The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

Pec tHe INV tuD shTIs dt NuuShtH
Stylish coats $59S to $1,000 at Fits
Our store is open for business. W.
solicit your trade. Eastman Bros.
! Auto livery, new car. Mrs. Fl. $. Miles
10 North Main street. TEL 463-W.
The chorus choir of the Congregational
church will meet Wednesday at AIS.
} Special meeting of Ruth chapter, No
33, o. 4. s., Wednesday evening, May 26
at 1880 o'clock. Work.
Frank Fredianni went this morning to
Waterbury, where he will pass the re-
mainder Of the week with friends.
A doe was seen this morning by G.
Manera and others living near Spring
street. A number of dogs started it
away.
William Miers of Keith avenue re-
turned yesterday from Mddlesex, where
he has been the guest OF Donald Munroe
for few days.
Read Bailey's advertisement in this is
sue of The Times. It's wonder how
good pianos can be sold so cheap on the
installment plan.-Adv.
Mrs. James Mckenzie of Merchant
street left the city to-day for Rutland,
where she will spend several days with
her daughter, Mrs. W. II. Hosmer.
| Mrs. Ella B. Moorcroft of TIA South
Main street left to-day for Natick, Mass,
where she expects to make visit of in
definite length with relatives and friends.
| The condition Of Charles Barclay, the
Websterville quarry employee who suf-
| fered painful burns when a blast OF pow
der exploded prematurely at the Wet
more & Morse quarry last week, is re-
ported to show considerable improvement.
Mr.. Barclay is still at the City hospital
where the attending physicians are max
ing what they believe will prove a sue
cessful effort to save his eyesight.
Under the direction of Assistant Post
master Frank l.. Robinson, number OF
mail boxes in the business section are to
be changed or replaced Business men
ia and near the center of the mercantile |
section on North Main street are to be
accommodated by large box attached to
the front of the Rowland building, near
the second floor entrance. The mail box
at city hall is to be replaced and other
changes are contemplated.
Ralph Bennett, the young Upland ave-
nue. lad who suffered a fracture OF the |
pelvis bone in carriage accident on
North Seminary street saturday night, ia
recovering favorably from the immediate
effects of his misfortune, although several
weeks will be required for the bone to
mend. II is thought that the young fell
low will be confined to the house for
nearly three months. He has been in the
employ of the street department for sew
eral years.
Not since the preliminary excavations
on the site of the old City hotel were
made have construction operations been
carried on at the new Hotel Barre on
street as they are being car
ried on at the present time. A very
large company of carpenters, painters
and artisans is making remarkable prog. ,
rcss toward the completion of the build.
ing and there are indications that the
structure will be finished by June l5 al
though a fortnight may be required TO
install the furnishings. On the top floor
'everal of the 90 odd sleepingrooms in J
he hosiery have been finished and locked :
until such time as the furnishings ar.
i've. Work on the lobby and diningroom
: progressing satisfactorily and finishing
operations in the second and third stories
re going ahead steadily.
Acting under orders from the alder y
manic street committee. city employees
yesterday operated the oil sprinkline ma. =
hine over a major portion of Washing
on street. The work was done at
ime when the sun was sufficiently warm u
0 spread the oil evenly over the surface g
I the highway on both sides OF the
treet railway. People who passed over r.
he street after the work was completed VI
'ere inclined TO compliment the commit Ct
ee for insisting that uniform coating
oil be laid on the street instead oi NJ
be distressingly deep ools that have b,
cen allowed TO trickle into the streets N
neighboring communities. A thin coat b,
" OF sand and gravel was scattered over
le oil after the street had been sprin- in
led. 70,
More than $50 school children of Barre ia
i'll participate in the May festival 10 BE- Ia
ed at the Lincoln school campus TO-
borrow afternoon at ? o'clock. The !,
owning of the May queen il 20 be fol. =
wed by "The Weaving Dance" an old !.
wedish folk dance in which the advanc. IA
" fiHtN oi many thiidFfn viii snow the
sating Of the threads; the linking Of
ms j. 10 represent the pulling OF the :
iresds together and passing under the "a
'ehes depicts the darning process. The h
yure where the string is pulled through NC
e arches represents the tossing OF the
uttle. Forty weight girls from Lincoln by
"a Mathewson schools participate IN 81
10 dance. y J grade viii he seen IN ~
da's Little pigs," a Swedish singing -
me. and the third and fourth grade "a
ildren will also figure in q drill. Here CT
the remainder OF the program. Scar
nsel" Swedish singing gamel A "a
ade: dumb bell drill. boys Of grade s bo
he Month Of Nav" Swedish singing M
me. second grade; "fsluff King Hal" an dii
,glish Msypole dance. seventh grade Kr
ONE. LIT "a Re Joyful" a German n
iging game. sixth and eighth grades ~
ere wiii ~ an orchestra 20 make thing III
srry between acts and aside from "Thcl /,
eaeing Dance" which has q piano ac- a.,
Impairment, the children Wiil sing for -.
III dances. Automobiles uill b. avail. .,
le for Transporting the very little chill -
N from the north end. The festival -
free and II TIE weather is unfarorahin 40
morrow. Il wili b. held Thursday aft 80
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