The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

H See A. " Beckley's adv. ON page 5.-at
Rev. Robert Dewey of Waterbury wa
a Barre visitor yesterday.
Alaccabees, attention. Practice meet
ing OF officers and guards Monday even
ing at 1880.
\ Harry Macneil Of Ayers street left
the city yesterday for Boston, where he
will make a visit of several DAYS with
friends.
DIR. and Mrs. II. r. Watkins of Bur.
lington called on friends in the city yes
terday and to-day, leaving for their
home this forenoon.
Judge II. w. Scott of the municipal
court took charge Of Montpelier city
court yesterday in the absence of Judge
Harvey who with s. II. jackson, is pass
ing few days in Trenton, n. j., on bust
ness. Judge Scott transacted business
In Newbury yesterday afternoon
On bag day last fall quantity Of jelies
preserves, etc, were given the hospital
and the containers, tumblers, jars, ETC.
are now empty and ready for the owners
TO call for them. As they accumulate
rapidly when emptied, il would be ap.
preciated If the owners would get them
at the hospital at any time
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Hamel and
daughter, former residents of this city,
are visiting for few days with friends
in the city Mr.. Hamel was formerly
employed as machinist at the Trow
and Holden tool shop on South Main
street, but he has been employed during
the past year in an ammunition plant in
New Haven, Conn.
A photograph of the cooks and bak.
ers' school at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass,
IL being displayed in the window of the
City Bakery. The photograph was re-
Gently received by Mrs. II. s. Bassett
Of Fairview street, whose son, Homer
Bassett. a graduate OF Spaulding high
school, is enrolled at the school for train
ing cooks for Uncle Sam.
Three men were locked up by the po-
lice last night and admitted intoxication
offens@ of the first class in municipal
court this morning Martin Hooper of |
Redstone, n H., and Edward Z. Burch-
ard of Randolph paid So fines for the |
first offenses, costs being attached, while
Fred T. Clark of Montpelier, after plead |
ing guilty, chose the alternative sentence |
of ten days in the county Jail.
A successful auction sale was held at
the farm of G. Leslie Putnam in vii. |
Jamestown yesterday afternoon, attended
by fair crowd. Farm tools brought
good prices. Livestock sold especially
high, good grades bringing from $40 to
$40 or an average OF nearly 800 per
head. Two-year- went as high as
$50, while yearlings reached the $50
mark. d. A. Perry was the auetioneer.
D. A. Perry, the auctioneer was in
East Topsham last evening, where he
conducted a sale of livestock and other
articles contributed by townsmen for
the benefit of the Red Cross. Preceding
the sale an interesting entertainment, in
GLIDING a drama by local talent, was
given. The stock contributed by Ar
thur White brought an even $780, A
very large gathering had an enjoyable as
well as a profitable time.
Sometime to-day the assessors will
file with the city clerk an abstract of
the grand list 1t viii remain on file in
the clerks office until June |. During
that period taxpayers may inspect the
book. and then confer with the asses
sors if appeals to the board of civil au-
thority are contemplated. AT present
the assessing board is compiling the
which cover their census of
maple trees, horses, cows, goats, etc,
in the city limits. Preparations are be
ng made for the quadrennial appraisal.
A very enjoyable reception was held
asst evening at the Spaulding assembly
nall, when the members OF the junior
lass pleasantly entertained as their
yuests the members of the freshman
lass. An informal program, consisting
# vocal solos by Nadine Sullivan and :
Howard Geake and piano solo by lisa
,el Beattie, made up the evenings en-
ertainment, while dancing and marches,
he music for which was furnished by
orchestra, was enjoyed by a
arge number. A corner of the hall oe
upied by refreshment booth was the
enter of attraction throughout the even
ny, and under the supervision of several
MEMBERS of the class, punch and waters
rere served to the students. The com
littee in charge of the reception was
opposed of Monica O'Hern, Beatrice
mis-, Ethel Higgs, Frank Wells and
larence Rogers.
Mrs. Hans Nelson. wife of a Barre 70
own farmer, sustained painful injuries ~
spectacular runaway which had
urrier park for its setting last even
e. The woman was alone in the wag C,
q down the Mount street hill that the m
orse became frightened Taken off her NJ
lard when the horse began rearing, Mrs. co
ellison was thrown from the wagon, ca
nding heavily against the side of A. A. tn
oyce's house as the horse cut across the in
wn, She sustained severe bruises about TO
II hips and her injuries were so painful by
lat she had to be removed to Mr.. ii
oyce's house, where she is still confined. re
he horse continued its fight around the ST,
Irk, invading the lawns in front of the ce
arnum, Tilden and Steele houses on the Sc
Drth street side, and then swinging w
ross to the premises of DR., NJ. L. Chan m,
err and thence to f. ID. Beekley's lawn. tn
,llision with a tree at that point re- sa
lsed the horse from its traces and the
urt of the seemingly maddened animal sa
ntinued as far as the premises of r. of
Robinson, where the runaway was fol
tied. The horse was uninjured, but Ev
a wagon was nartiallv dpmolishpd m,