The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
Talk OF THE TOWN

Hemstitching done while You wait, at
| Singer Store, 10 Elm street
F. II. Bruce of Randolph Center was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
| j. b. Wells of Champlain, n. Y. was
among the business visitors in the city
| yesterday.
Roderiek Summers left this morning
for Mortified Falls, where he will pass
the week end with relatives.
| Mrs. William Alexander of Nelson
/ street. who has been passing a month
with relatives in Hallowell, Ne, returned
to Barre this morning.
| John CALI of Chicago, ILL.,, formerly
employed here as a granite cutter, ar
rived in the city yesterday for an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
Mrs. J. n. Emerson of Keith avenue
left yesterday for Columbia, n. H.. where
she will spend few days visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. win
Ash.
Among the Williamstown visitors in
the city yesterday and to-day were Mrs.
Fred Poor Mrs. Frank Tucker, Mrs. A.
Recor, Norman Pratt, Arden Hayward
and William Henry.
Max Wiley of North Main street, who
has been employed as a clerk in the Red
Cross pharmacy since his graduation
from Goddard seminary, left this morn
ing for Augusta, Me-, there to visit
friends for a few days before going to
Trenton, n. j., where he expects to re-
main until June.
Miss Doris Covell, member of the
IN MI oil in nha -
Bakersfield, passed through the city yes
terday while on her way to her home in
Williamstown for a visit of few days.
She was accompanied by her friend, Miss
Flora Derby, also a student in Bakers
field school. John Irons, who is attend
ing the academy, is at his home in VIII
Jamestown for the spring vacation.
Tonight will mark the close of the
basketball season in Barre, as far as the
lnterscholastic league is concerned, when
the Spaulding five line up against the
Hardwick quintet at the Spaulding gym
nasium at Sis. The Spaulding line
up will probably be practically the same
as it was at Montpelier Wednesday
evening, with Nichols at the jump-up
position and Geals at his old position at |
forward.
Manager J. f. Hoban of the Barre |
opera house announced this morning that |
the lessees have secured booking of |
the popular opera, Robin Hood" and /
the date will be given out within few |
days, although il is not definitely known |
when the company will swing into Barre
Il is also stated that the same singers
who delighted Barre music lovers in
Brown October Ale" 20 Promise Me-"
tic, two seasons ago are retained in the
1917 company.
Alcohol, the well known demon, has
oined more essential commodities in the
upward fight and to-day there was
,loom in thick chunks among the princes
# the Ancient and Exalted Order of
split Drinkers. Just as the imitation in
he price Of pork sandwiches proceeded
rom concerted action among the restau-
anteurs, so has the lift been applied TO
he fiercy sustenance through meeting
4 licensees in Barre. With a tongue in
lis cheek, your dealer will vouchssfe l
'riefy the monosyllabic answer. War"
nd look wise when you ask him why
ne OF the least necessary articles Of
commerce has increased in price. Alec
ol prices-snd TO the initiated that
means glycerine prices-have been sail
NJ skyward for some weeks and recent
y the situation became so acute that
he keyhole keeper Of the licensees called
special meeting. After that action was
witt and sure Hence the gloom,