The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
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III f'NF t'Nfs tssJNff - t8R'sNf
adv,
II Buy while YOU can, SIS suits or over
coats, now $50, at Lamorey's.
II Public dance Saturday night, Social
ist hall, Christofer Columbus band. AID
mission. 35c, ladies free.-adv.
H See GLADYS IIulettei in THE Cand
II Girl" five reel feature, also "The Fla
II tai Ring B;iou theatre to.day.-adv.
II Glenugie club will meet in Clan Cor
III don hall tonight, Feb. 10, at I O'Clock
II Z. Keith president; J. Chubb. secretary
II Saturday Is the last day of Paige 4
II Shaw week at the Barre Candy Kitchen
H Have you tried these delectable confec
H tionsg
II Mrs. Sidney Gile of st. Johnsbury il
4 visiting for few days at the home o.
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. H. J. Smith
of Maple avenue.
II George A. Mosher of Brighton, Mass.
is visiting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
/ G. A. Bemis of Long street while passing
several days in the city on business.
A number of young people from the
Barre Italian colony win go to Montpe
lier this evening To be the guests of the
Montpelier |. A. c. on the occasion of It's
annual banquet.
The committee in charge of an Italian
benefit dance held in an uptown hall last
Saturday evening has turned over to a
worthy member of the colony the sum OF
Sl23.25. which represented the proceeds
OF the affair after minor expenses had
been paid.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: H. L. Hatch of
Randolph, John A. Cross OF Mortified,
j. X. Rutherford and T. r. Potter of Bur
lington, Joseph Murray of Pittsfeld II.
w. Jones of South Bend, Ia. William
Gill of st. Johnsbury. J. O. Sheldon OF
Woodsville, N. H., ]. II. Spotten of Chi
eago.
A number of candidates for the civil
service presented themselves at the coun-
ell chamber, city hall, this morning to
take the examinations. John A. Leslie
and John p Coreoran of the postoffice
staff were the examiners and the work
mapped out for the aspirants was ex-
pected to take up most of the day. The
examination was one of a series which
the government is conducting in Barre
with the cooperation of the local post
office employees.
| William r. Maiden, son of Mrs. John
r. Maiden of Church street is making a
satisfactory recovery from the effects of
an operation to which he recently sub
mitted at the Heaton hospital in Mont.
pelier. Mr.. Maiden, who is a member of
the faculty at Montpelier seminary, was
stricken soon after basketball game in
which he had charge of the seminary
team. He was removed to the hospital
and the operation followed Immediately.
1t has served to correct a chronic dis
ability and friends of the young man in
Barre will be glad to learn that his con
dtion is improving steadily
One of the most enjoyable of the pri- |
waite assemblies which the Italian Gaiety |
club of Barre and Montpelier is holding |
this winter was the masquerade dance in |
the Knights of Columbus hall last even |
ing. Upward of $50 people We're present |
and most of them were there to dance |
There were numerous diversions for the
lockers on, and the fun continued until /
after midnight. First and second prizes
for the best costumes worn by the young :
women went to Miss Berini and Miss
Nellie Scampini, while the winners
among the men were Joseph Merlo and
A. Colombo of Montpelier. Carroli's or
chestra played for the dancers and at
light refreshments We're
served.
Private Alex. Allan, formerly Of the
Princess Pats, the famous Canadian regi-
ment which won undying distinction at Il
Ypres, is passing several days in South
Barre as guest in the home OF Gordon
Riddel. Private Allan came here from
Montreal, P. O., his present home, and {
the city where he was residing when he
joined the Princess Patricia regiment at
the outbreak of the war. He was one of
the survivors of the first battle of Ypres. ,
Later he suffered a wound in the foot {
and when shell shock put him out of the !
conflict indefinitely, he received an hon !
orable discharge. Private Allan relates !
many interesting incidents of his expert
,nces as a Canadian soldier who went
Town the line" with the Huns.
Barre people who stayed awake to
ponder in the midnight watches could
nave heard the distant rumbling of thun- l
Ter and observed distinct flashes of light
ling Just before | o'clock this morning,
to man who was abroad at
hat hour Rain fell at intervals during G
he night, and with the temperature at /
ts highest soon after midnight, the Q
ky was frequently alight. This fore I
loon local business man had occasion d
o call an acquaintance in Berlin by tele b
,hone. The speaker at the other end t
# the line told him that February t
hunder shower was in progress, and IL
hat several times during the forenoon
lightning had played across the western $
ky. IL
Nothing more than an innocent pack =
ge of talcum powder lets the drug store {
for bit of obedience to hard and a
asst rule of the federal government o.
hich says that all dealers in explosives q
lust be licensed. According to local u
Pharmacist, every druggist in the eoun- =
" must be licensed under the explo- g
We regulation unless he wishes to re-
rict the sale of certain drugs. Here in % I,
ARE as in Massachusetts, where phar -
acists have been told to obtain their "
censes at once, the drug dealer who s'
lis milady fluffy package of taleum :,
liable to prosecution il he had not ~
,tained an explosive license. This is =. ~
e Interpretation placed on the regula u
on in Washington and druggists
the country are falling in p
ne. If. by the Temotest chance. there =
a druggist in Barre who does not han ~
e ialcum. along with furnishing a eom- -
unity telephone and directory. he is 20
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