The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

See corset cover bargains in Abbott
basement.
"The Girl from Broadway" June 2
and 22.--adv.
Mrs. Louis Bruya of Maple Grove i
passing few days with relatives in Els
sex Junction and Middlebury
DO your bit. Help to start Co. G will
a fund. Buy an advance sale ticket II
"The Girl from Broadway."-adv.
Lawrence A. A. Healy has returned tc
his home in Littleton, N. H. after spend
ing several days with friends in the city
Mrs. Irving Palmer of Newtonville
Mass, Mrs. G. A. Smith and Mrs. F. A
Day of Newton, Mass, have been passing
a few days at Hotel Barre.
Roy Mcdonald OF st. Adams arrived
in the city last night, having been called
here by the death of his sister, Mrs. Le-
roy Darling of Lowell, Mass.
AT meeting of the Ministers Monday
club in Berlin yesterday Rev. Edgar
Grassland of this city read a paper en-
titled, "The Character of the Prophets"
DR.. and Mrs. A. G. Foster of AveYill
street are passing few days in Boston,
where the former submitted to the ex-
animation for admission to the United
States army dental corps.
| p. G. Lamson of Cambridge. Mass, ar.
rived in the city this morning and is
/ staying at Hotel Barre while here for a
business visit in connection with his
granite advertising magazine.
| To the Italian Citizen club members:
Wednesday. June 10, at $780, a special
meeting will be held at the hall. Please
let every member be present. Election
OF officers and important business will
come before the meeting. Per order
president.
Fl. A. Phelps has sold to J. r. and Fan
ME i. Blackall OF Montpelier the farm
in Williamstown known as the Sheridan
farm, and for several years owned by
Mrs. George Wood of Richardson street
Mr.. Blackall is employed at the State
House in Montpelier.
Raymond c. Waterman of Camp street,
who has been employed for several
months in the Smith & Cummings store,
began work yesterday In the store of the
Barre Creamery 4 Cold Storage Co., sue.
ceeding w. Fl. Weseott, who recently pur-
chased share in Eastman Bros store.
The list OF men who registered for mill
taIy service one week ago to-day con.
tinnes to hold the attention of many
people who tarry for time in the CORR
dor at city hall Since the chief registrar
posted the indexed list the names have
been very thoroughly scanned and there
is scarcely moment in the day when
someone is not looking for a name.
Probation Officer Charles Smith OF
Montpelier returned to the capital last
night with Ephraim n Bailey, Mont
pelier worthy, who was convicted on an
intoxieation charge when arraigned be-
fore Magistrate II. w. Scott in the fore
noon At the time of his arrest the re-
spondent was on probation and Officer
Smiths first move after reaching the
capital was to return him TO the county
jail. Bailey will begin on an alternative
sentence later in the summer
Joseph Chicquette of Montpelier, who
was locked up on an intoxication charge
early yesterday morning, appeared be-
fore Magistrate III. w. Scott in city court
in the afternoon and acknowledged
subsequent offense. Four pints of whis.
key were found in the respondents
clothes and when he was asked for dis
closure the grand juror and the Judge
heard a convincing story OF alleged law
evasion. A fine of SIS and costs was i'm
posed but Chicquette chose the alterna-
tive sentence OF Y days in the county
jail
Attendance at the flag raising which is
to be held at the home OF Alfred Park.
hurst, Trow hill veteran of the Civil
war, Is not to be restricted to invited
guests or to the Grand Army, as an invi- |
tation is extended to the general public
and TO patriotic and fraternal organiza-
lions in particular. The exercises will be |
held tomorrow evening and the veteran !
as well as his assistants hope that the |
response by people here in the city will |
be spontaneous. 1t is planned to have
plenty of music and short, ringing |
speeches.
Barre employees of the Vermont Tel. & |
Tel. Co. have not been backward in sub
scribing to the Liberty bond issue and |
while the subscriptions are forwarded TO |
the company's secretary in Boston, the /
aggregate may be reckoned as a part of |
Barre's quota of $4,000. Thus far all |
three departments of the telephone sery-
ice are represented in the purchase of
bonds amounting to $780, The telephone
company has arranged for regular pay
ments and to date all of the employees
nave elected to make their contribution
to the loan through the medium of the
office.
Swollen streams and in some instances
meadows and other fats have
resulted from the incessant rains of the
1ast two DAYS, but the damage from high
water here in the city may be said to be
negligible. To-day large number Of
non at Jones Bros plant were laid off
because it developed that high water in
he wheel nit precluded the possibility of
operating some of the machinery. Peo-
Die living and working along its marge
ay that Stevens branch was higher this
morning than at any time in the early
pring, when tons of snow from the hill
ides were rushing toward the stream.
Along the Montpelier road the water set
,ack over meadows in certain sections
nd had the rain continued to-day il is
bought serious damage would have re-
uted The high water mark appears to
ave been reached during the night, for
his forenoon marks of recession were
lainly visible along the banks.
DIR. Joe w jackson left this morning
or Burlington TO attend a meeting of
len and women representing the state
led Cross branches. which was called for
he purpose of instituting plans for an
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