The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Tor Springfield,
There will be no sewing meeting Of III
Red Cross this week Friday.
Mics Margaret Mckenna OF 1t. Mon
icas rectory was visitor In Burlington
yesterday,
James Manos Of Burlington, who Tor
merly conducted the American shining
parlors ia the Durkee block, Is visiting
friends In the city.
oryille Thcriault, a sailor attached Il
the L. :, 5. Georgia, who has been visit
ing in the home OF D. V. Theriault q
Williamstown, returned yesterday to al
Atlantic port,
Peter Niscontini. who has been de
tanned from his duties at the Passcrin
bakery for several weeks, resumed work
! yesterday, having recovered from Sc
rious attack OF blood poisoning
After passing few days with her
/ parents, Mayor and Mrs. 4. c. Glysson
/ of Perry street Miss w. Ruth Glysson
! returned yesterday 20 Burlington TO re-
sumo her studies in the state university.
Mrs. Mary MeWhorter, national presi.
dent of the women's auxiliary to the
Ancient Order of Hibcrnians, who adj.
dressed a gathering in Rowland hall
Monday evening returned yesterday TO
her home in Chicago.
Help 10 relieve the suffering in France
and Belgium by donating some of your
used or surplus clothing which the Red
Cross is collecting this week. Headquar-
tiers al store formerly used by Mr.. Laws
in the old city building.
George Hunt left Yesterday for Ben
nington, where he will remain indefinite.
ly with his daughter. During his alb
sence Mr.. Hunt will renew acquaintance
with inmates of the Soldiers home,
where he formerly resided.
Mrs. 5. +. Laviolette who is spending
few days in New York and Boston,
buying spring goods, will reopen her mil.
linery paror March rs with full line
OF new hats for Easter VIII be glad to
welcome all her old friends and custom
ers, who have stood so well by her In the
past, and wishes to thank them for their
patronage, which she hopes they will con.
tnue to extend to her during the coming
spring season.-adv
The weather man at Mortified will
have to look for his laurels as weather
forecaster, as the result of weather
forecast which is being displayed in the
window of the n ID. Phelps hardware
SUM- Nv lOttAaNA II tllt VI tllt tNfAOT
stormogrsph models pointer worked
automatically, recording the weather on
a dise-shaped chart and has been the cen.
ter OF attraction since being displayed.
Louis RomeTi. a merchant doing bust.
ness at 32l North Main street, was ar
rested yesterday by Officer John W.
Dineen and arraigned before Magistrate !
ii. w. Scott in municipal court on a
charge of selling cigarettes to minors /
The respondent entered plea OF not /
guilty and furnished bail of $50 for |
his appearance at jury trial. the date /
to be arranged later. The arrest was
made as the result Of a complaint to
States Attorney Earle r. Davis,
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
The following people: J. H. Williamson
Of New Haven, II, G. Sattee Of Spring.
ied, Miss Betty Brown OF Fort vii.
lam, Ont, c. L. Swan of Burlington,
Mrs Morse and Mrs. Shepley of Jefrer-
,onyille, j. s. NJ. Holly OF Newtonvile,
! &. Mcleod of Bradford, f. l.. McNulty
If Boston, +. J. Young of Walden, H. A.
Butler of Burlington, VI. II Paige of
George Mcleod of Burling-
on, Mr. and Mrs. s. G. Blodgett Of
Voodsville, N. II.
For his alleged participation in a row
which followed Granite street dance !,
saturday night Leo Enright of Farwell
treet was arrested yesterday on
reach of the peace charge and arraigned
efore Magistrate H. w, Scott in mu
icipal court. Enright pleaded not gull
v and bail Of $50 for his appearance .
/ a hearing was furnished by W. H. 4
Jock. Several of the youngsters alleged {
o have been implicated in the fight,
'hich led indirectly to the arrest of a
eter Monti yesterday, have been inter
iewed by the police, and yesterday two c
them were questioned by the states v
ttorney n
If the volume Of travel on passenger t
aims leaving Barre may be taken as an a
dication of the general effect of the |,
ar on passenger trains elsewhere, It is il
be assumed that passenger receipts
e shrinking A Barre mileage broker
no annually does relatively large !
lsiness in mileages on several roads
ates that since the United States en- =
red the war the demand for mileage 8
,oks has fallen off 80 per cent Others :
no handle fewer mileages seem to be Z
the same mind. There appears to be y
IS going and coming than was the caseI :.
, longer ago than last fall, and of the 4
ople who take train trips nowadays, -
any are absenting themselves from :,
me for business reasons. 81 .,
Vincitia club kept open house last :,
ening the occasion being a ladies :.
ght. There was large attendance, >.
ID the entertainment, which included y;
ogram, cards and dancing, was much ~
joyed. The program consisted OF Sc. 90
,tions by CAROLS orchestra, which lat. Z,
furnished music for dancing, vocal Nv
los by Mrs. w NJ. Holden and Mason p
Pierce, and reading by Miss Helen !
'scoe. All of the entertainers were
artily encored. Afterward the club I
,mbers and their guests INDUCED them
ives in card playing and dancing, ac.
for the latter having been
divided in the hall of St Aldemar com
lndery. During the evening a buffet I:
icheon was served.
At an informal conference following | 4
e special aldermanic meeting last night :
e city council decided to hold its next
gular meeting Monday evening in
sad of Tuesday, the change being made
permit the members to go to Mont
lier, where special city meeting on
2 traction franchise has been called COR
irch 20. Interest in the Forthcoming
erendum on the granting of new
Inchise to the traction company is
lwing, and the attendance at the spe-
i city meeting 10 be held March u