The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

John w. Vaughan of Maple Grove re
turned this morning at 8 o'clock from a
few days business visit in Boston.
Miss Sadie johnson of Merchant street
went yesterday to Mortified, where she
will visit relatives for few days.
| S. j. Smith of Williamstown was a
visitor in the city yesterday while on his
way to New York, where he will make
10 days business visit.
Charles Cheney, who has been en-
ployed in the car shops of the Central
Vermont railroad at st. Adams, arrived
in the city yesterday to pass a months
vacation.
Charles Kovalsky of Forsythe place,
who is taking a short vacation from his
duties at the Mcleod blacksmith shop on
Seminary street, went yesterday to Bur-
| lington to visit relatives.
The remains of Mrs. Belle Phillips,
| wife of Montpelier jeweler, whose
death occurred Monday, were brought to
Barre Wednesday afternoon for inter
ment in Elmwood cemetery. Rev. Albert
II. Spence, jr, of Montpelier was the
officiating clergyman at the funeral.
A light wagon attached to runaway
delivery horse side-swiped number of
vehicles that were hitched along the
way from North Seminary to Berlin
streets yesterday afternoon. The horse
started from Summer street and cut into
the main thoroughfare at Cottage street
The damage was slight and the horse
was taken captive near the Allen Lum-
Der company's establishment.
One of the most enjoyable of the sea-
sons dancing parties was held in How
land hall last evening under the auspices
of the Barre Woman's club. Around 80
couples were present when the grand
march was started soon after o'clock.
This number was augmented when the
dancing got well under way. The dance
order included numbers that attracted
dancers of all ages and all schools. At
intermission punch and waters were
served by Misses Drew and Kathryn
Martin. A committee consisting of Mrs.
+. j. Martin, Mrs. N. S. Love and Mrs.
w. A. Drew, had charge of the party.
Gasperello Bros, who recently pur-
chased the old Beckley street school build
ing, are remodeling the structure into
four tenement house which they hope
to have ready for occupancy by the mid
die of May. First and second story ver-
andas have been built on two sides of
the structure and the interior has been
entirely refnished. The purchasers OF
the school expect to get four ample
sized tenements out of the structure
Since the departure of the snow, the
approach to the new school building at
the north end has been graded and
of improvements on the terraced
front have been made. A large area of
land which flanks the brick schoolhouse
on the east has been seeded down and
by early summer an attractive lawn will
be the result.
The Pansy class of the First Baptist
church gathered at the home of Mrs
L. f. Cave last evening and rendered
shower to Miss Pearl Roll
Inns in honor of her approaching mar
riage. The evening was pleasantly
spent, the climax being a mock marriage
ceremony, when the wedding march was
played and a bridal couple, with best !
man, bridesmaid and flower girl, carried |
through their parts. Refreshments were |
then served and, after singing "Auld |
Lang Syne," the young people departed. |
wishing Miss Rollins much happiness and |
in her married life.