The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-24
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only l9c pound.
A chance TO save real money by using
Eastman's baking powder.
Cards for all occasions. See them IN
the window at Bell & Houston's.
Miss Pearl Densmore is passing the
week end with friends in Colchester,
Girls basketball game Saturday night
at ) o'clock; Mortified VS.. Spaulding
Sherman N. Parker of Spaulding street
has been passing week in Boston on
business.
Daniel Mcfarland of Williamstown is
passing several days with his daughter
Mrs. Ray Rich of Elm street.
First infantry band orchestra viii fur.
nish music for dance in Socialist hall
Granite street, to-night.-adv.
John Bianchi of Milford, n. H., a for.
mer resident OF Barre, is passing several
days with friends in this city.
Mrs. Harry Dale and daughter, Gladys,
left yesterday for Boston, where they
will visit relatives for the next two
weeks.
Miss Alice b. Farnham of Camp street,
teacher in the public schools of Mont
pelier, is passing weeks vacation with
relatives in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs, Ellen Canton of Maple avenue
left yesterday for Bristol, where she was
called by the death OF her niece, Mrs
Patrick Fitzsimmons. Mrs. Canton will
remain in Bristol until after the funeral
A meeting of the Glenugie club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Saturday even
ing, March "a, at 1880. A large attend
ance is requested Important business to
come before the club. Per order presi-
dent.
Miss Bertha Hooker, student In the
Sargent training school in Cambridge,
Mass, arrived In the city this morning
to pass the spring vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. W. Hooker OF Park
street.
Harold L. Bailey, an assistant in the
state department of agriculture, who has
been visiting friends in Barre since COM
ing here to attend the meeting OF the
Tufts Club OF Vermont, returned yester-
day to his home in Bradford.
George f. Root, Newport insurance
agent, who was here Thursday evening
to participate in the annual inspection of
s2bf AhlhfAi0i tNNdA w
his home yesterday. While in Washing
ton county Mr.. Root was advised of his
appointment to the state committee OF
safety.
A few good second hand pianos, which
must be sold at once. One grand up
right at sos; one Henry +. Miller square,
cost 500, to go at SOS; looks like new.
One upright at S72; one good square at
S35; two Estey organs at a low figure.
These instruments must be sold to make
room for the new stock. Bailey's Music
Rooms, IA Elm street.
South Barre grange held its regular
meeting Thursday evening Program;
THE Aims and Purposes of the Grange"
w. l.. Carr. j. w Nichols gave an in
teresting talk on "The Legislative Work |
of the Grange Mrs. VIII Dudley, Mrs. |
A. Belyille and Ralph Belville discussed |
What the Grange Might Do in South |
Barre" Gardening for Profit" was Civ
en- by Mrs John Hollenback and "Man-
agement of the Hot Bed" by George Al |
len and Fred Heath. The program for
the next regular meeting will be in
charge of the gentlemen of the grange.
Barre local, international brotherhood
of teamsters, chauffeurs, stablemen and
helpers, has elected the following officers
for the ensuing period of six months the
names given below experimenting the re-
port in yesterdays Times of the proceed
ings at the semi annual meeting of the
Thursday evening, Presi
lent, i. G. Rogers; vice president, b. II.
Griffith; secretary treasurer, c. II. North
rop; recording secretary, James II. Cook
conductor. Alexander Maekie; warden,
Frank c. Turner; business agent Z. c.
Brock; trustees, F. c. Turner, Alexander
Mackie and B, H. Griffith. The officers
will be installed at the next regular
Meeting of the local.
Employees of the water department, .
lcting under the direction Of A. b. Con
70, are busy with the annual hydrant
ests and the beginning, made yesterday, :
indicates that very little trouble is to be |
encountered in getting the apparatus in I
working order after the winter. OF the a
$ hydrants opened and flushed yester
ay none was frozen and the fixtures in
very instance were found to be in good /
working order. The deep snow is regard !
d as factor in preventing the hydrants b
rom freezing and with the observations a
1 Yesterday fresh in mind, the hydrant t
esters will be surprised if it develops \
hat any of the apparatus has been af- 0
ected by the cold. t
Fair progress is being made by the Il
fard workers who are assisting the as .
essors in taking the military census of
iarre and thus far nearly 400 names
ave been received, although much of the
alta remains to be tabulated by the as
essing board, There are IL canvassers
nd since the first of the week some sec
ions OF the city have been pretty well (
1yered, although much of the ground
as not been trodden as yet. Returns
re made in the assessors Office at city 3
all every morning before the csnvassers
art out on the trail. The governor has
sked that the census be completed by
pril l. if possible and it is possible that
lie work here in Barre will be completed :
the end of next week.
In the idle mid hours of yesterday
fternoon Depot square denizens wit
,ssed with some computations the
ansfer Of pair of boots from an idler 4
lere TO a business-lke person whose
hispered conference with the booted in ]
vidual was followed by an exchange in I
hich it looked as though the one was
yapping his footwear for advice. The
w possessor OF the boots huttered no