The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-03
TALK OFTHE TOWN

A regular meeting of the ladies of Cla
Gordon will be held Friday, Jan. 4, a
7:l5 D. m. Installation of officers.
Atty. Homer L. Skeels of Ludlow ha
been registered at Hotel Barre while at
tending supreme court at Montpelier.
The regular monthly meeting OF tn
Presbyterian board of managers will b
held in the church tomorrow night a
1880 o'clock.
Il. b. House of Berlin, member o
the county licensing board, was in tn
city to-day to participate in hearing
at city hall.
John Jordon, who has been visiting a
his home on Foss street during the pas
week, returned this morning to Wianno
Mass, where he is employed.
Regular meeting of NJ. p. o., local ass
Jan. 6, at $3.50. Every member is re
quested to be present. Installation o
officers. w. j. Gilbertson, See.
The Ida Read, w c. T. IT,, will NEE
tomorrow afternoon at 2;3O O'Clock
with Mrs. F. d. Beckley, 6 Park street
Ladies please come prepared to sew.
George and John Webster of Pear
street returned last evening from West
erly. r. l., where they have been visiting
at their home there during the past
week.
Roy A. Kidder, who has been passing
the holiday season with his mother, Mrs
Nellie L. Kidder of 81 Summer street, re-
turned to-day to Hartford, Conn, where
he is employed.
Mrs. Diantha Huse. who lives with her
son. Carl Huse, in South Barre. and who
is in her s9th year, fell Tuesday night
and cut her head and nose quite badly
At this writing she is as comfortable as
could be expected.
The auction sale held at the Cumming
dairy farm ON Trow hill yesterday was
quite we'll attended, and property
brought very good prices. Eleven cows
sold from $40.50 to $3.50, four of them
going above $50. Young cattle brought
verv good prices. Hay in the barn sold
for SI3.25 per ton, ensilage s4.55 per ton,
not bad for such cold day. c. +. Smith,
auctioneer
| C. B. Winchester. one of the exhibitors
at the 18th annual exhibition of the Yer
mont Poultry association, which Is being
| held at the Pavilion theatre on Pearl
street, returned this morning to his home
| in Royalton. Mr.. Winchester's string OF
blooded Black 0rpingtons were among
the prize winners at the show and sew
eral pens of them were returned to Roy
alton this afternoon to be sent to the
larger shows in New England in the near
future.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people; \. A. Martin OF
Syracuse, n. Y. Homer Il. Skeels OF Lud-
low, G. A. plumley of Mortified, ), ;.
Hunt of New York, j. 5. Buttles OF
Brandon. Frank s. Platt of Brandon, X.
b. Lang of Springfield, f. G. McGoif OF
Buffalo, n Y, J. A. Hunter OF st. Johns
bury, Fl. p Mullen of Rockford, ILL.,, +.
NJ. Clark of Malone, n. Y, G. A. Bridg
man and H. p. Ardes of New York.
Ragged tattered and torn dereliets are
being figuratively swept into the police
station by the cold wave, and while the
number of tenants in duress at police
headquarters during the past week has
been practically negligible, more than the
usual number of dodgers have been nc
commodated. Last night man who was
bereft of nearly all apparel that is con
sidered necessary in this cold cline asked
for a bunk and had his wish granted.
0ftentimes, as in the case OF this man,
the police fit their company out with
st-off clothing, but the demand this
winter has been greater than the sup
ply.
Excavation in the vicinity of Newton
street yesterday confirmed the fears OF
the water department that the Newton
street main had been frozen. SO far !
as an investigation has disclosed, it is |
the only main TO be badly affected by the |
cold weather. although number OF |
service connections and many meters were
put out of commission. Five families are |
affected by the Newton street tle-up, and /
while a gang of laborers from the depart |
ment is working to relieve conditions, |
folks on neighboring streets are supply |
ing water needs. The department has
to the use of the electric thaw
ing apparatus and while the main is
not entirely clear of ice, the results have
been satisfactory thus far.
Further inquiry into the supreme court
decision whereby Mrs. Alagesia Villa
was discharged from custody discloses
the information that the charge described
by the court as "too broad refers TO the
complaint which was not specific enough
in referring to the section Of the statute
which the state alleged had been VIC
lated by the respondent. 1t will be re-
called that Mrs. Villa was convicted last
her case going to the higher
court on exceptions taken in municipal
court. At present the woman is in Char
otte, s. c., whittier she left some weeks
tgo after the governor had signed a pa
-ole. Mrs. Villa was confined in the
house of correction for time following
Ter conviction and obtained her first re-
ease to undergo an operation.
Among several steps taken by the
tate fuel commission, with the assist
ince of its local fuel committees, to con-
erve coal and wood. is the distribution
# Save Your Coal" cards among the
Here i'm Barre granite
are receiving their cards
through the committee. and it is planned |
o have the poster placed in every boiler
Dom. The top-pieture is a likeness of
ncle Sam advising the fireman TN
Ter the caption Fire the Kaiser and
Here's How are printed such sugges-
ions as there: Keep boiler tubes clean
rom SCOT and scale. both inside and
ut; stop air leaks in boiler settings.
hue doors and cleaning holes; repair
eaky steam pipes and valves; keep the
sh pit cleaned out; keep your fire thin
5 your draft allows: fire at short in
ervals and in small quantities; do not
tir your fire unless necessary; regulate
RATS with hampers not with ash pit
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