The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

See wash goods bargains in Abbott
basement.
See those new thin smocks aud mid
dies at Abbott's.
Harmon Mills of Orange called on aC
quaintances here to-day.
q "The Hopper" n five.reel Triangle fea
ture, and comedy, Bijou to.day,-ad,
The amusement committee of Clal
Gordon will meet tonight Monday a
o'clock.
Spaulding alumni ball. Wednesday
evening at assembly hall. Tickets, 81 PEE
couple.-adv.
Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Rust have returne,
to their home in Keene, N. H., after visit
ing friends in the city.
Miss Fannie Ladd of Baltimore, Md.
is guest in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
f. ID. Ladd of Franklin street.
| Charles f. Black of st. Adams, an
| torney for the Central Vermont railroad
was visitor in the city yesterday and
to-day.
Special meeting of the ladies and pas
tors union of the Hedding Methodist
church this evening at o'clock. ALI
members are specially requested to be
present,
Mrs. John lawson and little daughter,
Elaine, of Hayerhill, Mass, are passing
several days in the city as the guest of
/, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie B. Adams OF South
Main street
Carl Nelson, who is employed in Ches-
ter, Pa, and who came here to attend the
Foy. Troup wedding, is passing few
days at his home on Park street.
Mr.. Nelson is employed in the shipyard
at Chester.
Anglers who love the willy ways Of the
black bass regarded Saturday as a red
letter day, as the protection which the
laws affords one of the gamiest fish in
the Walton catalogue was removed and
for the next three months ponds, lakes
and rivers may yield up their quota of
black bass.
Renewed efforts to improve traffic con.
ditions in the business section are being
made by the police department in con
junction with the aldermanic police com
mittee. During the heights of business
Saturday afternoon and evening pa
trolman devoted his whole time tc han
ding traffic from the Aldrieh building
to Granite street and the job afforded
him little leisure. The police committee
is emphasizing certain regulations which
must be observed. and motorists will do
we'll to read them They are in another
column OF the paper. On all streets
motorists and motorcyclists are urged to |
obey the law with respect to stopping |
while street ears are taking on and dis, /
charging passengers.
Returns from the war chest canvass
are being filed daily at the campaign |
headquarters in the Church street school |
house, and for the reason that belated
contributors are still subscribing, the
committee is unready to announce com
,lete returns. Hope that the lid OF the
hest may eventually close down on the
mug sum of $4,000 continues to soar
The compilers long ago passed the $780,
100 mark, which was the minimum
anticipated. Through the
week end the civic department of the
Barre Womans club, which conducted
lower show Friday and Saturday, for
sarded a sizeable sum of money realized
rom the sale of flowers. A part of the
tNeHUS from IHls source went TO Inc
istrict nurse fund, and the remainder
,as generously donated to the war
hest 1t Is needless to say that the
ommittee is deeply grateful for the con
ributions Of this kind that have been
eceived in the past week.
Week end auto accidents, for once, 1
re TO figure inconspicuonsly in the news s
/ here and hereabouts. Only one mishap
{ serious character has been reported t
nd that happened in South Barre viii I
lge, where car owned and driven by
rant A. Lane was the target for a col >
sion in which man named Bossette !,
/ Graniteville was the other principal,
Ir. and Mrs, Lane and daughter and II
Irs. Matte Wiley and G, w. German n
ere in the car when it turned out OF the Y
riveway of Mrs. j. n. Wards residence. t
IT, Lane states that he was on the right a
de of the road when the auto driven t,
Y Bossett and occupied by four other q
en- came along at swift pace. In n
me ,mexplainable manner, the cars y
me together, shaking up the people d
each party. The little Lane girl was b
ther badly bruised, but no one was h
jured seriously. The car from Granite g
lie. with one of its front wheels de- b
red, brought up in John Worcesters b
lrd. A wheel and the front axle of Il
r. Lanes auto were badly damaged and f
e machine had to be abandoned TEN. 81
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