The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-07
TALK OFTHE TOWN

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| 4. j. Stacy left last night for Burling
ton TO pass the remainder of the week
| with relatives.
The Clover club will meet with Mrs
Il. o. Kent, Wellington street, Frida,
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
r. +. Mcdonnell has returned 10 Buf.
falo, n. Y, after visiting In the home OF
r. O. Mcdonnell OF Perry street.
William Gray of Montreal is visiting
for few days at the home OF his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Gray of Muir.
ray street.
Mrs. William Moir aud child of Ayers
streeI~ who have been patients at the
City hospital, were able TO return home
yesterday.
James Slora OF Cutler Corner has re.
turned home after visiting with friends
and relatives during the past few days at
New London, Conn
Dan A. Perry of the Perry Real Estate
agency has returned home, after passing
several days in Brattleboro, where he at.
tended sale of Holsten cattle.
Peter Gischcro of Smith street left
this forenoon for Greenfield, Mass, where
he has secured employment with the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad.
james McKeenan. who has been en-.
ployed in Barre Town for several months,
left this morning for Cambridge, Mass.
where he is to pass the remainder of
the winter.
Newell Parker, who has been employed
during the past year by the General Flee
trio company at Pittsfeld, Mass, is visit. !
ing for few days at his home on
Spaulding street.
Seven White Wyandotte pullets,
Matched toward the end of May, 1917, |
laid al eggs in January, The perform.
ers are owned by Raymond c, Water
man of Camp street.
Roy Mcdonald of Bassett street, who
has been employed until recently by the
American Express company, left this
forenoon for Greenfield, Mass, where he
has secured employment,
Carl d. Waterman, who has been pass.
ing week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. d. s. Waterman of Washington
street, returned to-day to East Boston,
Mass, where he is employed.
Clerk +. s. platt of Rutland and Z. S.
Marshal A. p. Carpenter of Brattleboro,
who were in the city yesterday TO con-
duct session of naturalization court,
were in Montpelier for hearings to-day.
Nicholas Stroutsos of Granite street
returned last evening from New York
City, where he has been visiting with
friends during the past week. He was !
by James Manos of Burling.
ton, who returned to his home there this |
forenoon.
Tuesdays high wind swept down tall
smoke stack erected over the boiler room
IN the Wilson farm in South Barre, and 4
yesterday the 90 horsepower boiler which 4
he owners OF the timber tract recently :
purchased in Plainfeld was out of com
mission while part of the logging crew
vas restoring the stack.
Clifford n. Maker, machinist's mate,
eoond class, aboard the u. s. S. Susque-
anna, has arrived in the city from an :
atlantic port for visit with his parents,
dr. and Mrs. T.. G. Maker Of Upland ave-
tie. The young man recently returned 2
rom a long voyage and has a number of c
Interesting adventures to relate His v
cave of absence is for seven days.
At her home on belmont avenue last n
vening Miss Marcia Langley pleasantly q
ntertained about 25 of her classmates, O
TENDERS of the senior class at Spaulding
Ugh school, they arriving at her home in h
dgewood after snowshoe hike The O.
~ nbap aranoI hxr M;ua ~ 1
NTH of the high school faculty. The
gening was pleasantly spent by various -
lrms of diversion, refreshments being !
srved during the evening. The party - y
,turned to the city at late hour, the :
turn trip being also made by snow r
hoes.
By gradually reducing the number of NJ
ours between the time the trains are n
opposed to arrive and the time when to
icy actually appear in the yard, the Ia
entral Vermont railroad gave evidence ba
,-day of having overcome some of the m
Dstacles in the way of good service, 81
he ALI a. m. mail was four instead of 10
K hours late, although the north and 10
'uthbound trains passing over the main
ne after midnight were long overdue
he recent hgih wind and mercury de- 81
'ession were even more damaging, the IN
ilroad men say, than the extended cold 3.
ell which ushered in the year -
Efforts to locate woodlot or stump
re tract which shall combine accessible Pr
Y with a reasonable purchase price are \
Getting with some success, according to Pr
member of the aldermanic fuel com n
ittee, which is seeking something tang I'll
lie to recommend before the city coun- r,
!. There is desirable lot near the RI
ilson farm, so called, in South Barre, s
d members of the committee are re- La
rted to be looking with favor on the :.
oposal to acquire it for the city, and 3
ii becomes city property the first step I
ward providing municipal woodward
{ next season will have been taken.
e lot is located near the tract where
ntractor J. c. DeBrune is cutting wood
: Ward, Cutler & Glsdding,
Around 5000 sugar cards have been is
I'd by the city clerk since the card sys-
n was inaugurated week ago yester
V, and thus far the success of the plan :
; been far beyond the expectation of
groeers and food interpreting board
gar sales were resumed this week and
d bearers are receiving hslf-pound I
person. The big run on cards is over,
nearly everyone seems to be supplied
v Clerk Macksy, who was active in
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