The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Water glass for preserving eggs, 25c
quart. 40 the Red Cross Pharmacy.
II The police are scanning the licenses 81
peddlers, etc, many Of which expire on
May |.
h We will serve Italian spaghetti for
dinner Saturday night. Jacks Lunch
h room.
Regular meeting Of I. o. O. L.. NJ L.
will be held in X. OF G. hall Friday even
ing ~ o'clock.
Fred Whttemore Of Burlington. an In.
ternal revenue inspector, was Barre
business visitor to-day.
Capt, q. II. Squires and his bride, Of
Norwich university, were visitors in the
city yesterday and to-day,
Supt. G. W Groom of ST. Adams was
in the city yesterday on business con.
nected with the Central Vermont rail.
road.
MIR. and Mrs. George H. Wilder of Bur
lington, who have been passing a few
days IN Barre, left the city last night for
Boston to attend a Caruso concert.
Thirty-iive women were enrolled in the
| Thursday division of the surgical dress.
/ ing class at Aldrich hall last evening.
/ Much interest was manifested in the
work
! Perfection oil stoves, wieks and ovens,
| kerogas burner oil stoves will save yon
half your Kerosene. Lawn mowers aud
wheelbarrows. Get prices. L. A. Prin.
die, Worthen block
Vincent Cato of Berlin has returned
| from stay of several days in Aver
Mass, where he visited his brother, Pri-
waite Charles Cato, who recently report
ed at Camp Deyens.
Cold weather may nullify the decision
OF the park commission to open City
square for the season, as during the past
few mornings the temperature has been
sufficiently frigid to freeze water, and |
for that reason the fountain, which was |
exposed for the first time yesterday, may |
be left TO its aridity for another week or |
two. The benches have been repaired /
and will be placed in position at once.
Voters who assemble at the city |
meeting this evening at 1880 o'clock will |
not be detained long If the dearth of
business advertised by the warning is
any indication. Much of the business
usually considered in the April meeting
was transacted at the special city meet
ing in March. Tonight the voters will
be asked TO decide what salaries shall be
paid the city clerk and treasurer the al
dermen, the auditors and the assessors
A slough of mud in the NJ. & W. II.
yard which long made Prospect street
and Enterprise alley ring with pictur-
esque profanity for which teamsters are
famed is to be biotted out of existence.
as the result of steps taken by the rail.
road company to improve the approach
to its freight office and station A foun.
dation of granite is being laid in the
roadway. and smooth top dressing will .
be graded in such manner as to shed |
the rain. In muddy seasons a firm road c
bed will greatly facilitate the removal :
Of freight from cars and the freight sta
tion.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel !
Barre last night and this morning were :
he following people; o. f. Richardson {
of Concord, n. H., Capt. G. H. Squires '
md Mrs. Squires, Norwich university,
J. w. Groom of st. Adams, j. O. Wolf I
If Woodsville, n. H., W. B. Perkins Of a
Frank +. Cofran of Penn
,roke, n. H., Louis n. Provost Of Rut-
and, f. n. Hazelton of Westfield, Mass,
:. N. Emerson of Springfield, r. H. "
Turner of Hartford, r. A. Bosworth of
northampton, Mass, C. A. Mctiovern and
!. b. Gess Of st. Johnsbury, c. S. Shun-
way and William Campbell of st, Al.
'ans.
One day this week A. J. Stewart, the
Prospect street wheelwright, forgot the
roubles and worries to which this age is
eir, when he uncovered an old copy of
he Times while hunting for something
n the upper story of his establishment.
While perusing the issue of July IL, 1890, ~
e became utterly lost and somewhat be-
,ildered by the low prices advertised in
with foodstuffs, wearing APP
arel, etc. A local merchant was asking
ght cents the pound for lard. A mar
ct man promised boiling beef at six,
even and eight cents per pound, and
amburg steak of first quality brought
inc cents per pound. Merchants ad-
ertised -four by the barrel as carelessly
J if 1t We're clothespins. The best block
God called for 50, and baled hay sold
n IS. To complete the picture Billy
apoint was heralding the arrival of T.
1ldred Holland and the opening of the
w Barre opera house. "Those were the
sppy days quoted Mr.. Stewart as he
osed the rare issue and came back to