The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

TOT sale AlDrecnt piano, MIS- y, w
Macdonald, 90 Hill street.
| October song hits, "Theda Bara" and
Honey Lou at Martins Book Store.
| Attend the exhibit at the Congrega.
tional church Friday afternoon and even
ing,-adv.
Harold knight returned to his home in
Boston last night after visiting friends
in Barre during the past two weeks.
H. A. Vincent. returned TO Barre last
evening, after visiting his family in Bur
iington since the latter part of last week.
d. NJ. Miles returned to his home on
West street last night, after spending
the summer months at Starr Farm Beach,
William Ross returned TO his home on
Harrington avenue last night, after be-
ing employed for short time in Cam
bridge. Mass.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Downing and Mrs. Isabelle Mackay
of Cliff street visited friends in Hard
wick yesterday.
Miss Jessie Bannister, who has been
visiting friends on Maple avenue during
the past week, returned to her home in
Lunenburg last night
DR. John Tierney and Albert Cox of
st. Johnsbury visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tierney of South
Main street yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Dix and Miss
Rachel Dix of Burlington visited at the
home Of their mother, Mrs. Addie Dix, of
Brook street yesterday
r. MacCauley and Anthony Joseph re-
turned to Barre last evening after visit
ing friends and relatives in Burlington
and Winooski over the week end
Mrs. W. Pratt OF New London, Conn,
arrived in the city last night and viii
visit at the home Of Mrs. Isabelle Mackay
| of Cliff street and other friends in the
city for several days.
Miss Christina Murray arrived in the
| city last night and will spend several
days in Barre and Montpelier visiting
| friends and relatives before returning to
her home in Brattleboro.
John Muiry of Bassett street who has
been employed for some time as clerk
in the Daylight store, left this morning
for Portland, Me-, where he plans to en-
ter an automobile school.
Joseph Ceilings, who is employed as a
travelling salesman and demonstrator for
the Phoenix Sand Blast Co., arrived in the
city yesterday for visit OF several days.
Mr.. Ceilings formerly resided in Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Amadon returned |
to their home in North Troy last night, |
after visiting friends on Summer street |
during the past week. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Amadon were formerly of Montpelier.
John Shade returned to Barre last |
night after visiting his brother in law,
Anthony Deep at the Fanny Allen hospi- /
tai in Winooski Mr. Shade reports that |
he found Mr.. Deep much improved in
health.
Nelson Brown, who is attending Dart
mouth college at Hanover, n H., arrived 4
in the city Saturday to referee the
Spaulding st. Adams football game and
passed the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, of Cliff
street.
John S. Sleeper, well known con
ductor in Manchester, n. H., whose death
occurred Saturday, was native of Wash I
ington and spent his youth and young
manhood in that village. He was 40
years old and had lived in Manchester 23
years. Three brothers who survive him
are Zebina c. Sleeper and George NJ
Sleeper and Royal D. Sleeper of Brattle
boro.
A song recital open to the public at
Rowland hall Tuesday evening, Oct. 10, a
1t o'clock by Miss Bicktord, assisted by
Miss Forbes, reader, of Montpelier sem {
nary faculty, begins the yearly program /
# the Barre Woman's club. Admission.
Sc Club members admitted upon pres Z
.ntation Of membership tickets.
The auction sale at the Perrin farm, &
was fairly well attended and
prices averaged up with other sales 25 /
'ows were sold for prices ranging from \
'32 to $3.50 quite a lot of the cows $
icing bred to freshen next spring. A
wo- year-old bull sold for $40, a larger
null for SOL yoke of oxen $40, yearlings d
~ and $3.50, turkeys SOC per pound
i've weight, - tons of hay all sold to one \
nan for Sl0.35 in the barn, straw So per
on, oats SOC and 5sc per bushel The t
ioneer. e
Corporal A, G.. Edward of Co. Fl. LIST
'ermont infantry, who recently returned
rom Eagle Pass, Tex, with the Vermont d
roops after being in the federal service
II summer, came to his home in Barre .
n short furlough Saturday afternoon Il
nd was heartily welcomed by his many :
He expects to come back
Or good tomorrow when the company is y
lustered out of the federal service Cor Z
oral Edward is fun of stories of his ex- ,
eriences on the Mexican border and, on II
he whole, is rather pleased with army a.
fe. He is in first-rate health, as are
lost of the boys of the regiment. In ie
let, there was very little sickness in the =
ermont regiment during the entire stay u
Eagle Pass. Readers of The Times
i'll remember Corporal Edward as the W
ritter of many interesting letters to The OF
lines during the summer. AZ
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre through e.
le week end included the following peo- II
e: Dr. and Mrs. B. H. Garrison and Mr. :,
I'd Mrs. George d. Cooper of Red Bank. ~
j.. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clement and ~
r. and Mrs. f. P. Stone and chauffeur -
Boston, Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. McCurrie r. r.
Glendale Springs. n. V, Mr.. and Mrs. =. ~
B. Jacobs and Miss Cassidy of Leba- :;
IN, \. H.. f. H. Allen of Rutland ~ -
Uses Ruth Chamberlain and Flva SUIT uo
n of Burlington. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. II
itchell, Mrs. f. W. Mitchell Miss Eliz- ~ ~
,eth H. Mitchell w. L. Hewitt, Mr.. -. ~
I'd Mrs. Fl. c. Cushing. Miss Ruth Cush. ~
g. Miss Alice Eaton II, p, Woods. Mr. he