The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-03
TALK OF THE TOWN


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Latest Easter neckwear at Vaughan's
Have you seen Rockers Hoosier win
dow ADV.
just received, more Of those hous'
dresses, now on sale at Vaughan's.
Benjamin Prestini left this morning
for Milford, Mass, for a short visit with
friends.
| George r. Beyerle, piano tuner, Win b,
in Barre next week. Leave orders al
this office.
John Sowles of Manchester, N. II.
arrived last night and will visit friends
in the city for a few days.
Some good values in pianos to be had
at Bailey's. Call and see them; also vie
trolas and records. IA Elm street.
Mrs l.. r. Hood of Northfeld who has
been visiting relatives in the city and
vicinity, returned to her home last
night.
| Roy Anderson OF Warren street re-
, turned home this morning, after visit
| ing relatives in Bethel for the past three
weeks.
Mrs. James Given left to-day for Con-
cord, n. H., where she will attend the
wedding of niece and will remain for
few days vacation.
Sprague brennan and Howard Miles,
who are students at Dartmouth college,
Hanover, n. H., are spending the Easter
holidays at their respective homes in
Barre.
Mrs. Emily Young is spending the
week end with relatives on east hill.
Mrs. Young will be remembered in this
locality as Miss Emily Pratt, who with
Miss Billings held a series OF revival
meetings in Orange and North Hyde
Park few years ago.
Fred L. Perrin of Onward street has
a very good egg story for the first three
months Of the year and he feels that it
would be hard to duplicate it. From Is
Rhode Island pullets that were Matched
in June, Mr. Perrin has got 70 dozen
and 10 eggs for the first three months
of the year. That would average frac-
ton over SO eggs per pullet for that
time,
At the home of Miss Rita Linekn on
Merchant street last evening about 80
members of the 1914 class OF Spaulding
gathering was also planned so as to
surprise a number of the class members
living in the city. A number from East
Barre and Graniteyille were also pres
ent. During the evening games were
played and cards in the form of whist
and 500 were enjoyed. Miss Emma |
Slayton pleased the company with sever
al vocal soils and Miss Binekin rendered |
several piano selections. Other music
was furnished from a grafanola. Dain-
ty refreshments of ice cream, waters and /
cake were served.
4 joyous maple sugar festival was
held in the basement of the First Pres /
byterian church last evening under the !
auspices of the young men and women
in the Bible class. A crowd of fair /
gathered in the vestry to
partake OF the saccharne dish with
The usual fxin's of pickles, doughnuts
te. A number of young women OF the
lass acted as mattresses. During the
'vening pleasurable musical program
vas given by Miss Lena Barberi, who
contributed piano solos, Miss Agnes
Keith and Miss Alice Walker, who gave
iocal solos and by Miss Hazel Maekay
md Mary Walker, who rendered piano
luet with encore. The committee in
barge of the festival consisted of Miss
Hazel Mackay. Miss Grace Brown. Leon
nixon and Robert Paterson. Net receipts
II the affair will bring a tidy sum in the
lass treasury.
Fire of small proportion broke out in
he brick tenement house OF 433 North
'lain street, owned by Mrs. c. J. Bolster,
asst night and before the blaze and been
ntirely extinguished, the auto FIRE truck
md both pieces OF horse drawn apparat.
Is had responded 10 general alarm
ounded from box u at the corner of
North Main and Seminary streets vii
lam Deith WAS walking up the street
yhen he espied smoke issuing from the
ront of the building. He ran 10 Mer-
D's store and was telcphoning the news
o fire headquarters, when someone pull
q an alarm. All OF the fire was confined
o the front room Of the dwelling. A bed.
Wo chairs and lace curtains were dam.
ged 10 q greater or less extent by the
re and the blaze had worked lis way
oward a clothes press in one corner of
be room when the regulars began 10
et in their work effectively. Ton
iinutes suficed 20 subdue the fire with 9
hemicals. losses on the furnishings
nd the woodwork Of the house viii not !
yeced So and both are covered by in
irance The house. Whieh extends along
olster avenue for considerable dis
,noe. is occupied jointly By the families :
I Louis Cav. G. Durett. Amidoo Croci l