The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

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bolts.
Silk and gauze hosiery; the right kind
at Vaughans.
Long silk gloves 75c pair at the
Vaughan Store.
Perry's on Saturday.
Regular meeting of Canton Vinton or
Friday evening, May s.
New shipment of silk petticoats, price
1925. Paris Shirtwaist House.
Mrs. James Mulch returned Wednes-
day to her home on Nelson street, from
the City hospital.
There will be a meeting of the A. O
H. this evening and afterwards there
will be smoketalk.
Alice Waldo of WilIiamstown, who
was operated on at the City hospital
"Wednesday, is getting along nicely.
George Harritos, who has been spend
ing the past two weeks at Manchester
N. H., returned to the city yesterday
i Albert Batchelder of Beverly, Mass.
arrived in the city this week and com.
menced work at the Bennett barber
shops.
Miss Nellie Harrigan returned to-day
to her home at Mortified, after a few
days visit in the city as the guest of
friends.
Large auction sale Saturday at the
City Auction Market, Depot square. See
ad. in this paper. o. II. Hale, auc.
tioneer.
Miss Agnes Olson, who has been spend
ing several days at her home on Wash
ington street, returned to-day to Bur
lington.
Mrs. John Nicholson of Franklin street
returned to-day from Sherbrooke, p. O.,
where she has been visiting for the past
ten days.
George Milne of North Main street re-
turned this forenoon from Boston, where
he has been spending the past week
with friends.
| James Ryan of Websterville was a
visitor in the city yesterday on his way
to Proctor to make an extended visit
with friends.
Odd ladies' dance in X. of G. hall Fri
day night. Harris orchestra will fur
nish music. Refreshments will be served
Gentlemen 25c, ladies l5c.
Teachers in the Baptist Sunday school
are asked to remember the teachers
meeting to be held at Gas tonight
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| George w. Mann of Wellington street
left to-day for Boston, where he will re-
main for few days He is the Wash
ingtop county agent for the Stanley
steamer and will drive one of the
mountain wagon" models back to
Barre.
This evening services will be held at
st. Monica's church in connection with
the May devotions. The service will
commence at 1880 o'clock, consisting OF
the rosary, instructions and benediction.
Rev. p. NJ. McKenna, pastor of st. Mon
ica's church, will oificiate at the services.
The advance sale of tickets for BEL
shazzar" indicates that it will be nec-
essary for those who wish to attend the
cantata Wednesday, May l3, to secure
their tickets before that night. The
seating capacity of the Baptist church
is limited and the entertainment will
not be repeated.
The prayer meeting at the Hedding
church this evening viii begin at 7
O'Clock; topic, "Church Efficiency The
official board will meet at s. Important
business, relating to the best welfare of
the church for the coming year will be
taken up. 1t is hoped that all inter
ested will be present, as far as possible
Edmund Burke of Providence and
Westerly, r. J., one OF Rhode Islands
most prominently known poultrymen,
arrived in the city yesterday to make a
few days visit as the guest of Charles
Oliver of the Websterville road. Mr.
Burke will return to his home the latter
part of the week. He has shipped
consignment OF Mr.. Olliver's blue ribbon
Buff Rock birds to his poultry farm at
Westerly.
Among those registered at The Buzz
zell hotel yesterday We're: w. f.
Fortune, Boston; G.. H. Colby, Boston;
James Mason, Pavilion; William Lee,
Pavilion; George L. Gates, Maiden,
Mass; r. L. Deylin, Boston; Rob Smith,
Meriden. Conn; Clarence Somers, Con-
cord; George Bricklett, Springfield,
Mass; Charles L. Brown, Northboro,
Mass. G. j. RUSSELL Cabot; Alice and
Bessie Smith, North Montpelier.
Mrs. Julia Kelley was rendered sur
prise at her home on Prospect street |
last evening by about 20 of her friends.
The party gathered near the postoffice !
and marched to her home on upper Pros
pect street. Mrs. Kelley was taken |
greatly DN SURPRISE at lHt dEtIhdl VI /
her friends. She was presented good |
sized purse of gold by her friends as
a token of their esteem for her. The |
evening was devoted to progressive whist
and other forms of amusement. Re-
freshments were served during the even
ing.
Thirty members of the Barre Golf
club were present in the city court room
last evening for a specially called meet
ing to determine whether the dues
should be raised. Although some oppo-
sition to the proposal to increase the |,
yearly assessment had developed in the
past few weeks, it was voted last night
to raise the membership fee for men
from SIS to 81. The women are to pay
So per year as members of the club. The
raise was the subject of con-
debate before the issue was
finally reduced to a vote. Those sup
porting the increase were in the large
majority. 1t is understood that the raise
will become effective at once.
The current issue of the Goddard
Record. recently distributed to subscrib
ers, friends and alumni of the school,
contains many short stories and is
fringed on one side with some excellent
editorial material and under the last
cover with early season notations on
athletics at the seminary. Latterly
there seems to have been a growing de-
sire to make of The Record publica-
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