The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-14
TALK OFTHE TOWN
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universalist sale Thursday and Fri
day, Nov. Is and 16--adv.
Fish supper, Universalist church, Fri
day, Nov 10, Admission, SOC. See menu.
adv.
Music furnished fol- all occasions by
Montpelier Nj. band orchestra. Karl For
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252-W.
The Weekly Cub will meet with Mrs.
Robert Carpenter of West street Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50. Let every MEM
Der be present.
John Sowles returned yesterday to
Boston, where he is enrolled as stu
dent in the Harvard dental college, after
spending the past few days at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sowles
of Beckley street.
Buy your waists now for Christmas.
We have hundreds of beautiful georgettc
crepes, tatfetas and crepe de chimes in
many shades and combinations to select
from. Prices right. Call and see what
we can show you before you buy. Prin-
cess Shirtwaist Parlors, Montpelier, Vt.
/ S. B. of A. will hava en- korgfest Dor
dagen den II Nov. Clan Gordon hall ALA
inbjudas.
! About 35 friends of Miss Alfaretta Du-
charme awaited her at her home in the
Miles block as she returned from evening
school last night, to celebrate her 18th
birthday, Miss Ducharme was taken by
surprise but she soon made everyone feel
at home and very pleasant evening was
passed with music and playing of games.
Refreshments of waters, cake and coffee
were served. Mr.. Downs, in behalf of
the company, presented a purse of mon
ey and some other gifts, to which Miss
Ducharme responded with appreciation.
At the Orrin Holt auction sale in |
Williamstown yesterday, 20 cows, with |
two or three exceptions, that were to
freshen from the middle of January to i
the first of May, sold for from $3.50 to
s75. Young cattle and hogs brought |
very good prices. One l2-year-old brood |
mare sold Cor $3.50, baby colt by her
side $50, one farm horse 5000, one farm
horse Sl25, one three year-old colt 5000,
corn on the cob sl.64, potatoes $l.25, 800
bushels of oats lie and 74c per bushel,
hay in the barn $3.50 and $3.50, oat
straw S7.75 per ton. The real estate was
not sold. This was considered by the
public to be a very good sale. G. /.
Smith, auctioneer.
At her home on Summer street last
evening Miss Ida Bianchi was pleasantly
surprised by about 20 of her lady friends,
the occasion being in the nature of a
farewell party, as Miss Bianchi is to
leave in a few days for Albany, Y. Y,
where she will enroll in the Albany Bust
ness college She completed her duties
in the Bowman dry goods store in Mont
peier last week, after being employed
there for some time. During the even
ing refreshments were served, while an
impromptu program of musical selections :
furnished an enjoyable evenings enter
In behalf of her friends Miss
Sophia Rossi presented the hostess a
handsome fountain pen, for which she
in a most fitting manner.
A bovine mystery containing some of
the elements which used to make Sher :
lock Holmes sit up and knit his eyebrows
in the Baker street apartments chal
lenged the attention of Barre motorists
on the Montpelier road early last evening
and was still awaiting a solution to-day
A motor party consisting of +. c. Eaton, $
A. A. Iamorey and A. c. Jones, encoun- \
tered the dead COW as it lay stretched G
across the highway near Jones Bros. I
plant In Mr.. Eaton's car they were n
BADLY iolted when the machine struck u
he carcass instead of clearing it and Mr.. l
Jones was slightly injured Doubtless q
heir arrival from the north saved car II
F. l.. Small and J. S. Wilson
rom accident, as the latter were hurry
ng toward Montpelier when they saw
he Eaton auto stop suddenly and mar
owly miss going over the bank. Exam !"
nation disclosed the body of a cow that e e
had been struck by a trolley y
ar or auto Someone had bed the ami :
nal and left it lying in the highway. ,
fuch to the surprise of members of the
eaton party Montpelier attorney called
hem to account this morning for killing
he COW, but the Barre men were ready
o depose that the bovine had passed on
efore they arrived.