The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

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! Special feature day at the Bijou to
i day.--Adv.
/ J. Alfred Healey returned this morn
ing from short business trip to Bos
ton.
i J. w. Vaughan has gone to Plymouth
n. H., whore he is to visit his son, Win
fired Vaughan, a student at the Holder
ness school for boys.
i Mrs. Q. j. Ladam and daughter, Cecil
sof Burlington arrived in the city yes
terday to spend few days as the guest:
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter p. Marion of 9.
Snmer street
Members of RiIey's orchestra were in
Washington last evening, where they
| furnished music for the annual young
and old peoples dance. The affair was
held in the schoolhouse hall.
Rev. j. w. Barnett and j. G. Griggs re-
turned to-day from Rutland, where they
have been representing the Barre Con-
gregational church at the annual conven-
ton OF Vermont Congregationalsts.
/ MIR. and Mrs. Z. L. Perkins, who have
been visiting relatives on the East Mont
pelier road for the past 10 days, were
visitors in the city this morning while
on their way to their home in Bath,
| N. III.
The condition of Fred c. Eaton. the
photographer, who recently submitted to
q, minor operation at his home on Hill
| street, continues to improve steadily,
although few more days must elapse
before the patient can go out of DOORS
number of Barre Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs will 60 to Montpelier tonight
to witness the comforting of the Rebekah
degree at the grand lodge melting. In
the local lodge room Friday evening the
same degree will be conferred on two
candidates.
About 90 couples attended the social
dance conducted in the knights of Co
lumbus hall last evening under the aus
pices Of |. Q. o. f., M. U. The Harris
orchestra furnished music for the dane
ing. Refreshments were served during
the evening.
John Anderson of Baltimore, Md, a
former resident of Barre, arrived in the
city this morning to spend several days
as the guest OF James Adie of Franklin
street and with other acquaintance.
Mr.. Anderson is now engaged in the
granite business.
A special car will be run over the
Barre & Montpelier traction company's
lines this evening from Montpelier to
accommodate the Barre members of the
Knights of Columbus attending the ex-
emplification of the third degree under
the auspices of the Montpelier council.
The car will leave from the Pavilion ho-
tel at the close of the functions.
Rev. Il. F. Newell of the Hedding
Methodist church will conduct the
service at Cobble hill tomorrow (Fri-
day. evening. He has chosen for his sub
iect, Five Great Things of Ancient
Times, Five Greater Things of Modern
Time, and Five Greatest Things of All
Time" The service is aimed to interest
old and young alike.
Contractor Clarence Foley and small
gang of laborers are engaged in revamp-
ing the cement sidewalk extending in
front of the Drown and +. G. Rowland
blocks. The walk was laid last summer
in conjunction with longer strip but
rain penetrated the cement before it had
hardened and as consequence it has
never been on par in quality with
other sections of the walk
V. ID. Carleton, the Depot square lew
eler, has fitted his south display window
with Western Union clock that Is sery-
ing all the purposes of public time
piece. The face OF the clock is brought
directly against the glass and through
the introduction of high power electric
light the time is discernible from the
south for distance OF several rods at
night.
Friends in the city OF Herbert Merrill,
the former Goddard athlete, will be in
terested to learn that he is playing with
the University of Vermont baseball
team. For two years previous to his
graduation at Goddard seminary last
spring Merrill wore the seminary colors. |
He played his first game of the season
against West Point yesterday, holding |
down first base in the absence OF Captain
Stanley Berry. another Goddard boy. |
Vermont won, S TO ., over the West |
Mrs. Nellie ID. Kidder and family of |
Summer street returned last night from
where they attended the fu- |
neral of Mrs. Nellie r. Thompson, a sis |
ter of the late Walter d. kidder, held |
yesterday afternoon, with burial in the |
avenue cemetery. The remains |
were accompanied from Pueblo, Col, to
by Mr.. and Mrs. g. Edward |
Pratt, former residents of Barre. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Pratt and J. w. Kidder of Port |
Chester, n. Y, arrived in the city last
night to make an extended visit as the |
guests of Mrs. Nellie Kidder on Summer |
street.
George Haritos, who has been en-
ployed as a clerk by George Maniatty in
The United fruit store since coming to
Barre from Worcester, Mass, after a
period of service in the Greek army on
he Balkan peninsula. went yesterday
10 Bethel, where he will make a short
visit before going to Waterbury. In the
after village Mr.. Haritos plans to open
| fruit and confectionery store, al
though he may decide to begin business
N Burlington, instead. His place in the
ocal store is filled by Constantine Their
sopolus of Lowell, Mass.
A small but very appreciative audi
,nce listened to a lecture of unusual in
crest at the Hedding Methodist church
asst evening when Rev. w. B. Dukeshire,
of the st. Adams Meth
,dist district, gave some of the facts re-
ating to his life in "The Lights and
Shadows from the Lumberman's Camp
% the Pulpit" DIR. Dukeshire's story
vas replete with humor and pathos. His
description was OF most vivid and
kind. In a measure the lee
.ure was u biographical review of the
'lergyman's own experiences in rising