The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

|, Harvest supper, Unlversallst churc1
Friday night.-adv.
+. "A Mothers Confession" When? To
day at the Bjou.-adv.
/ A. G. LaPoint of Elm street is passin!
a few days in st. Johnsbury on business
Harley Kenerson of Averill street il
spending several days in st. Adams anC
Swanton on business.
Harmon review, No l. w. b. A. o. I
NJ, will hold their regular meeting OF
Wednesday night, Oct. Is, at 1880 o'clock
Nelson Santau of Beckley street left
this morning for Burlington, where he
will spend several days visiting friends
Among the Williamstown visitors in
Barre yesterday and to-day were Hayden
Jeffords, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Poor and
Theodore Wilfore.
Just arrived, another large assortment
of hats. Best of quality at lowest pos
sible prices. Mrs Birnie, 3 Pleasant
street, off Brook street.
Miss Cora Batchelder, who is teaching
in Brandon this year, arrived in the city
last night and will visit at the home of
her mother, Mrs. f. f. Batchelder of III
Hill street, for few days.
Peter Comoli, who has been working
in White River Junction during the past
summer arrived in the city last night
from Milford, n. H., where he has been
visiting friends during the past week.
Miss Esther Duke, former student al
Goddard seminary. arrived in the city
this noon from her home in Marshfeld
and will visit at the home of Miss kath-
crime Reid of Green street for few days.
Miss Ida B. Haviland resumed her du-
ties in the A. ?. Abbott store yesterday
after three weeks absence on account
OF her mother Mrs w H. Haviland, be-
ing in i'll health. Mrs. Haviland seems
to be much improved.
Harry Lloyd, comedian; Mrs. Edward
Cummings, mezzo soprano; Harold from
bley. tenor, and Hon. George A. Mitchell
Of Toronto, speaker, will give the enter
tainment at Rowland hall Wednesday
evening Public invited
A pleasant surprise in the form Of a
linen shower was given last evening at
the home of Mrs. Weston Walker of
Cleveland avenue in honor of Miss Bessie
Wilson's approaching marriage to Henry
Coxon. The house was prettily decorated
with autumn leaves. chrysanthemums
and ferns. Miss Wilson received a gen
erous supply of silver and linen, for
which she happily responded. After
wards delightful luncheon was served |
by the hostess, Mrs. Weston Walker, and !
Mrs. Arthur Lund.
The auction sale conducted by d. A. |
Perry of the d. A. Perry Real Estate |
agency Yesterday afternoon at the farm |
of Fred L. Farnham on the road to Plain
field Center was well attended by farm
ers from wide territory. The stock |
and other property was bid off at high |
prices, some OF the stock being said at |
the best marks brought at any auction
sale this fall Six head of yearlings
averaged $50 apiece, while there were a
number of calves that sold for $lS a
head Oats were bid off at IS cents I
bushel
deal in which Alexander NJ Troup
sold his furniture and a part of his fix
lures, as well as the supplies in his suite
If rooms in the Worthen block, to Reno
Santu, photographer in the Tomasi block
IN Merchant street was recently closed
fr. Cantu will take immediate possession
If his new property and has already
moved his supplies from Merchant street
o the rooms in the Worthen block. Mr.
Iantu will move his family from the
ooms on Merchant street where they
lave been living during the past few
vears, to the house on Grant avenue
which he recently purchased and which
vas formerly occupied by Edward Erick
on.
A few of the Foresters who are to be
ere in numbers tomorrow for the an
ual convention of the high court of Yer
mont and New Hampshire, Independent
rider of Foresters arrived in the city
his forenoon and are quartered at Hotel
sarre and the Buzzell hotel in Pearl
treet. Atty Edward ]. Cummings of
.ittleton, n H.. the high chief ranger
nth Mrs. Cummings, arrived in the city
asst night and is registered at Hotel
'arre. Tonight those of the high court,
1cluding the delegates and officers, will
leet the local Foresters in the Scampini
lock hall The majority of the dele
ates will arrive in Barre tomorrow and
lembers of the local committee are see
~ to it that ample accommodations are
rovided for all. There will be meetings
D morrow afternoon and evening, in the
vening at Rowland hall, and the officers
Or l9l6-I917 will be elected Thursday
forming.