The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

yard, at Vaughan's.
See our street dresses; anniversary
sale price, $l.50. Paris Shirtwaist
House.
George Straiton of Washington street
left last night on busness trip through
the Empire state.
A new lot of $3.50 wash dresses which
we put on sale Friday for Sl.lo each'
at Perry's on Friday.
James Stanley of Burlington arrived
in the city to-day to pass few days
as the guest of friends.
Mrs. William LOWE left yesterday for
| Portsmouth, n. H., where she Will make
an extended visit with relatives.
Miss Con- Batchelder went yesterday
to Middlebury, where she will visit rel
atives until after Independence day !.
At the Biiou to-day Marion Leonard
| in the three-real feature, The Rose oil
Yesteryear," and also other pictures
Adv.
Miss Gertrude Geake Of Church street
left this morning for Whitefield, N. H.,
in which vicinity she expects to pass the
summer.
Miss Mildred Belknap OF st. Johns
bury arrived in the city to-day TO pass
few days as the geust OF friends on
Summer street.
Henry Upper of Montreal is pass
ing a few DAYS with his father, George
H.. Upper, of Keith avenue and with
relatives in Montpelier.
Raymond j. Arkley of Averill street
resumed his duties at the Drown garage
yesterday, after spending a few days
vacation in Springfield, Mass.
Noticel Owing to change in partner
| ship. all those owing the Paris Shirt
waist House are asked to kindly call
and settle. Paris Sbirtwaist House.
Lawrence Pedroni of Smith street,
who has been detained at his home by
illness for the past is days, was able
to resume his duties at the Red Cross
pharmacy this morning.
A number of people from this city
went to Williamstown yesterday TO wit
ness the demonstration of the Waterous
fire engine, which has been sold to tine
village OF Chelsea Hundreds OF towns
people gathered near the scene OF the
w. b. Jones Co.'S granite plant fire to
see the machine perform. Two powerful
streams were directed against the cream
cry in that locality, the water connec-
tions having been made with the brook
that trickles through the meadow at
that point. To-day the engine was tow
ed to Chelsea for delivery. There viii
be demonstration tomorrow and Sat
urday the machine win figure in Chel-
seas annual Independence day celebra-
ton.
Henry Ahearn. a young lad living on
the outskirts of Williamstown near the
gulf, is slowly regaining the use of his
right hand after having sustained a
painful injury to the member while
PLAYING about the yard near his home
Monday afternoon the youngster was
climbing about his fathers dump wag'
on, when his hand became caught in the
iron fittings around the king bolt. Be-
fore he could release the member the
wagon box tipped down and held the
hand fast. Members OF the family rush
ed to his assistance and a few minutes
suffieed no release the injured hand. DIR.
John II. Woodruff, who was hastily sum
moned from this city, deemed it wise
to amputat the top of the foretinger
on the right hand The wound is heal
ing nicely and unless infection sets in,
the land will not suffer long from the
effects of the mishaap.
Champions of the Vermont State Fire
mems association, the Granite City hose
company, have been invited to partici
pate in fireman's muster to be held
in Rutland on Labor day. An announce
ment of the events that are to make up
the program was received here to-day |
by the captain OF the company and the
probabilities are that Barre will be rep |
resented by the same team that swept |
the field in 1913. Prizes offered for the |
are as follows. Hand en-
CINE awards-Ist, $3.50; 2d, $3.50; 80
$50; 4tb, SIS; hose contest prizes, LIST, !
5000; I'd, $3.50; Sd, SIS; 4th, S25. L. d.
Moore of Bennington, secretary OF the |
Vermont association has charge OF the |
details of the meet and |
he has promised to supply each copet-
ing team with rules and specifications |
within short time. Sometime in the /
near future the captain of the Granite /
City company will call his men together
to see what steps will be taken toward |
in the meet. Barre has
long held a reputation for turning out
some of the fastest teams in the state.
Plans are being laid for the annual
picnic and games of the First Baptist |
church. At recent meeting of those in
terested in the church annual outing |
it was decided to hold the picnic July /
4, and Richardson's grove at Edgewood
was selected as the spot where the I
church's old and young will have their
ut-door gathering this summer. A
specially appointed committee is work
inc out the details for one of the most
notable programs of games and races in 1
the history of the church picnics and
the youngsters as well as many OF the
adults are manifesting a lively interest
in the successful outcome of the plans.
William Mcdonald, William Halvosa,
Harry r., Bradley and Dwight II. Cut
Ter have charge of the arrangements. IL
is proposed to have the picnic an all
day affair, and to offer Young America
rs many opportunities as possible for
irving vent 70 its patriotism in a safe