The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-30
TALK OF THE TOWN
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Mrs. Fred Wahlen Of Hartford, Conn
called on friends in Barre her forme
home, yesterday aud to-day,
New line of popular sheet music OF
sale to-day at Toe copy Bailey's Mu
sic Rooms, Ii Elm street, Barre.
Alexander 0gston left Barre early thi
morning for Springfield, Mass, to reside
having secured employment there.
Easter and the World War;" wal
sermon, at the Presbyterian church to
morrow night at o'clock tnew time)
Miss L, L, skinner Of Church street
went to her home in Waitsfeld thi,
morning TO pass Easter with relatives
Mrs. Fred Haskell left the city last
evening for Aver, Mass, where she i.
to visit a relative stationed at Camp
| Deyens.
Miss Lena Barberi, who is attending
the New England conservatory of music
in Boston, is passing the Easter vacation
at her home in Barre.
Don't forget the fine line of aprons on
sale at the Congregational church vestry
Friday, April 5, also food made from
wartime recipes.--ady
Miss Bertha Stillson, a former mem
Der of the faculty at Spauldng high
school, arrived in the city from st.
Johnsbury last night for visit with
friends.
Frank Hunton, who is employed as a
brakeman on the Central Vermont rail-
road, returned this morning TO st. Al
bans, after passing few days at his
home on Orange street.
Henry Mute of the Morse block left
last night for Manchester, n. H., there
to visit his brother, Private Harold Mute
of Camp Devens, who expects to leave
for France within short time.
Lieut. George s. DeAIerell, who is con-
nected with the ordnance department in
Washington, d. C., will arrive in the city
this evening TO pass Easter in the home
of c, A. Brown OF Jefferson street.
Special prices for Friday and Satur-
day; Bananas, l5e, 20c 25c and 30c a
dozen; oranges, 30c a dozen up. Remem-
Der the right place Barre Fruit Co, 90
North Main street. George Maniatty,
Prop.
Miss Margaret Roberts Of South Barre,
who has been assisting in the office Of
the Washington county local board for
the past three months, left this morn
ing for Albany, n. Y, where she is to
resume her studies in business school.
Opposition to the Inauguration of the
daylight saving system is negligible in
Barre and on all sides there are indi
cations that clocks will be adjusted 10
the new dispensaton tomorrow night.
Granite manufacturers are practically a
unit in welcoming the advent of daylight
saving, and their view is largely shared !
by labor men. Quarters are wholeheart
eddy committed to the change and there |
is every prospect that the Barre granite |
district will make the industrial transi-
tion without annoyance II Is assumed !
hat the churches will make the begin |
ming on Easter morning. and while |
church services are to be held an hour
EARLIER, the time, SO far as the clock is
concerned, will remain unchanged
With the jury assigned to its place
md the court ready to proceed, progress
n the case OF State VS.. Philip Boucher
It Cabot yesterday was delayed on ac
cunt of woman's fall The respond
mt is charged with an intoxication of
ense. and when the states principal
woman living four miles from
he village, sustained serious injuries in
fall, the court decided to postpone the
rial, Magistrate II. w Scott, whose
Barre city court jurisdiction under the
aw includes Cabot, had made his pre-
iminary address to the jurymen, and
,tates Attorney Earle r. Davis was
bout to begin the prosecution when
Ford came that the arrival OF the won.
n witness had been indefinitely post
oned because of the accident Judge
colt and the states attorney returned
o Barre last night The case may not
e heard until the latter part of next
reek
Immediate action in the adjustment ,
its street railroad to the new fran
hises granted by Barre and Montpelier
not contemplated by the Barre &
Iontpelier Traction 4 Power Co, accord. ,
~ to a statement made by one of the
fficials yesterday The steps that must ,
eeessarily be taken before the change d.
ecomes effective will be deferred until
erlin acts on a question similar to that =
m special city meetings OF :
ARE and Montpelier, Sentiment in Ber-
n is regarded a. favorable to the new
ase of life which the traction company J
seeking, and there seems to be little l
Dposition TO granting a new franchise L
lere. The traction officials look with a
satisfaction upon the out 0
,me OF the special city meetings, and "
.lieye that the popular verdict regis "
red in each city will do much to re-
ore good feeling between the NUM- {
palities and the company. Z
After a great deal of INDIGESTION over 2
here to stage the championship game <
tween the Burlington and the Spauld- =
2 high school basketball teams, the 2
copies academy gymnasium at Morris Z
lie has finally been decided upon as !
c scene of the game. The teams were Z
I'd at the close of the state inter <
holastic league race two weeks ago .
ID since then negotiations have been 4
rried on between the arrangements of :
e two teams, although no definite ar Z!
ngements We're completed until yester- <
Y. The Burlington team is ont to an !
X another leg on the championship =
p, which is to be won by one of the y
ans in the league for three wears, il /.
wing won the championship two years
o, while the Montpelier high school 1
am was the league leader last year. A
-ge number of Spaulding students and
wntown followers are planning TO ac- 9
mpany the Spaulding gladiators to
Monday forenoon
An authoritative statement from Z
ach J. T. Kenefiek to-day confirmed
2 report that Spaulding and BurIing- 4
. high schools are to decide the state :
erscholastic basketball championship
Morrisville Monday evening. arrange. z
ntS for the deciding game have heeu | I