The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-06
TALK OF THE TOWN
Easter neckwear at Abbott's.

H Refrigerator for sale, in good condi
H tion. 100 fremont street
II Regular meeting of the A. O. II. Thurs
/ day evening, April 9, at o'clock.
H Don't forget Pocahontas dance Thurs
day night, April 8, at Clan Gordon hail.
adv.
Mrs, c. r. Pratt OF Randolph and +, L
Bass of Bethel were visitors in the cit,
\ yesterday.
Miss NJ. Scott of the nurses home Is
| visiting at the home of Mrs. Alden Yves
ton in Rutland.
Congregational ladies please save ole
papers and magazines for the woman''
sssociation.--adv.
The guild of the Church of the GOOD
Shepherd will meet in the church this
Thursday evening at 1880.
Mrs, Ruth Ward has returned to the
city after passing several days with
relatives in Burlington and vicinity
james Dickey returned yesterday to
his home in Washington, after passing
a few days with friends in the city.
Robert Selby has returned to his home
in Brandon, after passing several days
with friends in Barre, where he former
ly resided.
Wanted: 10000 dozen fresh eggs.
Bring them in any quantity, large or
small, and we will pay cash for same.
Barre Creamery.
Mrs. Joseph Corey and her brother
! in-law, Alex. Corey, have returned to the
city, after passing several days with rel
atives in Berlin, n. II.
George Benjamin, who has been pass
ing several weeks in Chelsea and Wood
bury, was visitor in the city yester.
day while on his way to Grantevillc,
there to make an extended visit with rel
atives.
Rummage sale, vestry of the Church of
the Good Shepherd, Friday and Saturday
afternoons. Sale TO begin promptly at
o'clock Friday The ladies OF the church
are asked to send their bundles Friday,
and if unable TO send them. telephone
S4-M.adv
Charles A. Page Of Allston, Mass, for
merly of Barre, is visiting his mother
Mrs. NJ. T. Page, and his two daughters,
Madeline and Elizabeth Page, at 30 Elm
street, expecting to remain here until
Tuesday He is now engaged as an in
spector on the Boston elevated railroad.
Harold Perry of Maple Grove. who has
been employed as a driver at the Barre
steam laundry since his graduation from
Montpelier seminary two years ago, COM
pleted his duties and plans to 60 to
Planfeld, there to esta blish a poultry
farm. He is succeeded at the laundry
by John Emslie.
DIR. Peter MacQueen, the noted traveller /
a.. l.4t. All
dienee last spring, is again coming to
Barre under the auspices of the civic de-
partment of the Barre Woman's club.
Next week Friday evening, April Ia, IN
the opera house, DIR. MacQueen will give
an illustrated lecture on Scotland
Watch for the notice of sale of tickets
Price, 25c.-adv,
Cutters and caryers at the plant Of
Charles Banehi & Sons, are working on :
I soldiers monument to be erected short
y in Harlan, Ia, by Shelby county in
honor Of the nations defenders The !
Jlans call for a massive base and die,
which are to be surmounted by a hercu 4
can statue of civilian soldier in the
var between the states. II is TO be one
# the finest examples OF the public me-
norial that has been sent out OF Barre
n some time. An effort il being made I
0 have the monument unloaded at its
estimation in time for dedication on :,
Memorial day.
W. A. Lane is getting ready to make
Extensive repairs and alterations to his
roperty at SO South Main street. With
he customary restrictions imposed by
he city council as to exterior and in
erior coverings, Mr. Lane is to build an
mex to the brick structure at No. So
hitch will extend toward the river dis h
ance of 36 feet with width of Is feet $
he annexsis to be two stories high and d
hen completed it win be used as a
lachine shop and garage. Mr.. Lane plans q
} change the appearance of the brick Z
ouse fronting the street, by remodeling 4
ne interior and converting it into an e
1to display room
One of the tangible results of the agi- !"
alton which the manufacturers have \
arted for more adequate water mains
nd an increased number OF hydrants IS =
meeting of the aldermanic committee =
the whole to be held Saturday after =
ION, when the city fathers viii make =
detailed investigation of the situation 3
the north end and in Batchelder's
eadow, City Engineer F. 0. Lee and 4
ire Chief c. B. Gladding viii accom-
my the committee to the Wiley street
eadow, where two proposals to extend Z
I'd enlarge the mains are being consid-
ed. Thereafter the party will journey
the south end, where Batchelder mead
v manufacturers are asking for a more ]
equate main to replace the four-inch I
ain now in use.
William Gordon of 80 North Main
rect is in receipt of newspaper clip 4
ngs which supplement- the report Of
g death of his brother, a soldier in
e British navy, which he received sew z
Al days ago. Sergeant Major Robert
NTH Gordon, aged 3s, was one of the
lest members of the volunteer service
the ranks of the 4th Gordons He was
camp with his regiment at Tain when I
e war broke out and went with the
h battalion to France. On being in
lided home. he was attached to the :
III battalion. Besides his brother in 9
IRE. he leaves his mother in Aberdeen 4
Dtland, his wife and eight children.
rgeant Major Gordon was buried with !
I military honors in Aberdeen, the 4
neral cortege being preceded by hr-
squad of the 81 Gordon Highlsnders
/ the pipe band and mufiled drums OF
regiment. The gun carriage bearing
.roz