The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-26
TALK OF THE TOWN
See Abbott's 2oc window.


Food sale in Universalist vestry, OF
Wednesday, 2:30 to 6.--adv
A. G. Mansur of Burlington and o. E
Scott OF Waterbury were in town to
day, in the interest of the Vermont Re
tail Jewellers association.
The Misses Glynora Gould, Harriet
Houston, and Blanche Russell left yes
terday for Boston, where they expect to
pass a few weeks with friends.
A beginning in the work of retaining
Washington street was made yesterday
of the street department began opera
tions on the gutter along the south side
of the thoroughfare. A mistaken policy
of filling in the gutter along the curbing
in front of the hospital with loose earth
has endangered the stability of the gran
lite curb to such an extent that the ex-
cavators found the little wall partially
undermined Hereafter when torrential
! showers send streams pouring down the
gutter, the water probably will not dis
lodge the floor of the ditch, as plenty
of granite chips were dumped in yes
terday. Thus far nothing has been done
to what were once the main tracks of a
passable highway.
The city council seems practically com
mitted to a plan for the improvement
of North Main street, from the point
where the paving ends near the Black
well street intersection as far north as
the funds will permit. 1t is understood
that most of the members favor the inn
provement project, although formal
resolution appropriating the necessary
fund may be introduced at the alder
manic session this evening. Somewhere
around $1,000 will be expended in all,
as the city may take advantage of state
aid money TO push the project farther
along than might otherwise be possible.
The street department is TO give cement
roadway trial. according to best infor-
nation available, and it is thought that
a durable highway may be built from
the intersection mentioned to Berlin
street.
To all accounts, Burlington and some
thousands of solaieTs at Fort Ethan AL
len succumbed to the martial inspiration
created by the Barre Pipe and Drum
band yesterday. The Scottish musicians
returned TO the city late last night with |
glowing tales of the hearty reception
accorded them, first in Burlington, when |
they led the commencement week parade
at the University of Vermont, and again
in the evening, when they stopped at the
military post to serensde the Barre boys
who are with the eolors. 1t was in re-
sponse TO an invitation from President |
9. p. Benton that the kilties participat
ID in the college parade, and all along
the line they were loudly eheered. Z. NJ.
robin Of this city managed the trip. and
with George NJ. Marion contributed au-
tomobiles for the ride. As part of the
parade in the forenoon Leslie Mercer and
Tom Mcdonald gave highland dances on
he college campus and in the evening as
he pipers and drummers started to leave
heir quarters at the Sherwood q large
.rowd demanded another concert. The
and yielded TO the demand and played a
ew stirring tunes before going 70 the
ort. There they were given a huge
Welcome. After the concert. Messrs.
Mercer, Mcdonald and Barclay Scott
snoed, TO the great delight Of the sol
iers. and before the kilties left for
ONE the soldiers had exacted from them
promise to return at some future date. :