entered against them.
laundering operations in surrounding
towns are again reported to be stand
still. this time because OF a lack OF snow
for the drawing of the logs. Not long
ago lumbermen were complaining that
their work was handicapped by too much
snow but the long spell of thawing
weather has entirely reversed the condi-
tions.
An effort is being made at city hall to
clean up as many delinquent tax ac-
counts as possible before the board OF !
civil authority holds its annual ante
election meetings around Feb. 20. Not
ers who are delinquent should bear in
mind the fact that they are not entitled
to the franchise unless they have q clean h
bill from the collector or city treasurer.
Among the visitors in the city yester ]
day and to-day were the following peo
pie: Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Thompson OF
Boston, H. L. Boyle of White River June
lion, T. J. Kennedy of Burlington. c. A. II
smith of South Ryegate- Miss Ermina
Demers OF Burlington, c. II. Haughton of III
Nooers, n. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Stur II
.evant Of Essex. n. y, E. r. Begbie Of N
7anaan, n. H. and Walter Abare OF Rut
and. III
Arthur A. Stetson. farmer living at
4 Charles street, was placed under ar HI
est yesterday by Chief Sinclair on a III
made to Grand Juror William III
Vishart charging him with cruelty TO III
umb beasts. 1t is alleged by the humane "
authorities that Stetson was the owner HI
I an emaciated horse found in a barn III
n Charles street Wednesday and that he III
lso owns three cows that appeared to be HI
differing from hunger and thirst. Stet- Hi
on returned to the city Wednesday III
light and during a part of his absence of HI
hree days the cows were fed by the au- I'LL
hortes. The horse was ordered killed Hi
IY,n fn Il, aff ,t~+i Hi
D day, but this morning his attorney I'LL
sked for continuance on the ground iii
nat the respondent was too i'll to come Hi
, court. The request was granted. I'LL
Barre poultrymen, members of the iii
ermont Poultry association. have little I'LL
say on the action of Montpelier poul- iii
" breeders in meeting for the purpose
! forming a separate organization. In
let, it is stated that the moving spirits | iii
the state association have little to fear Hi
ON any action that may be taken by I'LL
'eeders in the capital, inasmuch as the Hi
,rcentage of members living in the cap llI
al is very small and the number of I'LL
rds usually exhibited at the annual VII
ow from Montpelier forms only a rela Hi
vely small fraction of the total enroll Hi
ent. Montpelier members of the state I|l
ISOLATION and other breeders in that
ty are said to be dissatisfied with the Hi
cision of the association at its recent iii
Getting TO hold the 1916 show in Barre I'LL
ne annual meeting was held last week III
d on that occasion capital city mem. III
RS put in a strong bid to have the III
ow in Montpelier this year. 1t devel- III
ed, however, that three fourths of the iii
rds shown in 1915 were Barre birds and Hi
at many of the birds in the remaining iii
arter did not come from Montpelier III
oreover, the Barre breeders say, the iii
ow was held in Montpelier four sue ",
ssive years, the 1915 show being the III
st to be held in this city .ince 1910. ILL.,