The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
TALK OF THE TOWN


New material for skirts at Vaughan's
Summer wash goods all reduced a
Naughan's.
See those ladies' dresses csc at thu
Vaughan Store.
Chelsea visitors in the city yesterday
were Daniel Bixby, Ray Titus and Har
vey Speare.
A. p. Abbott OF the A. p Abbott Co
store left last night on a business triE
to New York.
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Bixby of South
Main street left this forenoon for Chel-
sea, where they will visit relatives for
few days.
Miss Anna Dudley, who has been visit
ing friends on Washington street for the
past week, returned to her home in Bel
mont, Mass, last night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mcleod and son,
James, returned to their home on Averill
street last night after spending several
days at Highgate Springs.
Mrs. p. w Riford and daughter, Phyl-
, lis, who have been visiting Mr.. Riford of
Jefferson street over the weekend, re-
turned to their home in East Randolph
last night.
Miss Florence LaPage of Prospect
street left this noon for Mortified, where
she will visit at the home of her uncle,
Jerry Donahue, through the remainder
of the week
d. J. Morse resumed his duties in the
A. p. Abbott Go, store yesterday after
taking his annual vacation OF three
weeks, part of which he spent at Cas-
plan lake. Greensboro.
Horace Phillips returned to his home
in Boston last night after spending sew
eral days in the city on a business visit.
Mr.. Phillips will stop at Woodsville, n.
H. where he will visit parties day.
Among the Plainfield business visitors
and shoppers in the city yesterday We're
Daniel Page, Charles Comstock Miss
Winnifred Hamel, Bernard and Ethel Col |
by, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Hamel.
William Thompson, who has been visit
ing friends on North Main street for a
few days, left yesterday for The Weirs,
n. H.. where he will visit friends for a |
few days while en- route to his home in
n. FL.
Ted Theriault. who conducts the Eure
ka restaurant on Depot square, has re-
eeived tidings of the death of his brother,
Frank Theriault, which occurred in Me-
nominee. Mich. Another brother, Paul,
lives in Montpelier.
News was received in the city last
light of the death of Dennis Leonard of
Toledo, O., which occurred yesterday
morning. Particulars as to the cause of
his death were not given over the wire
md arrangements for burial are not
Known. Mr.. Leonard will be remembered
n Vermont as a resident of st. Johns
Jury. having gone to Ohio about % years
lgo, where he had lived ever since, COM ,
ng East several times during the sum ,
ner months. Mr.. Leonard has seen long
ervice as engineer on the Lake Shore y
iichigan Southern railway, having been
onnected with the road since he had )
ived in the West He leaves to mourn
is loss, his wife, and eight children, all
t whom live at home, with the exception
f john. who is lieutenant at FL Paso;
nd three sisters in Barre, Mrs. Patrick
'rown, Mrs. Margaret Nelson, and Mrs.
i. J. Bonnet.
c. S. Chalmers, stepson of Alexander
)unnett, former United States district
ttorney. is in Barre for a few days be-
ore going to Montclair, n. j., where |.
Q has been commissioned by Theodore y.
all to reproduce in the Vail memorial
brarv the frieze which he recently COM
leted in Mr.. Dunnett's summer cottage
t Ricker's mills, near Cotton po1d.
eOple who have Inspected the fricze pro-
ounce il to be one of the most unique
rnaments of its kind ever done in paint.
II the way around a room 30 feet
luare, Mr.. Chalmers has created famil-
IT Vermont scenes without any repeti-
on. II hsrmonizes completely with the
canned ceiling in the room, which was
uilt in 1852. and with a ponderously
uilt floor laid in the same year. When
IT, Vail inspected the work, he immedi-
tely negotiated with the artist for
.plica OF the frieze IL the Mcntclsir
brary. Mr.. Chalmers Il vel known in
ew England art circles, having been for
veral years art editor OF the Boston
ost.