The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

| AAfA' * ~ ..
Lumber, both soft and hard wood
rough and finished. At the c. L. Bugbe
mill.
The McWhorter Co. are giving a 33 l.;
per cent. discount on all straw and Pan
anna hats.
Mrs. Stephens wishes to announce that
she has discontinued her home baker!
on Church street.
Miss Florence Bianchi of Hanover, n
H., arrived in the city Saturday for .
weeks visit with friends.
Found-At Caledonia park on Satur
day gold pendant with initials ON same
Owner call at II Brook street.
A. S. Miller, who has been the guest
of Alex. Hanton of Merchant street fol
several days, left last night for his home
in New Haven, Conn.
George Sibson of East Barre was a
visitor in the city yesterday while on his
way TO New York, where he will make
a business visit of several days.
George Annis, who is taking two
weeks vacation from his duties at tn,
Smith & Cummings store, left yesterday
for Burlington, where he will visit
friends.
i Miss Ida Banchi of Summer street
who is taking two weeks vacation
from her clerical duties at the office
of Charles Bianchi & Sons, left last
night on a trip to Niagara Falls.
Workmen are engaged rebuilding por.
tions of the livery stable building on
Merchant street that showed the effects
Of recent fire. The building was oc.
cupied by the Arkley stable at the time
of the fire.
The ladies of the Plainield club viii
hold their annual picnic at Dewey park
Thursday afternoon, July 81, leaving here
on the LIS car. Montpelier friends in
vited. All carry lunch. Everyone please
make an effort to go,
Mrs. William Rust and family and Mr..
and Mrs. William Brown of John street
leave tonight for Los Angeles, Cal,
where they will take up their residence.
Mr.. Rust preceded his family to Califor
MIA several months ago.
Thomas Manning, Buick repair man,
who has been spending several weeks
left last night for Boston, where he will
make short stay before returning to
his home in Detroit, Mich.
Isidore Bellof. who has been guest
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs NJ. S. Lev
in for several days, left yesterday for
Syracuse, N. Y. He was accompanied
by Harry Levin, who will be the guest
of Mr.. BeIloff for month.
Mr.. and Mrs Carroll H. Granger and
son, Dwight, returned yesterday from
vacation spent in Randolph with Mr..
Changers parents Miss Florence Grang-
err is expected home this week from Lake
Morey, where she is the guest of Miss
Annie Messer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Blossom, who
have been passing several weeks in Barre,
left last night for their home in Bos-
ton While in town, Mr.. Blossom, who
is connected with the Boston sales agen-
cy Of the Buick Motor Car Co., has been
assisting at the Barre garage on Jeffer
son street.
Thomas Carroll went this morning to
Mortified on a business trip. T. q,
Carson of Laurel street is spending a
few days in South Ryegate on business
and A. NJ. Roach left last night on a
business trip to Bath, Me. Harry Bloch
is spending few days at his former
home in Hinesburg and NJ. l.. Aiken re-
turned to-day from a short visit with
relatives in Marshfeld. A. Colombo
passed Sunday with his brother in Wa
terbury.
Peter Emshe of Brook street, who
recently left Barre for a visit in Zanes-
Vile, o., has decided to accept posi-
tion as shop foreman in the granite
manufacturing plant Of Mussey, Jones
& Bessie, one of the largest stone manu-
featuring companies in the middle West.
Mr. Emshe has resigned his position in
the store of A. w. Badger & Co., after
period of service there which covered
eight years. He expects to move his
family to GAINESVILLE some time in the
near future.
According to newspaper dispatches
"A-No. l" the mysterious gentleman
hobo, who visited Barre in May, is hav-
ing the novel experience of lodging gov
eminent officials who are on his trail
for defaeing the United States building
in Hartford, Conn. A report says that
United States Marshal s. +. Hawley has
sworn out warrant for the man, whose
in the vicinity of Torrng- |
ton and Thomaston are being watched. |
1t is claimed that "A-No. l" inscribes |
his monieker on buildings without re-
gard for its effect on the appearance. !
While in Barre he left his signature on |
several public buildings and it may be
seen on nearly every railway station in !
central Vermont. An excellent specimen |
OF the Little Wanderers peculiar auto.
graph is exhibited on the walls of The |
Times office, where "A-No. l" unravelled |
his mystery story in May.
Mrs. G. A. Wilkinson of Rutland, a
former Barre resident, who is visiting
in the city, was very pleasantly sur
prised Friday evening when about twen-
ty- five of her friends and Lady Macca-
bees called at the home of her sister,
Mrs. James Curtis of South Main
street to bid her welcome and
to express their wish that Mrs. Wflkin-
son may soon return to Barre to remain
Although taken by sur
prise, Mrs. Wilkinson was equal to the
occasion and with her sister gave her
friends hearty welcome. A very inter
esting musical program was carried out,
after which refreshments of ice cream,
Z