The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-01
: TALK OF THE TOWN

George Dodge OF Waits River was ii
the city yesterday as business visitor
returning to his home last evening.
| John Comoll and sons left the city
this morning by automobile for Redstone
y. H., where they are to pass weel
with relatives.
| Miss Harriet Houston has completed hel
duties at the Consolidated Lighting Co.
after being employed there for the past
three years. Miss Houston left on the
noon train for Boston where she will
visit with friends for about 10 days be.
fore returning to Barre. Miss Houston's
place will be filled by Miss Mamie Nell
son, who has been employed at the Mont.
pelier office for the past few years.
f. j. Donohue, who has been in Barre
for the past three months making map
OF the city for the Sanborn Map Co,
completed his work here last evening re
turning to his home in Middlebury this
mornings accompanied by Mrs. F. NJ.
Kempton and her daughter of South
Main street, who will visit her sister,
Mrs. F. J. Donohue, for an indefinite
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weston A. Psttee Of
Montpelier have issued invitations TO the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Bernice
Harrie Roberts, TO James NJ. Duncan of
Barre. The wedding is TO take place at
the home of the brides parents, 2s East
State street, Montpelier, at o'clock on
the evening of July Is. Miss Roberts is
attached to the home office of the Yer
mont Mutual Insurance Co. in Montpelier
and Mr.. Duncan is the local representa-
tive of Metcalf & Co, granite whole
salers.
Visitors crowded the Church street
school building yesterday, the closign day
of the first of a series of flower shows to
be conducted under the auspices of the
civic department of the Barre Woman's
club. All of the various specimens were
well preserved for the second days ex-
hibit and those who postponed their Wis
it to the school until the second day
were able to look at the prize winning
flowers Unless a change is made In the
the next exhibit will be a rose
tshow An exhibition of sweet peas,
gladioli and phlox is to take place Aug
II and l3.
The llth and last of the licenses grant
I'd by the commissioners in April became
operative this forenoon when John J.
Cayhue opened a firstcl esta blish-
nent at PAS North Main street. in the
building recently purchased of the Gran
te Savings bank by George NJ. Marion. |
Jnder the direction of Contractor C. NJ. |
Foley, the entire first floor of the struc !
ure has been attractively transformed |
~ carpenters. Mr.. Cayhue has been de-
aged in opening by the failure of his
iXtures to arrive.
Outgoing trains to-day were passen-
,ered by many people leaving the city to
,ass the holiday recess out of town
Among those who left were: Mrs. Alex
nder Rust. TO Concord. \. H; George
anderson. to Rutland; Burt Safer, to
y. Y; John Gibb and John
'esls, to their summer camp in Marsh
eld: Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Singster, to
Worcester. Mass; Mr.. and Mrs John c. 4
willie. to Boston; Frank Wilson. TO
Newport; Mrs. Norris Hamel. to Under
III; Charles John. to Rutland: Mr.. and j
lrs. George Taylor. TO Boston: Alexsn- Z
er Mckinnon and George Thompson. TO {
lontreal. p. O.: George Murray. to Bos /.
on: George Robinson. to Boston: John I
'el Monti. :. Dellsssnta, c. Fabricotti.
T. Tosi. 6. Tosi and T. Masi went to 5
Iighgate Springs, where they ars TO re- a
lsin in camp for = fortnight.