The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Sewing machines at low prices and o
easy terms at Fits.
II Miss Bernice Price of AIiddlesex 70
H turned to her home yesterday, after Wis
II ting for day or two with friends il
II the city
II Mrs, John Mari and son, Francis, lef
the city yesterday for an extended visi
II win relatives in Concord, n. H., and Bos
II ton, Mass.
II ,. Z. Cashion, who has been visiting
H with relatives for several days on Brood
street, left the city last night for hi
\ home in Harrisburg, Penn.
H Harold Fits returned TO Burlington
this morning, after spending day oil
two with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Fits, on Park street.
Pre-inventory sale from June 10 TO %;
reduction sale on all kinds of remnants
OF cotton, wooden and silk goods. The
Little Dry Goods Store, Cottage street
Miss A. H. Sherwin, who has been Wis
iting her friend, Miss Mamie Hubbard,
at the seminary for the past few days,
lett this morning for her home in
Rochester.
Miss Dena Richmond, a 1915 graduate
OF Goddard seminary, and Miss Izela
Jerry of Rutland are in the city for the
47th annual commencement at Goddard
seminary.
Among the out of town visitors in the
city yesterday were Elliot Jackson OF
Brookfeld, c. S. Richmond Of Mortified,
B. j. Trask of Brookfield and A. @. Tenn
pleton of Randolph.
William McCaffrey of Elm street is
detained from his duties in the Drown
pharmacy by sprained ankle which he
incurred while working in the basement
of the store recently.
Mr. and Mrs. John Montini, who left
last Saturday night on short wedding
tour through New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts, returned this morning to
Barre, where they expect to reside.
H. T. NJ. Porter, who was a business
visitor in the city yesterday, went last
night to Burlington. where he will 50.
journ for few days before proceeding
on to his home in Montreal, P. Q.
c. X. Martinson, who has been in the
city for the past few days as bust
ness visitor, left last night for Burling
ton, where he viii stop for a few days
before going to his home in Rutland.
Herbert G. Sargent OF East Barre, for
merly a student at Spaulding high school, !
was one OF the speakers at tbs Wesleyan |
university commencement exercises Mon
day. His theme was "A Plea for the |
Classics
Among the Plainield business visitors
and shoppers in the city yesterday and
to-day are Mrs. G. f. Davis, Mrs. A. G. /
St. Cyr, Nathaniel Page. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Comstock, Miss Lillian Comstoek
and II. j. Gale.
Mr. and Mrs. Friend n. Whitcomb of
Beacon street left the city this morn
ing tor Essex Junction. where they are TO
pass few days with their daughter,
Miss Bernice Whitcomb, who is employed
in the office of the secretary of state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker of Woods.
vile. n. H., and the latterls sister, Miss
Beatrice Goslant of Lanesboro. visited I
friends in Barre and registered at Ho- /
tel Barre last night, while en- route to /
Lanesboro, after a motor trip to Bur :
lington and through the islands OF Lake I
Champaign. n
The Vermont Trucking and Sales Go.
have new motor power. They are try Ii
ng out the Magic motor gas. This is a t
gasoline, and while it costs :
little more it, is said to take only about n
'ne-iifth as much in quantity as it does "
# gasoline and seems to have as much o
power. Y
Remember, we can furnish you with il
III the best grades OF coal, both hard and &
oft, and having bought the Arthur Mar q
in wood business, have a large supply lip
II all kinds of the very best dry. hard Il
nd soft wood Telephone $50 and let d
alder & Richardson fill your next order n
nd judge for yourself.
Roscoe McIver, who has been spending cC
few days at his home in Graniteville W
ince he completed his duties at Norwich tc
last week, returned to North N
ED last evening, where he was called al
o respond to military duty at the uni 70
ersity on account of the recent mobili- ca
alton of the state militia. er
Matthew Haley of Maple avenue left er
be city last evening for Cambridge. IN
lass, where he is TO resume charge OF 10
large force of men who are engaged in 70
recting the Mary Baker Eddy memorial IN
! Mount Auburn cemetery. In addition a
, the contract for setting the massive n ,,
ddy monument, Mr. Haley has been U
warded the contract for erecting a large no
emorial TO General Philip Sheridan. siC
hich is to be reared in Albany. n. Y. my
he Barre contractor finds himself buster
ian ever at this season and when he
IS completed his task in Albany, he has
ght other erecting jobs TO launch. rec
Barre's postofiiee is named as the logi- mi
/ depot for Orange, Lamoille and Wash 90
gton counties in new system for the o'c
Of postal supplies that is to Sw
come effective July /. Instead of each H
ice, whether first, second, third or on
urth class applying directly TO Wash kei
gton, D. c., the state viii be divided Iii
nong four different offices. No post Ha
ices in any OF the four districts will Da
ply to Washington directly for its Sin
pplies unless exception may be made 'G'
the postofiices whence distributions owe
e 70 be made. To Burlington, Addison. tM
ittenden, Grand Isle and Franklin RAJ
lnties will be assigned. The four post the
Ice depots are likely to be Barre, Bur Sor
gton. Rutland and st. Albans. The "NC
" plan j. calculated to expedite dis stei
buttons. save money. and generally "a lBr
tate the business Of the various post priS
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