The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

free patterns next week ~ rittS
Lace front corsets $3.50, at Vaughan's
Scenes and marmalade, Scotch social
Feb. ~.
See the Barre granite industry picture
at the Pavilion to-day.
Have you been waiting for that ging-
ham sale at Perry's on Saturday,
Special meeting of Canton Vinton Fri
day night, Feb. 20, at 1880. Per order
captain.
A. T. Smith and son shipped reg
istered Guernsey bull calf to parties in
Grand Isle this morning
Leo Sullivan of Nashua, n. H., ar
rived in the city to-day to make an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
Miss Grace Shaw of Bellows Falls ar
rived in the city to-day to make an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
John Conachie of Boston arrived in the
city last night for a few weeks visit
with friends and relatives.
The regular meeting of the Sunday
school teachers of st. Monica's church
will not be held this evening.
! The Philomathian club Will meet Fri
day at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. j. w.
i Jackson, 20 South Main street.
i News has been received of the birth
OF a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Il. n.
| Ketchum of Paris, H., on Feb. is.
4 G. J.. Butler returned last night to
4 his home at Fairfax, after passing a
few days in the city with friends.
/ Charles Rollins returned to-day to his
home at Concord, N. H., after visiting
for several days in the city with friends.
i DIR. +. w. Hudson, who was summoned
to Westfield, Mass, by the sudden death
of his mother, returned to the city last
night
/ o. W. Bushey of North Main street
left this morning for Rouses Point N.
~, where he will make business visit
OF several days
i George Letoumeau. who has been Wis
ting with friends at Websterville for
the past few days, returned to-day to
his home at Essex Junction.
Roderick DAILY, who has been the
guest OF friends on Brook street for the
lpast few days, returned last night to
his home at Springfield, Mass.
Buy scratch feed, wheat, oyster shells,
ground bone, beef scraps, dry mash for
| your hens at the Kempton Mills, former
| ly Averill mills. Tel. 367-M. Prompt
delivery.
Thomas Abair Of st. Johns, P. O., ar
rived in the city this afternoon for a
few days visit with friends before going
to Great Darlington, Mass, for few
weeks visit.
The Woodmen will have ladies' night
on Friday, the Goth, at X. of G. hall at
5 o'clock All members and their fam
lilies and prospective members are ex-
pected TO attend
Miss Gertrude Heminway. who has
been passing a few weeks with friends
in this city, left last night for BurIing
ton for weeks visit before returning
to her home at Glens Falls, N. Y.
Carl Leon of Utica, N. ". we'll
known candy manufacturer, who has
been passing a few days in the city, left
yesterday afternoon for Burlington,
where he will remain for several days
before returning to his home
Visiting sir knights are invited to at
tend the second of series of dancing
parties in the st. Aldemar commandery
barracks this evening. Music by the
commandery orchestra and buffet
luncheon at intermission.
William Mcdonald of East Barre has
gone on an extensive business trip
terests Of the World Granite company.
He will visit at Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
and several eastern states on the return
trip.
Homer G. Ladd of Orange street has
gone to Washington, ID. G.. where he
viii attend the golden jubilee of the
institution of the knights of Pythias,
which is being held this week. The
Barre party will return to the city dur
ing the first part Of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown, who have
been visiting for the past few weeks
at Manchester. n. H., returned to the
city last night. Mr.. Brown has been
recuperating from a recent illness. He
viii resume his duties at the Dewey Col
umn Cutting works in another week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Il. Hodges, who
have been residing in Barre since the
former assumed the management of the
w. W. Woolworth store here, left this
morning for Willimantic, Conn, where !
Mr.. Hodges has been transferred by the
Woodwork Co. Mr.. Hodges has been in
Willmantic several weeks.
Among those who registered at The
Buzzell hotel yesterday were: G. S. Col |
by. Boston; H. L. Ferguson, New York; |
Carl Leon, Utica. n Y; G. w. r. |
Beyerle. West Lebanon, n. H.; J. A. |
Conaty. Boston; J. J. Kennedy. Burling-
ton; Miss Ruth Ford, Bethel; r. r. |
Lang, Springfield, Mass; S. i. Pear
son. Burlington; Charles f. Gillett |
Richmond; Il. A. Fits. Randolph; G. H. |
Brooks. Franklin, n. H.; William Dun
bar, Chicago Ill; Oliver Plamonda,
Sherbroolle. r. Q.
Representative checker players from
Barre, Barre Town and Montpelier have
been invited to attend the annual tour
nament of the state checker club which
is to be held in Burlington on the after
noon of Saturday, Feb. 81. 1t is not
unlikely that a team from this vicinity
will be sent to compete with some of
the other strong teams around the
state. Barre has long been known as a
stronghold for live checker players and
the present winter has witnessed con-
revival of interest in the
pastime. Two matches between Barre
and Montpelier teams have already been
played and Others are in prospect In
addition there have been many individ
lal competitions.
The remains of Mrs. Amelia Ledue,
wife of Frank Leclair. whose death at
ler home. corner of Maple avenue and
North Seminary street, Monday night
'ollou-od a. Illness of lesa than a wool