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

Handkerchief sale at Abbott's on sat
urday.
See the soc neckwear for 25c at the
Vaughan Store.
Eighty nine cents each, an extra spe'
eial value in umbrellas, at Perry's on
Saturday.
". II. Eager has moved his household
goods from "a Fairyiew street TO tue
house Mt 8 Hooker avenue.
John r. Calaghan of North Main
street Il employed at Gerald Holmes
my Bakery in the Scampim build
ing.
Great sale on silk muslin, all colors
and designs; regular csc, Saturday only
al half the price, 1915 cents yard, at
the New York Bargain House.
David Mortimer, who has been spend
ing the past few weeks in the city with
relatives. will return tomorrow TO bos-
ton to resume his duties with the Bangor
& Boston Navigation company. Mr..
Mortimer ia engaged as a second pilot
on one Of the boats plying between the
Maine city and Boston.
The condition Of David Gilbertson, the
Young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gil
bertson. who suffered the fracture OF his
right wrist while playing with compan-
ions last Sunday morning, continues 70
improve slowly. The boy is resting COM
fortably and his physician expects that
he will be able to be out OF doors short
ly.
About thirty-fve people from this city
attended the fair at East Barre last
night, held under the auspices OF the
East Barre A. c. Harris orchestra FUR
nished music at the dance. "The Rag
time Four a group Of local vaudeville
performers, presented a sketch which
won applause.
At the Berlin street baseball park yes
teriay afternoon. the North Barre ID. {.
V team defeated the Red Sox IN q
well. played game by score OF 7 to O.
The battery for the winners was a. Cal
cagni and J. Vercoe and for the losers,
w. Starr and T. Starr. The hitting OF
L. Frattini and Calcagni's twiriing fea-
tured the contest.
Friends in this city of c. Bianchi Boz,
fin of Hardwiek, former resident OF
Barre. will be interested to learn that
he recently underwent successful OPP
Grafton for appendicitis at the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington. Inc
patient is still at the hospital, although
his physicians predict an early recov'
cry and expect that he will be able 10
return home within few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Gaskell, formerly
Of Barton, who have been spending the
winter at Daytons, Fla, returned to
Barre Wednesday night. Their son, NJ
f. Gaskell. who recently opened cloth
inc store in Bethel, was in the city to-
day moving his household goods from
Fast street to house in Bethel. lie
was accompanied back to Bethel by ms
father. while his wife and mother VIII
spend a few days with relatives in North
field before going TO their future home
The Italian Athletic Juniors viii dedi.
cate their new suits at Rangers field
this afternoon by playing the North
Barre Red Sox. Colombo and Tongnay
win do the battery work for the soX
with Nendez and Ricciareli for the Ath-
letics The /. A. c. team received ITS
new UNIFORMS INi- titAhAhks nv - -
gray tint. with red stockings and caps
to match. On the sleeves. after the fash
ion of the New York Giants, the Cubs
the ]. A. C., and others, the club mi
tails have been embroidered. This after
moons game starts at 4;l5 o'clock.
George Lunn Of Montpelier, who has
been employed in many shoe shops in
washington county. began work yester'
dav for Alex. Bisset in the shoe repair
shop under the American Clothing store
Mr.. Lunn. a veteran oobbler. Is also a
survivor Of the war Of 81, and has many
interesting stories TO tell concerning his
adventures in the Rebellion as well as
happenings that took place in the piping
times Of peace. For sixty years he has
labored at the repair bench and az the
present time he Is probably one Of q very
/ few cobblers Of the old school in Wash
/ ington county who lived when shoes were
made bv the village shoemaker. Mr.
! Lunn IL nearly seventy-siN years cd and
learned the cobbler's trade when young
boy.