The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

Pearl White in "The Iron Claw" at the
Bijou Friday.-adv.
Daniel Hudson of Plainfeld was among
the visitors in the city yesterday.
The regular meeting of the ladies OF
the A. o. II. will be held at X. of c. hall
tomorrow evening at 1880.
George Parks returned to Albany, y
Y, this morning after visiting friends
and relatives on upper Washington
street for a week.
A meeting of the executive board of
the G. l.. L. viii be held in poishers'
hall in the Nichols block Tuesday even
ing at 1880 o'clock,
A. NJ. Petrie and family have returned
to their home in Ware, Mass, after Wis
ting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Wright of Forsythe place.
Miss Cora E. Roberts returned last
night to her home in South Barre, after
| spending two weeks visiting friends and
relatives in Somerville and Lynn, Mass.
"Hulda, the Silent" two-reel drama
featuring Maud George and Harry Car
ter; Phillips Smalley in "The Rosary;
also a comedy at the Bijou to-day.-adv.
Christian Bjorn returned to his home
on Currier street last night, after visit
ing at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bjorn, of East Brookield for
the past few days.
Miss Alice Lord, who is spending the
summer months at the Robbins farm on
the East Montpelier road, visited at the
home of Mrs. +. G.. Rowland of French
street yesterday.
Archie Gilano visited at the home of
George Gumlaw while en- route from Ber
lin, n. H., to Burlington to visit Mr..
Gumlaw, who is at the Mary Fletcher
hospital under treatment.
r. Calderara and his son, George Cal
derara returned to their home on Berlin |
street last night after making an ex.
tended trip, visiting while away, friends |
in Concord, n. H., Boston, Quincy and
Milford, Mass
Mrs. A. J. Littel and Miss Lawessa |
Holt entertained ID young ladies yester-
day afternoon at the formers home on
Beckley street, the affair taking the
form of miscellaneous shower for Miss
Matte Holt in honor of her approaching
AhdiI age II Ky dpli, hiNSNcd 's
bride, standing in the center of the table,
held streamers of ribbon to which were
attached various gifts. A dainty supper
was served and then followed an inter
esting program.
An Overland touring car with a mum
Der which corresponds to that of War
rem car, as given by those who gathered
soon after the accident occurred, figured
n mix-up Sunday night in the hollow
near the Mcfarland water works be-
tween South Main street and South
Barre. The Overland car was south
pound when it met Buick rooster ;
lorthbound coming at about the same
ipeed. On turning out, the car was
lriven too close to the bank and the ,
lriver. in trying to steer it to the other
ide of the road, ran into telephone
,ole, bending the fender and axle in bad
hape. The car was hauled to a local
-arage, where it was overhauled yester-
lay.
A convalescent smoker in an upper
DOM at IL Harrington avenue dropped a ;
park from the bowl of his pipe this fore
Don. ignited the couch bed on which he 4
vas reposing and so alarmed the tenants ;
t the double-tenement house where he )
ives that the fire station was appealed
o for help. Acting Chief R. ID. Carpen- :
er and few of the regulars responded
a the auto truck at II o'clock and had :
title difficulty in extinguishing the fire
18th the aid of chemicals. The sick man,
tho lives at the home of Mrs. Margaret
loss, was somewhat unsettled by the
a.. al !
altered around him while the firemen
ere doing their duty were not appre-
ensive of a relapse. The house is owned
V Mr.. Desilets and the other tenant is
eter Cassidy.