The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

Albeib peItIdnu leII Lnls noon LOT DOs-
ton on pleasure trip.
Mrs. Thomas Barry Of Waterbury was
a visitor in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Clara Page and Mrs. Iona Pit
kin spent yesterday in Plainfeld
Don't miss the Burns concert at Pres
byterian church Friday night.-ady.
Rummage sale in Universalist church
Thursday and Friday Of this week. adv.
See the men work; come to the Con-
gregational yestry to.night--chicken-pie
supper. adv.
K. A. Drown, who for the past week
was in lansing, Mich, arrived in Barre
yesterday afternoon.
Frank Robinson left last night for
Burlington, where he win remain for a
few days on business.
Theodore Lascor of Graniteville has
obtained his release from the U. s. navy,
and returned to his home last evening.
James Tassie of South Main street
left yesterday for North Hero, to at
tend the funeral Of his father, Robert
Tassie.
A regular meeting of St. Johns court,
G. o. f., viii be held Thursday evening
at O'Clock. Initiation and other impor-
tant business.
Cali and get prices on Andes ranges
and heaters. Good lin of second hand
ranges and heaters, stovepipe and elbows.
E. A. Prindle.
Charles Leel, chief of Clan Gordon, No.
| IL, has had a telephone Installed in his
home, 1888, and James Glass, chairman
trustee, 276-l2.
L. M, Garrett of the Barre Service Co,
left last night for Buffalo, N. Y, where
he expects to remain until the latter
part of the week.
Charles SASH will resume his duties
at the NJ. "a w. freight office tomorrow
after being confined to his home for
about a week with influenza.
NJ. Perlman of Boston, representative
of Butler Bros. of New York, left the
city this morning for Burlington, after
spending week in this vicinity on bust
ness.
There win be special meeting of the
Italian Pleasure club in their club rooms
Friday evening Jan. "a, at o'clock
Business, annual time. A. H. Fasola
president.
The mission study class of the Church
Of the Good Shepherd will meet at the
home of Mrs. NJ D. Lamb, Summer
street, Thursday evening at 1880. II Is
hoped all ladies interested will make an
effort to be present.
DR.. Henry Stetson of st. Johnsbury
who has been visiting at the home Of
Mrs, Mary Barclay Of Park street, left
this morning for Burlington to attend
the Vermont State Veterinary conven-
ton, He was accompanied by Dr. John
Thomas of Wells River a visitor in the
city for two days,
! Some unknown thief broke into the
henhouse of Constantine Casseliani on
| Maple avenue last evening and stole
| four choice birds. The owner wishes to
inform the misguided person that he
/ didn't get them all, for there are few
more left, and that he might come back
again tonight and get the rest Of them
Secretary A. r. Baxter OF the New
Jersey Retail Monument Dealers asso.
citation has written letter in which he
extends a most hearty invitation to
Barre granite manufacturers to attend
! the eighth annual meeting of his asso-
citation which will be held at Trenton,
n, j., on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb
4 and 5.
Last evening in Rowland hall under
the auspices Of the Barre Woman's club
/ Harold W Slocum gave an illustrated
talk on tuberculosis, speaking more es.
pecially in regard to its prevention and
| forecasting efforts that are to be made
in the state work along that line. The
talk was informal, but direct to the sub
ject in hand, and was followed by a short
discussion, in which the audience Joined
with interest.
On the 7;20 trip Of the Washington
street and Montpelier cars a slight mis-,
| hap was met with in the vicinity Of
Smith Whitcomb and Cooks fouuA-v IN
North Main street. Both cars were out.
ward bound with the Washington street
car close in the rear, when at a curve
the Montpelier car stopped suddenly
and before the motormau of the follow.
ing car could apply his brakes tight
/ enough, his car struck the other. No one
was hurt, although the cars were dam.
aged slightly. There was a little broken
glass and the colliding ends of both cars
were dented slightly.
Barre's request for one of the captured
German cannon is apparently threading
its way through the mazes of ofTicia
Washington, for City Clerk Mackay has
Just received word that the request has
been admitted to the department Of the
chief Of the ordnance staff, That's one
step forward it is believed. The officia
in that department informs the city a.
follows: an reply have to inform yor
that as yet this department has received
no captured ordnance of any descrip
tion. The war department has asked
General Pershing TO send to this coun
try captured German cannon and such
other material as can be distributed. Only
a small quantity has. thus far been re-
ceived, most of which Is now in the hands
of the Liberty loan committee for ex
hibition purposes However, assurance
is given that Barre request will be Civ,
lao, Ia.