The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
TALKOFTHE TOWN

Wool dress goods bargains in Fits an
mex.
New shipment of the much wanted
oolors In ball yarns at Fits.
A son was born Saturday, Nov. IL, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Stacy Of Maple ave-
nue..
Carl Swanson of Claremont, N. H.,
Is visiting for a few days with friends
In town.
Special bargains on remnants of plush,
velvets and other goods. Little Dry
Goods Store, Cottage street.
William II. Rock of Farwell street has
returned home, after spending few
days in Boston ON business.
Thomas Abare left the city yesterday
for Rouses Point, N. " in which vicinity
he is passing the week end with rela-
tives.
| Mrs. j. w. Stewart of West street and
Miss Clair Bennett left this morning for
Burlington, where they will make a visit
! of a few days with friends.
| Thomas Carroll of North Main street
returned yesterday from business trip
to New York in the interests Of Carroll
Bros, granite manufacturers
Special Thanksgiving dinner at 81 a
plate. Telephone 600 how many. We
make special rates for room and board
or for table board Hotel Barre, ]. V.
Rowen, Prop
Mrs. Harry L. Bassett and little daugh-
ter Marjorie, who have been passing a
month with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ID. S. Waterman of upper
Washington street, returned this morning
to their home in Orleans.
James Sullivan of Brooklyn street,
urb hoo baan datoipaJ fray, b;a Irfiao
in the R. L. Clark store on Prospect
street for several days, was able to be
out of doors yesterday, after having sub
mitted to an operation at the City hos
pital.
Auction sale Monday, the 26th for |
Mrs. Ellen Washburn, one and one-half
miles from North Randolph village; 81 |
head of cattle, horses and hogs, farm
tools, crops and some household furni-
/ ture. Sale commences at 10 o'clock. G.
/ F. Smith, auctioneer.
| A quiet police investigation, coupled
with youthful confessions, brought to
| light yesterday some of the circum
stances under which acts of hoodlumism
were perpetrated on householders Hal
loween night. AT police headquarters a
number of youngsters were mustered to
tell what they knew about certain depre
dations and the old saying that confes-
sion is good for the soul seemed to work
well with the young people, for some of
them, after telling their stories, assured
the police that they could go home and
sleep soundly after many FESTIVE nights I
The authorities are convinced that the
boys were not wantonly destructive, al ,
though it is possible that some of the I
mischief makers may be asked to settle
Miss Eileen Parks was pleasantly sur /
prised at her home on King street last
evening when about 80 of her lady
friends gathered there, the occasion be- 4
ing in the nature of a miscellaneous
shower in honor Of her approaching mar ,
riage TO Raymond Martin, former resi-
dent of Barre, and who is at present re-
siding in Kirksville. Mo. The house was
tastefully decorated in a manner appro-
pirate TO the occasion, the color scheme
of pink and blue being used throughout !
the decorations. During the evening re- 4
freshments of ice cream and cake were J
served. An impromptu program of mu
steal selections and the playing of sew
eral games provided entertainment.
Miss Parks was made the recipient of
gifts as tokens of her friends
esteem. for which she responded in a
most HtLlnp MANNER Il
A very enjoyable reception was held in h
the Spaulding chapel last evening by the d
sophomore and freshman classes, there b
being about $50 members of the two j
classes present. An excellent program, c,
consisting of violin solo by Lawrence B
Gauthier vocal solos by Miss Lillian Pa
pin and Dorothy Shaw and by Clement A
Mcmahon and a reading by Miss Helen il
~ L. af 80 al. IS 10
evening and each number was heartily n,
applauded by the listeners. During the m
evening refreshments of punch and wa h,
fers were served by the Misses Eva Shaw "
md Doris Carroll and by Ralph Patch d;
md Lewis 0Ieary, while dancing was en- OF
Dyed by the students as well as by the AT
members of the faculty, number of 10
whom were present at the reception. The re
in charge of the arrangements M
vas composed of the Misses Catherine of
Brown and Beatrice Papin and James to
and William Clark. go
Yesterday was day of trial for pub. to
ic utilities in these environs and. most pa
# the linemen who worked overtime in =,
epairing telephone wires and power lines ]
aid all their troubles to the heavy fall of I
vet snow. Dawn found the service crews !
# the New England Telephone Co. with 1
heir work laid out for them at North !
'arre, where a pole which fell under the
Xeessive weight of snow and wires lay
cross the tracks of the traction com.
any. The first ear on the scene bumped I
1to the pole, but little damage result
d. Investigating linemen discovered 4
hat the pole, in falling, lifted from
IS bed in the river huge stone to which ]
ad been attached one end of a guy 1
ope. The break in the service was re-
aired during the day, but elsewhere in
he county repairs were not completed :
ntil to-day. To-day the NJ. & B. J.. & p.
0. continued efforts to restore its serv-
e to normal. Last night lights blinked
nd then went out in many stores, Of a
ces and homes, but the service here in