The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-30
TALK OF THE TOWN


= service, Depot square.
Spray your trees and garden with py
rox. For sale at the Kempton mill.
Fred S, Cheney, foreman for Miss A. G
}, Beckley, left last night on a business
y trip to Boston.
, Big bargains on rakes, hoes, lawr
y mowers, lanterns, etc, at the N. u
! Phelps Co. fire and water sale.
Mrs. Alexander M. Troup of Nortl
Main street has returned from Colehes
ter, where she has been making visit
OF several days,
A. w. Hodgeman OF Natick, Mass. ar
rived in the city this morning to pass
the remainder of the week with II. M
Laws of "a Wellington street.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Il. Parker OF o9
h Washington street returned yesterday
4 from 10 days stay at Woodbury. lake
n and Lake Caspian, Greensboro.
II. d. Gibson, who has been spending
the past few days In the city, left last
night for Burlington for a few days
visit before going to his home at Fair
Haven.
Fred l.. Page Of Highland avenue re-
turned to-day from st. Johnsbury, where
he has been taking prominent part in
the deliberations OF the Vermont state
convention of Prohibitionists.
There will be short but important
business meeting Of the official board at
the Hedding church Immediately after
the prayer meeting this evening. The
subject of the prayer meeting is,
storms, Clouds and the Rainbow" Let
all members OF the official board plan
TO come.
Special train to accommodate those GO
ing to the Bonaccord picnic at Caledonia
park Saturday, Aug. |, will leave the
Montpelier & Wells River depot at I:l5.
Those going are asked to purchase tick
cts at the above depot, A. W. Cormack,
See.
+. l.. Cowen of Cambridge Mass, a
member of the Harvard varsity football
team last year, who has been making
visit at the Morrison farm, Is in Burling-
ton, where he is appearing in the tennis
tournament at the Ethan Allen club.
Donald Mcleod Of 4 Long street has
purchased the house on the Montpelier
road recently occupied by Fred Danforth.
The property is located just north OF
the Valley View farm and Mr. Mcleod
plans to move his household goods to his
new purchase Saturday The house
which he il vacating is to be occupied by |
Mail Carrier William Black, who is to |
move his household goods from Mount
street.
Unproprtious weather interfered with
the garden party to be given by the
Barre Woman's club yesterday after |
noon on the lawn at the home of Mrs. H.
o. Worthen. The latter, however, gra.
ciously threw open her house and
number of the club members were priv.
legged to listen to an interesting talk
on the subject of al fresco entertain
ments. The subject was well handled
by Russell Janney OF New York
A steady downpour OF rain prevented
the Barre Citizens band from giving its
regular weekly concert on the park last
evening. The band held a rehearsal, in,
stead, and proposal to give the concert
Friday evening of the present week was
voted down, as several of the musicians
are to be out Of the city. II is planned
TO give the usual concert next week
Wednesday with a program of more
than passing merit and the concert de.
ferred from last night will be played /,
nearer the end of the season.
Mrs. Il. NJ. Tayntor of "a Merchant !;
street is shipping her household goods /,
TO Erie, Pa, preparatory TO leaving for
that city TO take up her residence It /,
will be recalled that Mrs. Tayntor sold (
Ter residence on Merchant street some I
lime ago to Prin. o. X. HOLSTER. who
purchased for Goddard seminary. AS
oon as the house is vacated. il win be
,ut in shape for the reception OF stu q
tents on the re-opening Of the seminary
arly in September. The house will be :,
Ised to accommodate the overflow of !,
tudents from the seminary main build. !,
ne and the Thompson Memorial Mrs
'ayntor plans to visit relatives in this r
oeality until the latter part of next :,
geek, when she will go to Erie to take 4
p her residence.
Attaches at the local postoffiee as ex- n
Getting a consignment Of the new peace" Il
lamps to be issued by the government N
, eommemoration of peace between the T.
Inited States and Great Britain. The
ew stamps will be of the two and FIVE .,
mt denominations. The former shows 1,
hemisphere in the center, at the left r.
female figure representing America a.
gliding aloft an American flag, and at n
ne right Britannia holding British flag =,
he two figures clasping hands across !
he hemisphere The fve-cent stamp
Rows winged female figure, typifing
re spirit OF peace with the dove of peace "
wing before her. Under both stamps ~
le words, "Peace,' and 'lSl4-lol4" APP t ul
EAR, Postmaster General Burleson is "
aking arrangements for the special de- q
en-. Fe
A neighborhood party held at the
,me of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Carroll rs
iff street, last evening took the form ny
a farewell reception in honor Of the Tn
'stess. who is to take up her residence az
another city sometime soon. Around IT,
of Mrs. CAROLS neighbors and long
me friends we've in the company that lip
thered at the house in the early even ing
z. One of the pleasureable features Of pr'
e affair was a grafanola concert. the lar
ogram including a variety Of popular in
rs and classical selections. A hand his
me testimonial OF the esteem in which La
RS. Carroll is held was presented by is
rs. George Bond, who spoke in behalf me
the guests. Mrs. Bond referred feel. ticI
yly TO the general regret which many OF
2 expressing over the hostess decision pre-
leave the city. Mrs. Carroll made an hol
precatiye response. Refreshments Of era