The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
TALK OF THE TOWN


ii. G.. Boyce returned to-day from
Wells River where he has been making
a short business visit
Dan A. Perry of the Perry Real Estate
agency left this forenoon on few days
business trip to Lebanon, N. II.
William Bishop left yesterday for
Montreal, p. o. where he will make a
several days visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Taylor of
Woodbury. were among the business Wis
itors in the city yesterday and to-day.
Mrs. Edith Hartley OF Fortney place
| lett this forenoon for Burlington, where
she will spend several days with rel
atives.
| H. f. Cutler and Fred d. Ladd re-
turned this morning from Boston, where
they have been making few days
| business visit.
Mrs. Charles Hurley and two daugh-
tiers, who have been visiting relatives
in Barre and vicinity, returned this
morning to their home in Glover.
Miss Elizabeth Sutton has gone TO st.
Adams, where she viii make a weeks
visit with her aunt, Mrs Elmer johnson,
Robert Kerr, who has been visiting
friends at his former home in Barre for
few days, returned last night to Wa
terbury. Mr.. Kerr viii be remembered
here as a one-time manager of the Barre
Athletic clubs baseball team.
Mrs. Il. Mcpherson Laws, who has
been passing ten days at her home on
Wellington street, left this forenoon for
Boston, where she will make an extend
ed stay. She was accompanied as far as
White River junction by Mr.. Laws.
Some of the men at the fire station
were called to the house of Barclay
Scott early this afternoon to look after
a chimney fire which was resisting the
efforts OF the householders to restrain
They went up with the practice sleigh
and carried hard extinguishers.
John Rudy, who has been passing
few days in the city, returned this fore
noon to Hanover, N. H., where he is
making his home with Mrs. Ruddy for
q time. He was accompanied by Mrs.
w, II. Snow, his daughter, who viii
make short stay in Hanover.
Claude Druge of Camp street. who
began weeks vacation from his duties
in the tailoring department of Lamorey
4 Co.'s store, left this afternoon for
Montreal p. O.. where he will spend
few days with his brother, who recently
returned to Canada from a years stay
at his former home in Bordeaux.
Paul d. leavitt, who has been de-
tanned from his duties at the postoflice
for several days. is slowly recovering
from severe attack of the grippe. For
time it was feared that the case would
develop into pneumonia, but reports to-
day told OF his improved condition
James L. Levie of Hill street is taking
Mr.. Leayitts place at the federal build
ing.
The Vecchia Filodramatic company
viii give the first of series of plays
m the opera house Saturday evening,
the name of the piece being la Morte
Civile," powerful three-act drama that
has been interpreted successfully by
other Italian actors elsewhere: The new
orchestra viii furnish music for the af-
fair, and the advance sale of seats en-
sures the success of the affair. Such
well-known amateurs as +. Valentine,
Nj. Pusea, +. Comolli, A. Parnigoni, A.
Fontana, l.. Comolli, C. Restelli. and
Others are in the cast. Rehearsals have
been going on for several weeks. and
the directors of the company plan to
make it one of the most successful pres.
entations in the history of Italian dra-
matics in Barre. The performance will
begin at S:l5. Special car aecommoda-
tons for North Barre and MONTPELIER
patrons will be provided Immediately
after the last act.
Announcements have been received in
this city of the wedding of Miss Anna
Louise Preston, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles f. Preston of Congress
street, st. Adams, and Martin Fl. Shell
tus of WalIingford. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. E. Sheltus of Highgate Center.
The ceremony was performed at the
home OF the BRIDES parents Wednesday
morning at 9;45 o'clock, Rev. w. Parkyn
jackson Of the Stranahan Memorial, be-
ing the officiating clergyman. The bride,
who was unattended, wore blue travel
ing suit with hat to match. Only mem
bers of the immediate family were pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Sheltus left at once
on the New England States Limited for
a trip to Boston and New York. The !
bride is well known st. Adams young
woman. For several terms she was IL
teacher in the public schools of High |
gate. Mr.. Sheltus will be remembered !
by many as a former resident of Barre |
At one time he was employed in d. F. |
Davis drug store and after an absence
of several years, he returned to this |
city and became the manager of the |
Charles Zanleoni drug store on North |
Main street. Nearly two years ago he
left Barre and went to Wallingford, !
where he was employed in drug store.
Later he came to be proprietor of the |
business. Mr.. and Mrs. Sheltus will
make their home in Wallingford.