The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

III RIhIllt tHdUllt w Hf AOuHN ~
II Park to.day.-adv.
II c, X. Allen, jr., of Albany, n Y, j
H passing few days with friends in tn
/ city
\ An eight.pound daughter, Louisa. wa,
born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Franz
Debitetto of 2il North Main street.
H Buick roadster, Al condition, must b,
sold at once For particulars sec Mrs
S. T.. Laviolette, "a North Main street
i tel 656-W.
Special during April, color fast, two
faced floor mating, also Congoleum
Feltoleum and printed linoleum. Sad
lier's, Keith avenue.
Sergt. Clarence Curtis left last evening
for Brattleboro, where he will visit
friends few days before leaving for
Camp Wadsworth s. G.
The public is cordially invited TO hear
the Brunswick talking machine on dem.
onstration in Rialto block, State street,
Montpelier, all next weekday.
T. w. Warren of Berlin was a business
visitor in the city yesterday. Mr.. War
rem recently returned to Vermont after
an extended sojourn in Dallas, Tex.
! Luther Lougee arrived in the city last
evening from Burlington, where he is
engaged as an instructor ut the Uniyer-
sity OF Vermont, 10 spend a few days
with friends in the city.
! In the presentation of "The Run
aways" in Lancaster, n. H., Miss Hester
Cove of this city, who is the musical in
! structor in the Lancaster schools, APP
I peared in solo numbers.
| Walter Belyile. who has been spend
ing the past week at his home in Gran
iteville, returned this forenoon to New
Haven, Conn, where he is employed by
the Winchester Repeating Arms com
pany.
Henry C. Whitaker of Chicago, pub
Usher OF the Monumental News and
Park & Cemetery is registered at Hotel
Barre while passing several days in the
Barre granite belt ON business. Mr..
Whitaker arrived in the city yesterday.
A successful sale was held at the farm
of the late Charles Parker in Calais |
Thursday afternoon, although compar
atively small amount of property was
offered for sale, good prices prevailed;
small lot of cows went for good prices !
yearling heifers selling as high as S62. |
II. l.. Sprague is administrator and u. |
A. Perry acted as auctioneer.
Among the arrivals ct Hotel Barre last |
night and this morning were the follow
ing people: Charles f. Daniels of Mel
rose Mass. Frank A. Bishop of Woods
vile. n. H., DIR. q. V. Greene of Bethel.
John A. Cross of Mortified, G. r. Allen,
ir., of Albany, n. Y, Frank F.. Cofran OF
Pembroke, \. H., II. G. Whitaker of Chi
cago, ILL.,, George A. Chandler of Detroit,
Mich, and j. f. Hanrahan of Boston.
A large number of friends gathered at
the home of Miss Dora Bison last even
ing, when social evening was spent.
A solo was rendered by Miss Norma
Solary, accompanied by Miss Margaret
Tomasi Games were also enjoyed In
behalf of the company, Miss Lena Crocoe
presented the hostess music roll to
which she responded fittingly. Refresh
ments were served and the guests de-
parted at late hour
The story Of the capture of 80 Ger !
mans by Sergt. William GrimbaIdeston
IF the Kings Own Scottish Borderers, as 8
printed in yesterdays Times, awakened /
good deal OF interest among Scotch q
people in Barre, as many OF them have \
'eatives in the Scottish Borderers. This a
amous regiment has held unique place
n British battle history, and number d
II families now residing in Barre have 4
,een represented by men-at arms in the b
3orderers for many years. +
A young man of exemplary habits a
eveloped positive symptoms of insanity il
n North Main street this forenoon and
reated something of 2 stir in stores and IL
hops for a time. He seemed to be la q
oring under the delusion that certain G
should be deported. Some Il
me notified police headquarters, and N
iter Chief Sinclair accompanied the N
Dung man to city hall There he was
uestioned by Grand Juror Wishart and e'
tier taken to his home 1t is possible Il
nat a council of physicians will make h
n examination with a view to recon l.
lending the treatment. 81
As part of the Liberty bond cam y
iign to be launched in Barre c. H. n
7ishart of the Granite Savings bank y
i'll give four minute speech in the ce
ark theatre this evening. Through the III
ndness of Manager Eames, four min eN
te speakers are to be allowed an inter &c
Il between reels during the campaign. y
ecently +. G. Rowland spoke, and 9TH =
5 who are to consider the subject from
lie standpoint of a banker, are c. NJ.
'illey and w. c, Johnson. Next week
number of other professional men, in bl,
lding several lawyers, are to make -,
ur. minute addresses in local movie ,,.
eatres. ra,
Assessors in their Office quarters at Gel
y hall worked over time to-day to sli
commodate large num1er Of persons
no had postponed until the eleventh sio
ur the matter of filling inventories an
zen poll taxpayers are required TO s,r
Ike return on the slipe distributed by =
nyassers working with the assessors
rly in the month, and if inventories are Apl
{ filed, the assessors my act largely
their own discretion in levying taxes. ste
metime later in the spring an abstract sat
the grand list as prepared by the as -
sing board will be placed on file at =
2 city clerks office Work on the 4,