The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-26
T4LKOFTHE TOWN

Mrs. Earl Hayden of Berlin visited her
sister, Mrs. Russell Allen of Washington
street to-day.
r. A. Halluck and F. L. Porter of Rox
bury were among the business visitor:
in town yesterday.
Call at As North Main street and sam
pie the new fruit from southern Florida
called the avicato.ady.
THE Accomplice, a photodrama OF
New York smart sets night life, featur-
ing Jack Sheriff. and Dorothy Bernard
at the Bijou to-day.-adv.
Mrs. W. H. Jones and Miss Maggie
Wright of Cape May, n j., are visiting
! for few days at the home of their
mother, Mrs. Wright of Seminary street.
At meeting of the school board last
evening, it was decided to open the
schools Oct. |, provided no new cases of
infantile paralysis develop before that
time.
James A. Walker of Vine street mas
resumed his duties in the office Of the
Standard Granite Co, after spending a
few days in Boston, where he witnessed
the Chicago Boston series in the Amer
lean league
Mrs. George L. Morris of Averill street
has returned home from Boston, where
she accompanied her daughter, Miss Nora
Morris, who has entered the training
school for nurses in the Massachusetts
General hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Brink of Groton
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
F. i. Carpenter of West street. Mr.
Brink expects to return to Groton this
afternoon, while Mrs. Brink will extend
her visit for few days.
John Kingston, who has been spending
several days in the home of Mrs. 0. n |
Canton of Maple avenue and with other |
relatives in Barre, left this morning for |
there to remain until Friday, |
when he returns to New York, where he |
is a member of the metropolitan police
force.
A special meeting of the city council
viii be held this evening for the purpose
Of permitting officials of the B. & NJ
I. & p. Co. to renew their overtures for
certain franchise concessions desired in
operating their cars in the city limits.
It is expected that General Manager
Howard T. Sands of Boston, or A. b.
renney, or both may be present to re-
'pen negotiations looking toward a more
Lmicable understanding of what the com
amy wants and what the council expects
o concede. Indirectly the conference is
o be an outcome of the public meeting ;
asst Friday evening, when the franchise {
natter was thoroughly discussed in
altering of citizens.
Although Spaulding is down for two
ames in the schedule recently issued by ,
burlington high school, which opened &,
reek ago, there is a strong likelihood
hat the fall pastime will not have
art in the doings at the local school if
essions are resumed next Monday. The !,
ite date on which school reopens this :
ear because of the quarantine is pri- :
larily responsible for the apparent lack :
interest in football this year and if :
ames have been arranged with Burling- :
On they will be cancelled, in the opinion
members of the faculty. Spaulding
as plenty of undeveloped material, but
the absence of Coach c. L. Brown, who a
,signed last spring to enter the Platts- d
nrg training camp, there is a lack of 4
which would inveigh heavily v
yainst success should an eleven be or b
anized. Montpelier seminary is one Of a
he few teams in Washington county to n
lace team in the field this fall. Mont Ia
slier high school students have decided u
1t to support team. q