The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Alex Smith of 80 Forsythe plac
was taken to the City hospital yesterda,
for an operation.
Rodney Summers of Trow hill left thi
forenoon for Roxbury, where he is pass
ing the week end with relatives.
Thomas Clarity, sr., of Beacon stree
left this morning for Sherbrooke, p. @.
where he expects to be employed for {
time.
Mrs. Annie Carroll and daughter, Mrs
! Cornelius Lawrence of Montpelier, have
tonight for New York to attend the
spring millinery openings.
Clinton Fl. Mason, who has been EN-.
ployed in Windsor machine shop during
I the past month, returned to Windsor to.
day, after a brief visit in the city.
| Jay Coryell of Burlington arrived in
the city to-day and left this noon with
/ County Agent F. H. Abbott for Worces-
ter, where they are to conduct meetings.
Carl Recor, who has been visiting Will
s. Page of South Main street, left this
noon for his home in Windsor Mr. Recor
is proprietor of restaurant at that
place.
Walter Alden, who has been employed
as stoneeutter for several years in Den
yer, Colo, arrived in the city last even
ing from Chicago, H., where he has been
visiting friends for several days, while
en- route from Denver to Barre.
Louis Lord of West Berlin was bust
ness visitor in the city to-day and took
Wendell S., the horse which he recently
purchased of VIII S. Page home with
him. Wendell s. is the racer that broke
the Winooski ice track record Thursday
afternoon at Montpelier by going the
distance in 80 seconds fiat. The horse
has not lost a heat this winter and is
considered by Barre horsemen as one of
the most promising that has been raised
and trained in Barre in good many
years. 1t is understood that Mr.. Lord
buys the animal with the intention of
putting him ON the track this year.
A fairs sized crowd gathered at the Cob
Bile Hill grange hall last evening to at
tend the dance and chicken-pie supper
which was given under the auspices of
the grange. On account of the drifted
roads through the east hill section the
representation from the rural district
was small, but a goodly number Jour
neyed up from the city, making it one
of the most successful entertainments of
the winter. CAROLS orchestra furnished
music for the occasion. The committee
in charge of the dance were Messrs. Jus
tin Barber and Harold Bancroft and the
ladies who took charge of the supper
were Mrs. Elmer Perry and Mrs. Luther
Nelson.
An observant citizen, remarking upon
the continued cold that has marked the
winter of 1867, noted to-day that wa
ter was flowing in the street car tracks |
for the second time since the mid -Novem- |
Der snowfall was reduced to water by a |
slight thaw just before Thanksgiving. |
For the first time in many winters sleigh |
ing has been continuous since Dec. | and /
there are plenty OF forecasters who pre-
lict that the traditional 100 DAYS of |
'leighing will have been recorded before
April flowers bloom. 4 winter with 100 |
lays of sleighing belongs to the memory
If the oldest inhabitant, as the average
winter finds travellers resorting at infre-
Iuent intervals from November to March
o the use OF wheels.
Second floor tenants of the Rowland
'uilding are occupying the second story
# the annex recently completed. Z. L.
scott, the attorney, having transferred
lis office fixtures from quarters occupied
" him for several years, to suite fac
ng Keith avenue and directly over the
annex and Cafe Shepard At
resent Mr.. SCOTS old offices are vacant.
)ver the additional floor space taken up
" the WoolwOrth company for its five
nd -ten-cent store, George w. Collamer.
rire chief for the Vermont Tel. & Tel. ,
o.. has ensconced himself in new and
p-to-date office headquarters. His suite
pens from the room occupied by the
telephone company as a cashiers Office.
To have lived in the city Of his adop-
ion for more than quarter century
-ithout exercising the franchise is the ,
ecord of Peter Leclair, Summer street ,
who is in a fair way now to !
Sc his vote at the March meeting as a
esult of a visit TO the board of civil I
meeting at city hall last even
e. When Mr.. Leclair appeared at the
leeting and stated his case members OF
he board recognized him and expressed G
Irprise that he had not registered be- q
IRE. The applicant explained that he
I'D been resident of this city for the S
sst q years, although he had never n
fought much about going to the polls.
mother man who has lived here seven o
ears registered at the meeting.