The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

Public dance, Hardwick, Thursday,
Sept. %. CAROLS orchestra.-adv
Why not buy a home to-day at 10
Nelson street and save dollars ?-adv.
Wilton Smith has taken up duties
at the Palace garage as special bat
terry man.
Joseph NJ Nelson, superintendent OF
the Barre Gas Co., was in st. Adams
to-day on business.
Fred Sargent, B. & M. trainman at
Woodsville, N. H., was in Barre this
morning on business.
Still selling for l0c full-sized loaf
electrically baked bread at the w. d.
Smith company.-adv
j. b. Fitzpatrick of Malone, N. y,
came to Barre yesterday to attend the
funeral of James c. Sheridan.
f. c. Mayo, division superintendent
of the B. & NJ. railroad, made bust
ness trip to this city yesterday.
Mrs w. S. Baldwin of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Charles Pillsbury of Elm street.
Miss Dorothy Price has returned to
her home in Newport, after spending
two weeks with friends and relatives
in this city.
Good bleacher seats on both side
lines at the football game, Newport
VS. Spaulding, Saturday, Lincoln cam
pus, at. $50. Admission, Soc EACH
adv.
Claim to the honor of having dis
posed of the best bargain for dollar
yesterday is made by Maurice Wat
kins. Mr. Watkins sold granite
hickey to Guy Blakely for one dollar.
Mrs. Emile Racine has returned to
her home in Chicago, after spending a
vacation of three weeks with her sis
tiers, Mrs Caroline Desiardins of Barre
and Mrs. Thomas Healy of Granite
vile.
The regular meeting of st. Johns
court, c. 0. f., called for tonight, VIII
be postponed until next week Thurs
day on account of the mission meet
ings. Per order Chief Ranger john
-Papin.
Dodge Sowles has returned to his
home on Beckley hill, after passing the
summer working at Sugar Hill hotel,
n. Fl. He leaves soon to take up stud
les in the University of Vermont, Bur
lington.
This is rheumatism weather, and E.
A. Drown, the druggist, is having a
large sale on Rheuma, the one remedy
for this disease sold on a guarantee
of money back if it fails. Start using
it to-day,-adv.
The ladies aid of st. Monieas will
hold food sale from the lobby of the
Biiou theatre Saturday, Sept. "a.
Beans, brown bread, spaghetti, dough-
nuts, cake and pie will be on sale from
8 o'clock until 6.-adv.
Race horses and other features to
take part in the annual fair at Wash
ington passed through Barre yesterday
to be ready for the opening of the fair
to-day. The exhibition will continue
through Friday and Saturday.
News has been received of the death
yesterday morning of Mary Elizabeth,
six month old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William oliver Of st. Johnsbury,
following a serious operation. The fu-
neral viii be held there at o'clock
this afternoon. Mrs. c. H. Kenerson
of Church street left yesterday to stay
while with her daughter, Mrs. Oil
yer.
Netop class OF the NJ r. Sunday
school, attention! The regular month,
ly business meeting and social will be
held Friday evening, Sept. 20, at 1880,
at the home of Mrs. w. II. Scott, 10
Richardson street. Every member is
urged to be present and to come pre-
pared to pay Armenian pledges.
The fire truck was called out on a
still alarm last night for a pile of ties
left burning on the Williamstown
branch of the c. V. The high wind was
whipping the sparks about for several
hundred yards, threatening the numer-
GUS stonesheds in the district. Pony
extinguishers were used to squelch the
blaze.
The honors for raising the largest
potato now go to George Emerson of
Brooklyn street. Mr.. Emerson brought
to The Times office this morning
spud which he said tipped the scales
at four pounds, and il certainly looked
it. The freak was made up of five
parts, four full-sized potatoes grown
out of the fifth.
Autumn is nearly here and soon the
pungent smell of burning haves viii
fill the air Chief John c. Heney Of
the fire department wishes all prop
erty owners to be careful with bon
fires. He calls attention 10 the fact
that a permit is necessary and re-
quests that the leaves be burned as
far as possible from any buildings and
in such a position that the sparks VIII
not be blown toward houses, sheds OF
barns. Everything is so dry, the chief
says, that the danger this year from
this source is doubled.