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

auxiliary, No. s. Wednesday evening, Oct
rs, at o'clock
Mr., and Mrs. Leroy Lcavitt of Plain
field were business visitors and shopper
in the city yesterday.
| Mrs. Joseph Lawlor and daughter, Vel
ma, of Washington were among the Wis
itors in Barre yesterday.
Vincent Cordelli returned to Barre las
night, after spending the week end witt
his family in Hardwick
Master George Slayton of Hardwicl
was visitor in the city yesterday. II
returned to his home last night
NJ. Sowles of Roxbury, deputy inspec
tor of weights and measures, was Wis
itor in the city yesterday and to-day.
Mrs Emma Gates of Ludlow, stat,
secretary of the Rebekahs, is guest al
the home of Mrs. Frank Jackson of Lib
efty street.
Miss Kate White, who has been visit
ing relatives on South Main street dur.
ing the past week, left this morning fol
her home in Burlington.
Miss Annie Fontana, who has beer
visiting friends and relatives in Concord
n. H., during the past week, returned
to her home on Central street to day.
Plainfeld visitors in the city ycster.
day and to-day are Mr. and Mrs Henry
Pelky, Mr.. and Mrs Fri Whitcomb, Mrs.
blanche Perrin and Wheeler Batchelder.
Mrs. j. Mcdonald left Barre last night
for Boston, where she viii meet her hus-
band, who has been employed as a meat
mt Tor in 81 hn LOT urt
of September.
George Cooper left last night for New
Haven, Conn, where he has secured en-
ployment in munitions plant. Mr.
Cooper expects to be joined by his fam
lily later in the year.
just arrived. new line of millinery
and fancy trimmings, also fine line in
girls hats; latest in style, best of quail
ty at lowest possible prices, Mrs. Birnie,
3 Pleasant street, off Brook street.
Dir. NJ. Leichter of Chicago, foot spe-
cialist, will be at the Peoples Shoe Store
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. If troubled with fallen arches,
bunions or corns, call and get advice
adv.
Harold G. Gray, who has been spend
ing several days in Barre and vicinity
for Concord, r. H.. whore he will visit
relatives for a few DAYS while en- route
to his home in Calais, Me.
Mrs. j Royal Kinney of Boston, who
is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Nettie Lane
of Plainfield, during the month of Octo-
Der, was among the business visitors in
the city Yesterday. She returned to
PIainfeld this morning, after calling on
friends in Barre.
Miss Cora Batchelder, who has been at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank +. Batchelder of Hill street since
her school closed in Brandon two weeks
ago on account of the infantile paralysis
scare on the west side of the state, re
turned to Brandon to-day to resume her
duties as teacher, as the quarantine has
been raised.
All arrangements have been completed
for the mems big banquet, which viii be |
held at the First Baptist church this |
evening at $3.50. An attractive program
has been arranged by the committee in
charge, which will be rendered at s
o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended !
to the ladies of the church and congrega
tion to come and enjoy the program.
Thomas Tomasi, who has been spend
ing the weekend at the home of his /
Mr. and Mrs. G. Tomasi of
North Main street. will leave tonight for |
Mass, where he is enrolled as
a student at Tufts college. Tomasi is
member Of the big football squad at
Tufts, having been a member Of the |
squad since he enrolled in college during
The first week of the term.
Papers were made out in the Office of
The D. A. Perry Real Estate office yes
.erday, conveying to Madose Pelky of
Narshfield the place known as the Ruth
Vyman farm, located between Plainfield
md Marshfeld. The property, which con-
.ists of a few acres of land and the
buildings, Mr.. Pelky intends to make his
home in the future and will take imme-
late possession of the farm. Another
leal in real estate which was recently
losed through the d. A. Perry Real Es- {
ate agency. is the cottage-house and {
dot of land at 10 Murray street, former
Y owned by Mrs. Laura Slayton of Hard ]
wick, the property being bought by Rob /
TT Christie of Kirk street. I
Depot square with its penehant for !
arksome doings is in the limelght
gain, this time with mystery that is {
axing the best efforts of the police to |
nravel. Sometime yesterday afternoon !
refrigerator car in the NJ. & W. r. !
reight yards was entered and a barrel of Il
'et goods consigned to a local wine mer- e
liant was removed therefrom. From I
earby stoneshed, chisel and hammer a
'ere spirited away and the bunghole 0
the barrel was opened near the square z
undry hangers-on, none OF them persons II
rata with the police, are said to nave 5
artaken of the brew and for the time q
eng its effects had a demoralizing eff {
,ct on traffic and trade in the vicinity n
the square.