The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-09
TALK or THE TOWN

II aiAeiHoon' NOV. 10,
H The regular meeting of Col j. B. Mead
circle, No. /, Ladies of the G. A. r., Fri
day afternoon at $3.50.
A fine line of millinery, best of quality
at lowest possible prices. Mrs. Birnie
Pleasant street, off Brook street
Supt. of Cemeteries Alex Hanton will
be in his room, city hall, Saturday, Nov.
III, from to $ p. m. to collect fees.-ad.
j. E. Rollins of South Barre, who has
been suffering for the past five weeks
with severe attack of gallstoncs, is
slowly recovering.
Frank Tilden of Kecne, n. H., is pass
ing several days in the city as guest in
the home of George L. Mcfarland of
South Main street.
A regular meeting of st. Johns court.
c. o. F. will be held Thursday evening
at / o'clock sharp. Initiation. Forty
five game after the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Goss of East
street returned to-day from Wilder,
where they accompanied the body of Mrs.
Goss' mother, Mrs. Edwin G. Mercy.
Few DRINKS have registered at police
station in the past week. For tree days
the blotter had been clean for the first
time in similar period since last spring
There will be ''paketauktion" at the
Swedish Order of Vasa Saturday night.
Nov II. Dancing; refreshments served
All Scandina vians are cordially invited
Regular meeting Of Granite City lodge,
|. o. o. L., VI. t., will be held in X. of c.
hall Friday evening at o'clock Re-
freshments and initiation. A full at.
tendance is requested
Every Royal Tailor garment is cut and
drafted to IL of your body dimensions.
Our tape line is ready for you. To, your
order at $3.50 to $40 per suit or over.
coat. f. A. Hutchinson over Ladd's
store.
Friends Of Mrs. Harry b. Houghton,
who was removed to the Fanny Allen
hospital in Burlington a week ago to
submit to an operation, will be glad to
know OF her steady improvement during
the past few days.
| w. A. Bradford Of South Main street
has been granted permit to build an
addition on the south side of his barn
facing Ayers street. Mr. Bradford has
men already at work on the new struc.
ture and expects to have il completed
within a few days.
The fire truck was called to SO Pros.
pect street yesterday to extineuish
small chimney fire which had got under
Roadway before it was noticed by the
occupants Of the tenement Slight dam
age was reported The fire was in
tenement owned by Fred Beckley.
Auction sale tomorrow at Farnham'
at Montpelier 80 fresh horses. Just in
from the West 20 to 35 commission
horses, | nice pair of mules, the usual
number of carriages. harnesses, robes,
blankets, rawhide whips, halters, etc. See
ad. page Z. c. +. Smith, auctioneer.--adv
Allan Reid returned last night from
Mortified, where he refereed the foot
ball game between Goddard seminary
and Norwich players. Thirty men
were tried out by the Norwich coaches |
in an effort to uncover and develop ma
terial for Saturdays game with the Uni |
versty of Vermont. All is business in |
the Norwich camp in anticipation OF the |
big week end contest.
A petit larceny case which had both |
Barre and Marshfield for its background |
was aired in Magistrate H. w. SCOTS /
court this forenoon when Henry Colbeth /
of Marshfield, pleading guilty to the
theft charge, paid a $40 fine and costs of
$l2.05. The man was arrested by Dep
uty Sheriff +. +. Tanner of Narshield
on complaint made to Grand Juror
William Wishart, it being alleged that
the respondent took the wagon from Al
bert Lambcrton, also of Marshtield. The
vehicle was found in a local livery stable,
According to Colbeth's statement after
pleading guilty. man came to his place
several days ago and traded wagons with
him. The next day he painted the wag
on. When the man set out for Barre. it
is said that his trail was followed and
that information was forwarded TO the
local authorities to aid them in locating
the property.
Masons from seven lodges in Wash.
ington county began to gather in the city
to- day for the annual meeting of the
sixth Masonic district. which is being
held in the rooms of Granite lodge, No.
}5, this afternoon and evening. Degrees =
we're to be conferred this afternoon and |
again this evening and at o'clock sup j.
per will be served to visitors and enter
tanning Masons by the members of Ruth I
,hapter, No. 80, o. +. S. Among the
Siduu itiEt vi tiC NAVtNltu w
De here for the meeting are: H. II. Ross '
If Burlington. the grand master; ID. A. G
Elliott of White River Junction, the dep s
lty grand master; E. L. Wells of Lyn-
lonville, the grand senior warden, and t
T. Burton Jones of Island Pond, the q
yrand lecturer. v
Mrs. Ora Gregware was the hostess at J
meeting of the Swastika 500 club a
which was held at her home, IL Eastern I
venue, yesterday afternoon. Nearly
very member of the club was able to be i
present to enjoy the features planned +
nd carried out by the hostess. Several a
lands of 500 were enjoyed and afterward a
he members sat down to substantial Z
Inner. The dining room was attractive !
Y decorated in pink and green and each t
uest was required to give quotation Il
While at the dinner. Dainty favors were \
/ hand in the form of unique menu
rochures and the emblem OF the club "
inscribed. BY general con- e,
ent among those who attended. the N
altering was one of the most delight t.
III in the history OF the club, fl
The annual meeting of the II
AZ sixth Masonic district will be le
" held with Granite lodge, No. o.