The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

shoes this week at Shea's.
w. f. Bradford is just getting out aft
er a four weeks illness with the grip.
Sewing wanted. Will go out by the
day. Call at ~ Merchant street. Tel.
265-W.
Cecelian club bazaar, Rowland hall,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Admis-
sion, Zoe.
Mrs. Hattie Waite has been called to
johnson by the serious illness Of her
brother, DR.. Waite,
Mrs. Charles 0rdway, who has been
visiting relatives in Barre for several
days, has returned to her home in North
field.
Rev. Br. Robert Dewey, pastor of ST.
Andrews church, Waterbury, returned to
his home Tuesday afternoon, after pass
ing few days with friends in the city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Brown of jefferson
street left to-day on trip to Syracuse,
n. Y, the former going in the interests
OF Brown, Carroll & Co., granite manu-
| facturers.
The S. of V. auxiliary will hold a pub
lie whist party in Foresters' hall, Worth
en- block, Wednesday evening, Jan. 81 at
o'clock. Everyone invited; Zoe. Re-
freshments.
Food sale in Rowland hall Thursday
afternoon, Feb. /, at o'clock, for the
benefit of the Cecelian club. Hot rolls,
bread, doughnuts, cake, pies, etc, will be
on sale. Everyone invited.--adv.
Edward F. Harrington left yesterday
afternoon for his former home in Cabot,
where he was called by the death of his
father, j. A. harrington, a long time resi-
dent OF the town, who passed away in
the morning. Mr.. harrington had been
in failing health for more than two
years.
w. II. Van Sickle OF Philadelphia, Pa,
vice-president and general manager OF
the Thomas H. Dallett Tool Co., and j. j.
Walsh of Quincy, Mass, the company's
New England representative, arrived in
the city this morning and are staying at |
Hotel Barre while passing several days in |
the Barre granite district ON business.
Cameron's cigar clipper in the little
grocery at the corner of Washington |
street and Huntington avenue has taken
toll OF another finger tip and the proprie-
tor of the shipping machine has moved
1t notch higher on his shelf The lat
est victim to offer up a round piece of
finger flesh as a sacrifice to his curiosity t
is Ralph Reynolds, who worked the snip
per yesterday
A boomlet has been launched in ward
2 for AFRO l.. Noyes of l5S Washington
street as candidate for the office OF as
SCISSOR to succeed the late o. J. l.. Mat
thews. Mr.. Moves Is employed by the I
Allen Lumber Co. and his friends believe
hat he possesses the proper qualiica- ,
lions for an assessor Before coming to
Barre some years ago he served long
time as town treasurer in Orange and :
alter represented the town in the general
assembly. Mr.. Noyes has not affirmed
lis candidacy, but it is understood that
he will accept a nomination If it appears
o represent very general desire on the
'art OF the voters to have him serve
Employees of A. P. Abbott & Co, and a
heir guests, to the number of 30, enjoyed
sleighride to Plainfeld last evening, Y
he klondike barge from the Papin livery | {
'eing requisitioned to transport the
arty to the door of the Bancroft inn, /
where Landlord w. II. Snow awaited j
hem with hearty welcome. A chicken =
lie supper was ready for the sleighrid-
RS and afterward the hall on the top
DOR of the inn was placed at their dis r
osal. There was dancing for those who 8
lected entertainment of the more ami. II
hating sort and games were provided for
he Others, The Daylight store clerks |,
1T for home soon after midnight, arriv- n
lg in the city around o'clock. a
The county agricultural agent, +. H. H
bbott, went this morning to North Cal
is, where he will be in charge of meet
X of farmers. At the capital he was -
,ined by Thomas III. Moran of Essex :,
supervisor of the state cow =,
.sting association, who was to speak at
he North Calais gathering. With the =
ssistance of the county agents, Super y
isor Moran is working on a plan To pro- = =
lde COW testing service for farmers =
hose diaries do not include moretthan !,
We or ten cows. In most of the associa- ~
ons some 26 farmers must furnish 500 81
,ws for the tester and it is thought that
mailer dairies may be accommodated If al
,sts can be applied outside the associa- "
on. II
Excavating for the new sluiceway and z
am at Bolster reservoir to replace the X
nbankments washed away fortnight W
90 has been gotten under way with &c
npt. f. o. Lee of the water department L
charge of the work. A few DAYS ago ty
local photographer was taken TO the W
seryoir to photograph the damage W
rought by the washout and the finished .
eture shows plainly the task which =
the department in making the
pairs. Twelve men are at work on the I
'ojeet and while the work has not pro- :
eded beyond the excavation stage, the
alter department is busily engaged in
building supplies to the res
voir. A good deal of cement will be re.
tired To complete the core wall and en-
Because of the difficulties ac-
the work in cold weather, it 4
impossible TO estimate the time that J
III be required to complete the repairs.
Knights of Columbus who have repre-
nted Barre in an intercity series of
ibbage and pool tournaments with the I
ontpelier knights captured the final leg
the matches at the club rooms Of
IRE council last evening by the narrow
argin of single point. Thus, it is to
chronicled that the home team repeat
its success of last winter by winning Z
majority of points, although the con-
its this season have been much closer, 4
extra competition being necessitated