The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-16
TALK OF THE TOWN


/ ing Drown Motor Car Co.
Our S3.9s and Sa.50 white and colore.
muslin dresses on sale Saturday for S2.5t
at Perry's.
Albert Mari of Ga Warren street /,
passing few days at the Walker farm
in East Calais.
Mrs. Walter Randall of Spauldinl
street is passing several days with rel
atives in st. Adams.
: Isaac Srkin returned to Barre last
night, after spending several days at hi,
former home in Burlington
Mrs. John Walker OF South MAR
street left this forenoon for two weeks
visit in Westport and Plattsburg, n. Y
Miss Agnes Higgins of Cliff street lef,
| this morning for st. Johnsbury, where
she will visit for few days with rela
| tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Badger of East
street have returned home from an auto
mobile trip to st. Johnsbury and vicin.
ity9
Mrs. Nellie Bianchi Of the Arcade
block went to Harlwick yesterday for
a short visit, making the trip by auto
mobile.
| Frank Nichols left this morning for
Burlington, where he win pass several
days in the Pythian camp at Crescent
beach
Automobile at auction at Perry's au.
tomobile company's garage tomorrow al
2 p. m. See adj, page 4 G. i. Smith,
! auctloneer.
Miss May West of South Main street
returned home yesterday, after passing
several days in camp at Queen City park,
South Burlington.
G. NJ. Wiley left this morning for
Burlington, where he will pass several
days at the Pythian camp at Crescent
beach on lake Champlain.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. V. Perry of st. Johns.
bury are spending several days in this
city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Perry of Washington street.
Mrs. Luella Partchen, who has been
passing 10 days with relatives in South
Barre and Williamstown, left yesterday
afternoon for her home in Underhill.
Mrs. c. NJ. Wiley and two sons, Chaun.
eey and Sheldon, Of Maple Grove, left
this morning for Highgate Springs, where
they will pass several days in camp.
Mrs. J. W. Cornell, daughter and
grandson, left for their home in Brook.
lyn, n. T., this morning after several
weeks visit with her father, C. l.. Cur
rier.
Mrs. S. c. Huntington and daughter,
Mrs Frank A. Cove of Eastern avenue,
left yesterday afternoon for Queen City
park, where they win remain for several
days.
George Fullom has returned to Barre
and resumed his duties on the Barre
& Montpelier Traction Co.'S line, after
passing 10 days vacation in New
Hampshire.
Bradley b. Smith. who-ha been pass
ing several days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. +. Smith of West Patterson
street, left this morning for Boston,
where he is employed.
Miss Maude Pierce, who has been pass
ing several days at the home of A. w.
Badger of East street and with other
friends in Barre. left yesterday for her
home in Pawtucket, r. |.
The last chance this season to see
row Saturday, Aug. III on the |. A. c.
field. where they line up against the
Italian A. c. at 3 p. m. sharp.
Mrs, Bella Brine left this morning
for Montreal, p. O. where she will take
passage tomorrow on the Alien liner
Grampian for her former home in Aber-
deem, Scotland, to remain for several
months.
The new vaudeville program at the
Pavilion last night proved to be very
good. La Rex and La Rex, in their COM
edy bicycle acrobats and slack wire act
offered one of the best acts of its kind
ever seen in the city. Their work is
clean cut and differs greatly from the
usual act of this kind. They scored
heavily at both shows last night. One
of the acts booked to the Pavilion for
the last half of the week failed to APP
pear and Daniel Roach went on and
entertained with songs and stories, seor-
ing hit at both performances. For to.
night and tomorrow night, Mr.. O. G. Bur
nell, well-known local comedian, will
appear in songs, dances and jokes. Mr..
Burnell is a retired actor and handled the
comedy in the last minstrel performance
gwen pN tnt lctdi N. VI 1uuRts db
which time he also appeared in songs,
stories and dancing, and was decided
hit. During his engagement at the Pa
vilion he will present all new stories ami
Jokes.
The two elm trees located on the west
side of the Universalist church grounds
and bordering South Main street were
lowered to the level of the green grass
to-day and the landscape in that vicin-
ity consequently looks rather bare. One
of the giants was struck by lightning
and severaly thrashed by the heavy wind
of few weeks ago and with a deep
cleft in its trunk it has been something
of menace to pedestrians and teams.
As shade trees, the two were actively i
engaged in sbeltering the house of wor-
ship, a service which they have per-
formed over nearly half century, but
the inroads of time had left their marks
Of decay and at recent meeting of
the trustees it was decided to have them
The work was in charge of the
trustees and employees of the CONSOLE
dated Lighting Co., whose wires had been
disturbed by broken branches since the
storm. Street Superintendent jesse c. j
DeBrune hauled the trunks and brush
awav 10 wood ward