The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
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Congregational ladies, save old papers
and books. Tel. 81 or 44l-ll.--adv,
The Altrurian social, which was tx
have been held Friday, April 27, is post
poned.
Truckmen of the local union will meet
at their headquarters this evening al
1880 o'clock.
/ Untrimmcd hats, all colors and shapes
at 81 for the rest OF this week at Mrs
Shepard Co., Inc
Mrs. u. A. Cove of New York arrived
in the city this morning for a visit OF
several weeks with relatives.
Alfred Milne, who has been spending
some time in Hartford, Conn, arrived
in Barre last evening for en- extended
stay.
Miss Jessie Watson of New York has
been passing few days in the home Of
her father, Alex Watson of Merchant
street.
Over 800 pairs of LaFrance spring
pumps and oxfords, Sd to $3.50 regular
price, sizes to H. B to Il width, $2.9S a
pair at Shea's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wishart of Chel-
sea Were visitors yesterday at the home
OF the formers mother, Mrs. Barbara
Wishart, of Camp street.
The mission circle of the Universalist
church will meet with Mrs. S. ID. Allen
Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Mem
bers are asked to bear in mind the
change in the place of meeting.
Angelo Calderara, instead of G. Cal
derara, as was reported in yesterdays
Times, has been chosen treasurer of the
committee in charge of plans for pub
lie flag raising and Red Cross benefit to
be held in Barre under Italian auspices.
Cards have been received in Barre an
nouncing the wedding of Miss Euphenia
Katharine Potts of Somerville, Mass, and
Alexander G. Cordiner of this city, which
took place at the home of the bride Tues
day, April "a Mr.. and Mrs. Cordiner
are to be at home on Hillside avenue in
this city after July |. Mr.. Cordiner is a
well known member of the fire depart
ment in Barre, being at the present time
on the chiefs staff as third assistant en-
gineer. For several years he has been an
active member of the call section. He
is tool sharpener by trade. The bride
is held in high regard by many acquain
tanees in Somerville and vicinity.
Children on the east side of the city
set an example worth of emulation last
evening when they gathered on several
streets to sing patriotic songs. num-
Der of streets intersecting Washington |
street were gathering places for the
youthful chorus and il patriotism in any
of the neighborhoods needed a vocal
stimulus the performance Of the young |
people filed all requirements. The sing |
ers had in their repertoire such songs as
fThe Star Spangled Banner" America"
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" and /
THE Battle Hymn OF the Republic
Well trained voices were to be heard /
among the nightingales and the effect |
was all that could have been expected.
Yesterday the fire station received the
first call for assistance in stamping out
! grass fire, crop of last years I'M
nut timothy having become ignited on
strip Of land between upper Merchant
street and johnson street. Regulars
aboard the auto truck responded TO the
appeal for assistance at 3:l5 P. m. and
or the better part of an hour volunteer
md professional fighters were doing
heir level best to keep the fire within
pounds. Unfriendly breezes famed the
grass fire and it was not without good
leal of difficulty that the flames we're
inally smothered along battle front
ome hundreds of yards in length. Chief
4ladding gives his annual warning that
Extreme care should be used by persons
Who build bon.fres In neighborhoods
where large areas of grass are apt to
AXE fire.
Keepers of bottled goods in Barre are
.etting in their best ticks this week and
PERSONS who rely on second class licensees
are aware of the impending
oreclosure of the law, for an active
rive on four life saving stations here in I
own is under way and promises to con-
inue until the O'Clock bell rings next {
Ionday night. Although among certain
pplicants the hope obtains that a sew |
nth class privilege will be enjoyed by
hem when the 1917 crop of Yellow Cling
lums are handed out, there is actually {
title solace in the thought, for the fat
rofts are made on liquid sustenance of c
fiery nature and the rising cost OF beer :
nd its constituents reduces the margin
D be realized from a seventh class priv ,
ege. a
After Judge S. c. Wilson had imposed c
fine of $500 and costs and sentenced i
asquale Cola TO serve a sentence of one i
ear in Washington county court yester-
ay, the jail sentence was suspended and g
ne respondent put under bonds of $500 ?
nd released on his own recognizance. i
he action of the court probably closes a e
Use that came to public notice in Barre I
year and more ago when Cola, enraged n
YER something that trsnspired in card h
anne on North Seminary street, is said u
, have fred a gun through the veranda i;
house on Brook street. He was ar il
sted on breach of the peace charge i.
nd later confined in the state hospital a
Waterbury, where doctors failed to c,
nd any evidence of insanity. "
One mattress ignited in the nighttime s.
= sleeper's smouldering cigarette was =
sponsible for two ire seares yesterday a.
I'd though the mattress was destroyed e
the end, those most intimately con III
rned are satisfied that the results %
light have been much more serious.
was an Ayerill street young man who
said to have dozed into drcamland :
ith a lighted cigarette near enough his
d on the porch TO be dangerous. Some
me later in the night he was awakened
the aerid odor of smoke and 4 few