The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Wayne Knit hosiery at Fits.
II Come to Naughan's for your neckwcal
III Sixty-drawer notion case SIS. knights
II Special sale of tailored suits at Alb
II bolts.
Il Velvet ribbons, blue, pink, brown, a
\ Knights.
H Miss Laura Boucher of Mortified wa
a visitor in the city yesterday.
II j. Il. Leach of East Fairfield is visiting
friends on Washington street
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs
\ Waterman, q Camp street, Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock
| Contractor James r. eastman of Bur
lington, who has a gang of laborers al
work stripping quarry in Websterylle
was business visitor in the city yester.
day and to-day.
Supt. Alex Hanton OF the city GENE
teries has force of men at work in Elm
wood cemetery, where an unusually
strenuous campaign of spring cleaning up
is in progress.
A. L. BulIock's automobile stage will
leave Hotel Barre daily at 8 a. m. for
Hardwick. Returning, leave Hardwick at
3 p. m. Orders may be left at Perry's
BaidSts Lei. GoO- w E---dtf.
Auction sale tomorrow for Simoneau
& Marquis, near Granitevile; three COWS,
three horses, poultry, farm tools and
household furniture. See adj, page Z,
10. f. Smith, auctioneer-a
\ Lowell Mcleod, a South Barre horse
man. has recently purchased from parties
in Waterbury an animal which he hopes
will prove to be new defender OF the
Mcleod name at the race track. The
horse looks a bit rough at present, but
| different jockies and caretakers who have
| inspected the beast seem favorably inn
| pressed.
Repairs to the sewer main on North
Main street, which have necessitated ex-
cavations under the sidewalk and paving
in front of the Gordon block, were com
pleted by the water department yester
day Blocks of paving and small area
of concrete, removed to permit the labor
ers to continue their excavations, were
restored last night
The second of a series Of educational
meetings conducted under the auspices of
the Barre Granite Manufacturers asso-
citation will be held in the association
hall tomorrow evening. v illiam Bar
clay of Barclay Bros. is to be the prin-
cipal speaker and he will be followed by
Henry G. Whitaker of the Monumental
News, who is TO speak on Uniform !
Prices"
After tenancy of several years in the |
Miles brick block, so called, Il. NJ Lyon |
has transferred his stock of groceries and
fixtures into the store in the Currier |
building formerly occupied by c. n. Ken
yon & Co. Additional facilities for hand
ling his trade are provided for the grocer
in more adequate quarters for his bus
mess. The store was opened TO the pub
lie to-day.
Arbor day. although designated by the
chief executive of the state as a holiday, II
will not be observed by the banks in
Barre to morrow. l.nder the law saloons
of both the first and second class viii be
closed. but otherwise the business as
usual sign will be in evidence most
everywhere. In several OF the public
school grades teachers have arranged Ar.
Dor day programs. In this connection
some OF the instructors have, been aided
by a MAY Days" pamphlet issued from
he Office of the secretary of state sew
raj days ago.
Reports from various committees con.
lected with the Maecabee bazaar in How
and hall last week indicate that Harmon ,
eview, No. l. W. B. A. O. T. NJ, will :
ealize upward OF 5000 from the affair. i
The committees reported at the regular =
Meeting of the review last evening and 4
much satisfaction was expressed over the {
outcome of the venture. There was a
arge attendance of members and other
eports received were of a gratifying ma
ure. After the routine business, new q
members were initiated and plans for !
uture meetings were discussed.
Exchanges state that no fewer than II +,
ent shows have applied TO the secretary "
+ state for permission to show in Yer h
lont this year and it is understood that
number ef show managers have re- a
eived state licenses, but thus far none of Il
he big shows has been booked for Barre. n
: O. AveriIl, city bill poster with whom =
lost of the advance representatives con h
err before booking for Barre, is authority .;
or the statement that no applications II
ave been made as vet. Usually the city -,
antatives, but to date they appear to r.
ave gwen J8diNt q WIN Tie AT lfhSh al
yo of the tent shows that are to be Al
illed in Vermont cities will enter the q,
late on auto trucks. ~
Members OF the Epwerth league Of the NJ
edding NJ H. church entertained rs b
embers of the society from Montpelier =
the church last evening. The enter
Iinment took the form of a School" So
al. Seven tables arranged about the -
,om held the requirements for gradua- a.
on from the different courses, all of the ~
nurses being required As the guests -
ltered the room they we're divided into
ur classes designated as freshmen. ma
'phomores, juniors and seniors and then -
to the tables. Ten minutes
as the time allowed 10 complete each Io'
'urse. The chemistry table, for in s5
ance. contained samples of several com an
on household necessities like baking =,
wider, soda and salt and each student an
rote down on paper the names of the Be
ticles. At the art table the required sPl
st was the modelling of figure out of -,
~. other courses were equally as in ma
resting. After the close Of school re- MI
sshments were served and the rest of
a avnn;nrr annn4 + he nlaVinu of va !