The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-19
TALK OFTHE TOWN

II See Abbott's line of silk dresses,
II |. o. q, l.. MINISTRIES March ladv.
II Watch for Russells weekend special.
II See Martha and George Washington a
II the Colonial tea party. adv
II Regular meeting OF the w. Il. A. q. I
H NJ, Feb. 20 at $50 y. m. The Tecort
keeper will be at the hall at o'clock {,
take dues.
Don't miss the Colonial 1879 tea party
at the Congregational church Wednesday
\ evening at 3 o'clock Admission, l5c
| Register early and attend the party later
adv
Miss Holden, who conducted food
demonstration before the members oi
the Woman's club in the Rowland hall
yesterday afternoon, returned this morn.
ing to Burlington.
Miss Belle Nelson has returned from
New York and Boston, where she went
IN the interests of Mrs. Shepard Co
While away she attended the live model
demonstration of La Resista corsets.
Six hundred or more ladies in Barre
City have the right TO vote this wear.
The first step is to have your name put
on the checklist. Womcn's night, Feb.
20, city court room. Especially for you,
The ]. O. o. L., NJ L., will be delighted to
entertain YOU in Clan Gordon hall Friday
evening, March L. They will present the
latest iii minstrelsy. New songs and
chorus. Dancing will follow the show.
Half the proceeds for the local branch
Red Cross. Don't miss it-adv.
Eagles Of Barre and Montpelier are to
| continue their winter Tournament; in bill
lizards, bowling, pool and cards at the
J initial fn- Tbrno
meetings are scheduled, and at the pres.
ent time the two aeries are nearly at a
! stand-o in the matter of points won,
Harry Thompson, who has been visit
| ing at his home on Hill street. left the
city last evening for Springfield, Mass,
where he was employed until recently
From Springfield he will leave within
few days for Boston, where he is to re-
port for duty at the navy yard Mr..
Thompson volunteered for service in the
navy while resident of Massachusetts,.
Voters, whose address is incorrectly
stated in the checklist prepared for Use
at the election 60 be held March ), or
those who have changed from one ward
to another during the year past are re-
quested to advise the city clerk regarding |
the same before Feb. 81. By doing so |
they will save themselves the trouble of |
attending the meetings of the board of /
civil authority and also help to bring the
checklist up to date.
The auction sale for Murray Brothers,
near Graniteyillc yesterday afternoon
was well attended, and the bidding was
pretty lively. Four grade cows sold at
from S1l TO s93 and averaged Ss4; one
3, Il. L. Il 4. Z
horse, $3.50; hay, $50 feet to the ton,
Sl3; onc-horse lumber wagon $50, horse
rake $40, and other tools in proportion.
The owners were much pleased with the
result OF the sale. c. +. Smith, auction.
Ger.
Mrs. Flora Houston of Maple avenue
is confined to the house as the result of
painful injuries received in bad fall L
a few days ago. Mrs. Houston had been
calling at the home of a friend and was {
about to take her leave when she opened
the wrong door and was precipitated {
down fight Of stairs. No bones were 6
broken, but she received severe shak- {
ing up and several days may elapse be \
fore the exact outcome of the fall may
be known. +
Montpelier seminary proteges of Coach r
W. T. Maiden, who is at the Heaton hos |
,tal recovering from surgical opera C
ion, left the capital yesterday on
hree day basketball trip, the first stop /
ping place being Randolph. Last night il
he seminary team won from Randolph j
high by the score of AZ to S. Tonight J
he team tits its lance at the Lebanon, 7
I. H.. high school, and tomorrow even. r
. h nil I;
nd in New London. where the seminary v
'oys arc to encounter the strong Colby t,
team. Although Montpelier y
eminary is not in the state prep. school -
nsgue this year. it has one of the most
ormidablc teams in Vermont and has p
layed consistently from the beginning j.
t the season X
A rugged Vermont stimulation of a
cotch mist held Barre and its enyirons q
4 its grip to-day creased the rails of NJ
cam and electric roads so thoroughly &c
hat traffic was badly jolted, and made p
utdoor conditions almost intolerable at
mes Sometime in the night the wind la
cered to the southeast and by mid r
,renoon to-day it was breathing rain. Jt
all and snow in alternating gasps. OF ce
nc three lines entering the city. the NJ
'olley road was the hardest hit and the en-
1ashington street car was ma R'
,oned for considerable period in RI
ont of Hotel Barre, being unable TO IL
-oceed in either direction. lnterurban &c
attic was at a standstill for several mi
,urs while the section men did their lie
st to remove an icy coating from the
ills. liy
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