The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

The girls cooking class will meet oil
Thursday az $3.50 ?. m. at the Congrega
tional church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Milne of Is Aead
envy street are the parents Of son
born July a.
| There will be a regular meeting of st
Johns court, No, 522, c. o. T., Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Even Mackenzie was moved yes
terday TO the home of her son, j. Il. Mac
kenzie, at 0 Beekley court.
c. karkanedes of Norwich Conn, ar
rived in the city this morning to pass
the remainder OF the summer with
friends.
Miss Anna Robinson of Rutland is
passing several days in the city as the
guest of Mrs. G. A. Wilkinson OF South
Main street.
Miss Gertrude Upham returned this
morning to her home in Bennington,
after passing two weeks with relatives in
Barre and East Barre.
Mrs. George l.. Bates of Orange street
returned to the city last evening, after
passing several weeks with relatives in
Gloucester, Mass, and vicinity.
i Mrs. William NJ. Stewart of the Morse
block has gone TO Norwich, where she is
making an extended visit in the home of
her daughter, Mrs. William Messenger.
Stoddard b. Bates, state highway com.
missioner, left yesterday for Franklin
county and his home in Derby, after
passing a few days in Washington eoun.
".
Mrs. Harold Mather of Springfield,
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visit at the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Bradford OF South Main
street.
Miss Josephine Melleau, who has been
visiting friends in Williamstown for a
few days, passed through the city last
evening while en- route to her home in
st. Adams
Louis Marc has been visiting friends
in the city for few days while en- route
from Brunswick, Me-, to st. Adams,
where he will visit friends and relatives
until the middle OF August
Alexander Mcdonald. who travels for
the Mccall Pattern company, with head
quarters in New York, is passing va
cation a the home OF his mother Mrs. |
John Mcdonald OF Liberty street.
Miss Mary Mccarthy completed her
duties for the Vermont Fruit company
yesterday and will take few weeks /
vacation before entering the Heaton hos
pital in Montpelier to train as a nurse.
J. Allenwild, who has been employed
at different trades in Barre since early
spring, left yesterday for Northwood,
\. H., where he viii commence work as
carpenter on big stock barn that is be-
ing erected.
Lee Whitney, who has been seriously
i'll and who underwent an operation for
appendicitis in Randolph six weeks ago,
has recovered so that he was able to re
sumo his duties as stage driver on the
Chelsea stage yesterday.
I am prepared 10 carry parties, ball
teams, etc, on trips, also light trucking
with my l2.passenger Stanley steamer.
Guarantee prices to be reasonable Care
full driver w L. Persons and John {
Berg Tel, 1912, "a Jefferson street.
Tickets for the Community Chautau-
qua, Aug. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, may be pro- !
cured at the following places: The Frank
Co., A. r. Abbott Co. Mrs.
w. +. Shepard, Arioli & Dente, Tilden q
Shoe Co, G. I. Andrews, Jackson's coal =
ortice, browns Drug Store, j. w.
Vaughan. Il
Alfred Stevens, who works for the Bay i
state Artesan Well company of Warner,
=. H., and who has been in Barre and :
'icinity for the past few months, left j
yesterday for Warner, n H., to visit at
us home for few days before leaving /
or Peterboro, n. FL, where he will be -
mployed for the remainder of the sum :
ner
The condition Of William Spence of 0
south Barre, who received two bone :
fractures in falling from the street de-
artment motor truck Saturday is re- Il
orted to be favorable for steady recov- lie
ry. Mr.. Spence is at the City hospital c
nd while his case is not considered
farming, several weeks will elapse be- a
ore he is able to walk without the aid Il
crutches r
Edward L. House has been detained
-om his duties in Miers' uptown barber :;
lop for several days as the result of :.
ainful injury which he sustained while -
a pair of shears. In an un- ~
larded moment the shears slipped from :.
le vice and one OF the blades inflicted NJ
deep cut in the BARRIERS right hand. tn
r. House is passing a few days in VIII W
amstown. ca
The school commissioners met at city
I'll last evening for their regular :,
onthly business session. A number Of ft,'
arrants were approved for payment VI
Id minor matters relating to the con- ga
let of the public schools were discussed. ma
he teaching staff for the high school as no
ell as the grades has been engaged for
l6-l9l7 and practically everything is Pc
readiness for the resumption Of SEES teI
ons in September. All schoolhouses sp,
III be given thorough cleaning before of
e students are assigned to their places. by
Manager j. G. Addy of the local West
n Union Office received statement ;ao
pm the company headquarters yester %
Y advising him TO offer inducements in n,
e way of reduced rates to people wiz ma,
2 money to members of the National h
lard along the Mexican border. When
,ney is wired to soldiers cat the 'front.'"
e company operator has orders to the
arge a half rate, the transfer, other CHI
Sc to be made the same as when the exl
yular rate is charged for money being Wis
red to other points. ma
Scarcity OF labor is one of the prob the
MS that threatens to affect progress on Gu
, wiley straat watar extension Cor she