The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-10
TALKOFTHETOWN

Read shea's big Christmas slipper sale
adv. on page 2
The ladies' union of the Universalist
church will hold concert and dance in
Rowland hall Thursday evening, Dec.
10; dance and concert, ST.; ladies, So
cents.--adv.
Joseph CALI of New York, who has
been visiting his mother, Mrs. Il. Bal of
Foss street, for few days, left Satur-
day night for Pensacola, Fla, having en-
listed in an engineering regiment.
| Save an open date for the Universal
list ladies dance in Rowland hall Thurs
day evening, Dec. 49, Concert precedes
the dance, and the fare for both is 81
per couple, or 80 cents for ladies.-adv.
A new line of Christmas handkerchiefs.
crepe de chine, linen and novelty box
handkerchiefs, also a few pretty collars
in the newest style, a large display of art
embroidery at a discount; novelty rib
bons for fancy bags and hair ribbons at
special price of 29c per yard At Mrs.
Carrol's.
The funeral OF Lucia Monti, the little
daughter of Mrs. S. p. Monti of Durkee
place, who passed away Saturday after
noon after a three weeks illness of in.
testinal tuberculosis, was held at the
house this afternoon at 2 o'clock Many
friends of the family were assembled and
floral tributes were numerous Inter
ment was made in the family lot at Hope
cemetery. beside the remains of the
child's father, who passed away recently
in Clyde, o,
Travellers by train were seriously in
commoded yesterday by reason OF the
March like blizzard which followed close
ly on the heels of heavy snowfall Sat
urday night and early Sunday morning
Trains on the Central Vermont railroad
were long overdue because of the storm, |
and drifts on the main line kept many |
readers from their Sunday papers. To
day the wind had abated and the service |
was nearer normal. Through the week
end the street department centered its |
efforts on the sidewalks and paths were |
cleared with commendable dispatch, al |
though the ploughmen were handicapped /
by the presence of many drifts. To-day /
the superintendent and his men were en-
gagged in removing the accumulation of
snow from the business section on North |
Main street.
The company which played "out
There" before a small audience in the
opera house Saturday evening, left yes
.erday for Claremont, n. H., where the
players are booked for tonight. Arriv-
ng from Portland Ne, in one of the
ongest jumps on the circuit, the CONS
,any was long overdue in reaching Barre.
War taxes and a general policy of re-
renchment which play-going people
eem to be following appear to have
wrought havoc with box Office receipts. |
or members Of the company reported |
,oor houses along the line and at Port
and, ii was stated, the theatres are |
losed indefinitely. Manager Hoban of \
he local opera house has Cancelled a Il
lumber of pisces which were booked for \
lis theatre during and after the holiday H
eason. iii
The proposed ordinance amendment
thereby line is DRAWN between clairoy-
oyants and recognized authority that is
of tightening seems to be
nding favor among those interest in II
he city government, and it seems to be II
oregone conclusion that the aldermanic II
GARD, when it assemblies Tuesday night, III
rill adopt the tentative amendment III
ramed by the city clerk and presented II
t the council meeting last Monday II
Iothing thus far has been found in the II
ublic statutes, the constitution, or in II
he scriptures, for that matter, to pre- II
emit the council from protecting the
lore gullible of its constituency from II
he wiles of clairvoyants, mediums, mind II
,aders. fortune tellers, palmists, etc. II
nder the proposed amedment, bond III
$1,000 win be required of all prac-
tioners, and a penalty viii be provided
IT failure TO comply with the ordinance.