The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
TALKOFTHE TOWN

Old silver and gold wanted Highest
price paid. f. E. Burr.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wood is making a stay
of several days with friends in North
field
FRITZ Brunette in five-reel feature,
"Piney Ridge also comedy at the BIZ
jou to-day.-ady.
White sugar and the Red Cross, One
may be had and the other helped at the
concert in the opera house tonight.
Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier NJ. band orchestra. Karl For
sell, manager, phone Montpelier DEW.
Mrs. G.. N, Lampher of Webstervile
passed through the city to-day while on
her way home from an extended visit in
Fairlee.
Sale of 40 head of cattle, 81 hogs and
pigs at the L. B. Weaver sale in East
Montpelier tomorrow. ID. A. Perry, auc-
tioneer.
Mrs. Emma Colburn, warden of the
Rebekah assembly, will make her official
visit to Bright Star Rebekah lodge this
evening.
Miss Evelyn Phelps of Academy street
has returned home after passing few
days in Bethel as the guest of Mrs. Rob
ert Bundy.
The condition of Mrs. Neil o. Ralph of
Park street, who was removed to the |
City hospital for an operation last week, |
was reported to-day to be improved. /
Special Thanksgiving dinner at 81 a
plate. Telephone 600 how many. We
make special rates for room and board |
or for table board Hotel Barre, j. V. |
Rowen, Prop,
o. w. Lewis of Nelson street has re-
turned from Fort Ethan Allen, where he
has been assisting crew of linemen in
installing telephones on the government
reservation.
Mrs. Jessie Ross returned last even
ing to her home in Philadelphia, Pa,
after having spent the past few days at
the home of her sister, Mrs John Muiry
of Bassett street.
John Campbell and George Harris of
Graniteville left the city this morning
for Quincy, Mass, where they have Sc
cured employment in the plant of the
Fore River Shipbulding Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Fl. Wilder and Mr.
and Mrs. Hill of Burlington, who are to
assist in the Red Cross concert this even
ing, arrived in the city to-day. They
are being entertained by w. NJ. Holden
of South Main street.
c. o. +. and A. O. H., attention! The
as" tournament between the A. o. Fl.
and G.. o. F. having ended in tie, both
teams have decided to celebrate with an
old fashioned dance on Thursday, Nov
%, in X. of c. hall All Foresters and i
Hibernians, with their lady friends, are I
invited to attend.
For the first time this season the con- II
dition of the sidewalks about town re- d
CURED sand yesterday and as soon as the
equipment could be launched the street | "
department was spraying the slipperier 4
sections light coating of ice and snow
claimed its usual toll of unwary folk n
who are yet to aecustom themselves to c,
the smooth going
George NJ Rand Of Pleasant street in y
spector of buildings, returned yesterday n
after passing weeks vacation on the i
trail of the deer In Hancock Braintree
and Randolph lie resumed his duties in
the office of Smith, Whitcomb & Cook "
his morning. Mrs Rand, who accom- q q
panied her husband to East Braintree a =
week ago, is remaining for more ex
ended visit.
Mrs. Grace Morgan of Prospect street u
las received word that her son, Allan fe
Morgan, having been drafted in Califor- n
10 bas boen sosignad 70 duty ~ Camn ia
Nils, n Y. The young man is well ca
,nown in Barre, although for the past =
tx years he has been employed by the III
'acifc Borax Co in Oakland Cal. He is ~
member of the 4lst division and the Pl
econd OF Mrs. Morgans sons to join the 81 81
olors, Leonard Morgan having enlisted ~ ~
n New York state regiment some time ~ ~
go :"
Under the direction of Miss Eva Smith
f the faculty, the Spaulding girls bas
etball quintet are practicing daily in
he Spaulding gymnasium. Although a
reat many of last years team have gr
zen lost by graduation, there are sew n,
raj good players, including Misses Beu
al Gee, Kathryn Rogers and Miss Geals 81
I last years team, which should form
team equal to that of last season. II
ames with various girls teams of the i'll
tate are being arranged by the manage.
tent of the team. 10
At the Greeley estate auction near Tc
Waterbury Center, yesterday, II grade
ersey COWS. most of them coming in NJ
ON January to May, sold at from s37 of
} SIT; Is head of young cattle and pls
loats brought very fair prices; hay in
he barn sold from $500 to Sl0.15 per Mi
IN; straw, So per ton; corn, 10 lbs. to we
lie bushel, to be weighed within 20 days,
los per bushel India wheat Sl.70,
cans S775, potatoes, not first class,
25 per bushel; No. Is DeLaval cream
,parator, so; other farm tools and /
,usehold furniture sold at satisfactory
ices. c. +. Smith, auctioneer.
Yesterday the police set in motion a
.nvass of stores where oleomargarine is
Id with view to ascertaining whether 4
,alers have taken the trouble to pro-
de themselves with licenses before
ishing the butter substitute. The Z
atute which regulates the sale of oleo
axes it plain that the dealer must be
,ensed and inasmuch as the use of the
Institute for butter is becoming more A
nd more general, the authorities decided
lat it was time to make an inquiry. ]
he canvass has not been completed as
It, but in most instances the police
und that dealers were cognizant of the
strictions made by statute
Merchants who extended credit to
larantined families during the polio
velitis scare last summer have served
netting akin to an ultimatum on per-
ms responsible for the bills, and the !.
dermanie charity committee has taken
e matter in hand in an effort to adjust 4
p differences before Dec. l. Not long