The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-01
TALK OF THE TOWN


| Mrs. B. A. Eastman and Mrs. ]. j.
Goodwin are in camp at Fairlee lake.
Public whist party in X. of G. hall on
Thursday, July 2, at 2 p. m. Admis-
sion, l0c.
| Clean amusement at low prices. L. A.
A. o. H., whist party, X. Of c. hall on
Thursday afternoon.
Harry Page of Sufiield, Ct, arrived
in the city yesterday to make an ex-
tended visit as the guest of relatives.
The hill train will run Friday night
this week, instead of Saturday The
Barre stores will be closed all day Sat.
urday.
Miss Myrtle Stewart returned to-day
to her home at Wells River, after pass
ing few days in the city as the guest
of friends.
The South Barre grange will give u
dance in Unity temple Friday evening,
July 3, from 8 to IL, Refreshments.
Bruce's orchestra.
The Barre Hospital Aid association
will meet in the Aldrieh hall Friday aft
ernoon, at o'clock. The executive com
mittee win meet at $50.
Dance in Rowland hall Friday, July g.,
by the Carpathia club. Music, Riley's
orchestra. Dancing, to Il. Admission
soc per couple Extra ladies, Zoe.
At the Eastern Estate Tea Store on
Friday, with SOC purchase or more, Is
extra trade marks will be given free, as
the store will be closed on Saturday,
Adv.
The Starfsh Giants defeated the
Brook street Stars this morning, Is to @.
The batteries were: Starfish, Manatc
and Barberri; Brook street Stars, Glass
and Bogeri
Alexander Corey of Prospect street
left to-day for Berlin. n. H.. where he
will visit for few days before return
ing to Barre with Mrs. Corey, who has
been making an extended visit with
New Hampshire relatives.
Ralph Nye of Prospect street began
work this morning in the f, d. Ladd
& Co.'S store. Leslie Rogers of Spauld-
ing street, who has been detained from
his duties at the same store for the
past 10 days, continues to improve
slowly.
Mrs. Francis A. Mccarthy of Q Aver.
i'll street left early this afternoon for
Franconia, n. H., to pass the summer at
her former home. She will be joined
later by Mr.. Mccarthy, who is to visit
in Holyoke, Mass, and New York before
going to New Hampshire.
Miss Bessie Spear also has in her col
lection of antiques an old bellows organ
similar to the one on exhibition in b. w.
Hooker's window. The instrument is
made of beautiful old mahogany. the
keys being in perfect condition in spite
of many years, both of usage and ne
elect. since its manufacture. The organ
was made by "E. ID. and G. G.. Nye,
Montpelier. VT" the firm name appear
ing on small brass plate below the key
board.
Fraternal lodges in Barre will be well
represented at the several Fourth of
July celebrations to be held in Vermont
this year. At Mortified the drill team
of Granite City camp, NJ. w. A., viii
give an exhibition as a part of the fore
Moons program. Canton Ninton, p. NJ.
plans to send sizeable deputation of
its members to st. Adams to join in the
parade and it is possible that a num-
Der of local Knights of Columbus viii
figure in the X. C. section of the St
Adams parade.
Trainmen who are accustomed to gaz-
ing over wide sweep of country as the
Central Vermont train picks it way over
the Williamstown branch told to-day of
seeing broad slabs of snow laid up
against the topmost sides OF Pigeon
mountain over toward Alarshheld. Cold
weather in the late days of June was re-
sponsible for several miniature snow
storms on the mountain caps, according
to report. and farmer in the city to-
day whose annual summer inspection OF
fences called him TO the top of a noun
tain peak along the Orange range, told
of travelling over small areas of snow
one and two inches in thickness.
L. 7. Passebois and family and L. F.
Abbott Of Burlington arrived in the
city yesterday to make a few months
visit. Both Mr. Passebois and Mr. Alb
bott are affiliated with the Seventh Day
Adventists and win conduct meetings in
the city during the coming two months.
Yesterday they secured the lease of The
Buzzell grounds on Pearl street for the
coming two months. with the intention
Of conducting the services. Tents have
been erected on the grounds and to-day
electrical workmen are engaged in wiz
ing the grounds for lighting facilities.
The Burlington members will conduct
the services in conjunction with local
members Of that denomination.