The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-20
TALK OFTHE TOWN
Attend Shea's shoe sale. adv.
See Abbott's line of silk dresses.

Mrs. NJ J. Lanpher of Orleans is pas
ing few days with friends in the cit
III Ladies' and misses 1918 spring coat
and suits on display. Saldicr's, Keit
avenue.
II Mrs. Eugene Magnus of Waterbur
Is passing n few days with her mothc
II Mrs. Nj. Il. Nichols of Richardson stree
II This week you will find at the Barr
II candy Kitchen our own mixture whic
takes the place of that popular sellel
the American mixture, which we are un
H able TO buy now.
II Joseph Fontana, who has been en-
II poyed in Buffalo. n. Y, for the pas
H year. has returned 10 Barre to resum
\ his trade as a grantecutter in the plan
| of Noyelli & Calcagni
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Randall OF Kan
sas City, Mo, are registered at Hote
Barre while the former, a retail monu
ment dealer, is passing several DAYS il
the Barre granite belt on business.
A movement is afoot to obtain an in
crease of pay for the members of tn,
call fire department, and it is likely tina,
the city council will be asked TO ACT
II "i'h iNih'oh i'i a PiO duuitltH 10 lHt
yearly stipend of each member. II i.
proposed that the minimum pay shall be
raised to $50,
Voters, whose address is Incorrectly
stated in the checklist prepared for use
at the election to be held March 8. OF
those who have changed from one ward
TO another during the year past, are re-
quested to advise the city clerk regarding
the same before Feb. 81. BY doing so
they will save themselves the trouble of
attending the meetings of the board of
civil authority, and also help TO bring the
checklist up to date.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: r. II. Worthen of
East Walpole, Mass, c. j. Whalen of
Canton, \. ". A. S. Audrey of Port
land, Me, Mrs. NJ. J. Lanpher of Orleans,
j. NJ. Ingerson of Springfield, William
NJ. Mccormick of Pittsford, T. Bailey of
st. Adams. William A. Rigley of Phil
| adelphia, Clayton T. Waite of Concord,
~ H., Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Randall of
Kansas City, Mo.
About 40 friends of Mrs. Albert Jones
met at her home on Bolster avenue last
evening for social time, most of the
guests being attendants at the Baptist
church, who met to help the evening pass
pleasantly for her. She was presented
purse of money and many other gifts
Although no refreshments were served,
the evening was no less enjoyable, and
program consisting of violin and piano
solos was much appreciated. Credit for
the success OF the affair is given prin
eipally to Mrs. L. II. Perry.
Water department employees yesterday
completed repairs to break in the main
on upper Elm street. Evacuation was
found necessary along line of several
yards, but the flow of water was effec-
lively stopped and no more trouble is
anticipated, although more permanent |
repairs may be made in the spring. For |
several days sections of the street were |
inundated, and discovery OF the break |
followed a period of nearly three weeks |
in which pedestrians could detect the |
sound of water moving underground, al.
though they were unable TO trace it.
From her son, Private James Thomp-
son, who was formerly bell hop /
at Hotel Barre. Mrs. W. r. Thompson I
of Farwell street has received an inter
esting letter touching upon his expert
ences as soldier in France. Young
Thompson enlisted in c company of the
LIST Vermont infantry and has been in
France several months, According to the
letter when a platoon located near the
unit in which Private Thompson is en-
listed had fire, many of the men were
harbored by his own platoon. By an un
usual coincidence Private James Devers
also of Barre, was assigned to Private
Tbompson's bunk and the two soldiers
are now sharing the same bunk. Lance .
Corporal George Thompson, who recently
visited at his home on Farwell street,
writes from Montreal that he lost all
his belongings in the fire which destroyed
the Grey nunnery, in which many Cana
dian wounded were quartered. Corporal j
Thompson was not in the building at the /
time of the fire.
A determined effort is being made TO
overcome the license ma jorities of the
asst two years in Barre and in the pre-
election canvass the mems committee
which includes several clergymen, is en-
listing the aid of women. During the
present week an active campaign has
,een gotten under way and committees 4
II women, some of whom are reported to s.
re representing women's fraternal or
are eombing the city for no. n
license votes. For the no-license side it II
; argued that the opportunity to eradi- r
ate legal and illegal traffic OF liquor in /
,arre is at hand, as the Reed amend h
nent is cited in the declaration that the 81
Interstate commerce arrangement, under II
he amendment, viii prevent the ship in
ing of beer, wine and whiskey into W
'arre if the city votes no-license. On fc
he other hand people who favor the re- hi
ention of license and the regulation III
rattle believe that the barrier to all IL al
uor shipments which the Reed amend. hi
rent establishes in the event OF no. W
cense majority will operate to the sd- he
antage of the yes" men, as il is as
erted that many citizens who ordineri- la
7 vote for no-license will not give their ga
allot to measure which. under the tv