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

few DAYS at the home OF his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Smith, of Perry
street.
/ William Rees and Mrs. Alice Noonar
of the Homer Fits company left last
evening for New York City, where they
will spend few days in purchasing
spring merchandise in the interests OF
the company.
Miss Mary Given, teacher in the
schools of Moretown, has been passing
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Given of Richardson street
while attending the teachers conference
at the capital.
Reserve Monday evening, February 4th
and come to the Hedding Methodist
church to attend a humorous lecture, en-.
titled, "An Englishman's Adventures
Away from Home given by Rev. Keel.
ing Of Williamstown.
Checker PLAYERS of Barre went to
Montpelier this afternoon TO play the
capital team at the Apollo club. Because
of the heatless Tuesday regime at the
club. the match was held to-day instead
of tomorrow. Ten men made up the
local outfit.
Mrs Edward G.. Maker of Upland ave
nue. is in receipt of telegram from her
son, Clifford n. Maker, second machin-
ist mate aboard the u. s. s. Susquehan-
ma, saying that his ship has put in at
an Atlantic port, after having been out
as a convoy since Dec. TO-
Carl d. Waterman, who is employed
in East Boston, Mass, arrived in the
city Yesterday to visit his parents, sir
and Mrs. D. s. Waterman of upper
Washington street. Mr.. Waterman was
among the Young men who reported at
Montpelier this morning for examination
by the county board.
Friends of G. H. Kendrick. who was
formerly engaged in business in Barre,
will be interested to learn that he has
sold the drug store which he recently
purchased in St Adams to +. X. Sullivan
of st. Adams, who is TO take possession
in two weeks. Mr.. Kendrick is to return
Enosburg Falls to be employed.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre through the week end were the fol- |
lowing people. n. c. Ladd and son of
East Alburg, T. f. Mcdonnell OF Buffalo, |
n. H., +. r, Barrette of Boston, Grace |
Randall OF Russell Pa, Lola Douglass of !
Stowe, M. j. Attridge of Chicago, H., G, |
A. Greenwood of Chester, +. X. Wood
ward of Portland. Me-, and j. p. Davie- |
son of Burlington.
Essex County Herald Barre residents
are to get their sugar on the card sys-
tenn Husband or wife of each family |
goes to the city clerk and gets a card,
and the merchants divide the amount
they can sell to each family every week
by the supply on hand at the beginning
Of the week. This is an equitable way
TO handle the sugar question and should
be followed by every village.
If January may be used as an augur
Tor the remainder of the year, the war
has well nigh paralyzed the marriage
market in Barre. During the first month
If the year, only one marriage license
was issued at the city clerks Office. A
7ear ago in the same period there were
line weddings, which total was below
he average. Statistics recently submit
ed by the clerk indicate tapering- off
II applications for marriage licenses in
he past year.
A Montpelier young woman dropped a
ag containing her pay envelope of S45
n North Main street Saturday after I
Don. An officer of the British recruiting
mission happened along a few moments !,
iter and rescued the bag from the shut
ing feet of many pedestrians. He
ad been to the Times office TO adj
ertise his find, when he noticed dis
raught person anxiously scanning the
idewalk. He mentioned his discovery of
he bag and had the satisfaction of re-
nrning the property to its owner
A delegation from the Central Labor
Mon, which preached the subject of a
woodlot TO the aldermen last )
eek. will be back for their answer at
ne regular meeting of the city council
MS evening. The special committee
ected by the aldermen has been inves-
eating the possibilities of maintaining
woodlot, and may have some recon-
endations to report. Among several z
the aldermen there is a disposition
question the wisdom of inaugurating 4
plan for permitting everybody to en-
T the woods on heatless Monday until
nple preparations have been made for !
The problem presents a
Imber of seemingly insurmountable I
faculties, although the municipal own.
ship plan looks good in theory.
Much like a well known beverage. the
inc Of which Is ineffably linked with !
man named Johnny Walker, sugar
rds at the city clerks Office are still <
owing strong. The run on the clerks
cck of cards did not slacken noticea-
y Saturday, although !; was announced
the afternoon that sugar sales would
temporarily suspended today because
e freight congestion had held up fresh
pplies. All told 2.6s2 sugar cards were
.ued in the first week 81 the new dis
button system. and there we're more
plicatious to-day. The present short .
? = regarded a. only temporary. and ]
Is expected that the movement Of sug-
E toward Barre viii permit the re-
mption q sales within day or two. ..