The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-09
TALK OFTHE TOWN


II New percales al Fits, 23c a ward.
II For the best eyeglasses 10 be had Il
II the least money 20 to DIR. Magoon's-a
II New percales at Fits, pc a yard.
H A. Comolli went TO Burlington thi
H morning to pass the week end wit
II friends
II The over.the.T eacups club will NEE
II at the home of Mrs. Bond, South Mai
street, Monday afternoon.
II The condition of A. Broggin of Tn
A. Tomasi block, who has been danger
ously i'll for week, remained unchange,
to-day.
Miss Louise Canton of Maple avenue
left the city this forenoon for Salem
Mass, where she is passing week will
relatives.
j. w. Sanborn has returned TO hi,
home in Bradford. after visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Nella S. Roscoe of Frencl
street. for few days.
ID. J. Morse of fremont street returned
last evening from New York City, wher,
he has been spending the past few day,
on a short business visit.
Karl Sawyer of Franklin street re.
turned last night from a business trip
to Concord, n. H., and Boston, having
attended the auto show in the latter
city.
! Mrs. \. T.. Lewis and Warren !. Cum.
mings of Spaulding street left this city
this afternoon for Lancaster. n. H..
where they were called by the illness of
! their mother.
! Eugene Maker arrived in the city last
evening from Hartford, Conn, where he
/ has been employed for some time in a
munition plant, TO spend few days at
the home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J Edward Maker, of Upland avenue.
Through the j. j. Dashner agency, the
c. w. Huntington farm in Washington
has been sold to Rosario Couture and
son of the same town. The farm is com.
prised of about 100 acres and adjons the
Couture place. Consideration not given.
John Riley, who is sailor in the L. S.
navy, arrived in the city yesterday fore.
noon from the New London, Conn, sta
ton to spend furlough of few days
at the home of his father Martin Riley.
of East street. Mr.. Riley is member
of the L. S. submarine G-3 crew.
Around April | James Johnston of the
Johnston & Gamble livery expects to en-
ter upon his duties as rural mail carrier
from the Barre office, as Dean Bassett
of. Prospect street has asked for and I'M
doubtedly will obtain an extended leave
OF absence from route No 3. The livery
firm of Johnston AZ Gamble expects to
dispose of its business.
A part of the mechanical department
of the New England Telephone company
on the third floor of the Rowland block
was turned over this morning to car
penters who are remodeling the room
vacated when the battery plant was re-
moved to the second story. Additional |
machinery will take up the room avail |
able through the change of the battery
The Ottawa journal said Mr.. Adam |
told the people some things about the |
war that they had never realized before,
and he told them with a gift of oratory |
at the command of few public speakers.
His telling statements, and the manner
of their delivery, brought back to their
seats those who had started to leave
when Sir Robert Borden concluded. and
kept them there until he had concluded
an unusually lengthy address" Barre
opera house, Thursday evening, March
IA. Benefit of Red Cross
Three days have elapsed since the last
case of smallpox was reported in Barre,
and the health authorities are beginning
to feel that the danger of an epidemic
is over. One of the patients has been
released from quarantine, and is rapidly
recovering from the effects of the mala
iy. Six special policemen form strong
guard for the remaining two apartments
where the disease, in mild form, has
manifested itself. The aldermanic health {
committee is working on a plan whereby
he city may be provided with a perma-
1ent pest house.
In the first flush of enthusiasm over
is victory in the game with Montpelier
seminary last evening, the Colby acad-
my team from New London, n. H., !
anne to Barre this forenoon in antici-
PATTON of contest with Goddard semi
lary on the hilltop tonight. Goddard
las victory over Colby to its credit, .
md the New Hampshire school boys,
Iaving made a successful entry in Yer !
mont are anxious TO redeem themselves. .
,etween periods the second team at God :
ard will try conclusions with the bas- +
etball tossers from North Montpelier. !
After the regular meeting of the |. @. "
J. L., NJ. e.. last evening in the Knights o
{ Columbus hall, the amusement COM {
iittee of the lodge pleasantly enter i
aimed the members of the order and
hose who took part in the minstrel
how given last week at the opera house
,r the benefit of the local branch of the >,
ed Cross. An informal program of
,los and instrumental selections made
p the evenings entertainment, while
fterward dancing was enjoyed by n
rye number. Refreshments of sand y
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