The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Closing out sale at knights.
New summer wash goods at Abbotts
Ladies' white wash skirts special this
week at Vaughan's.
Do not miss Howe's pictures at Barre
opera house tomorrow night,-adv.
4 DIR. W. X Mackay OF Washington
street is detained from his office duties
| by illness.
Miss Irene Spofford of Burlington was
a weekend guest of Miss Hazel Spinney
of French street.
| David Henderson left the city Satur-
day for South Ryegate, where he has Sc
cured employment in the granite indus
: try.
I Charles Ram. who has been employed
in the Barton granite works, left Satur-
day evening for New London, Conn,
where he has secured a position.
r. G. Holland of South Main street,
who is employed in B. w. Hooker & Co.'S
store, was week emf visitor in Rutland,
returning to the city this forenoon.
Favorable reports are received from
the bedside of Alto Mariani, manager OF
the Bijou theatre, who underwent AN OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis at the City hos
pital last week.
On account of the illness of my daugh-
ter, am having a closing out sale of all
the spring stock. Everything, trimmed
or untrmmed, sold at sacrifice. Mrs.
S. f. Laviolette.
Mrs. William Randall and Miss Mary
Randall, Der daughter, VIM have been
passing several days in the city as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wat
son of Merchant street, have returned to
their home in New Jersey.
j. Neale Emerson of Lancaster, n. H.,
arrived in the city Saturday evening to
fill the vacancy in the fire department
caused by the resignation of James Gull
igan. Mr.. Emerson is a nephew of H. II.
Hodgdon of Highland avenue and has
been employed in the past as a driver OF
the auto truck at the station.
The Perry & Noonan ambulance went
last evening to Montpelier, where it met
the special train arriving over the Mont
pelier g. Wells River railroad shortly
after o'clock and carrying the remains
of Walter H. Phillips, assistant treasur-
er of the Montpelier & Barre Light q
Power Co., who was drowned in Groton
pond in the afternoon.
The attendance at the fifth annual eX-
hibit of the Barre evening drawing school
Friday and Saturday indicated a crafty
ing degree of interest in the welfare OF
the school. A large number of people
visited the Mathewson school Saturday
for the purpose of inspecting the work
done by the pupils in l9l5-l9l6. Mem
bers OF the faculty were present to ex-
plain the specimens submitted for inspec-
ton. Those who did not visit the school
last week will have an opportunity to in
spect the exhibit intact this evening from
$3.50 until o'clock, After this evening
the specimens viii be returned to the sey
eral exhibitors.
To-day's registration OF DRINKS in city
court was ahead OF all previous Monday
mornings since the bird stores opened
May /. Nine men were arraigned on in
toxication charges before Magistrate H.
W. Scott eight pleading guilty to the
offenses. Dispositions We're made as fol
lows: James j. Collins OF Montpelier.
subsequent, alternative jail sentence;
Russell Heath of Chelsea, first offense,
jail alternative; William b. Martin of
Burlington, subsequent, jail alternative; |
George r. Leclair of Barre, subsequent, |
Jail alternative; William F. McKenna of
Rutland, first ofTense, jail alternative;
Walter H. Brothers of Williamstown, |
first offense. paid fine and costs amount
ing to Slo50; Giuseppe Zeppi OF Barre, |
first offense, paid fine and costs of Sl2,76; |
Daniel Kimball of Granville, first offense, /
paid fine and costs amounting to $3.50. |
Victor Mannati pleaded not guilty to an
intoxication charge and hearing was
set for this afternoon at o'clock.