The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

were Delore Minard and Lindsay Win
chester
Miss Michelina Fontana commenced
work in the A. p. Abbott store this
morning.
The woman's association of the Con-
gregational church will meet Wednesday
at 2;30 p. IN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bertrand of Pearl
street returned last evening from a mo-
tor trip to Quebec.
Velvet and velveteen remnants suit
able for ladies hats. Little Dry Goods
Store, Cottage street.
Roy Crossett and Aura Whitney re-
turned to Barre this morning from a
business visit in Albany, n. Y.
4 Miss Margaret Brusa began work this
morning as an assistant in Joseph ko-
valsky's Barre Cleaning and Dyeing shop.
NJ. s. Levin of Merchant street left
this forenoon for New York, where he
lis to make a business visit of a week
Mrs. Mary g. Nye of Montreal, p. O.,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
visit friends during the next two weeks
Among the Plainfeld visitors in the
city Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Rice, Frank House and Richard Batchel-
der.
Mrs. Frank Ladue of Meriden, Conn.
arrived in the city Saturday night and
will visit friends and relatives for sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F Field and chill
dren have returned to their home in
Hardwick, after spending few days at
w. A. Lanes.
Lyle Mcintosh and family of South
Royalton arrived in the city yesterday
and will visit at the home of Frank
Northrop for few days.
Members of the second team from
Norwich University who will play Goddard
seminary this afternoon at the seminary
campus arrived in the city this morning.
| Miss Lena Caselini and Miss lnez Ma
berin returned to their school work in
Waterbury to-day after the weekend re.
cess. which they spent at their homes in
this city.
Leonard Averill, who was formerly
employed in newspaper work in Barre,
was a visitor in the city Sunday after
noon Mr. Averil is now engaged in
tonsorial shop in st. Johnsbury
James Levie of Hill street, who has
been passing several days in Boston as
Barre yesterday and resumed his du
ties in the Tilden's Shoe Co.'S store this
morning
Miss Dolly Tucker who has been Wis
ting friends on Keith avenue during the
past week, left last night for Burling
ton. where she will visit friends until
the latter part-of the week, before GO
ing to her home in Albany, n, Y.
Noble c. Miller, who has been visiting
friends in Barre for few days, while |
en- route for Deland, Fla, from one of
the White mountain summer resorts, left !
the city to-day for Reston, where he |
will visit friends before taking the boat |
for Deland.
From the higher portions of the city |
the reflection from a farm fire on the |
Vernon Slavery place in Williamstown
was easily seen this forenoon. The fire
broke out about o'clock and destroyed |
the barn. The Sayery place is located
on the height of land on the road from
Williamstown to Mortified
Miss Mary Given. who has been staying
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Given of Richardson street, over
the week end, returned to her school
work in Moretown this morning. Miss
Given attended the teachers convention
at Burlington during the latter part Of
last week.
The hospital aid will have a bag day
Wednesday, Oct. 25, as in former years.
Donations of fruit, vegetables, preserves,
jellies pickles, etc, will be asked for,
Bags will be left at every house and on
the morning of Oct. % these will be col
lected. The ladies ask you to be gen
erous on this day.
Friends and relatives of Nelson Bald
win, to the number of 25, gathered at
the home of William Conner of Cottage
street Saturday night to give him a
surprise party in the form OF a family
reunion, Among those from away who
attended the party were his son, R. n.
and family and Arthur Har-
low of Irasburg; his daughter, Miss
BERTHE Baldwin, OF Montpelier, and Mrs. .
Gertrude Ingalls, and two children of
Sorthfield. A bountful supper was en- |,
Dyed by the guests, after which pro-
gam was bhAs ht ihNhDtts vi
he party from away returned to their !,
ZONES yesterday. q
One of the pleasant features of the a
of the Independent Order of '
7oresters in Barre this week will be an $
to the granite quarries under t
he auspices of and at the expense of f
he Barre Board of Trade, the Manufac-
urers' association, the Quarry Owners
association and che Merchants associa- ,
ion. The excursion will be run Wednes-
lay morning, and the delegates and local
committee will meet at Jones Bros plant
It s o'clock to make an inspection of
hose premises before the train leaves for
he hill climb. II is expected that the
'arty viii spend the forenoon in going
bout the quarry section.
A touring car, operated by J. Comolli
f North Main street, eollided with the
,outh bound Washington street car Sat. |
rdsy night at little after O'Clock
ear the junction OF North Main street
nd Depot square. Mr.. COmolli tyied to :.
ass another automobile, but in doing so
e failed to negotiate passage with the .,
lectric car, which was operated by L. :,
othrop. Both the auto and electric car :
ere running slow enough so that they y