The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

Come to the Baptist church to the har-
vest dinner and supper Oct. 4.
Our aims: Satisfactory tonsorial serv.
ice and sanitary methods. Ross Depot
Square Barber Shop.
You are cordially invited TO attend
millinery opening Saturday, Sept 80.
Mrs. s. f. Laviolette.
William Taylor has returned to his
home in Ogdensburg, n. Y, after spend
ing several days in Barre on business.
Antonio Guiseppi, formerly employed
in Quincy stoneshed, but of late stay
ing with sister in Boston, arrived in
the city last night.
Members of the Philathea class OF the
Congregational church remember the sup
per at the church Friday night at 6
o'clock and plan to be there.
Miss Minnie F. Huntington of Boston,
Mrs. Eva b. Taft and Flora A. Jackson
of this city returned last night from
visit to their brother, c. w. Huntington,
in Hardwick.
Mrs. Fl. S. Miles invites all the lady
folks to her opening Saturday A nice
line OF the latest ideas in millinery on
display. 2001a North Main street, over
Dodges Jewelry store
E. S. Brigham, state commissioner of
agriculture, who has been registered at
Hotel Barre while comforting with Wash
ington county farmers, returned to his
home in st. Adams yesterday.
Representative James X. Pirie of Will
| Jamestown, who won the Democratic
nomination for a reelection in the re-
cent primaries, expects to go tomorrow
to Burlington, where he is to attend the
state convention. Before returning home
he will enjoy an outing of a few days
at Highgate Springs.
R. A. Sheldon of Merchant street left
last night for Burlington, where he was
called by the serious illness of his IA
Their, who is patient in the Mary
Fletcher hospital. A telephone message
received by Mr.. Sheldon in the afternoon
stated that physicians attending his ia
ther were holding out but slight chances
for his recovery.
| Cleveland Kelly of Boston, who came
to Barre to join Mrs. Kelly and child,
who are at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Kelly of Liberty street, was
asked to leave, soon after his arrival,
for Boston to take a post made vacant
when the disappearance of the Dennison
couple in the woods of northern New
Hampshire made necessary hurried ar
rangements for providing additional tel
egraphc communication between Boston
and Dixville Notch, where Dennison and
his wife were staying.
People who complain of receiving
through their domestic faucets water
that takes on a muddy appearance i'm
mediately after it is released from the
spigot may be interested to know that
( the cloudiness is due to air in the pipes.
/ Inasmuch as the water department salts
factorilv expedited the work of re-estab-
/ fishing the grade of the main along the
East Barre road, it is devoting a part
of its time this week to closing up the
holes where air is supposed to penetrate
the pipes. The water is not polluted and
when the job on the Orange reservoir
main is fully completed, the water viii
regain its former clarity.
Two representatives of the United
States navy, w. j. 0'Brien, chief water
tender, and O. L. Wells. apprentice, were
in Barre to-day distributing literature
regarding the navy with a view 10 en-
listing recruits. Recruiting has been
carried on in the vicinity of Burlington,
st. Adams and Niddlebury and 80 Yer
monters have already been successful IN
passing the examinations for admission
to the navy. The attractions OF the
navy for young men between the ages OF
I Il and 80 are set forth in the literature
spread through Barre to-day. II there
should be any candidate hereabouts de-
sirous Of trying for the navy they prob
ably could get in touch with the recruit
! ing officers by applying at the Postoflee'