The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Lots of fine lace edges at Abbott's.
Sale this evening, to 0. At Vaughans
Laces! Laces Buy nowi nearly hal
price ut Vaughan's.
5. T.. Card is spending a few days II
st. Adams on business.
0. w. Boyea of Merchant street LEI
yesterday on two weeks vacation TRIP
to his former home in Malone, N. Y.
Mrs. Joseph Cray has returned to the
city, after spending few days with rel
atives in Burlington and st. Adams.
Charles A, Neveau of the Morrison
farm left this morning on a trip to Brat
tleboro and other towns in southern
| Vermont.
II. A. Stafford, formerly employed in
the Vaughan store, has accepted posi-
tion in the 4. A. Thomas drygoods store
in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Il. Carr, who were
married in st. Adams Saturday, have
returned to the city and are making
their home on Keith avenue,
Special meeting Of Ruth chapter, No.
SO, 0. e. s., Wednesday evening, Aug.
Is, at 1880 o'clock Every member is
requested to be present, as there is i'm
portant business.
The Methodist Sunday school will
have its picnic Wednesday, Aug. Is, at
Benjamin falls. A special car will leave
the church at 9:I5. If stormy Wednes-
day, the picnic will be held Friday.
Neil O. Ralph of Franklin street is
taking two weeks vacation from his
duties in the M. & w. r. freight office.
With Mrs. Ralph he win leave to-mor-
row on trip to Boston and the Mas
saehusetts beaches.
Congressman Frank L. Greene of the
first district, Fuller c. Smith and John
Branch, who were in the city yester-
day to attend the state bankers conven-
tion, returned this morning to their
homes in st. Adams.
John B. Ames, member of the re-
Gently organized Park Amusement Co.,
which is erecting a theatre on North
Main street, has returned to his home in
N. H.. after having been the
guest OF Charles Zanleoni, jr., for few
days.
Rev. j. H. Winslow, who has been Wis
ting his sister, Mrs A. A. Northrop, of |
Merchant street, returned yesterday to !
his home in Whitefeld, n. H. Although |
well along in his 70s, Rev Winslow, who |
Is veteran of the Civil war, is as active |
as many ministers twenty years his
unior.
Funeral services for Norman William
lolombo, the infant son OF Mr. and Mrs.
ienry Colombo Of 80 River street, whose
leath yesterday followed an attack of
holera infantum, were held at the house
his afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Il. IT,
Jewell, pastor Of the Hedding Metho-
ist church, officiating. The remains were
AIKEN to Wilson cemetery for interment.
Music makers picked their own wealth
r for the open air concert in city park
ist evening and a crowd of holiday pro. {
ortions was ON hand to hear the har- :
lony. The concert was one of the Sc
les OF sixteen which the Barre Citizens 5
and is giving during the summer months :
nd il suffered not in the least by com s
arison with other programs given in
ne past. A large number Of bankers n
ere for their annual summer conven- h
on heard the concert through before re- o
ring for their banquet at Hotel Barre. Ii
s the weather man has repeatedly
ocl<ed the plans OF the band in giving \
gular weekly concerts this summer, ii
lie musicians are bit behind in their G
hedule and another concert win be Civ. I,
! in the park Wednesday evening.
Through the generosity of w. o. Aver. "
/ very desirable addition has been p
ade to the historical collection in the G
ty building. This interesting relic is h
e lock from the door of the old Congre-
itional church, which stood on Gospel "
illage common. This church was the h
ace of worship for the Congregational e,
Is of Barre from 1905 TO 1870, when q
w church was erected on the present
te. The lock mentioned is similar in 4
sign TO one already in the historical :
Election. which was taken from the !,
or Of the old "checkered store" built T,
1902, but is not quite as large as the i
tier, this measuring l0x6 inches. The
Y is about seven inches long and could
turned in the lock in such a way that 9
" one who had been instructed in its v
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