The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-23
TALK OF THE TOWN


Moneybak silk tatfetas at Abbott's.
| Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Patria" at Tho
Biiou to-day.-adv.
Supper by the men, Presbyterian
church, Saturday, March 3-adv.
Mrs. William H. Bradbury of Wash
ington was among the visitors in the city
to-day.
G. w. Preston OF Mortified Falls
was among the business visitors in the
city yesterday
Miss Emma Gerbetti and Miss Mar.
garet Maberini visited friends in Bur
lington yesterday.
Assessor Augustus NJ. Rossi of Foss
street is spending few days in New
York City on business.
| Fred n. Grearson of Nelson street has
returned from business visit of sew
eral days in New York and Boston.
II. A. LaFrance and C. L. Allen, who
were holiday visitors in the city, re-
turned to Mortified this morning.
Miss Fife Blackmore left yesterday
for Springfield, Mass, where she expects
to make a stay of indefinite length.
L. d. Sullivan returned this morning
to his home in White River Junction.
after spending a week in the city on bus
mess.
Perfection oil heaters and stoves. All
kinds of wicks. Wash boilers and wiring
ers. Special sale on Andes heaters. L. A.
Prindle, Depot square.
William Brodie, jr., who is employed
in Greenfield, Mass, has arrived in the
city, having been called by the illness OF
his father, William Brodie, who is a
patient at the City hospital.
A report came over the wire last even
ing stating that Spaulding's pennant
hopes were given a jolt last evening at
Morrisvile when they met defeat at the
hands of Peoples academy by a score of
40 to 10.
"Why is Germany Fighting with Des-
peration?" Ii there should be peace
without victory" what would it meant
Those questions will be dealt with by
Rev. Edgar Grassland at the Presbyte-
rian church, Barre, Sunday evening at
7.-adv.
Michael Howe, who has been a patient
at the City hospital following fall
from a trestle at the south end, which
he sustained Tuesday afternoon, was ar
raigned before Magistrate H. W. Scott
this morning on an intoxication charge.
Howe entered a plea of guilty and was
sentenced to serve 80 days in county Jail.
As result of his accident, the man is
unable to walk. but physicians say that
he will completely recover from the eff
fects of the fall.
Come awaey moo Billies the Glenugie
club and geither at Clan Gordon hall on
Saturday height for yer bannachs and
dub. Dinna forget to bring the hoose-
keeper and kitchey woman wea zee. The |
Big Bailey ell gea yer neeps and the |
Little Bailey ell gea yer strea. Din |
ma forget, lads, to come and haze a guild |
time on Saturday height at 1880. Per
order fac the Creme.
Barre granite is. being used for a sol
diers' monument which Barre granite |
is cutting for the firm of |
w. b. Wayt & Son in Sac City, la. If |
present plans are realized, the memorial
will be erected in Dennison, La, in time
for dedication in the spring, possibly
around Memorial days. The base of the
is Ia feet square and it has
a height of "a feet. When completed it
will surmounted by granite statue of
a soldier at Parade Rest"
Several monument retailers from dis
Lant cities are making Hotel Barre their
headquarters these days while here to
put in their spring orders among granite
of this district Frank
Boynton of the Human Boynton Granite
Co., Syracuse, y. Y. who has been renew
ng acquaintance in Barre while here
Tor a soiourn of ten days, left for his
home last night. J. r. Golden, pro-
orietor of the Des Moines, Ia, Marble &
Mantle Co, having placed several large
orders among local manufacturers, re-
to his Iowa home to-day.
Quarters and manufacturers in Barre
ire manifesting considerable interest in
he legislative bin which aims to pro-
Iide Burlington with more adequate
locking facilities and number of local :
-rsnite men will attend the hearing at
he capital next Wednesday, when ar
uments for and against the dock will
oe presented. Sentiment here favors
he passage of the measure, as the loca- :
ion of dock on Lake Champlain would G
IrOvide an easy route for Barre ship I
'ers who are consigning granite to New
FORK. Transportation expenses would
e materially decreased if il were pos
ible to ship granite by rail to Burling-
on and theme 10 New York by way OF
axes Champlsin and George and the
hudson river.