The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-01
TALK OFTHETOW
More bargains in Fits annex.

See Abbott's display of bath robes.
| Mr.. and Mrs Milton Rollins of Ne'
Britain, Conn, are visiting at C. NJ. Rol
Inns, French street.
The amusement committee of the Cd
Ladies will meet with Mrs. Maria Wat
Friday evening at o'clock.
Mrs. Carroll will be at Gilbert's store
upper Graniteville. Friday, with a line o
hats at reduced prices-ady.
Music furnished for all occasions b,
Montpelier NJ. band orchestra. Karl For
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252-W
Don't forget the table of home cooked
| food at Congregational fair Nov. and 7
Telephone your orders for spaghetti
354-l-adv.
Carl c. Fletcher of Shelburne. former
| publisher of the Swanton Courier, was &
visitor in the city yesterday. He wa:
accompanied by Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs
G. w. Roberts,
II you are looking for bargains. call al
! Miss l., F.. Townsend's, SO Washington
street, Nov |, and 3. Trimmed hats
for $l.9s, s2.9s and s39s. Children
hats, 25c up. Liberal discount on entire
stock
The current issue of the National Geo
graphic Magazine contains full page
advertisement of Barre granite, inserted
as a part of the national campaign
launched by the quarters and manufac.
turers' associations of this city in 1916.
The benefit dance for Washington
county soldiers to have been held in city
hall, Montpelier, tonight, has been post
poned until Thursday night, Nov. S, be-
cause of the death of Mrs. T. R. Merrill
Concert from to ., 25c. Concert and
dance soc.
Edward J. Mccarthy, who was arrest
ed in the NJ. & w r. station bv Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Lavery yesterday, sp.
pearcd before Judge H. W. Scott in mu-
nicipal court this forenoon and acknowl-
edged first offense when charged with
intoxication. Mccarthy thought he
could raise the amount of fine and costs
by telephoning to Mortified, his home
town.
On many of the commodities the new
war tax became effective to-day and
whether one Travelled or remained at
home to patronize the movies there were
signs aplenty that Uncle Sam was ready
to collect. Railroad employees last night
received their final instructions with re-
spect to baggage check and ticket taxes.
The postage increase goes into effect at
midnight tonight.
file of young men appeared before !
Chief Sinclair at police headquarters this |
forenoon TO discuss various phases of a |
Halloween prank perpetrated on High |
land avenue last night An excess of |
youthful exuberance seems to have been |
responsible for a night attack on the |
premises of H. O. Camp, where the occu-
pants reported that the disturbers had |
pushed open the kitchen door and dis
charged a collection of cabbages, turnips,
tic, on the floor. Mrs. Camp it was
stated, is in poor health and the thought
ess action of the celebrators did not i'm.
'rove her condition. The chief gathered
he facts in the case and then permitted
he boys to depart.
Business men on North Main street
we're greatly surprised this morning upon
IRVING at their places of business to
md that their display windows had been
he targets of numerous epitaphs, which
ad been written on them last evening I
v several young boys celebrating the
vent of Halloween eve. The windows !,
ore a resemblance TO those in the sum
ler of 1914, when the windows were
iyen over to the Goose Green and Squag
Ioler baseball contest advertising, but |
II the traces of the work Of young I.
lmerica were quickly eradicated early !:
his morning by the window cleaners Of
be various mercantile places
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
ARE last night and this morning were
be following people: Mr. and Mrs G W
oberts Of Shelburne. +. II. Bradbury
New York. Miss Bertha DeCrone Of
Tashington. W. p Savage Of Msnches-
IT. \. H, Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Fletcher
Shelburne. Scott Human Of Elyria
!, H. n. Cross Of Mortified. ! A. Hunt
Of s. Johnsbury. Mr. and Mrs. f. :.
cry Of Essex Junction, w r. Timper I
Boston, II, Z. Valley Of Burlington. 2
srl Hsmblet Of Barton. Or. L. r SNOW s
n Of Peoria. III. a NJ. Bucklin AZ Ca
ian. y. H. Frank Dragon and 6. 4
oss Of Plsttsburg. y. Y. Mr. and Mrs
(. II. Corliss Of Hsverhill, Mass. ". =. .
Garland and J. =. GRAY Of Worcester. \
E Williams Of Corning. y. y. and x