The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

Special announcement Park theatre
page 6.-ady.
Get large American flag for one
coupon and Csc at The Times office.
Fresh Tennessee Strawberries, lie pei
basket at the Vermont Fruit Store.
Miss Della Lebaron of Waterbury was
a guest yesterday and to-day of Miss
Mary Bosworth OF Merchant street.
Get your baked beans and doughnuts
at the Presbyterian church on Saturday
afternoon. Doughnuts fried while you
wait.-adv.
Benjamin Gasparello of North Main
street returned to the city yesterday
from business trip to Boston and
New York.
j. r. Berger, who has been passing
several days in the Barre granite belt
on business returned yesterday to his
home in Trenton, N. j.
H. H. Blanchard of Springfield arrived
in the city last evening TO attend meet.
ing of the Peoples Heating, Lighting &
Power Co., which was held at the COM
pany's office in Depot square this morn
| ing.
Fred L. White, until recently resident
OF Barre, is leaving st. Johnsbury for
Waterbury, Conn, where he has secured
a position with Epson & Singleton, one
OF the largest mercantile firms in the
city.
1t is something to look forward TO, the
progressive" dinner that the Methodist
ladies are planning. Autos will take the
diners from the church where the differ
ent courses are to be served. Six courses,
served in six different houses.-adv.
Ernest w. Houston of ll9 Washington
street, who has been employed for some
time as polisher at the plant of Mar
tinson Estate Co., on Batehelder street,
began work yesterday as special po.
liceman. Mr.. Houston has been assigned
to day duty.
Sample ballots and the list of candi-
dates that are to figure in Tuesdays pri-
mary election have been posted at the
various ward polling places by the city
clerk. The only candidate whose ne--le
appears on the ballot is Woodrow VIII /
son, but there are instructions for writ
ing in the names of other candidates.
Allen NJ. Fletcher of Cavendish, a for.
mer governor of Vermont, stopped at |
Hotel Barre yesterday while making /
motor trip through the state. The ex-
governor has been mentioned as a posi-.
BILE candidate for the office of United \
States senator, to succeed Senator Car
roll S. Page Of Hyde Park, whose term
is about to expire
F. j. Bicknell, general superintendent
IF the Livingstone Tool Co., who has
been registered at Hotel Barre while
making a stay of several days in the
Barre granite belt, returned to his home
n Rockland, Me, to-day. James R. II
Quits, who has acted as Barre represen-
alive of the Livingstone Co. for some
ime, has resigned his position and for
he time being repairs viii be handled
It the Kennedy machine shop.
A diminutive lad from upper Granite
treet who had strayed away from home
without first procuring from his mother
rst hand knowledge concerning the cog
omens associated with his family, his
ome street and his own first name
ropped into Marrion's cigar store on
Depot square yesterday and set the
Jerks there to the task of ascertaining
here he belonged. Efforts to pry the
esired information from the boy him
Elf falling, the clerks began to use the
alephone, but with poor success. Fin
by A. p. Burnham OF Perry street, a y
& w. r. engineer, who is recruiting :
ON severe attack Of the grip which
9 suffered in the winter, offered to ar.
le boy. Taking the youngster by the
and, he started ont on the trail. Be- +,
IRE longhe met an anxious eyed miss who m
-oved to be the sister of the stroIIing h
1uth and the lad was turned over to Il
n. d
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