The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

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dozen. Barre Drug Co.
Common sense or hysteria? Read page
6, and decide for yourself
All kinds of safety razor blades and
razors sharpened at BarrR Drug Go.
Sadlier, Keith avenue, speeializes on
| baby carriages, strollers and sulkies.
Last dance before Lent, Elks' ball
Tuesday evening, Rowland halliday.
Are you interested in personal liberty?
Read page g. and then think it over.
Gem and Ever Ready razor blades
sharpened, 25c a dozen Barre Drug Co.
I. H. Muldoon of Boston was among
the business visitors in this city to-day
Van Persons of North Montpelier
transacted business in this city Satur-
day.
+. II. Dover of New York was among
the business visitors arriving in Barre
to-day.
Miss Emma Cooney of East Barre was
among the business visitors in this city
Saturday.
| Leslie Williams of Williamstown was
among the business visitors in this city
| Saturday
! Mrs. Carroll Houghton of Cabot was
among the business visitors in this city
| Saturday
| R. Il. Thurston of Boston arrived in
this city this morning to spend few
days on business.
| Mrs H. L. Brock of South Newbury
contributed towards the large number Of
business visitors in Barre Saturday.
| George Brigham of Willoughby re-
/ turned to his home to-day after spend
ing the past few days in this city on
| business.
Miss Celia Mortimer, who is employed
as a bookkeeper in Bridgeport, Conn,
! has returned to that city, after passing
the week end with her parents on Brook
street.
James Brown and daughter, Nellie, of
! Cliff street left Saturday for Manchester,
| n. f., to attend the funeral of Mr..
Browns mother, Mrs. Mary Brown, of
/ that city,
Winfield S. Durett who is employed by
Burton Ward in Waterbury, was in Barre
a few days recently, visiting his mother
at 10 Central street and his sister, Mrs.
| Lawrence Gennett.
Mrs Arthur Lund of "a Sheridan
street fell Saturday night and sprained
her ankle. Although. no bones seem to
be broken the ankle is badly swollen and
causes her much discomfort.
| The entertainment committee of the
! Hibernian ladies is completing arrange
ments for the celebrating of st, Patrick 3
! day with an entertainment and social in
/ Worthen hall on the evening of March IL.
| John Coomes of Summer street re-
| turned to his home this morning, after
an absence of about two years, during
which time he was employed in the man
ufacture of war munitions at Providence,
IR. !.
| A still alarm about o'clock this
morning called the fire department to a
chimney fire at the home of John Cleary
of $50 North Main street. The slight
blaze was readily eXtinguished by the
chemical No damage resulted.
The Ward ice company resumed its ice
cutting on the mill pond this morning.
The ice is not of any great thickness and
| they are of the opinion that if they do
not cut what little ice they are able TO
at present they may not get any later.
The largest audience that has listened
to the series Of lectures being given in
the Congregational church by the pas
tor, Rev F. L. Goodspeed, was present
last night to hear the talk on Rome,
/ City of Art and Faith The lecture was
much enjoyed, At the opening of the
service, a l0-minute organ recital was
given by Miss Gladys n. Gale, the music
being by Italian composers, There Is
one more in this series of lectures, on
'Oliver Cromwell" which will be given
in the church Sunday evening, March Is,
Business was unusually brisk in city
court this morning, there being eight
cases on the docket and all for drunk
ness. Charles Cummings, a stouecutter
/ from Northfield, was present as a first
offender, for which he was fined 50 with
costs of $3.50. James Ryan, who stated
/ that he was q Iaborer from Hartford,
was also a first timer and was taxed S.
!. with costs of $500 or the alternate of 10
days in the county jail He is going
down There were four other first timers
present. namely; George Scully, laborer
from Waterbury,; John Matson, a quar-
ryman from Granitevlle; Chester A.
| Cremo a polisher from Mortified, and
John Lawrence, a machinist from Mont
pelier. They were all fined So with costs
! of 81 30, 81 ,25, S845 and SS.45, respective
/ ly They all paid their fines with the ex-
ception Of Scully, whose lack of capital
obliged him to take the Jail sentence of
10 days. John Webster, a quarryman
from Graniteville, also appeared in the
courtroom this morning, but he was
charged with a subsequent ofFense He
was fined SIS with costs of $3.50, which
he paid. Gordon Mcleod, a quarryman
from Graniteville, was fined Sl5 with
costs OF $685.. 1t was his subsequent
ofiense.