The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Childrens tennis oxfords, 47c pair
Shea Shoe Store
japanese fans with every l0c purchase
at Russells soda fountain Thursday tc
ladies.
A few hats in black and colors for SOC
and 75c; trimmed hats for 81 and Sl.9s
Mrs c. r. Wood.
John NJ. Knowles arrived in the city
last evening from Riverton and will visit
| friends on Seminary street.
/ Among the business visitors in the city
| yesterday from Williamstown were
Frank Downs and William Hull.
Call l52.W for furniture moving and
heavy trucking by auto truck at reason.
able rates Vermont Trucking & Sales Co.
Manicuring, chiropody, scientific care
Of face, scalp and hair. Miss E. NJ, Fra
ser, room ., Aldrich block. Tel. Gal M.
H. l.. Fallour, who has been in the city
for the past week as a business visitor,
left yesterday for his home in Atlantic
City, N. J.
John +. Bannister left last evening,
after visiting friends on Washington
street for a short time, for his home in
Bennington.
Miss Harriet Campbell, who has been
visiting friends and relatives on Brook
street for several days, left this morning
for her home in White River junction.
Harold Ball resumed his duties at the
Montpelier & Wells River freight office
this morning after taking two weeks
vacation. Mr., Ball visited at Old Or
chard Beach, Me, Boston, Mass and
Atlantic City, n. J.
F. B. Garland, II. n. Farnham, A. F.
Pointer and T. M. Mernane passed
through the city yesterday from their
camp on st. Adams bay, where they
have been for the past month, to their |
homes in Dorchester, Mass.
A party of eight campfire girls from
Post Mills motored through Barre yes
terdav to Montpelier, where they in I
spected the State House and other places /
Of interest The party was accompanied
by Neale Allis
F, J. Bicknell OF Rockland, Me-, pres
dent of the Livingstone Manufacturing
Co., makers of granite and stone working
passing several days in the Barre gran
tie belt on business.
Sweet peas are to have the sway at 4
he third flower show TO be held in the
Jhurch street schoolhouse this week. The
win open Thursday and pro-
risions are being made for displaying
many varieties of sweet peas. Those OF
he civic department of the Womans
hub who have had charge of the flower
how this summer We're at the school {
ouse to-day, getting one of the larger
ooms in readiness for the exhibit. The
rsss about the building has been moved
nd visitors at the coming exhibit will
robably note the improvement in the i
remises as well as the interior.
F. o. Sinclair of Burlington. a CON 5
ulting engineer employed by the state, ;
preparing specifications for a granite g
ridge to be erected over Jail branch il b
ccordance with the vote taken at a re- =
INT special city meeting Alternating
oecitications for bridge of reinforced I
,ncrete will be arranged by Engineer
inclair to accompany the granite plan
hen the city council gets around to ad-
srtise for bids. City Engineer F. ..
ae is getting together specifications for
le proposed paving contract that Is 10
clude the laying of paving from the
.esent terminus on South Main street
the new bridge. 1t appears to be an
zen question whether the council viii
I've the contracts let in time to begin
ork on either project this year. There
a feeling that the council will b. pur-
ing the right course If it awards the
ntraets in the fall with the understand
2 that the work Is to be started as
on as conditions permit in the sPring
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