The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

III biH ituuNllbuH VII Hhltos ut iiito
n See the latest in stonecutters' glasse
at Riddell's jewelry store ~ Nortl
n Main street.
Children's l5c hose, lie pair at Fits
Il Come to the biggest hamburg sale w
ever had at Vaughan's
l.. l.. Taylor ~ visiting his parents
H in Worcester Tor II short time.
i DIR. j. A. Dow of West Tophsam was
a business visitor in the city to-day.
\ Caramel ice cream at Hendricks. May
we deliver some at your home to-mor-
row. Telephone us.
DR.. Frederick w. Hudson of Franklin
street left this forenoon for few days
visit in Springfield, Mass.
p. B. Buckley of Brockton, Mass, was
a visitor in the city to-day on his way
TO Washington for visit with relatives.
Miss Islay Nye, who has been passing
several days in the city with friends,
returned to-day to her home in Rut-
land.
A large area Of the Granite City trot-
ting park is covered with ice, and q space
of nearly 100 feet in diameter is favor
able for skating
The Norwich university Goddard
hockey game, which was to have been
played at the seminary rink this after
noon, was postponed.
John johnson arrived in the city this
afternoon from Waterbury for few
days visit Us the guest of Edward Fin
ME of North Main street.
William Hapgood, representative of
the Brunswick. Bake, Collendar com
pany, who has been in the city 70, the
past week altering pool and billiard TIA
blcs, returned to Boston yesterday.
Miss Cora IIcon who has been visit
! ing in the city for the past few days
as the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. George
Landers of South Main street, returned
to-day to her home at Richmond.
! The condition OF Miss Emma Hopkins
of Wellington street, who has been quite
| i'll of rheumatic fever for several days,
was reported to be improving steadily
to-day.
Mrs. Richard Coping of East Mont
pelier recently received letter from
her father, Philip LaPoint, stating that
he is now en- route to California. He
started from his home January to visit
relatives and friends in narthen and
central New York. His brother, Joseph,
of Coopersville, y. y, went with him.
The office of the Vermont state board
of pharmacy, which has been in this
city for several years, has been trans
ferred to Burlington, where the new
secretary, Mason q. Beebe, will have |
charge of IT, While in Barre, the retir- /
ing secretary, ID. + Davis, who was re-
Gently elected president of the board, I
has kept the records.
We are to read all sorts of novels !
but are very prudish about actual cond /
tons in everyday life. You will be able /
to realize some real certified conditions
in Barre if you attend the evening ser
vice at the opera house Sunday evening
at 1880 Children under 10 years of
age are requested not to attend this
meeting.
The executive committee OF the Y +.
5. G. +. of the Congregational church
enjoyed a very pleasant evening last
night at the home of Fanny Carleton
on Highland avenue A mock banquet
was the great feature OF the evening"
by light chatting dish refresh
ments. The company then adjourned to
the narlor, were a tenor solo, rendered
by George Wallstrom. "Good Night La
dies" brought the evenings entertain
ment to close.
banquet was given TO The dramatic
club of st. Munlca's church last evening
at the home Of Father Griffin, The pro
gram was ma follows: Vocal solos by
Rev. FIR Griffin, Carl Nelson, James
Bennett. d. j. Sullivan. Henry Carroll,
katherine Brown. accompanied by Miss
Ruth Nelson piano solos, Miss Mar
.uerite Brown. Ruth Nelson Cyril Mar
ion and Marion Carroll Lames werc
played and the evening closed with n
hearty wish for Father Griffin OF many
lappy returns Of the day. I
Howard and Samuel Bennett Of this :
ity have Just returned from Holland, !
where they had been to attend the fu
ieral of their father, Charles Bennett,
who died last Monday of pneumonia
It the age of So years. Mr. Bennett
vas native of England, He is sur
lived by five sons and two daughters,
1harles and Calvin of Holland, Simon
# Magog. Quebec. Samuel and How
nd of Barre, Mrs. Charles Malin OF
sland Pond and Mrs. Lowell Green of
Berlin. n. H. The bearers at the flu
leral were the four sons. lntermeut :
vas beside his wife in the Mead ceme
cry. =
A very instructive article, WESTERLY a
which appears in the January e
ssue of the Sullivan Machinery com
'anys magazine. Mine and Quarry, was
ontributed by Ray 7. MeGrath of Bos- n
on formerly connected with the Sulli Z
an branch in this city. Five pages,
ecompanied by illustrations, are devot d
d to Mr.. Mctirath's thesis. In the dis 2
curse, Mr., McGrath traces the history n
I the granite quarried from that sec
ion of Rhode Island from the days when
he first operators struck ground until +
he present day. The greater portion r