The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

Claude L. Morse of Mortified was
among the visitors in the city yesterday.
Arrived to-day, another large shipment
of hats, flowers and ornaments. Mrs.
Birnie. 3 Pleasant street off Brook street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Whitcomb, who
have been visiting in their former home
in East Barre and with relatives here
in the city, left this morning for Boston.
Antonio Corey and Hyder Habeb OF
Prospect street left last night on bus
mess "trip to North Adams and other
Massachusetts points in the interest OF
the Barre Clothing Co.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Burt
Leonard of South Barre died early Sat
urday and funeral services We're held at
the house Sunday afternoon, nterment
being made in the Wilson cemetery.
Supt. Alex. Hanton of the city Gem
teries has received word OF the death
of his mother, which occurred at her
home in Aberdeen Scotland. Mrs. Hanton
was more than so years old and had been
in failing health for several months.
Barre, or the more wakeful of its citi-
gems. listened to the seasons first eiectri-
cal shower Sunday morning around D
o'clock, when three thunder peals were
accompanied by vivid fash of light
ming. Heavy rains through the week
end swept much of the snow here IN
the city and along the outlying ridges.
A steady downpour Saturday night was
! followed by more rainfall last night and
to-day the larger streams in the city ard
small brooks were greatly swollen. The
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4 sidered very remote as the ice has lett
Stevens and Jail branches and the chan
nels are clear.
| The first meeting of the grade bird club
was held at the MathewsOn building FRI
! dav afternoon. with an attendance oil
over 100 pupils, who seemed very enthu-
siastic. Previous study of birds has led
the children to be very observing, having
noted many of our winter visitors, among
them being the horned lark, evening gros'
beak. chiekadee, white breasted nut
hatch. red breasted nut hatch, juneo
ruffed rouse, cedar wsxwing, and, more
recently, the buebird, robin, hawk, song
sparrow and crow. The next meeting
will be held in two weeks, April ID, those
of the first four grades meeting at Math-
ewson building, and those OF the nth to
the eighth grades will meet at Spauldlng
On the eve OF Congress special session
people gathered in the First Presbyterian
church Sunday night to hear the pastor
in another wartime sermon, his subject
being How Germany is Forcing the Unit
ed States Into a Declaration of War
Such scriptural quotations as Peace
peace, when there Is no peace, "He saved
others. Himself He cannot save, and
IsUniust now and unjust still remains
appeared in the clergyman's diatribe
against Germany Rev Mr.. Grassland
deplored the inactivity of the United
States in the matter of preparedness and
gave it as his opinion that war between
this nation and Germany has been under
way for some time He thought the oe
casion OF the Lusitania sinking was the
time for positive action and was rather
critical of the administration stand ane
Won BernstorfT. A congregation which
included many members Of other demon
nations was present to hear the pastor
through.
Two disclosures were received in city
court this morning and a third respond
ent. Elliott Williams, a woodsman iron
Beverly. Mass. after acknowledging I
first oiTense. decided to serve the alterna
tive sentence in the county jail. Richars
Harvey Of Canada, in telling the magis
trate how he drank two quarts of slcoho
with a man named herns, referred to I
box car on the Barre 6 Chelsea railroa,
switchback as a mes" where many tray
cling men are accustomed 20 foregsther
Harvey and kerns had been passing
few DAYS in the nest and the former wa
arrested when he came TO town for NOR
fuel. Alexander r. Mulch. charged wit
3 subsequent ofIense, swore 70 orderinl
wi.-key from Boston while 4 prisoner il
the county iail last month and produce
2 receipt from the Hub wholesaler HaT
/: vey and Mutch were fined SIS and cost
. after futilely besecching Judge Scott 1
. st them sign the pledge.