The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

Regular mealsa 40c at Baltimore
| Lunch.-adv.
| Charles Miers began a vacation from
the fire station yesterday
Auto stalls to rent. Inquire of Grang
er's Barber Shop, 10 Merchant street.
adv.
Tony Corey has returned from sew,
en- weeks visit in Lisbon and Little,
ton, N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Wheeler oil
Cabot were business visitors in the
city yesterday.
We have received few Exide spe-
cial Ford batteries that we can sell at
a price that will surprise you. Harvey
& Mower at Barre garage.--adv
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. George of Lake
Laconia, n. H., have returned to their
home, after a few days stay with
Mrs. Georges brother, George Marsh of
Camp street.
Maccabees. attention! The regular
meeting of Harmon review, No. |, will
be held Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock sharp. Collector will be at hall
at 6:45 for dues.
A. A. Lamorey of the Lamorey
Clothing store left in his ear this morn
| ing for Boston, expecting to be absent
few days while on business in Bos-
ton and vicinity.
Sayap ,cora dave N na,, ,,n,,r taxoa
without additional costs. City clerks
office open every evening from $3.50 to
s, up to and including Aug. 10. Come
early and avoid the rush.-adv.
DIR. Loren Fl. Crahtree, chiropractor,
has charge of the Gage and Gage Office
see card in this issue. Office calls at
the usual rate; home calls within city,
81; answered day or night.--adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Yole, Miss An
mabel Yole and Wilson Gilmore of Fort
Ann, n. Y, arrived in Barre Saturday,
making the trip by automobile. They |
plan to visit in Barre and Granite
vile before returning.
Henry Petrie of North Main street |
went to st. Adams last night to bring |
Mrs. Petrie home, he having been in.
fonmed that she was quite i'll with |
quinsy sore throat. Mrs. Petrie has |
been visiting at the home of Clifton
Kelly, her nephew, for few days.
Miss Clara Gardner, a former teacher
in Spaulding high school, her brother,
Clyde Gardner, DIR. and Mrs. Cliff and
Miss Flora Northrop, all of Fair Ha-
ven, spent day recently with Bessie
Gardner at the home Of Mrs Bosworth,
40 Perry street.
Mrs. +. Robarge, who since the first
of June has been stopping with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Brown of
Elmore street, started on her home
ward journey to Los Angeles, Cal, yes
terday afternoon. She left here for
Burlington to make short visit and
from there will go to Montreal, and
then to st. Paul, Mimi, to visit friends
before returning home.
William Tremblsy, formerly a Barre
but latterly a member of the
Majestic theatre orchestra in Glens
Falls, n. Y, visited his brother, Ernest
Tremblay, Of "a East street, yester-
lay, leaving this morning for his home.
Mr. Tremblsy formerly played clarinet
n the local band and last evening oc-
'upied a chair alongside other play
RS, taking part in the concert.
Andrew Freeland, Leslie Mercer,
George Stewart, William Carswell, Mr..
Ind Mrs. James Carswell and L. r.
motored to Rutland this
morning as representatives of the
Barre Coli club, who will compete in the !
rolf tournament for the state cham
,ionship, which begin to-day. Com
,eting for honors will be teams from
Burlington, Brsttleboro. .
and Manchester.
IL Is with reluctance that women
'ay poll taxes and as yet not few have
'aid to City Clerk James Smart with
nut expressing disapproval of the new
aw. Possibly they care more for the
$50 than they do the privilege. TAX
n from a financial point the taxation
f women locally lightens the poll tax
urden of the single man, who this
ear is compelled to pay but $3.50 :
gainst an $500 tax of last year.
The surface sewer at the corner OF
'epot square and North Main street
mich has given the street department.
D much trouble during the heavy rain T
forms Of the summer, is being thor :,
ughly repaired. During the past two
avs city workmen have been engaged
! replacing the old pipes with new
mes, the department having attempt
4 TO alleviate the trouble by every
Their means. During a recent storm T
ne inability of this one sewer TO carry "
n its share of the rain water over
,xed the others and before the storm
bated a pool Of water settled to
spth of more than foot in the Depot =
luare district before relief could be 4
ven by the workmen. These repairs
i'll interest mostly the storekeepers
that district, who during the storm q
ere threatened with loss from flooded h,
liars. the water being on the verge q,
flowing into underground stores and M
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