The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

| bdHtes dImoTy nail, AOHJpelleEs FFl-
day, Dec. 20. Music, Landis orchestra.
Admission, 75c. adv
Regular meeting of tool sharpeners'
branch, No. 2, Wednesday evening at
o'clock in polishers' hall
! Edward Carter, who returned Sunday
from st. Adams, began work yesterday
for f. G. Rogers, the expressman.
! A. Moss of Boston arrived in the city
last evening to pass the holiday season
with his daughter, Mrs. M. S. Levin, Of
Merchant street.
James White of Hardwick, who for
merly conducted a blacksmith shop in
Depot square, visited friends in the city
yesterday and to-day.
David Morgan, who returned last week
from Camp Dix, where he trained with
the tanks corps, has resumed work at
the plant of Barclay Bros, where he was
employed when he enlisted.
Seaman Antonio Colombo of North
Main street, who has been in training
at the Great Lakes naval station in IlIi-
nois, returned to the city yesterday,
having been honorably discharged from
the service.
/ ~ M. Nutter, well known Woods
vile, N. H., horse dealer, has returned
to his home, after passing few days in
Barre. While here Mr. Nutter pur-
chased several spans for the firm of
Kimball & Nutter
Encourage thrift by giving war saw
ings and thrift stamps for Christmas
gifts. The Liberty Christmas envelopes
of patriotic designs which are being dis
tributed free to buyers of stamps at the
Peoples National Bank add greatly to
the value of such gifts.
John Moloney of Worcester, Mass,
who recently received his discharge from
the students army training corps at
Dartmouth college, is passing a few days
in the city as the guest of Alden Burke
OF Summer street before returning to his
home for the holidays.
| Only $266.40 is available this year
from the dog license fund, according to
an accounting completed yesterday at
city hall. The dog fund has been steadi-
/ y shrinking in recent years, and in con-
| sequence the yearly diversion of money
to the public library has decreased pro
portionately.
"The Troubles of Retail Merchant
| and How to Stop Them" is the subject
for a Board of Trade lecture to be given
| in the opera house Jan. 90 by w. H. Far
| lev of Dayton, o. The address viii be
one of several instructive talks planned
1 by the Board of Trade for the winter
months. Preparations are being made
| for the forthcoming visit Of Gen. Clar-
ence r. Edwards of the division of the
northeast, who will be in Barre some
! ,s,sy lnf, IN aud 10
A police investigation started yester-
dav as the result of a fracas alleged to
have taken place in an up town pool
room was continued to-day. According
to the report received by the police two
sailors were involved in clash which
ended when one of them applied the end
| of a cue to the Others head. The blow
left only one contender in the ring. The
other sought the services of doctor
whose needle made five stitches in a bad
/ scalp wound said to have been inflicted
by the cue
City Clerk James Maeksy has re.
ceived letter from Private Lee o. Tracy
Of the motor transport corps in which
the writer advises that he il enjoying ex-
eellent health. Apparently he is well
pleased with his surroundings, Private
! Tracy was employed here as an insur-
ance solicitor for several years. He en-
listed in the transport corps last spring
and has been in France since August.
His resignation from the city auditing
board was received by the city council
/ last evening.
Again this winter the grounds in the
rear Of the Church street sehoolhouse
are to be used as a municipal woodward,
with the aldermanic charity committee
in charge. II will not be public wood
market, as the supply to be unloaded
there and worked into stove lengths will
be used principally for the needs Of the
department. The first installment OF
wood consists Of 200 cords, purchased a
few days ago Of farmer living on the
outskirts of the city. 1t viii be hauled
TO the yard and sawed there within a
few weeks. The committee purposes to
erect temporary sheds for housing the
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