The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

New couch covers and portieres, at
Fits.
Special price on odd curtains, Satur-
day. at Fits.
All laces and flouneings in the red
letter sale at Vaughan's.
Special sale every Saturday at Z
O'Clock at Mrs. Nelson-C hurchs.
l0l Bison two-reel feature. Where
AT the Bjou WiienY To-day and to,
morrow
stop and buy your fruit at the United
Fruit store. They keep the best fruit at
the lowest prices.
/ Boy scouts, attention. You are re-
quested to be at the opera house to.
night at p. m. sharp.
Childrens dresses at little prices on
Saturday, percale and gingham, 4oc.
Paris Shirtwaist House.
Mrs. l.. G. Henshaw returned yester-
! day to her home in Worcester, after
spending a week with relatives in the
! city.
Miss Winifred Payne returned yestcr-
day to her home in Bradford, after
spending a few days with relatives IN
the city.
Mrs. james Smith of Maple avenue,
who has been spending the past few
months at Salisbury, n. G., has returned
to the city
Miss Daisy Rae Of Railroad street,
who has been spending several days with
relatives in Burlington, returned home
last evening.
The free scout demonstration and ex-
hibition at the opera house Is Tor every
person in Barre who is interested IN
boys and their work.
Take your auto and run over TO the
Orange Lumber company's monster clos
ing out auction sale on Saturday. Inc
roads are in good condition.
Burt Streeter, yard clerk at the Cen
trail Vermont freight station, began
few DAYS vacation from his duties this
morning and went to his home in Wa
terbury for short visit.
George III. Bellows, who is taking
weeks vacation from his duties IN r.
Kings jewelry store, leaves tonight Tor
Boston. where he will make a short visit
at his home.
The west side of the Aldrieh building
is being fitted with new awnings with
the straight roll device, to accommodate
the Consolidated Lighting Co. and the
Tilden Shoe Co.
Frank l.. Small and Earl C, Cutler
have returned from Craftsbury,
where the former purchased light bay
Morgan to be used for fancy driving
horse. Several of Mr.. Small's friends
have already been privileged to ride be-
hind the new purchase, and Others are
said to be in line.
The crack southpaw pitcher OF the
Fifth Infantry ball team, who has been
tempted with several lucrative offers to
play professional bali, is again with
the Plattsburgers and will be seen on
the mound II is worth the admission
fee to see this crack in action. He is
ably supported by good catcher and
a frst-class iniield and outfield.
The following item from the Water
bury Record will be of interest TO many
baseball fans in Barre, since Mr.. Kerr
was formerly manager OF the Barre Ath-
letie clubs team and q prominent figure
in baseball circles: Robert Kerr has
been elected manager OF the Waterbury
Athletic club baseball team, succeeding
Leonard Tierney, who has resigned. Mr..
Kerr knows the business end OF base
ball team. His success with last years
team warrants his being again placed
at the head
The woman's guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd held its annual meet |
ing Yesterday afternoon and elected the
following officers to serve during the
coming year: President, Mrs. Sherman
y. Parker; first vice-president. Mrs. |
William Given: second president, |
Mrs. William Robins; secretary, Mrs.
John w. Vaughan; treasurer, Miss Gall. |
The guild is in a lourishing condition
with respect to finances and during the |
wear Just closed ii has accomplished |
good in no small or sparing measure. |
Numerically, the guild is gaining stead |
ilv and the members look forward to
one Of the most successful years in its |
history.
Young Louis Frattini, who is EN-
ployed as an office boy at the CONSOLE /
date Lighting Co. offices in the Aldrieh |
building. figured in bicycle mix-up on
Blackwell street early this morning and |
after his wheel and that Of a stranger |
with whom he collded had been sep 1
arated, it was found that both had been
badly smashed Frattin and the other /
rider eollided in trying to dodge each /
other. circumstance that is often re-
sponsible for automobile accidents. The 4
stranger was thrown from his mount /
and Frattini had all he could do to keep 4
his seat on the frame. He escaped with
, few minor scratches, while the other
principal in the shuttle emerged from the
collision with a pair of trousers rent
,sunder in places Both wheels We're
badly damaged and the Frattini boy. /
who had purchased his bicycle only re-
emily, says it will cost him SIS for re-
pairs.
Robert Coxon, Websterville quarry
man, had narrow escape from death
while working at the Barre Medium
luarry near his home Wednesday fore
noon. When the big boom on one OF
he derricks swung suddenly around to
where number of quarrymen were
.tandipo tho chain hrnkp and a severed