The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-18
TALK OF THE TOWN


See nd. auction sale OF Alex Visseti
H Websterville; Friday, May 10. Y. Il
Hale, auetoneer
j. L. Maun, an official of the Contra
H Vermont railway. was business vlsito
in the city yesterday.
\ Wanted 10 second hand ranges TO ex
change for new Andes ranges e. a
Prindle, Depot square
All kinds of clothing at the Universal
list vestry Friday and Saturday. Door
open from 2 to 9.-adv.
Rev. j. h. Reardon of Church street left
Yesterday afternoon TO attend the Ode
Fellows convention at Burlington.
Mrs. Frank C. Turner of South MAR
street went to Morrisvile this morning
for visit of several days with relatives
Call l52-W for furniture moving and
heavy trucking by auto truck at reason
able rates. Vermont Trucking & Sales Co
Mr.. and Mrs. b, Colombo have returned
to their home in Hardwick after a sew
eral days visit with relatives in this city
General markdown on all eolored
trimmed hats; few at Sl.0s to S2.9S
See window display at Mrs. Fosters
adv.
4 EuNdiu 1dIAti VI htlbH ANht
yesterday for New York on few days
business trip in the interests of the Cen
tral Granite Co.
While you are house cleaning have
your clock repaired. Telephone l63-M
and we will call for, repair and return it.
Bell & Houston.
Peter Pnssera, a Wiliamstown granite
manufacturer, was visitor in the city
this morning while on HIS way to Bur-
lington for visit.
Wellman G. Whitney of Springfield,
Mass, viii speak and give test in G. A. r.
hall, Montpelier, next Sunday, May 81,
at 2:30 and p. m.
The name OF George X, Blake, tyler of
Granite chapter, No. 26, r. A. NJ, was
omitted from the list of officers installed,
as printed in Yesterdays Times.
Roscoe McIver, who has been passing
few days at his home in Graniteville, re-
turned this morning to Mortified, where
he is attending Norwich university.
Rev. Edgar Grassland OF Wellington
street has returned to the city from West
Barnet, where he delivered an illustrated
lecture on "The Nations at War"
Officer Ernest Houston has resumed his
duties in the police department, after
passing a few DAYS in Burlington, where
he attended the Odd Fellows convention.
The ladies' union viii mold another one
of those enjoyable 500 parties in X. of p.
hall Thursday evening at 7:45. Gentle
men especially invited, as well as ladies.
adv.
Weekly tournaments over the course OF
the Meadow Brook Golf club on Brook
street will begin Saturday. Members of
the executive and handicap committees
are requested to meet in Clan Gordon hall
Friday evening at o'clock.
The funeral of Miss Harriet n. Reed, |
whose death occurred Wednesday, will be
held from the home of her niece. Mrs. |
Charles Reed of French street, Friday |
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. b. G. Lipsky, |
pastor of the Hedding NJ. f. church, Off |
ciating.
Now is the time to build summer
camp. / have some very desirable shore I
lots at Woodbury. pond. This pond has
been stocked and will be an ideal place
for fishing, also boating and bathing.
Lots of white pond lilies The place
where you viii enjoy your vacation. For
iull particulars address A. G. Nelson,
Lake House, East Calais, VT.
Joseph Ceilings of Academy street left
,he city last evening for New York,
where he is to make business visit of
everaI days. Later he will go to Penn
ylvanis, there TO engage in installing
he sand blast devices manufactured by
he Phoenix company While associated
With the company's branch Office in Barre,
dr. Ceilings has installed several of the
evices in local stonesheds.
B. p. Shadroui has taken possession, by
'irtue of mortgage held by him, of the
ntire stock of groceries and store Ak
ures situated at the corner OF North
lain and Second streets, which goods
we're formerly owned by Albert George,
nd will sell the same at public auction
n the said premises, commencing Tues ]
sy, May %, at 2 o'clock p. m. Watch
he paper for further notice. 0. II, Hale,
uctioneer.
The regular meeting of Cobble Hill
range was held Tuesday evening. Be- .
ides regular work, five candidates were
allotted on and the first and second de-
rees were conferred After the business Q
leetng beautiful and impressive me
lorial service was held for our late sis I
sr, Mrs. Alice A. Bancroft. including the e
raping of the charter by Mrs. Nellie Ro- !
en- and the degree team. Next Tuesday
rening, May %, special meeting will J
? held for comforting the third and !
,urth degrees on the whole class. /
Heavy rains Of the week, eliminating =
yesterdays downpour, have wrought :
avoc with hill streets and highways here
the city. In several cases reported to o
Re street department. running water has 5
quilted the sand sidewalks as to make e
lem nearly impossible. On Wellington n
rect, water, picking its way through a
he crushed granite and sand walk, z
reatened to undermine the granite I
rbing set along the highway last au- l
mn. Wherever holes were worn by the y
alter yesterday. the street department b
abe haste tv hang lanterns last night. p
The fifth meeting of the educational y
ries inaugurated by the Granite Manu- y
cturers' association a few weeks ago a.
IN be held in Manufacturers hall this ~
enng. when w. ID. Macdonald Of East r
IRE, who is connected with the World =
ante Co. and is one Of the vice pres %
ents of the local association. viii be the
eaker. Mr.. Macdonald has selected for "
subject. THE Fundamentals Of Esti- OF
iting Work" Preparations are being 70
,de for the reception of a. large a Gu
1yd OF manufacturers as attended last fr