The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-04
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II The saloons have been shut out Of oul
environments. Why should they not bs
II shut out of our cityl Why is not such
II protection needed in Barre adv.
II Don't let the opportunity go by ia
II hear George Adam, a British staff officer
II who has visited the front line trenches
Of Europe. at the opera house March A.
H Proceeds for local Red Cross.
II Mrs. c, ". Steele and Mrs. Ned !.
II Roberts gave Goose Green card party
II at the formers home ON North street
H this afternoon. The proceeds will be
H added to the Red Cross benefit fund.
II The woman's association of the Con.
II gregational church will hold a meeting in
/ the church parlors Wednesday afternoon
at 2i3O o'clock. The program will be in
charge OF the missionary department.
Deanc Rollins, who has been visiting
at the home of his parents, MIR. and Mrs
Carl Rollins OF Brooklyn street. over is
week end, returned this forenoon 20
Windsor, where he is employed in mu.
milton plant.
Mrs. Mary Murphy who was called 10
Middletown, Conn, by the serious illness
OF her brother, Thomas j. Murphy, has
returned home. Mr.. Murphy is still con.
fined TO hospital, although his condi-
ton IS progressing fayorably.
Through slight inadvertence tile
name of Elnora Faulkner was omitted
from the committee in charge of the
minstrel show given last Friday evening
at the opera house by the Odd Ladies
one half the proceeds of which is to be
devoted to the Red Cross.
a matter of Importance to women vot
ers. Ii is understood that if two.thrds
OF the number of women who are eligible |
! to vote are represented at the polls in
the city election, the matter of granting |
TO women full franchise will be more fla |
rorably considered at the next legisla
ture.-adv.
Arthur Macnel of Hill street shipped
by the American Express company this
forenoon a pair of fancy Zealand rabbits
TO rabbit fancer in Saratoga Springs
n. Y Mr.. Macneil, who has a rabbit
pen at his home on Hill street. has a
number of thoroughbred specimens, The
pair sold to the Saratoga Springs fan.
cier this forenoon bringing fancy price.
Members OF the adermanic street com
mittee held a hearing at city hall Satur
day in the matter of laying out an ex
tension ON Wiley street Representa-
tives of the Barre & Chelsea and NJ &
w X. railroads were present. but the
hearing was adjourned temporarily while
the committee and the railroad men
went to Wiley street TO look over the
grounds.
Attorney Black of the Central Yer {
mont railroad in recent conversation
with States Attorney Earle r. Davis.
states that he has made a careful study
OF the Reed amendment and finds therein {
nothing TO prevent the railroads from de l
liVering liquor into dry territory in the I
state of Vermont, which is a local option !
state. Therefore a No vote in Barre does \
not interfere with private consumption Y
Vote the saloons out--we do not need {
them. Vote No.-adv
communication received BY the Gran 1
lite Manufacturers association of Barre I
from i. NJ. 0ber of Morrisyile, presi- n
dent of the Vermont and New Hampshire 8
Retail Monument Dealers association,
states that the annual meeting will he t,
held in this city June 20 and % 1t is
probable that the representation of Yer
mont and New Hampshire retailers viii
be large, as Mr.. ODER writes that Barre
is, without question, the most interest b
ing place we could select for our sum
mer meeting" Once before in recent
years Vermont retailers have been en-. >,
.ertained in Barre, although since that !,
occasion it has grown numerically and
consolidation with the New Hampshire !,
To lars has fol han nlnoa
Copies of the proceedings Of the 3lst al
annual convention of the Cemetery SUI -
,eTintendents Association of America u'
ave been received in Barre, where the -
uperintendents met through the cour ~ :,
esy of Sec w. b. Jones of Highwood "
emetery, Pittsburg. Pa. The story of :.
he convention and the three days stay So
f the delegates in the granite center OF :,
he world is told in a neatly arranged ~
10th bound volume OF 81 pages, and OF III
interest to local people is the following sa
one of several in which ref A.,
renee is made to the friendly feeling W
-hich the association holds for Barre: AZ,
The entertainment has been spontane-
us. Never before in the history of the an
ssociation have homes as well as hearts a.
cen thrown open to us, and the entire III,
ty seemingly turned over to our mem be,
ers and families oh,
Peter Kelly, an alleged deserter from ~,
le Canadian army, whose long hike 70,
ON Montreal to Boston was cut short ~,
hen Sheriff A. A. Reed of Orange coun- N,
: intercepted him near East Brookfeld vii
ridav afternoon. was interviewed by
equity L. s. Marshal George +. Lackey lin
police headquarters Saturday after an,
,on. Kelly adhered TO his original story Vic
garding flight from the barracks of the ne
It Quebec regiment in Montreal, and nea
fused TO disclose very mueh concern lin
q the American soldier with whom he
changed part of his regimentals nea
mcwherc near the border. The young ane
an said that he would willingly enlist wa
the L. S. army, but did not relish the do
ca of returning to Canada Deputy fac
lckev took the fellow in custody and anc
mmitted him to the county jail. Vt dit
As expected that Canadian immigra us
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