The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Bag day, Wednesday, Oct 25.
Thomas Davidson of Summer street
Is passing the week end with friends in
st. Johnsbury.
Miss Bessie Spear of Jefferson street
went to Burlington to attend the Pad
erewski concert this evening.
Woolnap in japanese designs, suitab bic
for making blanket bath robes. Little
Dry Goods Store, Cottage street.
Mrs. Mary G. Nye of Montreal, P. O..
a former resident of Barre, is passing
several days in the city on business.
Mrs. Ida Hastings OF Quincy, Mass, is
! passing week in the city as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bianchi of Sum.
mer street.
Miss Dorothy Marion of Summer
street, who is taking vacation from
his duties in the New England Fruit
store, left yesterday for Burlington,
where she is visiting her aunt, Mrs O.
il, Ladam
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lafayette and
son, Ernest, of west hill have returned
| from an automobile trip to Windsor
where they passed a few days as the
guest of Perley Lafayette, who is en-
ployed by the Windsor Acme Machine
Co.
DIR. and Mrs. l.. l.. Leonard OF As.
bury Park, y. j., who formerly lived in
Barre, arrived in the city this morning
for a visit of few days From their
home in New Jersey they recently mo-
tored to Calais, where they have been
visiting DR.. Leonard's brother.
Miss Bernice Whitcomb, who is EN-
ployed in the office Of the secretary OF
state in Essex junction, is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. n Whiteomb of Beacon street. Mr..
and Mrs. Whitcomb expect to leave next
month to pass the winter with their
daughter in the South.
The company r,aying "The Blue Par
adse" in the para house this evening
arrived in the city early this afternoon
from st. ,Johnsbury. The demand for
tickets to the musical comedy has been
unusually large both in Barre and Mont
pelier and the management is prepared
to take care OF capacity house.
News is received in Barre of the death
of Gordon Carson, former resident of
this city and Mortified and for several
years a well known Barre granite work
er. Mr.. Carson passed away in Troy,
\. H., after long illness. With him at
his death were his wife and two chill |
dren Hhe was a native of Twynholm, |
Scotland where he was born in 1856 For
some time he was employed as fore
man for the Ellis Granite Co. in North
field and later engaged in granitecutting
in this city, where he was known as an |
expert craftsman. He left Barre and To-
Gated in Troy last spring. Besides his
wife and children, he leaves sister liv-
ing Connecticut. Two nephews reside
in Barre.
A delegation of Vermont business and
professional men who motored to Jeffer-
sonville yesterday and made the trip
ifoot through Smugglers' Notch included
4 number of Barre and Montpelier peo-
pie. II. W. Narnum was one of the prime
movers in the excursion, which was cal
,ulated to open up TO Nermonters the
possibilities of the new road over the
J. X. Prize Of Graniteville,
E. A. Palmer. and Mcssrs. Hayward and
Brooks of Montpelier, and Candidates
iraham and Scott also made the trip.
IN the morning and returned to the city
It Z O'Clock last evening, evidently well
pleased with the days program.
A unique window attraction used by
he New England Fruit store has been
lrresting a good bit of attention re-
emily. the interior of the window hav-
ng been arranged to resemble modern
andy kitchen. Candy workers under the
Erection OF Charles Wood who recently
anne here from Keene, " H.. to manage
he fruit company's confectionery de-
'artment, are seen in the act Of making
andy Of all descriptions from material
Exhibited in the window. A gas stove
attachment and an electric motor furnish
part OF the equipment for the display.
The window exhibit is one of several
'ure food displays to be made by the
ompany.