The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-05
TALK OF THE TOWN
Wayne knit hose, at Fits.


Wayne knit hose, at Fits.
Canopy top parasols at Abbott's.
! June sale white goods at 1aughan's
2 Big house dress sale Saturday a
/ Fits.
Abbott is making special prices OF
odd skirts
: Big sale of silk waists and one piec
, street dresses. Paris Shirtwaist House
3 Notice, ladies of Presbyterian churcl
donating food for the food sale, please
send same to church at / p. m. Satur.
lday, June Z.
Miss Agnes Tassie and Neil 'Tassie
who have been spending several days al
their home in South Woodbury., have re
turned to Barre.
Miss Carrie Shores, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Shores Of South Barre,
who had an operation at her home a
week ago, improves slowly.
| Auction sale of personal property OF
| A. Martennetti at Fred LaBounty farm
at South Barre, Saturday at ! o'clock
sharp. Six cows, four horses, new farm
! ing tools, etc. See ad.
/ Last evening the Odd Fellows and the
Rebekahs conducted the second of a Sc
ries of dances in the Miles hall. There
was a large attendance present, includ-
| ing a large number of members of the
| lodge from Nalliamstown. Harris or
chestra dispensed music to the dancers.
[ Refreshments OF punch and waters were
served during the evening.
The second of the series of concerts
to be rendered by the Barre band was
held at the music stand in city park
last evening. The attendance was larg
en- than that at the opening concert on
Memorial day evening. A well arranged
program of numbers met with the ap.
proval of the audience. The next con-
cert will be held on Wednesday evening
next week.
Mrs. Lizzie Wood, Mrs. James Cow and
Mrs. Homer G. Ladd went yesterday to
Burlington, where as delegates from
Ruth chapter, No. SO. O. Z. s., they
will attend the annual state convention
of the Order of Eastern Star. The dele
gates will return to Barre Saturday
morning. Next week occurs the annual
eonclaye of the Vermont Masons in Bur-
lington, and plans are being made by To- |
cal Masonic bodies for sending sizeable |
delegations to the meeting
Postmaster f. w. Bisbee. States At.
torney J. Ward Carver, NJ S. Rounds,
d. NJ. Miles, Fred n. Bradley, Earl c.
Cummings and James E. Miles of Bur
lington returned last night by automo
bile from Mount Mansfield. where they
have been attending the annual open
ing of the Lake Mansfield Trout club.
Tuesday night, the club members en-
ioyed trout supper. III pounds of fish
having been taken from the lake during
the day. Yesterday at high noon came
the annual trout dinner.
This evening at 0 o'clock over 60 mem.
Ders OF the Barre Retail Merchants as
will leave city square for Wa
erbury, where a get together dinner will
De served at the Waterbury inn at 1880 I
,'clock. Nearly score of automobile |
,wners have announced their intention {
II going The car owners are asked to :
meet at the square By 5:45 o'clock and !
he trip will be started fifteen minutes I
alter. An informal afterdinner program
will follow at $3.50 and the return to ,
Barre will be made late in the even
ng.
Shortly before one o'clock this after :
'Gon telephone call to the central fire !
tation sent the auto truck to the four !
enement house at 80 Aver street, I
ehere chimney fire had caused a COM |
notion among the tenants. When the
Temen arrived there was considerable l
nioke issuing through the various
ooms OF the building and an investiga J.
ion revealed that the eause of the v
moke was chimney fire. The regulars,
Tho manned the truck. found that it g.
'as necessary only to apply a solution !,
the hand chemical Aside from what :,
noke poured through the house there s
as no damage incurred. The house is :,
wned by w. G. Reynolds. lin
Cobble Hill grange held well at :.
'nded meeting last night. ~ members =
nd four visitors being present. The r
cturer's hour was given over TO the :.
1ung people, who varied the usual pro- ? ?
am very aeceptably by giving min =
rel show. The company comprised IL g
,ung ladies and gentlemen surprising
disguised in burnt cork and red cal b
D. William Cummings acted as inter l.
cutor and introduced the following VI
Imbers: Song "Old Kentucky Home" lpr
mpany; song, Dixie" company; solo. an
loan Yo' Cry. My Honey r. {. Kent; Be
ng, cold Black joe company: duet, lpa
tar of the East" Miss Hazel Hack ire
4 Mr.. Kent; quartet. TO Be in Dix ce
: Messrs. Bassett. Winter. Cummings ~
4 Rassett; song, ~Massa's IN the Cold. dit
I'd Ground company; recitation. The sh
uelty of Legree.- Mr.. Kent. song. "Mv of
q Virginia Home" Miss Florice Cliff be
I'd The committee having charge Of It's
e entertainment were Miss Lens Owen. tn
.ss 2. Mcdonald and Robert Bsssetf. fal
e next meeting will be June IL and p
u be ehildren's night wo