The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-21
TALK OF THE TOWN
A. 0. H. meeting to. night.

Saturday sale silks at l9c per yard
at Vaughan's.
Twenty-Five cent wash silk to close al
lie per yard at Perry's on Saturday.
Go to the Barre Art store at 10 Elm
street for stamped goods and embroid-
cry supplies.
Miss Nellie p. Tillotson of East Mont
pelier is the guest of relatives in the
city this week.
The Hedding Methodist choir will
meet at the church this evening at
o'clock for rehearsal.
The ladies' aid of the Presbyterian
church will serve their annual fall sup
per on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
w. F. Walker of d street left yes.
terday morning for Brattleboro, to at
tend the Red Mems convention.
We are cleaning house to make room
for fall goods. Big sale every day this
week. Paris Shirtwaist House.
Miss Nellie Perrin of the east hill has
returned home, after spending several
days with friends in Burlington.
The condition of Arthur Shannon, who
underwent an operation at the City hos
pital yesterday, was reported to be COM
Portable to-day.
John Fenwck of Underhill arrived in
the city yesterday for an extended visit
with his sister in law, Mrs. +. M. Fen
wick, of the Plain1ield road,
Mrs. John Clark and Mrs. Homer c.
Ladd and children of Orange street re-
turned last evening from Tenants Har
Dor, Me-, where they have been passing
a month.
The condition of Miss Flora Magoon
of West Corinth, who underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis at the City hos
pital this forenoon, was reported to be
this afternoon. Physicians
considered the operation successful.
The next game in the Vermont soccer
football league will be on Saturday be-
tween the Barre Hill Rovers and the
Green Mountains. 1t should be one Of
the best games, as the Rovers are going
strong for the championship and the
Green Mountains are just getting into
their best form. Kickoff at $3.50 o'clock.
City Engineer George A. Reed, who
has completed an inspection of the city's
water sources, reports that the water in
the Orange reservoir sank yesterday to
a depth of only is feet, one of the low
est registrations in years. Yesterday
the water level remained stationary, rs
the supply up the stream was augmented
when the saw mills were
put in operation. Citizens are still asked
to be as saving of the water as possible
until much needed relief comes in the
shape of heavy showers or prolonged
rains.
Not in many months has the condi-
tion of the streets in Barre been so dis
to pedestrians, so acute has
the dust nuisance grown since the alder
manic street committee decided to cur
tail the street sprinkling service. Yes
terday the oil sprinkler was operated
the entire length of Washington street
and later the dust layer was applied
on Keith avenue. II has been several
DAVIS since some of the longer streets
have seen water. At intervals the city
sweeper has been pressed into service, but
the practice of using il Just as dusk,
when many people were abroad for the
evening. straightway fell into disfavor,
and the city's busting is now done in
the morning.
Mrs M. Albert Bertrand and daugh- |
ter, Irene, are in New Bedford, Mass,
md last Friday attended reunion OF
he Tetreault family, of which the New
Bedford lie Fleur of Monday has the
to say To-day we have the
pleasure of presenting to our readers a
amily of four generations. This is an |
,ther proof of the vitality and rugged |
ness OF the French Canadian race. At
he head of the family is found Mrs. !
Narcisses Tetreault, who is 81 years old |
md who has been a widow for the past |
thirteen years. She has lived in New
Bedford for 2l years, formerly living at |
Attleboro. She was born at Ste. Ro- |
,alie, p. Q. Mrs. Napoleon Courte- |
nanche, daughter of Mrs. Tetreault, is
70 years old and resides at the corner |
4 North Front and Cedar Grove streets
She was born at st. Jean, p O., and /
vas married at Farnham when % years /
Id. She has lived here only four years.
hrs. Bertrand, daughter of Mrs.
gourt emanche, was married four years
go to NJ. Albert Bertrand and lives at
Barre, VT. Mrs. Bertrand was born at
7arnham and is 81 years old. Fourteen
months ago she gave birth to daugh-
er, named Irene. Mrs. Bertrand is stop
ling at the home of her mother for
wo months, expecting to return home
he last of August"