The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

i A daughter was born this morning a
] the City hospital to Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Houston of Maple avenue.
II A son weighing ii pounds was borl
Thursday, April IL, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bas
silio Dente of North Main street.
William F. Richards of Bristol arrives
in the city last evening to spend tn,
week end visiting friends on Brook street
! Homer Fits of Park street, who ha,
been confined to the house during tn,
past five weeks and during the pas
month unable to be about the house, re
mains in about the same condition.
| "War Declared; Sacrifices Necessary te
Support of Our Nation, Our President
and Congress" theme at the PRESBYTERIAN
church tomorrow evening at o'clock
Miss McHardy will sing "The Battle
| Hymn of the Republic"
John r. Bancroft, who has acted as a
page at the Vermont legislature during
the past session and who has beeen stay.
ing with his grandmother, Mrs. j. r. vii
son of North Main street, during the
winter, left last evening for his home in
East Calais.
With the end of Passover week at sun.
down yesterday, Hebrews in Barre who
have been observing the festival in spe.
ciai ways, have ceased their devotionals
Consumption of leavened bread, from
which orthodox members of the faith
have abstained for seven DAYS. is re-
sumed and thoughts of the deliverance
of the children of Israel from Egyptian
bondage do not form so large part of
Hahratu rnafit tfn, until onn+bo, D.
over arrives Hebrew students of the
world war regarded the Passover Just
ended as being of unusual significance
inasmuch as it marked the deliverance of
many Russian Jews from their oppres.
sors.
Ladies of the Bethany class at the
Baptist church held a social last evening
at the church parlors. The social was in
the form of a track meet and games
which were played were like this sport in
some respects, the boys of the church
performing the feats. A candy booth,
in red and white and under the
of Miss Ruby Lewis, proved
to be a great drawing card and added
greatly to the treasury Refreshments
of punch and waters were served by a
COHlHiIltte VI tle tidSes n pIOSIdU CdTe-
fully arranged was enjoyed through the
latter part of the evening. 1t consisted
of readings by Howard Geake and Miss
Ethel Inglis, vocal solos by Miss Ruby
Lewis and Douglas Inglis, and piano
solo by Margaret Geake.
Among the old articles which come un-
der the head of police confscation and |
are condemned and turned over TO the |
officers at headquarters for destruction /
IS a walking stick of type which was
widely sought and often hourished in the
ialcyon days of prohibition in Vermont
older members of the Ancient and Ex-
lausted Order of Split Drinkers have rec
,gnized in the little souvenir confided to
he keeping of the chief a device that in
heir sight is infinitely more useful than
combination shoe horn, steak FOUNDER.
inlet and eorkscrew. The magic cane is
inished in rosewood and except for an
rugged looking head and its
udden taper toward the point, it has an
innocent appearance that bellies its real
niquity. If YOU are wise enough 70 tip
he head Of the cane to your lisp little
liver of red rye is apt TO trickle down
our throat as a reward for your act Of
Intelligence. Although, pursuant to in
trlctions from the courts. the contents
the walking stick have been destroyed,
be cane itself is being preserved intact.