The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
TALKOFTHET TOWN

III Il. A. Nanston, who ~ making III
II headquarters in Barre while travelling
II through Vermont towns, left this fore
II noon for Boston, where he is TO spen'
H the remainder Of the week on business
H A number Of racing fans went to Mont
H pelier this afternoon to witness tn
events carded for the ice course on tn
H Winooski river. i. A. Slayton of Soutl
Main street planned to start three of hi
horses.
II Miss Annie Robertson of Jefferson
street, who is taking vacation OF q
few days from her duties in the water
department office at city hall, has gone
| to New York, where she is to attend
the wedding Of her brother, William
Robertson.
Andrew Burns of Granitevile and Da
vid Anderson of Montpelier settled in
city court this morning for indiscretions
committed during the week end Burns
paid SIS fine and costs for an intoxica
tion offense, and Anderson, who acknowl-
edged second ofrense, got off by paying
a fine Of SIS and costs.
II. NJ. Farnham, the horse man, will
hold his next combination auction sale of
horses and other property on Friday,
Feb. s, at | o'clock in the afternoon A
carload of Ohio horses, purchased from
the farmers in Ohio, Just out of work, a
very nice lot; 10 pairs OF them are close
ly matched and range in weight from
200 to LOO pounds. The usual amount
of commission horses and other property.
| G. +. Smith, auctioneer.
Saturday evening the Unitus class of
| the First Baptist church rendered Miss
Marion Perry of Plainfield a miscellane-
Gus shower in honor of her approaching
marriage, at the home of their teacher,
Mrs. w. +. Milne, POS South Main street.
The dining room was tastefully deeorat
ed with the class colors, green and gold
crepe paper. Light refreshments were
served to correspond with TIE present
times. The party broken up at late
hour wishing Miss Perry joy and happi-
ness in her future life.
Mrs A. G. Wheelock of l45 North
Main street has donated to the alder
manic charity committee large maple |
tree which stands in front Of the Wheel |
ock home For several seasons past the |
big maple has shown signs Of decay, and
the time has come when it must be re-
moved The gift to the charity depart
ment is made with stipulation that
the wood be turned over to the poor.
To-day an estimate of the expense in
volved in removing it, and the amount
of wood was made.
William Robertson of Currier street
received a telegram from the Canadian
military department at Ottawa, Ont,
saying that his son, Charles Robertson,
was confined in a military hospital by an
attack of trench fever. The message did
not indicate that the young mans eondi-
ton is serious, although letter soon
to follow is expected to contain details
of his ndisposition. Private Robertson
enlisted in Canadian regiment some
time ago and has seen much active serv-
ice along the western front.
With one exception, the volume of :
business in Barre city court in the quar-
Ter ending Jan. 81 was the largest on
record, being exceeded only by the win
,er period of November December and
January in l9l6-l7, when there were los !,
'tate cases against the los cases tabu-
ated in the quarterly report which Mag
strate II. w. Scott is forwarding to the :
tate auditor. From the los criminal
asses the sum of $l,512l0 was received /
n fines and costs and turned over to the !,
tate. OF this sum, S6l39l is to be re- =
urned to the judge to be dispensed as
osts. One $500 fine and one 5000 fine r
we're included in the total There were !.
2 civil cases docketed in the same quar- :
erly period, from which the sum of
ALSO was collected in fees and turned
yer to the state
The annual sleigh ride of the members
the sophomore class at Spaulding high "
chool was held Saturday evening, when :,
bout so members of the class left the y
ty around o'clock for the grange hall i
East Montpelier. Upon their arrival u
lere substantial lunch was served, and
ancing and other diversions of enter =, -
linment made up an enjoyable evenings '.
for all those present The -
turn to the city was made at late u
our. One of the barges suffered a slight pli'
ishap on the return trip, having tipped =. ~
yer in drift and spilled the occupants y
to the snow. although no one suffered p'
~ injury. The party was chaperoned
z Misses Beveridge, Brooks and Linsley. al
I'd by Prof. and Mrs. Morse, while the -
in charge of the arrangements %
as composed of Miss Gladys Rowell and "
lrton Jones and James McHardy. ne
To-day at police headquarters Chief pc
nclair held himself in readiness to reg pc
ter German aliens, who are required to
esent themselves at the police station da
federal building in each town between an
onday and Saturday of the present OF
eek. Among several men who called at =
adquarters there were no members of Y
e well known Teutonic family, al
ough number of Austrians, laboring
Ider the apprehension that all aliens
IRE required to register, called on the
ief. They were told that the order
plies to German aliens alone A few ,
IN of other nationalities were misled Ma
the published notice, which specified anc
'arly German aliens. saw
In lieu of any published findings from he
e recent conference of executive man wo
ers of the Vermont State Checker as hay
ration, the much agitated champion No No
y has bee Unassigned TO David Stephen stol
Barre, according to local members Of wit
, association who have been following nav
, various developments growing out nos
the tournament held here directly aft girl
Christmas. L. G. Egelston, the Rut- ing
d man who came within few games ies:
defeating the Barre aspirant, long The
relinquished his claim on the title sioI
e report, circulated a fortnight ago. you
81 - = |