The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

New line OF SUIT cases AT fltts.
; Whist party Wednesday afternoon.
See the pretty summer dresses at IN
, Vaughan Store
Five days more 10 attend our anniver
! sary sale Paris Shirt Waist House.
A regular meeting of the l.. A., A. I
H., will be held Wednesday evening a
|, 1880.
May l.. and Katherine L. Cooley o
, Boston are visiting Miss Gladys Goole,
of Beckley hill
Thomas Letourneau left this morning
for Burlington, where he will spend sew
eral days with friends.
Miss Bernice Tilotson of East Mont
pelier is spending several days IN tn
city as the guest OF relatives.
Frank Batchelder has returned to his
home in Woodbury., after spending sew
eral days with friends in the city.
Pasquale ladisconia, who has been
passing a month in New York City and
Stamford, Conn, returned TO Barre this
morning.
William s. Pitkin of Boston, for
mer resident of Barre, arrived in the
city this morning for few days visit
with friends.
! \ ne hlthHtTH OI lnt IitSbN t'iini'
church will meet this evening at the
home of Edith Watson on Cliff street
at I o'clock.
| James Curtain. former resident OF
Barre. who has been spending several
days in the city, returned this morning
to his home in Hardwick.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Eastman of Camp
street left yesterday by automobile for
North Ferrisburg. where they will make
short visit with relatives.
Mrs. Marie Mathieson of Boston is
making few days visit at the home
OF her motherin.law, Mrs. Annie
Mathieson of Garfield avenue.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Bartlett, who has
been making an extended stay in Bos'
ton and other Massachusetts, cities, re-
turned this morning for the summer.
A. w. Graham, a prominent Buffalo,
\. y, granite dealer, who has been
spending several days in the Barre
granite belt, left for his home this
forenoon.
Clarence Bartlett, who has been con-
fined to his home on Summer street
by illness for the past two weeks, was
able to return this noon to Waterbury,
where ne Is employed.
States Attorney j. Ward Carver and
Mrs. Carver and Mr.. and Mrs. Don V.
Camp Of South Barre left this morning
for Mt. Mansfield, where they will re-
main for short outing.
The lawn party and auto ride, which
we're to have taken place Wednesday
evening at ST. Monica's church, have |
Lax H. f,.&. 1utA
viii be made later.
Robert johnson OF Seminary street,
who las been confined to the Heaton |
hospital for the past three weeks,
where he underwent a minor operation,
was able to leave the institution this
week and return to his home in the
city.
At a meeting OF the Socialist com
mittee OF Washington county recently
held in this city plans were formulated
for an observance of field day to be
held in Barre on July 5. Providing
weather is auspicious, the field day will
be staged at the pasture adjacent to
he city farm. II inelement weather
conditions prevail the day will be ob.
erved in the Socialist hall on Gran
tie street. Arrangements will be made
o secure speaker of note for the
lay.
Richard Hoar, ir.. of East street
brought to The Times Office to-day !,
HUBBARD plant which he believes has !
ttained a size that few gardeners in
his vicinity can hope to surpass. The
tenn of the plant measures twenty
our inches with a circumference OF
We inches at the butt. The leaf is
hirtv-four inches long with a breadth
( thirty-five inches Young Mr.. Hoar v
as several other plants in his garden n
hat are quite as large.
"Midsummers Eve" was formally OBJ
rived last evening by the Swedish resi-
ents of Barre at the Brook street mis-
ion. The observance of the an
isersary was under the super
sion of Rev John Biork. pastor OF
he Swedish Baptist mission A well
ranged program Of literary and musi
Il numbers was carried out by we'll
nown talent. Over 100 people gathered
the mission to observe the event ac-
riding to the customs of the Scandi-
AVIAN countries. A social hour was in
der at the conclusion of the evenings
'ogram. "Midsummers Eve" and Mid
Immer's Day" June "a, which is one
the greatest holidays in Scandinavian
untries, are celebrated universally
herever inhabitants of this section of
e world are scattered, In the Scan
navian countries labor is stopped for
e day and merymaking is continuous.
lidsummer's Day. falls on the mean
y of the week when the sun hovers
ationary in the sky over these coun-
les. At this same period the midnight
n in the extreme northermost ends
the Scandinavian countries is resplen-
Mt in AL its glories, shining continu-
sly for two solid weeks. According
accepted authorities, there is no more
autiful country in the world that
feden. Norway and other northern
mtries at the time Of the summer
stice. During this period the coun
es are the meccas for travellers. There
: now several residents of Barre en-
ring the beauties of the midnight sun
Sweden.
People Behave Worse at Weddings