The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bulgarian ruehing, frills and jabot'
received this morning at Knights.
\ No bag dayl No tag day. Hospital
benefit instead. Rowland hall, March %.
Fred Lamery OF Milford, Mass, arrived
IN the city last night aud will be emf
ployed here during the summer.
Mrs. IL. NJ. Houston Of Maple avenue
has gone to Mortified, where she was
called by the illness OF her brother.
Judge II. w. Scott OF Richardson
street left last night for Boston, where
he will spend several days on business.
l.. y. Thompson OF West street, who
has been visiting NJ st. Adams for the
past week, returned 20 the city last
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bartlett returned
yesterday to their home in Bradford, aft
er spending several days with friends in
the city.
Cecil Sanderson of Concord, n. H., who
is spending several weeks with relatives
in Moretown, was visitor in the city
yesterday.
c. II. Tobias of Grand Isle, who has
been spending several days in Barre on
business, left yesterday afternoon FOR
Burlington.
Mrs. Grace Burnor returned this morn
ing TO her home in Ibervile, p. O., after
spending several days with relatives in
Barre Town.
Mrs. c. II. Wishart OF Spaulding street
went to-day 10 Chelsea, where she is TO
give a reading at benefit entertain
ment for the Chelsea high school.
Miss Nora Bsette, who has been spcno-
ing the past three weeks at her former
home in Washington, was visitor in
the city today, returning to Montpeiicr.
Miss Barbara Webster, who has been
spending several days at the home of her
! father, Daniel Webster. of South Main
street, returned yesterday afternoon TO
Bethel
L. II. liter and his brother, Zarkus ID.
Utter, who have been visiting at the
home of his sister. Mrs. l.. Williams OF
Prospect street. returned yesterday to
their home in North Adams, Mass.
Miss Edith Gamble, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Gamble, of Division
street, who recently underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis at the City hos
pital, is rapidly regainng her health. !
She expects to leave the hospital Tor |
her home tomorrow.
Negotiations are being carried on be-
tween the management OF the Barre
Blue Sox and the East Barre A. A. for
basketball game, to be played at East
Barre the first part of next week. The |
Barre teams have suffered defeat at the
hands OF East Barre once this year and
are very anxious to retrieve their de-
feat. The Blue Sax club will be under
the supervision of Bishop, the Goddard
athlete
Officer John w. Dineen was called to
South Main street last night to take
charge OF a man who said his name was
William McGranaghan, quarryman
from Graniteville. McGranaghan was
given berth at police headquarters oyer
night and this morning he was arralgnci
before Acting Judge A. A. Sargent m
city court on an intoxication charge, 70
which he pleaded guilty. The court IN
posed fine of S. and costs of si.3o,
which the respondent paid.
Negotiations, were completed yester-
day for the establishment of branches
of the Direct Importing company at
Warren and Chelsea. w. L. Moore has
contracted to represent the company at
Warren, whose Jurisdiction will extend
Warren, Lincoln, Granville,
Waitsfield and Roxbury. A branch was
formerly maintained at Chelsea and was
conducted by o. f. Allen, who was
obliged to give up the business when
he retired from business. Mr.. Allen has
opened new store and viii carry The
full line of goods that he carries IN
his other establishment. Mr.. Allen will
also have in his stock line of the
G. \. Kenyon goods.
Merl f. Gaskell of East street, who
recently com pleted his duties in the
Lamorey clothing store, went this morn
ing TO Bethel, where he will complete
negotiations for opening clothing store.
Mr. Gaskell is to enter into partnership
With G. W. Blodgett of Bethel, and the
.wo will conduct the first store operated
solely for clothing and gents furnishings
,yer opened in Bethel. Mr.. Blodgett was
connected with the Continental
lothing store in Boston, and Mr.. Gas
,ell carries with him wealth of expert
nee in Barre and Barton stores. For
he present Mr. Gaskell's family will
emain in Barre, although they plan
alter to move to Bethel.
Three 300-kilowatt transformers. to be
sed in the Consolidated Lighting Cos
rejected new sub-station on Granite
treet. arrived over the NJ. & W. road
his forenoon. The lighting and power
ompany has received permission from
he city council to erect the structure
nd it is probable that work on the .
xcavations will be started next week. a
With the consignment of transformers, =
ne first installment of the new street Z
ghting equipment came this morning 3
walpe hoxas of the street lights select | q
by the city council are included IN <
he shipment and the remainder OF the =
xtures will be available within a few z
lys. The aldermanic lighting commit :
e and Manager c. f. Millar OF the =
ghting company will meet IN confer z
ice tomorrow night to map out the (
wv system. 2