The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
TALK OFTHE TOWN

i Lemon sherbet at Russell's to-day.
Shoes must be disposed of at som
price this week at Sheas Shoe Store.
Hundreds of bargains in mems, won
ems and children's shoes this week a
Shea's.
r. H. Blodgett of Willamstown wa
among the business visitors in town to
day.
Ladies of Clan Gordon: The fnancia
secretary will be at the clan room
Tuesday evening to collect dues; to
o'clock.
Miss Mary Mitchell of NORTH Maii
street left yesterday for Quincy, Mass.
where she will spend two week will
friends.
Charles Cato, Frank Cato, A. Wood
Peter cambridge and Patrick Massie re
turned to the city yesterday after pass
ing few days in camp at Joe's pond in
Danville.
Frank Butler, who is a representative
of the Boston & Maine railroad, returned
to his home in Maiden, Mass, yesterday
after having spent a few days in tow
with friends
Alexander Ironside and Fred W. Sutton
were among the Barre labor men who
left the city last evening for Rutland to
attend the annual convention of the
state federation of labor, which opened
this morning.
The following item from Brandon con-
Germs a former teacher in the graded
schools of Barre: Miss Hazel NJ. Hack
has accepted the principalship of a pri-
mary school in Greenfield, Mass, and will
go there Sept. 81
The case of State VS.. H Fl. Ladd of
Plainfeld, charged with an intoxication
offense as a member of an automobile
party held up on Elm street Friday even
ing by Officer j. w Dineen, has been con
tinued to Aug. 28. The respondent ap-
peared in city court this morning to as.
sist in drawing jury, but the hearing
| WI NV bS li1iu ~ wow VI NiC
postponement.
Distant echoes of the food bill which
recently became law in Washington
were discerned this morning when the
first class saloons were reopened after II
recess of three weeks. Many br nds OF
whiskey and all gin have gone up to 20
cents a shot and other distillery products
are Is cents straight per drink instead of
two for quarter. Bar whiskey, which
includes any number of lowly brands, is
Is cents under the new schedule.
Alderman Henry Alexander has in
hand the matter of complaints against
low hanging awnings on North Main
street and it is likely that persistent
violators of the ordinance relating to
the height of the window shades may be
forced TO make change. Two instances
have been cited on the easterly side of
the business section where low awnings
are positive nuisance to pedestrians, |
and the city council has given the alder
man from ward authorization to abatc |
the nuisance.
Whistle" Nick Petersen, the popcorn
man whose stand has long been anchored |
on the tagging near the Aldrieh build
ing, amends a statement recently appear
ing in The Times in which a public
thirsting for the latest bulletin from the
modify had gone up to seven cents.
whistle AYERS that the hopper of his
little establishment still is grinding out
popcorn at the old price of five cents
per, although he adds that the customer
who insists upon more liberal appli
tax of two cents. This because dealers
are asking a price for butter unprece-
iented in Whistles" long popcorn ca /
-eer
While the city council Is getting :
'eady to assume the traction company
burden of the South Main street paving :
project, officials of the road have had the =.
emerity to submit new proposed fran ,
'hise under which trolley cars may run i,
almost where and when they choose
bout the streets of Barre. 1t is one of
series of counter franchises which the :.
raction company has been putting OUT
rom time to time in an effort to legalizc
is abrogation of the present frsnchis:,
which has several years yet to run. Cop Z
es of the proposed franchise were dis
ributed to members of the council A.
he meeting last night, but thev wer
Oddly received and the matter ~ trad !.
ne was not preached In many respects
he most recent offering from the com :,
any resembles the franchise Earned 7
own by the council some months ago.
Barre Topped back into the wide-ope'i
Olumn this morning when saloon keep y
RS of the first class and a number OF II
ispensers of soft drinks resumed bust
ess with a will, following the announce U
tent by the local board of health yes u
,rday that the ban would be partially a.
fled to-day. After an interval OF three u
eeks, bsrtenders were rehearsing their o.
d query, light or dark" and business &C
as thriving at soda fountains. Some NJ
-uggists this morning were dispos, & "
wait an official notification from the Oh
,ard of health, but the notice pdblished !"
ssterday was considered sufficient and N
Ie majority Of those whom the eulran u