The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Buy your summer goods in the sale a.
Vaughan's.
Among the Barre visitors in Concord
\. H., through the week end were Franz
Gould and John Wood.
James Mcintosh, who has been al
his home in Barre for few days, re-
turned this morning to Burlington, where
he is employed in the granite industry.
Coach Charles Hoernle of the Goddard
seminary team and Tommie Davidson
figured prominently in a baseball game
at St. Johnsbury Saturday when the
! Lily White team defeated the Montreal
A. G., 7 to S.
Barre Shriners who attended the con-
clave in Buffalo, n. Y, last week re-
turned to the city Saturday and Sun
day. Some of their number made the
home going trip in through passengef
coaches, while others travelled by auto.
Artisans are re-decorating the interior
of the Consolidated Lighting Co.'s offices
in the Aldrich building. The work is in
charge of the German artist, Leopolt
Nuissel, who has decorated st. Monica'e
rectory, the Park theatre and other
buildings in Barre and vicinity.
Rev. J. B. Reardon was the preacher
at open air services in City park Sunday
afternoon at s O'Clock and a union choir
sang the hymns. In the forenoon Rev.
j. w. Barnett of the Congregational
church preached the sermon at union
services in the Hedding Methodist church
and last night he occupied the pulpit of
the First Presbyterian church.
At the Central Vermont station in
Barre Sunday morning 1875 tickets were
sold for the excursion to Burlington and
Plattsburg, n. Y. Many came to the
city from outlying towns to take the
train. Most of the excursionists made
privileged to see more than ! | 900 crook
les or citezen soldiers in camp The
train returned to Barre last night at 0
o'clock
Word having been received that the
demonstration who was expected to visit
the children's cooking school and give a
demonstration in canning cannot come to
Barre until August, and inasmuch as
some berries and vegetables may not be
available for canning at that time, any
child who cares to do so is asked to can
pint jar of strawberries or any other
fruit or vegetable for the school exhibit |
to be given Sept. IT, Any question in re
gard to same may be asked of Mrs. w. F. |
Shepard.
This mornings heavy rain wrought |
havoc with hill streets in some sections |
Of the city and employees of the street
department had part of their work for
the day laid out for them as soon as the |.
sun dawned on the rainy pranks of the
weather clerk. One of the most violent
showers of the summer set in at 2:30
o'clock and continued at intervals for
nearly an hour. The moisture did not
serve To cool the atmosphere to any no
iceable extent and weather predictions
his forenoon were all for a complete
apitulstion to General Humidity.
Neighbors and other friends OF d. D.
Royce gathered at his home, As Maple
venue, Saturday evening to aid him in
deserving his 10th birthday anniversary.
)ne of the interesting features of the
ssembly was the reading Of an origi-
al poem entitled, "On the Wheels Of
line composition by Mr.. Royce which
rss rendered by Mrs. Julian Revilla in $
spirited manner. A social hour was a
nioyed and refreshments were served by !
frs. William Bolt, the company depart !
lg after extending to Mr.. IToyt tie j
sual Fluctuations. Mr.. Royce, a native {
Washington. has resided in Barre for q
be past quarter-century and has many {
cquaintsnces in this vicinity.