The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-23

ond year studies at Oberlin college.
Mrs. E. II. Gilman and little daughter
Ruth, who have been visiting in Barre
and Chelsea for the past two weeks, re.
turned this forenoon to their home in
Biddeford, Me.
Several members Of Granite City camp
! No. $3.50. Fraternal Order of Eagles
joined with the Montpelier aerie in hold,
ing clambake at the Eagles lodge in
/ Middlesex yesterday.
Lyle +. Burnham completed his duties
at the Ross barber shop Saturday night
and with Mrs. Burnham he expects to
leave this week for Boston, where he
has secured employment.
Last call on peaches We have Just
received fancy lot of liberia peaches.
Large baskets at sl.l0. Remember. this
is the last Of peaches for the season.
AT Diversi Fruit company.
| Mrs. William Ii. WEIGH of Laramorc,
/ n. d., arrived in the city to-day for 4
several days visit at the home OF her
brother, Deputy Sheriff Andrew NJ. Nor
1 rison Of Batchelder terrace.
| William I. Maiden returned home yes
/ terday from Burlington, where he has
been passing few days. Mr., Maiden
expects to resume his duties at the uni,
| versity of Vermont this week.
Mrs. Edith p. Lawrence of Eastern
avenue resumed her duties as ticket
agent at the Central Vermont station
to-day, after passing a few days yach.
ton at her former home in West Town
shend
Arthur Boyea of Maple avenue began
two weeks vacation from his duties
in Boyea's tailoring shop to-day and
has gone TO Malone, \. Y, where he will
attend Franklin county fair in prog.
ress this week.
Devotees OF the national game in this
city will be interested to learn that
Henry Awkward, the Ludlow twirler, who
created such stir in local baseball cir
ces one year ago, is to enter the univer.
sty of Vermont this week
A regular meeting of the Barre branch
OF the c. c. l. A. of A. will be held in
Miles hall Una ruinone regolare delf
Unione degli Sealpellini Branch di
Barrel avra' lougo neIla sala di Miles.
On Monday evening, Sept. %. at
o'clock. Angus Mcdonald, secretary.
Notice! An adjourned meeting OF
Barre branch. c. C. l. A., will be held
in Miles hall Tuesday. Sept "a, 1912. for
the purpose of voting for two delegates
to attend the convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. The ballot
will be open from 1 o'clock until s in
the evening. Angus Mcdonald, Secre-
tary.
Mrs Carrie Burke Congo wishes to an
nauncc that she has retained the same.
corp of trimmers as was employed when
the store she now occupies was con
Quoted by Miss J. j. Kent. Miss Pinkie
Lewis of this city and Miss Grace Rich.
ardson of Boston are employed in the
millinery store
The board of aldermen held special
meeting on Saturday night to inspect
the three gas street lamps installed by
the gas company two weeks ago as 8
demonstration fer the board and eti-
zens of Barre. The lamps will he dis
continued beginning tonight, until the
street lighting question is settled.
The local Salvation Army corps wishes
TO receive contributions of clothing to be
distributed among worthy cases in the
city and persons who have articles
which they are willing to donate are re
quested to notify the Salvation Army
by postcard so that the officers of the
corps may collect the articles Friday
and Saturday.
Avvso! Tn inportantissimo meeting
della branch di Barre della G. c. l. A.
vera tenuto Martedi "a Settembre al
Miles hall per / elezione del due dele
gait al Congresso deli American Fedora
ton of Labor Stante 7 Importance di
tall due deliberations lie urne per votare
resteranno aperte detto giorno dele 4
allie s pom. Non mancatc questa vo.
tazone. Per ordine Angus Mcdonald,
Secretary.
That "Bunty Pulls the Strings" which
comes to the opera house tomorrow
night. is what is known in theatrical
parlance big repeater from the fact
that it recently played weeks engage
ment at the Royal Alexandria theatre,
Toronto, to nearly Sl400000 and made
a return visit two weeks later TO 3d. /
644.50, something unprecedented in To-
ronto theatricals. Wherever "Bunty" I
has made return visit. it has equalled, |
and in many instances surpassed, the
receipts of its previous visit.
The gas company paid as taxes to the
city of Barre last year Sl54ll4. They
now ask for part of the city street (
lighting The demonstration Saturday
night was to give the aldermen and pub
lie chance to Judge of the relative cost
and efficacy of gas and electric lighting.
The 90 C. p. gas lamp will cost the city
$1,000 a wear per lamp for all night ami
every night lighting. This compares ia
vorablv with electricity. Do you think
that both companies should have a
chance? If so, phone or call on your al
ierman and state your views. DO it now
as the question viii be settled in few
days.