The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-12
TALK OF THE TOWN


will be Tuesday evening at $780,
| w. Z. Durkee, painter and paperhang
er, 2l3 South Main street. Tel. 306-M
Mrs. N. Il. Lewis has returned from 1
visit to her former home in Lancaster
n. II.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dear
Corliss of Cabot at the City hospital yes
terday.
Miss Bessie Spear has gone to Lisbon
N. H., where she will play for concert
this evening.
A meeting of the Barre Tennis club will
be held at Ballard & Woodruff's Office
this evening at o'clock.
Mrs. Rosa Bianchi returned to her home
on Cottage street to-day, after being at
the City hospital for the past four weeks
Regular meeting of r. c. /. p. A., local
PAL, Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock
in X. of p. hall.S Per order recording sec
rotary.
Miss Mamie Flint, who has been EN-,
ployed in Barre for the past four months,
left last night for Saranac, N. Y, where
she will remain until fall.
DR.. Ii. S. Carve will sell Mt auction at
his residence in Marshfeld village on
Tuesday, April 20, 1915, his entire house.
hold goods. Lunch at noon.
| Mrs. Angelina Calderara returned yes
terday to her home in East Barre. She
was recently operated on at the City hos
! pital for strangulated hernia.
Mrs. Byron Clough of Worcester,
Mass, who was called to Barre by the
death of Mrs. Helen s. Cameron, is max
ing stay of several days with friends
in the city.
| Regular meeting of Minnehaha encamp-
ment, No. 2, Tuesday evening at 1880.
Work. golden rule degree. All officers
and members are requested to be present.
Per order c. p.
City Clerk Mackay has just been ad-
vised by the state fish and game com
missioner that the new law relating to
fishing licenses does not go into effect
until July /, 1915.
Regular meeting Of Jumpers, boxers
and derrickmen, No. so, will be held in
Foresters' hall Tuesday evening, April 10,
at 1880. Per order Corresponding Secre-
tary Thomas Holder.
Miss Margaret Edgerton and her broth
er, Alison Edgertcn, returned last evening
to their home in Mortified, after having
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H..
Gale OF Wellington street over the week
end.
Africa" is the topic of an illustrated
lecture to be given in the Masonic asy
lum Tuesday evening by the pastor of
the First Presbyterian church. The lee
ture will be given under the auspices of
St Aldemar commandery.
The regular business meeting and so
cial Of the Philathca class of the Con- |
church will be held Wednes- I
day evening with Mrs. Blanche Bell at
her home on Maple avenue. Let every /
member make an effort to attend.
Guy Nitagliano, formerly manager of I
the DIVERSE Fruit Store who has been
spending several days in the city on bus
mess left this morning for Boston, where
he will remain for few days before re.
turning to his home in Concord, Y. H.
Horace X. Sowles of Barre, a senior in
the Harvard Medical college, was oper-
lted upon at the Massachusetts, General
hospital in Boston last Thursday night
for appendicitis and at the last report
saturday morning) he was said 10 be
-esting comfortably.
The monthly meeting Of the Vermont
Telephone & Telegraph Co.'S. employees
vas held Friday evening, the subjects un-
Ter discussion being, mos. | and ., Pri-
ate Branch Exchange Systems" Charles
:. Davis. equipment foreman. Spring
ield, Mass, western division, New Eng
and Telephone & Telegraph Co., ex-
'lained the principles and working Of
he different systems TO the employees of
he company. The following forenoon a
vas spent in inspection Of the local sys. (
ems at the Vermont Mutual Insurance q
o., National Life Insurance Co, and the
Consolidated Lighting Co. II
The heavy storm OF Saturday and sun. {
ay worked havoc with the country roads q
ereabouts, and the highways which were {
q fairly good condition for two weeks
rior 10 the rain were soon reduced 20 d
cry soft shape as the result OF the frost a
'aying the ground. Automobiles were \
irving over a dusty road between Barre h
nd Montpelier Friday. but on Saturday
nd Sunday they ran into quagmires. A i.
articularly bad spot was near the Ems.
e greenhouse. where several autoists
ame 10 grief az various times Saturday
nd Sunday. One machine was so badly
Tired that the owner hitched himself 20
n electric car in order 10 be- drawn out
nto fairly firm ground. while still an. 2
Their was forced 10 leave his car stuck ,
u Saturday night. Those who are ac. i
istomed to use the roads in the early
Bring say they never saw the roads go q
I'D" 20 quickly a. on this occasion. y
Mrs. Martha Gallagher Wa rendered = !
irprise party a. her home. lausel Y
rect. Saturday evening, when friends
, the number Of 40 called on her un- D
,pcctedly. Nearly every member Of the >
lmpany il a member of the ladies aux Y
AIRY 90 the A. q. H. with which Mrs y
allaghcr has been affiliated for a long Il
me. Progressive whist was the prin
pal advertisement ~ the evening and Al
Unity fsvors were awarded the winners /.
rst positions were taken BY Mr.. We-- N
IN Walker and Mr.. James GrOcan. 4,
lille the second bon0rs were awarded \,
r.. william Skefritts and Mrs. james
astings. One Of the delightful features
the gathering came when TIE president
the division. Mr.. Lackey Goode. pre-
nted Mrs. Gallagher a handsome as 4
rtmeut q table linen. Tie gift was !,
nveyed. with the Fluctuations Of the :,
lests. in q feeling little speech. % which !.