The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-21
TALK or THE TOWN

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II Adjt. Gen. Lee Tillotson and Miss Eth
H ell Adams were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
II d. J. Morse yesterday.
Miss Margaret Abbott, who has beer
passing a week with friends in Granite
vile, visited in Barre yesterday while OF
her way home to Windsor
Ten dollars allowed for your old sew
ing machine In exchange for new FIRE.
sewing machine. e. A. Prindle, 200 n
Main street, Depot square.
Il Special sale on all kinds of lanterns
wash boilers, mops and clothes wringer
and sad irons. Copper teakettles. L, A
| Prindle, 200 N. Main street, Depot square
| Miss Merle Hutchins of Williamstowr
passed through the city this morning
while on her way to Fairfax, where she
is engaged as teacher in the Bellows
Free academy.
A good chance to learn quarrying. A
few good quarrymen and drillers wanted
at the Z. L. Smith Co. quarries. APP,
ply at the quarries or at the Office in the
Averill building.
William Townsend, who has been Wis
iting his brother, G. b. Townsend OF
Washington street, has returned to his
home in Chelsea, after having been called
TO Williamstown by the death of his
sister.
Dramatic recital by DIR. Henry Law.
renee Southwick, entitled, "Richelieu," in
the Universalist church Tuesday evening,
April "a. Admission, 25c. Receipts will
go toward financing Goddard track team
to New Hampshire state meet at Dur
ham.
Luther Lord offers the use of several
acres of land for free cultivation, the
land being located about mile north of
the city reservoir in Orange. Anyone de-
string such an opportunity should COM
municate with Mr.. Lord, whose telephone
is 397-l3.
-Four Barre young men left this morn
ing for Bridgeport, Conn, where they
will commence work Monday in u NUM-
tions factory. They are George W. Lii
| lie, who has worked for Trow & Holden
for the past few years, Burton H, Hum
phrey, William Mccarthy and Ellis JET
| frey.
President Wilson says even the ladies
must work in the garden this summer.
Come TO the Baptist church Tuesday,
April "a, to the sale and supper and buy
a garden hat and apron to match. Menu:
Beefsteak en- casserole, boiled rice, hot
rolls, assorted cakes, tea and coffee.
Price, 25c. Supper served from $3.50 to
7 p, m.
The Salvation Army at this time is
very much in need Of children's clothes
for those anywhere from one to Is years
of age, shoes and stockings being espe-
Lin :.
than the supply. II YOU can help to-
wards meeting these demands, get in
touch with Envoy Sherwood, the officer
in charge. Box 23s.
Owen Washburn, managing editor OF
the Evening News in Franklin, Pa, wac
business visitor in the city yesterday,
leaving in the evening for New York,
where he expects to purchase a news
paper press. Mr. Washburn was called
to Brattleboro by the illness OF rela-
tive and came north to Barre to inspect
The Times printing plant.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel |
Barre last night and this morning were !
the following people: Alfred r. White of |
Cincinnati, O., George K. May of Marsh
field, John 7. ID. Trail OF New York, |
Robert Hall of Burlington, P. r. Graves
of Concord, W. A. First of Springfield, |
w H. Pelton OF Randolph, C. r. Leach OF
Springfield, and r. +. Stufiebean of
Troy.
Owing to the high cost of drugs, etc,
we, the undersigned physicians, residing
in Williamstown, have decided to in
crease the price of both office and house
calls. On and after April Is, ordinary
office calls will be 81; ordinary house
calls in the village, $780, 25c additional
each mile one way, or fraction OF a mile,
outside the village. A. A. Cross, NJ. D.,
c. +. Robinson, NJ. D.
The testimony of three Barre and Will
Jamestown physicians WAS introduced by
the state yesterday in.the county court
case of State VS.. DIR. NJ. ID. Lamb and
on the day previous, the states principal
witness, a Williamstown woman, told
her story. 1t was expected that the de-
tense would put in its evidence this fore
noon, the state having rested its case
last night, and as court takes its week
md recess at II o'clock, the closing ar
yuments will not be made until the SEES
lion is resumed. j. w. Carver and John
w. Gordon are appearing for the re-
ipondent and the case is being prose-
.uted by States Attorney +. L. Glea
on. ,
Women of Barre. anxious to make use
If the voting privilege extended them by /.
he last general assembly, had their in
rings at city hall Thursday and Friday,
when the assessors spent the better part
II their time in filing inventories pre- :
jared by those who expect TO exercise
he suffrage for the first time next
iarch. The total registration of female
oters will not be known for few days,
mt it is variously estimated to range be-
ween lis and $50. Perhaps there are
90 or more who, owning no real estate,
nut in list OF few dollars. Others, 7
eplying to questions asked by the as
essors, acknowledged possession of dia
lond rings or other jewelry and straight
ray found themselves obligated to pay
axes on a larger grand list than they 4
ad anticipated. The time for filing in
entories expired at midnight.
Visions of the presence in the heavens
/ hostile aeroplane carrying a power
al search light were entertained by hun
reds of Barre people last evening when
igh tension wires used as conductors
v the NJ g. B. L. & p. Co. went on
lmpsge and centered the fury Of their
on the brow Of hill near
ownsend's grove on the west hill. In
dentally the short circuit responsible
IT the display plunged the city in dark
ess for nearly 20 minutes. Street lights .