The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-07
BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY. JANUARY 7, 1918.
The Weather
Tuesday snow and somewhat colder.
TALKOFTHE TOWN

II Get the little Wanda Red Cross calen
dar at Il. w. Hooker & Co.'S.
II For the benefit of the Red Cross, calen
dars for 1918 are on sale ut b. w. Hook
III err 4 Co.'S.
II Some of your favortes will appear il
II a minstrel show, Jan. 10, at the X. of G
II war fund ball.-adv.
II Miss Violet Furey OF Graniteville left
III Saturday for Hartford, Conn.,, where she
III has secured employment,
II Miss Mary Realm of Brook street
II commenced her duties as clerk in the
II L. ID. Ladd Co. store this morning.
II The amusement committee of the Odd
II Ladies is requested to meet at the home
H of Mrs. Mary Walker, Mount street, on
II Monday evening at o'clock.
II Alton Il. Briggs of Burlington, who
/ was formerly employed as manager OF
4 the Homer Fits dry goods store, was a
/ visitor with his family here over the
Il week end.
H Miss Eda Blzzi, who has been visit
Il ing at her home on Blackwell street dur
ing the past week, returned Saturday to
East Corinth, where she is engaged lin
| the schools.
Miss Mae Connors of Cottage street
left this morning for st. Johnsbury
where she will visit at the home of Mrs.
Sidney Gile, formerly of Barre and who
win be remembered as Miss Martha
Smith.
Among number of Washington coun-
ty young women who have been offered
civil service positions in Washington, ID.
c., as the result of examinations taken
in Mortified last week, is Miss Nellie
Harrigan of Barre,
Beginning Monday, Jan. I, Mrs. Beat
tie will have special sale of stamped
and package goods consisting of chill
dren's dresses ladies' waists and under
wear, scarfs, pillow tops, etc, to reduce
our stock for invoicing.
Do you know that the Christmas club
has taught hundreds of people to save
money. Try it yourself by coming in
and joining our club for this year Bank
open from Z to o'clock tonight Barre
Savings Bank & Trust Co
| George w. Lander and Laurence Rising
OF South Main street returned last. even
| ing from Burlington, where they have
been visiting with friends during the
past few days Mrs. Lander and Mrs. Ris- |
ing will extend their visit for a few days |
Plans have been formulated by the |
Mems club of the Presbyterian church |
for a high class concert to be give in the |
church auditorium Wednesday evening. |
Jan. l6, at which some of the best local |
talent together with Mr., Wilder of Bur
lington win take part
Carlo Frattini. who has been visiting
with friends in the city during the past
week, left Saturday for Bridgeport,
Conn. where he is employed as a mum.
lions maker. He was accompanied by
George Davidson, who has also been Wis
iting friends and relatives during the
past week.
The ladies of Col. J. b. Mead circle,
no. |, Sons OF Veterans auxiliary. No. 5,
and Major l.. A. Abbott camp. No. Ii.
viii hold q joint installation Wednesday
evening, Jan, 9, in auxiliary hall. Worth.
EN- block. All members Of r. b. Crandall
post and wives are cordially invited to
attend. Refreshments will be served.
The Weekly club observed gentlemen's
night Friday evening, Jan. 4. at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. Robert Rock. A bundle
hunt, which resulted in the finding of
Christmas present for each lady and
gentleman, was q feature of the evenings (
entertainment which was much enjoyed. I
Sandwiches, fruit and coffee were served l
by the hostess. r.
When the city council eonvenes for its
regular meeting tonight the printing s
will report the result of its a
canvass for estimates on printing the i
forthcoming city reports. Unless a few /
OF the standing committees have their .
annual statements ready, there is little [
that any of the yearly reports i
will be ready for the council The may. t
or's message probably will be reserved | Il
for the regular meeting next week. as he v
wishes to use some of the figures prepared y
by the department heads in closing bust .
ness in 1917.
Less than fo,r weeks have elapsed b
since the town house fire, yet Houghton o
y Robins are getting ready to reoccupy =
their grocery store ON the north side of q
The. building, part OF the new stock v
having been moved in Saturday. To-day b.
! glazier was engaged in fitting plate q
glass window in the front of the store b
Hydrants reacted fayorably to the q
ouch of the wrench in the Granite street b.
blaze this morning, and the fact that Ell
zone OF the pipes was frozen strength ~
med the belief prevalent in fire and wa. ia
er departments that most of the hy- tie
rants are intact after the recent cold &c
pell. Wherever dry tests have been be
made, the hydrants were found to be M
rec from ice, although it is possible that pr
nder ground freeze-ups have occurred. fe
s was the case on Center street early tn
o-day. g.
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Because he measures six feet, six in g.,
he sandals nature gave him, Frank 10
hillips of Elizabethtown, Y. j., and n
lsewhere looked forward with pleasure ca
, quitting police headquarters in favor No
the county Jail this forenoon. Phillips
as arrested on an intoxication charge
aturday night and when he came to re- stl
re, he had to do a Jack knife in order sci
, sleep on the cell hunks. To-day he ca
as told that the beds in the county Jail ye
ere better suited to his height, and ge
hen the judge asked him about his al Mi
ged offense he promptly entered a plea III
guilty. 1t was subsequent offense on
n Phillips and he will spend the next cot
20 months with Sheriff Tracy Charles una
aganiere of Burlington acknowledged pa
st offense when arraigned before Mag pie
trate III. w. Scott and went TO Jail for We
n days. Frank \. Burt of the same ice
ty admitted second offense and will of
end some So days in jail. the