The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

II See the new waists at Vaughan's.
II Electric vacuum cleaner for rent, a
II 9. N. Kenyon Il Co.'S.
H See the new yardwide silk for dresses
at zoe yard at Vaughans.
IN Arthur Edwards left this morning fo
H Sherbrooke, p. O., where he plans tt
make two weeks visit with relatives
Alexander Hall of Seminary street re
turned last night from White River juno
ton, where he was week END guest oil
relatives.
| Frank F. Dragon returned last night
to his home in Plattsburg, n. Y, after
a business visit of several days in Barre
and Montpelier.
Miss Irene Newton of Springfield
Mass, is spending several days in this
locality as the guest of Miss Ruby Du-
charme of South Barre.
Miss Mildred Campbell of South Main
street left this morning for Plainfield,
N. j., where she will make two weeks
visit with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w Prescott, who
have been visiting friends in Barre and
Williamstown for a few days. returned
this morning to their home near Essex
junction.
Mrs. Lewis B. GIidden of the East
Barre road has had the misfortune to
lose her pretty bay mare, which died
Sunday from the effects of an attack of
Indigestion.
Rev. Edgar Grassland of the First Pres
byterian church will give the second of
his series of lectures in Masonic hall this
evening under the auspices of st. Aide
mar commandery.
The stock of groceries owned by +. A.
Nichols & Son will be seld at auction in
the store at the corner of North Main
and Pearl streets Wednesday and Thurs.
| day. o. II. Hale, auctioneer.
Miss Ella Halliday, who has been re.
| eeiying treatment for typhoid fever at
the City hospital, was removed to an
apartment in the Woodbine on. Jefferson
street yesterday. Miss Halliday's condi.
ton continues to improve steadily.
George Hunt, veteran of the Civil
war; who has been spending several
weeks at his former home in Barre, plans
TO leave the city late this afternoon for
Bennington, where he is to resume his
residence in the Vermont Soldiers home.
He will be accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. Nettie York, who has leased a
house near the grounds of the home and
will make her home there.
When the city fathers come together
in the council chamber for the regular
weekly aldermanic meeting 10 might. they |
will be prepared TO hear a report from
the police committee on the proposal to |
establish the Office of deputy chief in the |
police department.. II is understood that |
certain members of the committee are en-
Enthusiastically championing the idea, while
others who occupy capacities less official. /
have gone so far as TO suggest possible |
incumbent for the office. Beyond a doubt |
the deputy will BE- chosen from the ranks
OF the regular policemen. A number of |
other important matters are TO be- sug-
AIRED of by the aldermen this evening.
Barre friends of Alexander Barclay,
who was formerly employed here as a
stonecutter. are in receipt of picture
postcards showing Mr.. Barclay in the
uniform of a National Reserve, as the
home guard formed TO repcl invaders Is
classified in British military circles. Mr.. /
Barclay left Barre at the outbreak Of the
war in August, 1914, and went immedi. 4
ately 10 his former home in Peterhead 4
Scotland, after landing at Liverpool.
Sometime afterward he joined the re.
serves and is now engaged with detail
Of men in patrolling the eastern coast Of
England. The detachment Of which Mr..
Barclay is a member II under orders 10 I
guard certain wireless and cablegram
stations. Accompanying each postcard Is
4 word Of greeting from Private Bar.
LAY.
There is a possibility that the grand
Of Vermont G. A. r., and
other patriotic organizations allied with
d, viii come TO Barre for their annual
meeting in 1916 When the Grand Army
men, the Women's Relief corps and the
Sons OF Veterans, with their auxiliary.
ONE together for their business meet. :
ngs at the state encampment, which
,pened in II. Alhans this morning, invi.
ations 10 come TO Barre will be acknowl.
dyed from the Barre Board Of Trade q
md the city through the proper authori. '
les. local q. A. X. men are interested )
n the attempt TO have the cncampment r
ield in Barre next spring and there i T
aid 60 BE- every reason TO believe that I
his city viii be- selected a. the next I
Meeting place, even though an immediate !
cply 20 the Invitations NAV not b. ex- IL
'ected AZ once. y
Young men and Young women Of the !.
'irst Presbyterian Bible class will ioin /.
n a banquet in the vestry Of the church 4
wednesday evening. arrangements for n
be affair having been completed to- 4
az by a joint committee elected from
De class = few weeks ago u i planned 4
o have . program o. after dinner ~ a
rcises follow the banquet. which IL 81 r
10 SERVED lly the ladies' aid societv II q
Do church. Alexander Hali. president n
{ the class. WI preside over the post y
randall program and Rev T. w. Bar q
"a Of the Barre Congregational elurch =
riH h. the principal speaker. Fians /.
~ beinr made for SEATING upward II y
'rty peofiie this uuulsr "a ineiudc z
lass members and guests. The arrange \
ieut- sorurnittee ruusists II William 10 Y
ie. 4 q Wansr AieE Han. Prank Hun .
1n and 1ares LANG.
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pm farHIinr frur IN fnost 81 the 80 =
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