The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-28
TALK or THE TOWN
New fur trimmings at Abbott's.

officer David Henderson arrested an
unknown drunk ON North Main street
| this forenoon
Everett L, Wood has returned to the
city, after passing several days with rel.
atives in Windsor
A small deposit made on any article
in our store at this time will keep it for
you until Christmas. Bell & Houston.
i. j. Dole of Perry street, an instruc-
tor at Spaulding high school, has re-
turned from Danville, where he was
called by the death of his aunt
Mrs. Edward G. Wells of East street
left the city last evening for Denver,
Colo, where she plans to pass the winter
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. /. ID.
Parmeter.
Henry House of Williamstown came to
Barre yesterday to visit his son, t. l..
House of West street. Mr.. House, who
is nearing his s0th birthday, is improv
ing in health after long illness.
William Walker OF upper Washington
street, who has been confined to the
house by rheumatic fever for the last
six weeks, was able to resume his duties
at s Merchant street this morning
There will be regular meeting of
'Minnehaha encampment, No. 2. Tuesday
evening at 80; work in the Golden Rule
and Royal Purple degrees. All patriarchs
are urgently requested to be present.
| Miss Norma Waite left Yesterday for
points in southern Maine, where she will
visit friends and relatives until the first
of next week. Miss Waite will return
to Goddard during the latter part of the
week
George w. Sherwel of Laconia, n. H.
arrived in the city yesterday. having
been summoned here by the death OF
George p. Lund of Third street Mrs.
Sherwell was called to the city a fort
night ago when the condition of Mr.
Lund, her foster father, became critical
Wood dealers and Others interested in
making some money should plan to be
present at the Little auction on Satur-
day afternoon at | 80 o'clock when about
90 acres OF wood, tillage and pasturage
will be sold also a few tons of pressed
hay. ID. A. Perry, auetioneer Sec ad. on
page I.
Mrs. Annie Taylor of North Main
street has purchased Of f. f. Tanner of
Marshield his farm located one mile
iIDHi the NtlldSH VI 4ddISHHtIu, a he tltdl
includes the stock and tools. and Mrs.
Taylor, who has made her home in Barre
many years, plans to occupy the farm in
the near future
Frank Pierce of st. Johnsbury former
ly OF Swanton, was in the city yesterday
comforting with Supt. A. A. Stebbins OF
the Barre & Chelsea railroad Mr.. Pierce,
who is a telegraph operator, plans to take
the day key at the VI. & w. Il. station
in Montpelier to morrow and will move
his family to the capital +
Charles Wood of Kirk street Is in
Franklin, where he was called by the {
death OF his sister, Miss Hattie Wood,
who passed away Friday at the home of
her sister Mrs. G. Gcno. Funeral serv-
ices were held Sunday. George Wood of
Richardson street, another brother of the ]
deceased, also attended the funeral {
Changes at the Central Vermont sta {
ton include the transfer of Peter Alex
ander, who has served as baggage master [
for several months, to the freight office, c
where he is To- begin his duties Dec. |. j
Patrick Hale of Hale street has been en- S
gagged to rustic baggage at the passenger
station after Mr.. Alexander's transfer j
becomes effective
A. c. Carpenter, well known Orange !
farmer, does not subscribe to the poetic t
assertion that late flowers blossom to X
waste their fragrance on the desert air I
IN secluded nook near his home sun I
lay he picked eowsiip that yielded 6
nothing to the early spring crop in its a
oriliance of colors. Apparently the lit t
lie blossom had survived the driving
nov of mid November, although its pet
lis had not been nipped by the frost v
Old timers had the cell room at police d
much to themselves last c
light. An itinerant umbrella member, f
John Payne, was arrested for the sec t
md time within few months. When e
Irraigned before Magistrate II. w. Scott
his forenoon, he pleaded guilty and was
,iven Jail sentence when he failed to
Jay the sl5 fine assessed him. Harry
lark, said to be a habitual of optic courts,
acknowledged a subsequent offense and
vent to Jail. Clark halls from Albany
I. Y.
For the consideration OF the city coun-
ii at its regular meeting tonight, a
ough draft of the franchise which the
ity may grant the Central Power Go.
nc, has been prepared. Several author
ties have been consulted in preparing
he document, but the legislative COM
nittee, which has been investigating the
laims of corporation that guarantees
material decrease in power rates, is
ot sure that the proposed franchise will
C accepted without revisions. Among
ertain members of the city government,
here is a feeling that the city should
erive a small revenue from the opera
ion of the franchise although it is con-
eded that a tax on the company's poles
hould be imposed more for regulative (,
than as a source of revenue. 1t :
expected that representatives, of the
will be present at to-night's
ession to go over the tentative franchise,
nd as the corporation is not in great q
urry to receive its permit. action on the y
raft may be allowed to go by the board
Or the time being. Y