The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-10
TALK or THE TOWN


II The Weelikeit club will meet Thurs
II day evening with Mrs. Howell of Parl
II street.
II W. II. Moody has gone to Waterbury
II where he was called by the death of his
III uncle,
II Miss Lena Mcdonald has returned
H in Burlington.
/ Regular meeting of Sons of Veterans
\ auxiliary, No. 5, tonight, April 10, at
| 1880. Initiation.
A. J. Young left the city this forenoon
for Boston, where he is passing several
days on business.
Mrs b. w. Warren of Richardson
street was taken TO the City hospital
| to-day for treatment,
| J. +. Rollins of Brooklyn street left
| this forenoon for South Royalton, where
he is visiting relatives for week,
This is Dartmouth week at the Barre
Candy Kitchen, Special prices on all our
boxes of Dartmouth chocolates.-adv.
The study class of the Episcopal
church will meet with Mrs. l.. X. Rickert,
fremont street, Thursday evening at
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friends in the city to-day while on her
way to Barre Town for vacation So
iourn with relatives.
William Gearin, who was lately en-
poyed at the Sherwood house in Bur
lngton, began work this morning as a
bellhop at Hotel Barre.
G. F. McAlIster of Williamstown
passed through the city this morning
while on his way TO Boston for a bust
ness visit of a few days
C. A. Worden of Batavia, \. Y, re-
tail monument dealer, is registered at
Hotel Barre while passing week in
the Barre granite belt on business.
G. NJ lIendrckson of Seminary street |
has received from his son, Private Carl
A. Hendrickson of the I'd cavalry, lately
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, the fol
lowing message: "The ship on which !
sailed has arrived safely overseas"
Hendry Cassellini of Cottage street
has enlisted in the shipbuilders' unit
as pneumatic riveter and expects
to be called into service at once. d.
Casselin has enlisted, in the merchant
marine, and is awaiting orders to report
for duty
At the capital Friday evening the Vim
eitia and Apollo clubs will meet for the
fourth and last of series of tourna
ments in whist, billiards and pool. Three
legs on the l9l7-lS trophy have been cap
tured by the Nincitia club. Regular men
Of all the Nincitia teams are expected to !
take part.
The womens clubs Of America are unit
ing to build furlough houses in France
h., A hon haV |
out of the trenches Each club is asked !
to contribute to this cause the quota OF d
81 per member, A committee from the :
Barre Womans club is soliciting mem q
bers for this object. Any member who G
has not been asked. or anyothers who
would like to contribute, may pass their a
to Mrs. Fritz Jackson, b
treasurer.
One more run of sap win follow yes
terday's snowfall and the present cold q
spell, according to farmers, who say that
he change in the weather has redeemed
IN otherwise average sugar season. II :,
s estimated that the aggregate output
n this section will be larger than last
rear and somewhat above the average
# other years. Merchants here in Barre
Who are retailing maple syrup and sugar
y
nd quarts in order to move the goods
more rapidly. Farmers coming to Barre IL
rom more distant towns are unable to 81
understand why the retail price is $40 I'll
nd $3.50 per gallon, as it is said that 50
xccllent syrup il selling in the rural tn
ections for Sl.50 and Sl,T5, with 81 as al
he top price. ST
A travelling man for well known -
'hoIesale drug concern, who visits Barre r.
egllarly, recently had the pleasure of A,
ausing confusion to his country's en- ~
mics, albeit for few days something ~
hat looked good bit like German -,
had him guessing Down in II,
Windsor county a competing salesman
rculated stories concerning the alleged =
isoyalty of the man in question. How
luch it helped his own sales is a matter
IF speculation, but the man who visits
ARE soon learned that the stories were
Of boosting his weekly commission. His
lagrin was increased when he reached
* home town for a week end soiourn,
lily to learn that the stories had preced
him. He thought it time to act, with
e result that some of his competitors
vn propaganda methods we're turned to
,od account. Instead of telling his Gus.
mers. however he told the federal au-
orities of apparently well grounded
spicions. 1t is suspected that the com
titur who carried malicious stories as
feline to pills and powders is interned.
any rate he is among the missing, /
d his employers have assigned to the
,rmont pill circuit a salesman whose ,
yalty is not questioned.