The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

| ~ IHA9NsNNS AV~ -
Knights.
| Special values in long linen coats at
Abbott's.
On the l5c table, fancy stripe poplins,
at vaughan's.
Lumber, both soft and hard wood,
rough and finished. At the G. L. Bugbee
mill.
A public whist party will be held in
X. of G. hall Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
The home bakery at IS Elm street
has been reopened and solicits all its
former patrons.
Mrs. Edna Webster and two children
OF Worcester are visiting Mrs. Harry
Dingwall Of Pearl street.
c. H. Granger resumed his duties at
Eastman Bros store yesterday, after a
vacation of two weeks.
William H. Mahoney OF Merchant
street left this morning for short bust
ness visit in Burlington.
Walter Stillwell left this morning for
his home in North Adams, Mass, after
spending week with friends in the
city.
! New fve-passenger auto for hire; will
go anywhere. Reasonable rates. James
Hastings, $50 North Main street Tel.
24-2.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, No Is, Wednesday even
ing, July 80, at o'clock. Per order noble
grand.
Nicholas G. Mascot of North Main
street left last night for New York,
where he will make business visit of
several days.
Miss Ellen Hoar, who was reported in
yesterdays paper as leaving for High
gate Springs, did not do so. The item
was an error.
Miss Clara +. Davis. who has been
passing a month at the home of Mrs.
Mason Page of Elm street, left this
morning for Springfield, 0.
Miss Lena j. TowsIey Of Washington
was visitor in the city to-day while
on her way to Brooklyn, n. Y, for an
extended visit with relatives.
Married ladies. Watch for prizes to
| be given by the management of the Peo-
Plies Heating Lighting & Power Co. at
! the Clan Gordon picnic Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan A. Perry and chill
dren returned yesterday from Greens.
boro, where they have been passing a
few weeks in camp at Lake Caspian.
Mrs. Max Reaside and daughter,
Doris, returned home Saturday from
johnson. where they had been visiting
Mrs. Reaside's mother, Mrs. w H. Hay
ford
Alfred Pacquin of New York City. a
former resident of Barre, arrived in the
city Sunday night and began work yes
terday in the F. d, Ladd Co.'S bakery,
where he was formerly employed.
Mrs. c. f. Allen and daughter Miss
Betty Allen, who have been spending
several days in Barre as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John Carrick of Park street,
left this morning for their home in Rut-
land.
Mrs. Gertrude George and two sons,
who have been visiting relatives on Beck
ley street for the past ten days, went
this morning 10 Noyan, p. O.. where they
will make an extended stay before re-
turning to their home in CRANKY, 7. @.
An automobile party consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester S. Gray and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles 0. Parker and chauffeur
returned yesterday to Littleton, n. H.,
after trip through central Vermont
The party visited friends in Barre en-
/ route.
Rev. r. c. Downey Of Portland, Me,
former pastor OF the Universalist
this vicinity. will conduct services in
the west church at Calais next Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Mr. Downey occu-
pied a pulpit in Tunbridge Sunday.
Under the direction OF the aldermanic
street committee a gang of workmen is
engaged in preparing sizeable area in
front of Reynolds & Sons block for
paving. The repairs are made necessary
by the construction of a new sidewalk
along the west side of North Main street
and several days will elapse before the
work is completed.
Baseball fans witnessed one of the
fastest amateur games of the season
yesterday when the Bugbee avenue Ath-
letics defeated the Maple avenue Ath.
letics by an s to score at the sand
bank diamond. Kesson and Ingram did
the battery work for the winners. with
Ross, Glass and Davis opposing. Both
teams are contenders for the cty's iu-
venile championship.
Contractor Z. r. Normandeau of High
land avenue has started gang of men
on new cement bridge which he has
contracted to build near Groton pond
The bridge is to be constructed entire
" of concrete and several weeks will
elapse before it is completed. Contrac-
tor Normandeau is dividing his time be-
tween the bridge work and the grade
crossing contract which he recently start |
ed in South Royalton. Among the Barre
masons employed on the rotor job are
the following: Oryille Youngson, Albert !
Venner, Joseph Martin, Augustus Hig |
gins, Frank Hale, James Ross and Ray |
mond Ashline.
Manuel Cano's star performer on the
butcher cart, Allahambra, got into |
trouble again last night and veterans |
who were attending the horse at DIR. o. |
+. Barr's hospital on Cottage street said |
to-day that the animal would do well TO |