The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

| ldNSit mas lfNuiUtu W Ilt ClN,
after passing several days in Swanton a
the guest of +. f. Snow.
Benjamin Gasparello of North Mali
street returned to tho city this morning
after spending several days in Boston OF
business.
At the Methodist sale to-day there vii
be an exhibit of antiques at the booth
odd Colonial Days." where quilts are OF
| sale.-adv.
Harold kenerson has returned to st
Adams, after having been employed as al
assistant in the Central Vermont freight
office for few days.
special meeting of the ladies aux
iliary OF the Presbyterian church will be
held at the church this Tuesday even,
ing at O'Clock sharp to settle up the
years business.
James VI. Even of Orange street, a
foreman at Barclay Bros plant, who sui
Tered injuries in an accident several
weeks ago, was able to return to his
home yesterday.
j. V. Rowen of the Hotel Barre was
made a member of the membership com
mittee of the Vermont Hotel Mems as.
ISOLATION at the annual meeting in Rut-
land last Friday.
James J. Lamb is moving his house.
hold goods from the house at 1903 South
| Main street into the double tenement
house on Summer street owned and oe-
cupied in part by DR.. NJ. ID. Lamb
Miss Grace NickersoI who has been
employed in Barre for several months,
left this morning for her home in White
River Junction, where she is to visit for
few days before going to Florida to
spend the winter.
George Troup, who recently purchased
the stock and equipment OF the A. NJ.
Troup studio, has leased the suite of stu
dio rooms in the Campbell block vacated
| by +. G. Eaton and is moving his goods
| from the basement of the Worthen block.
| John Hall, who recently returned to
Barre from an extended stay in Seattle.
| Wash, went to Waterbury this morning
for a stay of few weeks, in the course
of which he will pc engaged in installing
a granite saw for manufacturing con
Germ.
A business meeting of the woman's
guild of the Church OF the Good Shepherd
will be held at the church Thursday even
ing at 100 All the committees of the
different booths are urgently invited to
be present as this is the last meeting be-
fore the Christmas sale, Nov. 3 and TO-
adv,
Two panel pictures Of the Vermont
boys who spent the summer under the
colors on the Mexican border are shown
in the display window at the store OF
B. W. Hooker & Co. One il a photograph
of the LIST Vermont regiment of infantry
drawn up in dress parade formation on
the field at Fort Ethan Allen. The other
picture is photograph of Co. II, in which
many of the Barre boys were enrolled.
Officers and men are easily recognized in
the pictures.
Spanish American war veterans OF
Washington county, members of the as.
ISOLATION of Barre. Montpelier and North
field companies that went to "the 'front.'
in 1898, are considering an invitation |
from f. s Meigs to hold their annual fall |
gathering at Miller's inn in Montpelier |
At a gathering of veterans in the home |
OF Dr. ], w. Jackson recently, the invi |
tation from Mr.. Meigs was received and /
sentiment seemed to favor the acceptance
of the welcome so warmly extended Last
year the veterans gathered at Hotel
Barre for their autumn banquet.
Shoe retailers in Barre have practically
plans for entertaining the
of the Vermont Shoe Retailers
a association when they arrive in the city
tomorrow for their regular meeting 1t
is expected that nearly % members of
the association will attend and as a num-
Der of retail dealers throughout the state
have signitied a desire to enroll. the total
will probably be greater. The first ses
sion will be held at Hotel Barre, the
headquarters OF the association at 1870
o'clock in the afternoon. Until dinner
time the retailers will give themselves :
over to conferences on trade conditions,
tic. Dinner will be served at o'clock,
Another of lfe's stern necessities has :
oned potatoes, -four eggs and butter in
he upward fight of living's high cost. ,
Druggists about town who operate soda
ountains in connection with the pill roll ,
ng end of the business announce that
hereafter the price of milk drinks win be
0 cents which is jump of 100 per cent.
The druggists do not stop at milk. The
rice of egg drinks is raised from 10 to
cents and those who have concurred in
he agreement insist that the prices will ;
emain at the new altitude until the raw
material takes a slump. Drug store =
POSTAGE stamps will remain at the same
Id quotations and The city directory and =
telephone viii be available for use, but 4
gg and milk beverages must be sold al !.
price that will permit the dealers to
reak even. at least
Voters who are eligible to exercise the :
ranchise at the state and national cleo
ions one week from to-day will have an
pportunity to register at city hall this
vening. when the board OF civil author
" meets in the court room at o'clock.
will probably be the last opportunity.
S the city clerk must haV the checklist I
I the hands of the printer by the end OF 3
he week. The list OF officers elected at
he last August meeting OF the board +:
ill probably be assigned to duty at the
'veral ward polling places. At the meet I
~ last week l0l names were assigned to .
leir proper places on the list and of this ]
lumber early 25 per cent are men who !
i'll vote for the first time The board :
aldermen, gathering at : o'clock for
leir regular session, vii adjourn in z
me to participate in the civil authority
Getting. X;
A folder of attractive design setting !:
nth the program for the fall. winter
I'd spring series of meetings OF the
ems club OF the First Presbyterian
urch has been distributed TO each mem