The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

H See Abbott's Munsing underwear win
II dow.
H Come to headquarters for your glove
and neekwear, at Vaughan's.
\ If you want apples, it will pay yo'
to come to Hinsdale's apple car.
H j. j. Ford of Averill street returned
last night from New York, where HI
has been visiting for the past week.
Mrs. Joseph Kenefck went to-day t.
West Lebanon, N. H., to visit will
friends and relatives for few days.
Shop stewards may get their Granite
Cutters Journals by calling at the sec
retarys office tonight, Angus Melon
aid, see.
Miss Grace Bingham returned this
morning to her home in Rochester, aft
er passing a few days with friends on
the Montpelier road
The people around the Cobb1e Hill
schoolhouse are asked not to forget the
meeting in the grange hall tonight at
! 1880. Rev. Duncan Salmond will lead.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Minnett and
Mrs. Arvilla FREEDOM of Rutland returned
| to their home to-day, after visiting
their sister, Mrs. David Welch, on the
East Barre road.
| William Marion, clerk at the Mont
pelier & Wells River freight station, is
| taking a few weeks vacation from his
duties. He has gone to Boston for u
visit with relatives. Before returning
r. T., and Worcester, Mass.
Rev. George w. Morrow, formerly sec.
rotary of the Vermont Anti-Saloon
league, who has been visiting friends
in the city for few days, has gone
to Greensboro, where he will remain for
a short time before returning to Mich
igan, where he is engaged in temperance
work.
John Manning of Salem, Mass, ar
rived in the city yesterday and COM
meneed work to-day at the Smith &
Cummings meat and provision store. Mr..
Manning is an experienced fish man,
having had many years of experience in
Massachusetts, fish markets. He sue
ceeds John Heney in charge of the fish
department.
The Minister'S Monday club holds its
annual meeting on Wednesday, in con-
junction with Prof Honline's lectures at
the religious workers educational con-
ference in memorial room, city hall,
Montpelier. The program is as follows:
10 a. M, lecture by Prof Honline; noon,
luncheon Of members of club; p. m,
business session. $3.50 p. m, lecture by
Prof Honline.
A special meeting of the Spaulding
glee club was held this noon at the high
school building, with large attendance
present. constitution was submitted
I'D mia
vote of the club to donate a music stand |
for the use of Miss Josephine Hovey, |
instructor of music in the public schools,
who is directing the glee club
Arrangements have been completed for
the reception to be given by the Bap-
fist church to the choir Wednesday even
ing at 7;45. All members of the Baraca
class are asked TO remember that each
man is to bring a cake or its equivalent.
A good program has been arranged, in
Guiding singing by the ladies quartet,
music, readings and solos.
All members of the church and congre-
CATION are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Robertson were
agreeably surprised at their home, 81
West Patterson street, last Saturday
evening, when some so friends and neigh
bors gathered TO remind them OF their
18th wedding anniversary. The visit
was wholly unexpected on the part of
the host and hostess, but they proved
to be royal entertainers and the evening
that followed was one of mirth and
song On behalf of the company, T. j. h
Blann presented them a handsome sill
yer service, while William Duncan,
speaking also for the company, made
he presentation of sil;cr purse. Mr..
Robertson responded tor himself and I
wife Several of the guests contributed /,
longs and instrumental selections dur !
ng the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert /
on were married in Aberdeen, Scotland, !
Is years ago. They have lived in Barre 7
learly 25 years.
The proposed new whistle for the city !
ire alarm system was given its first /
ryout this afternoon around ! o'clock. a
Vt the Beck & Beck plant off Granite /
treet the big air screeeher was attached |
o the air connections and just before t
he whistle jargon in the stoneshed belt /
egan at | o'clock the fire chief sounded il
everal blasts. There are verying opin- n
pms as to Just how the new whistle Q
ounds, but most everybody comedies o
hat it carries" well. It's tone is lit d
lie like the rancous noise emitted by the 9
as plant whistle now used by the de- a
artment, although there are those who il
pinned to-day that the steam whistle v
as the louder. If the aldermanic fire il
and the chief decide to pur-
base the air whistle, Barre's general fire
larms will proceed from the Beck &
eek plant instead of the gas works.
! is understood that the whistle will n
2 given several tests. IL