The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-22
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man, 81 Camp street Tel 566-W o
Mrs. Shepard's store.
Mrs. A. A. Cross of Williamstow
passed through the city to-day while 0
her way to Burlington for visit.
Gage & Gage, chiropractors, office vii
be closed from Saturday at 10 a. m, Dec
%, to Thursday, $3.50 p. m, Dec. %.
Frank Biermeyer left this morning TO
Burlington, where he is to pass few
days with a party of lake fishermen.
Mrs. Minnie Whitcomb returned to he
home in Plainfeld yesterday afternoon
after visit with friends in the city.
The Book of Books makes the bes
Christmas gift of all; found at the store
of c. S. Andrews agent for the Vermont
Bible society.
Last call on furs for Christmas. Coco
stock at reduced prices. Come and see
| Joe Kovalskys Tailor Shop, Eastman
block, tel. 4244.
/ Miss Annie Messer, teacher in the
schools of Wells River, is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| w. II. Messer. of Richardson street.
| Friends of Thomas b. Carroll, who re-
| Gently enlisted in the aviation corps, will
| be interested to learn that he has been
| transferred from Fort Slocum, n Y, to
Kelly's Field, San Antonio. Tex.
News is received here of the birth of
son Thursday. Dec. 20, to Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph Turner of Hartford, Conn,
The new arrival is grandson of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Turner of South Main
street.
Special sale on copper teakettle, tea
and coffee pots, lanterns, asbestos sad
irons unH uraz binu N n
chimes. Souvenir given away with ev-
cry purchase. f. A. Prindle, Worhten
block.
Special sale of forequarters of beef;
few light quarters VERY choicel for
sponsibe parties only, and have only the
best. Satisfaction guaranteed, Tel 527-
W. c. r. Wood, 81 North Main street.
Edwin Smith, who has been member
of the Spaulding high school faculty
since the opening of sessions in the fall,
left this morning for his home in White
River Junction, having severed his con
nection with the high school at the close
of sessions yesterday.
Miss Marguerite Roberts who is en-
rolled in the Albany Business college at
Albany, n. Y, is spending a few days at
the home of her mother Mrs. Roberts
at South Barre. Miss Roberts is en-
ployed in a clerical capacity at the reg
istration board at Montpelier for a few
days.
Witching winter breezes of soft
ness which enabled them to pass for the
genuine spring zephyr lulled a truck
horse owned by B. H. Griffith into dreams
of April yesterday afternoon, and when
the animal resigned itself entirely TO
sleep. it slid easily to the ground and re-
fused to be awakened. Some one of the |
several truckmen who lease the square /
ran for Mr. Griffith Others procured I
scantlings and while third sat on the
horses head, efforts were made to lift
the somnolent one from its traces 1t
remained for the master TO bring the
horse out of its swoon and with some
difficulty his helpers succeeded in olsen
gaging the animal from the traces A
fractured thill was the only casualty,
as the horse was not injured by the fall.
That a sled load Of coal should be per
mitted TO remain unmolested in pub
lie square speaks volumes for the self
control of citizenry which is supposed to
be on the brink of desperation for want I
VI lutis Dul SuNll NbH the vast AdSt htE1t 4
when upward of two tons were left in ,
Depot square, pending repairs to a sled .
on which the coal will ride into the coun.
try this afternoon. A farmer who start
ed to pull into the blacksmith shop near
the Cottage loaded well but non too wise
" and paid for his trouble with brok
IN sled. While the wheelwright is max
ing needed repairs, he coal remains in
inn,,fs,YF e., Ja,.oIo,,oJ H.
startling information that the owner of
he coal who, it may be mentioned, il I
thoroughly honest himself. did not deem |:
t necessary to have the cargo of black ]
diamonds guarded during the night 1
Edward Siner of Montpelier, who add :
d to confusion he had created in the !
cartridge district in Washington Thurs
lay night threat to shoot Deputy
sheriff w +. Bixby of East Barre, was
rraigned before justice of the peace in
'helsea yesterday afternoon. After an
Investigation by States Attorney John F:
:. Sherburne, charge of carrying dan !
erous weapon with intent to assault 4
7as preferred against the respondent :
he man waived examination and bail
'as fixed at 81 800 for his appearance at :
he June term of Orange county court =
Il last accounts Sinner had not been 4
uccessful In his attempt to secure bail 3
nd was resting in the county Jail The
ian was arrested early Yesterday morn /:
X at Montpelier Junction, after Depu
es BiXby and George Tracy of Chelsea !
nd trailed him from the Corner school
Duse on the Washington road.
Christmas visitors are beginning to ar z
We and through the week end many
1mes in the city will be open for the 4
ception of former RESIDENTS, relatives :
nd family friends Mr. and Mrs George !
Ilman and three children of Claremont. :
H., and Miss Grace Barclay, who is at
nding an institute of music in New 4
DIRK, are at the home of Mrs. Mary
arelay of Park street; Miss Isabel
ackie a teacher in the schools of st. I.
'hnsbury, at the home of her parents.
r. and Mrs. Alex Maekie of Beacon 1
rect; Misses Violet and Grace Brown. :
iddlescx and Plainfeld teachers, at
cir home on Kirk street: Miss Eliza 2
tn Brown, a teacher in Plainfield, at
r home on Garfield avenue: BENJAMIN 1
estini and Charles Flint of Boston.
their homes: Arthur Rizzi of Chicago,
,stern representative of Rizzi Bros.
tn his parents; Miss Mary Given. a
Dretown teacher, at her home on Rich I
dson street; Howard Walker of New
iTk. at his home on Grant avenue. Ed