The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

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! y. h. Lathrop Of Rock River, p. O.
was among the business visitors in tho
, city yesterday and to-day.
Mrs. Richard Attridge of South Mair
street left this morning for Waterbury
to make a weekend visit with relatives
When you see store making display
of bargain ads ascertain whether that
store has union card and is served by
union clerks r.. g. |. p A., Barre Local
No. PAL.
W. II, Buchanan OF Roxbury, who came
here to attend the annual ceremonial OF
the Grand Orient at Graniteville last
night, is passing several DAYS in the CITY
as the guest of II. Il. Jeffords.
Home for Sale-My house. corner of
Richardson and Hill streets. Anyone
wanting one of the best houses in Barre
win do well to investigate. Modern in
every way Frank McWhorter.
A meeting of the Socialist city central
committee will be held in the Granite
street auditorium Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock. Every member representing To-
Gals affiliated with the comittee is urged
| to join in the assembly.
Saturday is fudge day at the New
| England Fruit Store. Fresh fig cream
fudge, chocolate walnut fudge and a
dainty chocolate cream cocoanut fudge,
at l5c per b.; grape fruit, regular for
25c quality, 3 for 25c
All interested in Sunday school work
are reminded that Rev. c. A. BOYD will
give his address on "Story Telling" at
the Congregational church next Tuesday
evening Mr.. Boyd is skilled story
teller, and this will be the most fascinat-
ing of his whole interesting series Of
evenings in Barre. Tuesday, March 2,
1880 p. m. at the Congregational church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ann e. Rum
rill, whose death occurred at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Carl c. Rollins OF
ID South Main street, Tuesday afternoon
after very brief illness, were held at
the house Thursday forenoon at l0I
o'clock. The bearers were three grand |
sons of the deceased, H. G.. Bauley, Stan |
ley Rollins and Earl Eilloway and SON
in.law. G. G. Rollins. There were a mum |
Der OF floral tributes The remains were
taken to Chelsea, where interment was
made in the village cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald of the |
Miles block were very agreeably sur |
prised at their home last evening when |
80 women of Winnetta council, /. o. r. |
NJ, came together to assist them in the |
celebration of their wedding anniversary.
A most enjoyable program of musical
and literary numbers was interspersed
by games and other diversions. Toward /
the end Of the party dainty luncheon
was served and then came one Of the
most enjoyable features of the affair. 4
Speaking in behalf of the company, Mrs
Craig presented Mr. and Mrs. Mcdonald
a handsome oak rocking chair. Mrs. Me- 4
Donald made a fitting response TO the
presentation. Favors consisting Of
piece OF wedding cake were distributed h
to each Of the guests as a reminder of
the pleasant occasion.
Constant inquiries are coming TO the
secretary OF the ministers union asking
him TO solve the following problem. III T.
me minister can speak 80 minutes cas-
ly, how long shall we be at the opera
house next Sunday evening ii five or six
speak Z" So he would like to
make this general public statement. The I
guarantee that not one will I
peak over ten minutes and probably not 9
'ver eight minutes. The series OF new !
tereopticon views Of Barre and cartoons i
ealing with the liquor traffic which Rev
holt is preparing can be shown in about
en- minutes. The song service win be
hort and snappy, led by the Baptist +
horus choir, who win sing one anthem.
he following will he the topics OF the
minister's Liquor and science" Liquor
nd Business" Liquor and labor" "Lid- r
or and BOYS and Girls" Liquor and b
be Outlaw" 2
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aughter, Giannini, OF Addison place, left S,
he city last evening for New York, a
here they will visit among rel-tives un
! tomorrow afternoon. when they will
al on the White Star liner Finland nor
enos, Italy. Before reaching its FINAL
estimation, the liner will touch at Liver Y
Dol England and continental ports. Mr. r
nd Mrs. Rossi and child will 90 from Y
enoa TO their former home near Milan, z
lere TO remain for six months. late In u
Ne summer they plan 10 return 20 Barre n
resume their residence here. The fam q
Y was accompanied by Giovanni 0ssola e
North Main street, who will visit in 1
anoa for time before going to his for e
CT home on the upper Italian peninsula
r an extended visit. Bookings for tie m
irty were obtained az the Vermont "a
'uit store agency. on
An Orange lumberman who makes reg Sc
ar visits to the city whenever the v
.ighing warrants trip on runners. had
! share Of the misfortune that often
mes TO teamsters. when his two horses
a a load of lumber went over q bank NJ
East Barre "wednesday afternoon
le bank where the mishap occurred
irts the river az a point precariously
ar the highway When the horses II,
lied up too near the brink Of the hank. y
b driver was looking IN another direc- ~
N and before he could guide his steeds IN
ok into the Travelled highway. horses 20
DE- and lumber had gone topping 10. Nj
rd The river The driver also went su
the merest chance, the horses appear an
have been released before they reached en-
, edge of the river and both escaped in an
", although the sleds were badly dam. We
"a and odd pieces Of planned lumber lia
re- scattered along the river hank for en-
.eral rode
4 cross circuit of wires on Prospect
eel near tho southwest corner Of the ~
: bali caused a curtailment Of the Con. II.
dated Lighting Cos service for q
. hour last evening and patrons 81 We
company in one secti,n Of the city -
Re without the service until repairs 50
10 made WHOM q guy wire iointlt a
& bF the Consolidated company and ~
Vermont Telephone a Telegraph 80 fo
le y roHtaat uith one of the lighting
e. She current uas circuitea into -
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