The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-25
TALK OF THE TOWN
New waists al Abbott'a.

Catherine Countiss in tiye'recl drama,
"The Avalanche" at the Bijou to'mor-
row.-adv.
silk and wool remnants for ladies'
suits and coats, Little Dry Goods Store
Cottage street.
Donald A. Arnold OF Bethel was a
weekend visitor in the city visiting
friends at the seminary.
John T.. Corcoran OF Short street re-
sumed his duties in tbs postoilice this
morning, after n vacation OF ID days.
Miss Christina Melvin OF Pleasant
street commenced work as a clerk in the
F. w. Woolworth store this morning.
Miss Ruth Humphrey left last night
for Mortified Falls, where she VIII com
menee her duties as teacher this week.
Seymour Tucker OF East Montpelier
visited at the home of John Cleary OF
North Main street over the week end.
Charles Halsall and William Rossi left
Saturday night for East Cambridge,
Mass, where they have found employ
ment in machine shop.
Harold Knight, formerly OF Barre, but
now of Boston, arrived in Barre last
night and will visit friends in the city
during the next few days
w. Emerson and +. f. Dutton OF
South Main street left Saturday for
Pigeon pond where they will be en-
camped during the next few days.
Miss Grace Hamblett of North Mont
pelier attended the reception and dance
at Goddard Saturday night and visited
friends in the city over the week end
Thomas r. Waterman tenor soloist,
vocal teacher and coach will be at ll5
Elm street, Tuesday, Sept. 90. from
to 8 and TO 0 p. m, Tel. Bib OF Hotel
Barre.-adv.
Arthur Cook has returned to North
Montpelier, where he is employed in a
general store, after visiting at the home
of his mother, Mrs Mary Cook of First
street over the week end.
At the Bellvlle block in Graniteville
Sept -. 2s, %. Mrs. Carroll of 10
North Main street. Barre. will have a
showing of the latest fall and winter
millinery, trimming and remodelling
adv
No entries on the blotter at police
court were made through the weekend
and apart from a couple soiourners
lodged there last week, the police sta
ton was without transients Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Lotte Merrill. who has been EN-
ployed as a clerk in Bethel for several
years, arrived in the city last evening
and commenced work in the coat and
suit department al the A. ? Abbott
store this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs James Murray and Ed
ward Brown. who have been visiting
friends in st Johnshury and at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown of Cliff
street left last night for their home in
Manchester, y. Y.
What will probably develop into the
mostly holly contested competition OF
the season was gotten under way at the
Meadow Brook golf course on Brook !
street yesterday when all members OF
the club with handicap OF Is or more
began to play for the novice cup. donat
ed by George Brand early in the year.
Fifteen couples were paired in the morn
ing start and some interesting statistics
we're brought in before play was aban-
doned for the day. II is expected that
the finals viii be played next Saturday
and Sunday
Mrs. Jennie Miller Of North Main
street is recovering slowly from an i'll |
ness induced by ptomaine poisoning last |
week After her condition had been dis |
covered by relatives she sank into coma |
from which she was reused only by hero
ic efforts physician who studied the
case diagnosed it as ptomaine poisoning
although the manner in which the patient |
was stricken with the attack has not |
been determined Mrs. Miller, who re-
sided in Barre several years ago. recently |
returned to the city after residing in
Boston.
Forty Barre people iourneyed up the
road yesterday for barbecue
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Bar
Der Roast pig done to a brown turn,
and baked chicken We're among the edi
bles provided by the host and hostess for
their guests. To many Of those who at
tended the culinary attachments dis
PLAYED in the barbecue method of cook
ing a 40 pound porker were wholly novel
and the process was watched with deep
interest. All told 50 persons sat down
to the meat feast Because of the un
propitious weather. the barbecue, orig
inslly planned to take place in shaded
vale at the rear of the farmhouse, was
held indoors.
A formal reception and opening dance
of the year was held at Goddard hall Sat
urday night under ths auspices of the
senior class Forsell's orchestra was in
attendance throughout the evenings en-
tertainment and furnished their usual
high class music An unusually large
number of the alumni were back to help
the old students greet the new ones. A
very delightful dance program was in or
der with nearly all present making the
best of the opportunity afforded them.
There were refreshments of punch and
waters at intermission, After the dance,
members of the alumni, faculty and SEN
ors spoke to the school as a whole and (;
TO the new students especially. DIR. Hol-
lister was the first speaker of the even
ing. dwelling on the subject of spirit in s
The school work, both in study and ath- {
etics. Clement Nash Of the class of '9S |
made a few remarks. on the spirit en-
Unused in the students of nearly a score
If wears ago and Of the promising out
ook for the same enthusiasm in this
rear's work. Other speakers Of the even
ng were Messrs. Kinney, Hoernle and
Barker of the faculty and Chapman and
Mcintosh of the senior class. The ques- {