The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
Talk OF THE TOWN

Have YOU seen Abbott's line of collars
See that line of wash goods at Abb
bott's.
New Junior and misses coats III to-
day at Fits.
"A Strange Transgrcssor," featuring
Louise Gaum, and comedy, His
Thankless job" at the Bijeu to-day
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ S. Levin and daugh-
ter. Miss Rose Levin of Merchant street,
visited friends in Burlington through the
week end.
Miss katherine Stewart OF Park street
has resumed her duties as bookkeeper
in the Flanders motorcycle establish
ment in Depot square
Regulars from the fire department
were abroad with the auto fire truck
day while attuning the motor to the
change in the weather.
James Powers of the Arcade block was
business visitor IN Topsham Saturday,
he having staged moving picture show
there Saturday evening,
The thank offering meeting OF the
woman's association of the Congrega-
tional church will be held in the church
parlors Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O.
Please do your shopping early, Tor the
store will be closed from Tuesday at
1880 D. m. to Thursday at 7;45 P. M.
Little Dry Goods Store, Cottage street,
Fred J. Baird OF Elm street returned
Yesterday from Irasville, in Waltsfleld,
where he has been directing the work OF
scattering buckets, etc, in his sugar or
chard. Almost as soon as the spiles were
driven, sap began running according TO
Mr.. Baird, who believes that the maple
sugar output in the Mad River valley
this year will be a record, breaker.
Sergt. David Allan, Barre granitecut-
ter who was one of the first to answer
the call to the colors when the Europe
an war broke out, has been warded the
military medal according TO indefinite
advices which reached here. A periodical
circulated in the interests OF the gran
itecutters Of Aberdeen, Scot, and VI
cinity contains a half-tone OF Sergt. Al
Ian, together with the statement that
he was among the men who recently re.
ceived the distinguished medal conferred
by the British government for valor IN
the field. Sergt. Allan enlisted in the
Canadian Rifles while absent OH trip
to Montreal in the early days OF the
war. He has seen much active service.
4 large crowd turned out Saturday for
the James Cow auction sale of livery
stock. Both Mr. Cow and the auctloneer
were agreeably surprised at the size OF
the crowd as quite large farm sale was
advertised for the same date, only three
miles away. Prices at the Cow sale were
very satisfactory, and the buyers got
good property for their money, Ten
horses sold from $50 TO $500 each and
averaged Sl32. John Ayerill paid the
top price OF 5000 for Topsy, l0-ycar. old
chestnut mare Jones d Nye bought a
pair of blacks for $500, Mr. Taylor of
Worcester pair of blacks for 1907 Mr..
Brace Of Randolph pair for S22t, and
so on. Buggies sold from s7l down,
sleiehs top price $3.50, $50, and some
considerably lower; double drive bar
nesses. $3.50 for the top and some low
er: set Of second hand work harnesses,
s43 80: set of farm trucks, S42; one set
of street blankets, $3.50 Que other pair
for sl005; one fur robe brought SIG and
others from S. to Sl2 other property
sold in about the same proportion, Ey-
erything sold with the exception OF two
! hacks. C. r, Smith, auctioneer.