The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Tuesday evening at 1880.
ID. ID. Howe of Boston was among the
| business visitors in this city to-day
w, f. Sheridan of Boston was among
| the business visitors in this city to-day
The first aid class will meet in Aid
rich ball Tuesday night, March rs, at 8
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs John Flynn and son of
/ Waterbury visited friends in this city
| over the week end.
r. I. Reynolds of New York arrived in
this city this morning to spend several
days here on business,
Mrs. Josie l.. Pierce of johnson il
visiting at the home of Mrs. Il, A. Camp
on Washington street.
If you want to save few dollars on
your spring hat, call at Birnie's millin-
cry parlors, opposite Brook street school.
Miss Grace Brown Of PlainSeld re-
| turned to her home Saturday afternoon
after spending the day here on business.
Come and hear Margaret Withers (so-
prano), who delighted large audience
in Barre three years ago. At the opera
house April 4.-ady.
A. w. Morse of Burlington was among
the business visitors in this city to-day
f. S. Adams of the same city was also a
business visitor here to-day.
At the Barre Congregational church
yesterday announcement was made that
the church debt has been wiped out by
| reason of the efforts made during the
last three months.
Dickens party at Rowland hall Tues,
day afternoon at 2:45, under the aus
pieces of the Barre Woman's club. Club
members admitted by their ticket, other
ladies for l5c. All cordially invited
There will be special meeting of the
ladies' union of the Presbyterian church
at the church Tuesday evening, March
25, at 7 O'clock A large attendance ia
requested, as there is important business
to be attended to.
The auction sale of Lucien Hebert,
which was conducted in Williamstown
Saturday by d. A. Perry Of the D. A.
Perry Real Estate agency, proved very
successful Cows sold from about $50
to Sis. The farming machinery brought
satisfactory prices.
Lieut., Howard H. Reid of the naval
dental service arrived in Barre yesterday
for a few days visit Lieut.. Reid is here
to complete some papers necessary to Sc
curing his discharge from the govern
ment service, and will return to Phil.
adelphia tomorrow.
Miss Emma Elliott, instructor in mu.
sic at johnson Normal school, will give a
talk on folk music Of various nations,
illustrated by songs by herself, at Hotel
Barre Thursday afternoon at o'clock,
under the auspices Of the Barre Woman's
club Admission, 10 cents.
Mrs. Annie Halliday, who has been
spending the past four months in Barre,
visiting her brother, James Mcdonald of
John street, has returned to New Haven,
Conn. She was accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Harold Cummings and lit.
tie grandson, John Cummings.
The woman's association Of the Con.
gregational church will hold a thimble
party Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, Refreshments viii be served
and program given, All ladies Of the
church and congregation whether mem.
bers or not, are cordially invited.
f. o, Chester of Ottawa, who was fined
$50, with costs, in Barre city court Sat
urday, has been unable to raise the
amount demanded and is to he taken to
the house of correction to serve the al
Tentative sentence for grand larceny. He
says that he has a considerable sum of
money coming from the Canadian gov
eminent but that it is not yet available
Among the Barre creditors of Fred !.
Robar Of Burlington, a monument sales
man, who has filed in bankruptcy, are
Carroll Bros. for SIT, Oliver & Co, for
SAT- and j. 0. BiIodeau for Sl6l. The
Jones Granite Co, OF WiIliamstown has
a bill Of $42370, The assets in the
estate are set up as SO POI, of which $500
is claimed as exempt, while the liabil-
tiles are S2,90574.
The harvest of the police department
over the week end resulted in three re.
spondents for intoxicatiou in city court
this morning. James Casey, a bricklay.
er from Manchester, was present on a
first offense, to which he pleaded guilty
and was fined s., with costs Of $3.50, or
the alternate of 10 days in the county
jail, which his financial condition obliged
him to take, Joseph Murphy, who gave
his occupation as a baker and his home
as Boston, was also a frst.timer and
was fined So with costs of $500 and he
was obliged to take the alternate of 10
days in the county Jail at Montpelier
Joseph Beimar, a laborer from Calais,
was an old timer, it being his subsequent
offense. His lack of funds obliged him
to take the jail sentence of 90 days in
stead of SIS with costs of $500