The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
TALK OFTHET TOWN

Special, "The Stacker" Park theatre
Wednesday, Oct. l7.-adv.
Howard A. lockwood of Academy
street was business visitor in Braintree
yesterday.
Regular meeting of Harmon review
No. !, w. b, A. o. r. NJ, in X. OF J.
hall Wednesday evening, Oct. IL, at 1850
Music furnished for al! occasions by
Montpelier M. band orchestra. Karl For
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252-W
4 Fred Humphrey returned this morning
to his home in st. Johnsbury after spend
ing few days with friends in the city.
PerIey Haskell, 1917 graduate OF
Goddard seminary, commenced his duties
| in the Frank McWhorter clothing store
yesterday morning
Daniel Williams of Sioux Lookout, On
tario, is visiting for a few weeks at
the home of his brother, Charles Will
liams, of Brooklyn street.
| Favorite stars at the Biiou to-day. Ho-
bart Henley, Rupert Julian and Elsie
Jane Wilson in THE Evil Women Do
It's Bluebird "CamiRe" Friday.-adv.
The Church of the Good Shepherd will
serve parish supper Thursday at q p. m.
All lUt ptbplt vi the CIul tD dit Noiuihii.
invited and each one is asked to bring
a friend. A silver collection will be tax
en-
Ripe Strawberries are being picked in
the garden of H. w. Shores of Hall
street, who planted seeds of the Pro-
gressve variety last spring and is en-
toying the fruits therefrom, although the
crop is somewhat overdue.
H. A. Barnhart and son, f. Fl. Barn
hart, representing the Barnhart Granite
Co. of Chillicothe, O., are staying at Ho-
tel Barre while passing several days in
the Barre granite district on business
connected with their retail monument
establishment.
Hibernians and members OF the Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters are to meet in the
Knights of Columbus hall Thursday |
evening for the second of series of card |
tournaments arranged for the fall and
early winter The playing VIII begin at
Z 80 o'clock.
The case of State vs. Charles Keith /
who was taken in custody yesterday on
a complaint made to Grand Juror Will
liam Wishart, alleging law infractions in
the matter of serving refreshments at a
gathering Saturday night, has been set
for Oct 10. Mr. Keith has retained
counsel.
A case of poliomyelitis has been dag
nosed in the family of J. Mcleod of For
sythe place. The patient is Norman Nc
Leod, a. child between two and three
years old. The home has been quaran
lined and the customary steps have been
aiken to prevent the disease from spread
ng in the locality where it has broken
lut.
Lewis Hoar left the city last night for
pittsfed, Mass, where he has secured
employment in the Office Of the General
Electric Co. He was accompanied by
Jlarence r. Bishop of Washington street,
yho is taking vacation from his duties
n the Central Vermont freight office, and
Who will visit friends in Pittsfed and
Greenfield Mass.
G. +. Smith was in Vcrshire yesterday
afternoon and notwithstanding the con
inuoms rain and small crowd cows sold
rom S4025 TO $s5; calves, S26.50 oats,
4c per bushel; potatoes, 1925 per bush
i; and apples, $2o5 per barrel. Farm
ools and household furniture brought
God prices. MIR. Smith is in Cabot TO:
ay holding a sale of the Cabot town
arm, stock, crops, tools and household
lrniture