The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

Angus Graham Of Graniteyille passed
through the city last night while on
his way to Boston for a visit of fort.
night
Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and dauph-
ter, Ruth, of Central street have re.
turned from Woodbury., where they have
been encsmped for ten days.
Two arrests for intoxication were made
by the police last night. and this morn.
Ing Carroll s. Stevens of East Barre and
Rohart Wark of Williamstown were ar
raigned before Magistrate n. w. Scott
in municipal court. The former admit
ted being q subsequent offender and paid
fine of SIS and costs, while Wark rot
of with the minimum fine and costs.
Mrs. A. A. Northrop of Merchant
street, who had the misfortune to lose
both lower limbs as the result of neces-
sary amputations few years since, re-.
Gently enjoyed an auto ride TO Hardwick.
where she was privileged TO pass a dav
with relatives. Despite her infrmity
the ride did not tire her greatly and
when it came time TO return home. she
was eager to get another taste Of motor.
ing through some Of Vermont's richest
scenery.
Miscellaneous articles, furniture, wag-
ons, etc, long stored in the barns at the
city farm, are being inventoried by the
aldermanic property committee, and il Is
expected that an auction will be held
Saturday Juel dealers are on edge for
the sale, as they believe that many
things of special value to them will be
put under the hammer An effort Is be-
Ing made to find buyer for 10 large
number Of school seats and desks IN
cluded in the inventory.
Once more Brooklyn street is threat
ened by. landslide, and the aldermanie
street committee is taking steps to
avert the impending disaster. A portion
OF the old wall which separates Branch
and Brooklyn streets has crumbled away
and the present task is to restore IL be-
fore a portion ef the hill street becomes
a part of Little Brooklyn. Operations
It is expected, win be directed from
Branch street, where the cement and
other material used in the construction
OF the new wall may be lowered through
chutes into the forms, The cement wall
erected a few years ago in another sec.
tion OF the street remains intact.
Unless an emergency creates a new de-
mand for another session, the last meet
ing of the board Of civil authority prior
to the primary election next Tuesday
viii be held in the court room at city
hall this evening at I o'clock Much was
accomplished last week in the way Of re.
yising the cheek list, and unless there Il
a rush of voters tonight little will re-
main to be done, Since the designation
OF ward officers week ago, two or three
officers have rendered their designations.
and the vacancies will be filled this even,
ing. # the revision is completed, it is
expected that final tabulations will be
made tomorrow, so that the printer NAV
be at work on the new checklists by
Friday.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
night and this morning included the fol-
lowing people; Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington
w. Jackson Of NorA;ch, Conn, III. H. Glib.
son, Il. F. Kibby and G. l.. Stevenson Of
Randolph Center, W. w. Robertson of
East Milton, Mass, Mrs. G.. M. Wilson
and party Of Dorchester, Mass, j. J..
Fletcher of Sherbrooke, p O., Mr.. and
Mrs. L. M. Fairbanks and Misses Fair
banks of Keene, n H., Mrs. George w.
Marble Of Woodstock, f. b. Hoyt of
Bristol, Mr. and Mrs j. d. ODonnell of
Chicago, ILL.,, B. B. Whalen of Burling.
ton, Mr., and Mrs M. w. Abbott of Wa
terbury, j. g. Underwood of Hartland,
Leon W. Wood OF White River Junction,