The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-13
TALK OF THE TOWN
Bed coverings at Knight's.

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By express to-day, new fall serge
dresses. Paris Shrtwaist House.
The McWhorter Co. are showing a
complete line of Mackinaw coats from
$3.50 to $1,000.
Walter North returned this morning to
his home in Burlington, after spending
several days with relatives in the city.
Mrs. Maria Watt and little son, John
left this noon for Groton pond, where
they will make a several days stay in
camp.
We are now paying % cents for fresh
eggs in exchange for goods. Five per
cent. discount allowed on your purchases.
Eastman Bros.
You will soon want little fire in the
evening. Be prepared by having some
fuel on hand The b. NJ. Miles Coal Co.,
l22 North Main street.
The Barre Citizens band will give one
of its series of concerts in the park Fri
day evening. The regular concert this
evening has been deferred.
Howard F. Blossom, who has been Wis
iting relatives on the west hill for the
past ten days, left this morning for his
home near Pike Station, n. H.
A regular meeting of st. Johns court,
No. 522, will be held on Thursday even
| ing at 1880 o'clock A full attendance is
requested. Refreshments after the meet
! ing.
Miss Bella Duncan of Warren street,
who is taking three weeks vacation
| from her clerical duties in the Frank
McWhorter store, is passing a week with
| friends in Brookfeld.
C. A.. Metcalf OF Cleveland, Ohio, first
sales agent for the granite firm of Town
send, Townsend & Co., is spending sew
eral days in the city as the guest of AL.
H. Gerhardt of wellington street.
Among the business visitors in the city
yesterday were the following: William
Joyce, William Stevens and Frank
Knowles of Mortified, j. w. Untiedt
of Brookfeld and AL Reed of Berlin.
Mrs. Homer Hayden of the Montpelier
road and Miss Mary Mccarthy of Sum
mer street returned yesterday from East
Montpelier, where they have been the
guests of Mrs. G. G. Robins for the past
week.
Examinations of applicants for teach
ers' certificates and for free tuition in
secondary schools will be held in Spsuld-
ing high school Barre, Vermont, Aug. IA
and Is beginning at $3.50 each day.
G. J. Seager, Supt.
Harry S. Blow, drug clerk and soda
dispenser in the pharmacy of Wood &
Beebe, in Burlington, has returned home,
after passing few days at the home of
his aunt, Mrs. H. L. Douglass, where
his mother, Mrs. Moses Blow, and her
three daughters are now spending two
months.
Deputy Sheriff A. NJ. Morrison left
this morning on an automobile trip to
Claremont, N. II. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Morrison and little daughter,
Elizabeth, and the family will visit rela-
tives in Saxtons River, Brattleboro, Bel
lows Falls, Brookline and Westmoreland,
n. H., before returning home.
A half-dozen local privates of Com
pany H of Montpelier returned to-day
from Burlington, where they have been
passing the week in camp with the First
Vermont regiment at Camp Governor
Fletcher. The Barre infantrymen report
an excellent time. Captain Newell C.
Barber, one of the officers of the line,
also returned home to-day.
James Leonard of Brandon, who was
employed for several months as a clerk
by the Granite Savings Bank & Trust
Co., was a visitor in the city last even
ing while on his way to Chelsea, where
he was once connected with the Orange
County National bank. Mr.. Leonard is
now assistant cashier of the Brandon
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for few days on his way home.
Chief c. B. Gladding Of the fire depart
ment went this morning to Burlington,
where he was invited to attend meet
ing of the executive board of the Yer
mont State Firemen's association. Plans
will be completed for the state tourna-
ment to be held at White River Junction
in September. Committeeman from Bur-
lington, st. Adams, Montpelier, Ran
dolph, Bennington and other towns we're
to be present.
G. H. Woods OF South Main street, |
who recently severed his connection with |
the Consolidated Lighting Co.'s local Of !
flee, left this morning for Haverhill, |
Mass, where he viii be employed by the
G. H. Tenney corporation. Mr.. Woods |
resigned his place among the call men OF |
the Barre fire department and on the ac
ceptance of his resignation Lester Wright !
was selected to I'll the vacancy. Mr.. |
Wright was formerly listed as fireman,
but he resigned when he left town some
months ago.
The east side of North Main street as
far north at the Central street intersec-
ton is now open to team traffic. The
touches to the completed stretch |
of paving between Seminary and Central
streets were added yesterday, and before
night the bars were let down for teams.
Work on the paving project goes on
apace, and within short time the entire
east side of the thoroughfare will be
available for traffic purposes. The big
steam mixing machine is now stationed |
at Brook street.
The Granite City hose eompany's run
ming team held its first practice of the
season at the driving park off Ayers
street last evening. Twenty members of
the company responded to the captains
call and an hours hard work was put in
over the course. Captain Gilbert Phil
lips expects to whip his charges into
shape within few days, and by next
week it is likely that all viii be doing
the distance with ease. Monday night
the cart viii be taken to the park and
the men will go the prescribed distance
with the hose apparatus at their heels.
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