The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

dresses. Paris Shirtwaist House
Five hundred yards Bates l2Hsc glng'
ham 0lsc a yard at Perry's on Sat
urday.
Il. L. Waterman has returned to his
home in this city after visiting in. New
port, n. II.
Henry Gilman of Merchant street went
| to-day to Boston for few weeks visit
with. relatives and friends.
Oreste Ciadi of Quincy, Mass, arrived
in the city last night to make an in
definite visit with relatives.
Frank Finnegan of Granteyille was a
visitor in the city to-day, returning from
few days visit with relatives at Bur
| lington.
The altar guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd will meet Friday even
ing at the church, Immediately after
the service.
Regular meeting of the Sunday school
teachers of st. Monica's church at the
convent on Summer street this evening
Thursday.
Mrs. Emmeline Even, who has been
visiting friends in the city for few
days, returned this forenoon to her home
lin Burlington.
Rev. Alfred Engdahl of Worcester,
Mass, will preach at the Swedish mis-
sion on Brook street next Sunday at
1880 a. m. and at p. m.
Walter Brink, who has been visiting
with relatives in Barre Town for the
past ten days, was visitor in the city
to- day on his way to his home at Brad
ford.
The amusement committee of the |. o..
0. L., NJ. IT,, are asked to meet at the
home of Mrs. Watt, 1875 Washington
street, Friday evening, March Q, at
o'clock.
The tickets for the Spaulding high
school glee club concerts, March 1874,
viii be placed on sale at the Drown drug
store Tuesday. Tickets will also be ex-
changed on that date.
The campfire girls of North Barre will
give an entertainment entitled His Old
Sweethearts," also a musical program,
consisting of vocal and instrumental
selections, at the Hedding Methodist
church March ii, at p. m. Admission,
l5c.
Mrs. Peter NJ Park of North Main
street has returned from Providence, R.
L., where she was called, owing to the
serious illness of her sister. Before re-
turning home, she visited the Boston
market in the interest OF the Paris
Shirtwaist House.
Friends in this city of Harry E. Gage,
a well known travelling man, who has
been coming to Barre weekly fro some
years, will be interested to learn that he
has severed his connection with the
Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hartford,
Conn, to accept more lucrative offer
from the New York Life Insurance Co.
Mr.. Gage will cover territory in Vermont
and northern New York.
The ladies' union of the Uniyersalist
church was very pleasantly entertained
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Marcia
Emery at her home on Washington
street. There was a very large attend
ance. The sewing committee furnished
light sewing for the ladies and the regu-
lar monthly meeting was held, after
which Mrs. Emery served refreshments.
II was the most largely attended meet
ing OF the winter and the kind hospital
ity OF Mrs. Emery was greatly apprcci-
ated.
In honor OF the nineteenth anniversary
of his birth, about twenty friends Of
Herbert McCrea gathered at his home
in the Miles building last evening to
tender him a reception. The evening
was devoted to musical entertainment
and progressive whist. Among the mus
ical numbers We're several piano solos by
Mr. McCrea. Miss Mae Addy of Mont
pelier presented Mr.. McCrea handsome
gold ring as token of his friends es-
TEEN for him. Refreshments were
served.
Miss Cora L. Talbot, who has been
spending several days with friends in
returned last night, Henry
p Wheeler of the Merchant street ex.
tension returned yesterday from South
Woodbury., where he has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n. Cady for few
days. A. SASH, who has been visiting
friends in Albany, n. Y, and New York |
City, has resumed his duties in the Ross |
barber shop on Depot square. John f. |
Clancy, who has been staying in Bright !
wood, n. j. for the past two months. |
has returned TO Barre for the spring |
and summer.
The newly appointed aldermanic police |
committee is confronted with the neces-
sity for filling the vacancy in the ranks |
of the regular police force caused by the !
death OF Officer G. X. earle. When the |
latest acquisition to the force was APP I
there were two men on the |
waiting list who had passed the civil /
service examinations conducted by the |
committee and the chief of police. Both |
Of these men have left the state and I
the committee is now contemplating a |
second examination for the purpose of |
securing a list from which to fill the va
,ancy. According to the rule fixed |
when the civil service system was in
PRODUCED, the examination is advertised I
Ior several days. Usually it is held in
The council chamber and in the past I
here has always been a large number
IF competitors. Candidates must con-
form TO the provisions of the civil service
let. From the list of applicants who !
AXE the examination, the three highest
ire set aside and from their number
the one whose qualifications seem to be
he most desirable is usually recon- :,
nended by the committee. The other
.wo remain on the waiting list. A num- :,
Der of applications for officer Carries Il
position have been received already
Carpenters and plasterers who have /
,een engaged in making extensive alter 1
ltions to the f. II. Rogers clothing store
we're replaced to-day by painters who
n ~. 90 q