The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

/ Stock taking sale at Abbott's.
/ Mrs. Wallace Il. Gilbert of West Pat
terson street left Saturday for Montreal
! where she will be the guest of relatives
for week
| A. A. Lamorey OF Currier street re-
turned Saturday from a several days
business visit 10 Boston, New York and
Philadelphia.
yesterday after brief visit at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Marion Maiden OF
Highland avenue.
Mrs. i. b. Glidden is confined TO the
house with a serious attack of the grippe
and Nurse Walker of the Barre City hos
pital is caring for her.
The party who exchanged rubbers at
the Vincitia club Friday night can receive
his at the club on returning the ones he
wore away by mistake.
Mrs. G. 4. Neveau, wife of the man
ager OF the Morrison farm on west hill,
was removed to the City hospital Satur-
day afternoon for treatment.
Miss Edna Dashner has returned TO
her duties as teacher in the Chelsea
schools after spending the week end at
her home on Washington street.
Miss Sue Nichols resumed work in the
office of the secretary OF the Granite
Manufacturers association this morning
after an absence occasioned by illness.
S. W. Guptil of Merchant street re-
sumed work at Smith & Cummings mar
ket this morning, having returned from
Waterbury, where he was called by the
death of his mother.
Mrs, Carrie Burke Congo is spending a
short time at the home of her mother,
Mrs. MaryiL. Burke Of Maple avenue, be-
fore returning to her duties at the state
hospital at Taunton, Mass.
An exceptionally fine piece of carving
in granite is attracting attention in the
window of Arioli & Dente on North Main
street. The subject is bouquet of flow
ers represented as though thrown loose
ly upon table. An unusual feature is
the cutting away of the foundation be- !
meath the stems, so that they stand away |
from the base, as the real stems would |
do. The carving was done in the Gas
parello shed and is the work of a carver
by the name of Boldni.
Pursuant to instructions received by
letter from the deeeased's husband, Luigi !
Lungo, who is in Raymond, Cal, friends
OF Mrs. Lungo, who was recently shot
by jealous admirer at her home on
Third street, took possession OF the
woman's household goods Saturday and
sold them at public auction. There were
many pieces of furniture in the apart
ment and a sizeable budget of money
was realized from the sale. Proceeds of
the sale are to be devoted to defraying
Mrs. Lungo's burial expenses, according
to the wishes Of her husband, the remain
der to be forwarded to him.
A number Of friends of Miss Eunce
Eager gathered at her home Friday even !
ing In the form of a surprise party, the
occasion being her 18th birthday anpiver-
sary. The evening was pleasantly spent
N playing games and program was car
lied out, in which Messrs. John Jordon
ind Floyd Pombrio distinguished them
selves by their vocal selections. In be-
ialf of the company present, Miss Eliza
beth LaFlam presented the hostess a
purse of money, for which Miss Eager !
ittingly responded. The party broke up
t late hour, wishing their friend many II
lappy returns Of the day. q
Clerk r. S. Platt of Rutland will come l
o Barre for session of United States
curt next week and unless the number .
i applications is large enough to neces-
itate second hearing, the court will be b
n session at city hall only one day, Feb. ]
F. 1t is expected that sizeable number s.
I first papers win be granted and many T
publications. received for papers of the a
econd class. Barre and Barre Town viii T.
ontribute very numerously to the candi Y
ates for citizenship who are to present
themselves before Judge II. B. Howe Of Ii
he United States district court to be C
cid at the capital Feb. and 2 Clerk OF
latt will be in Montpelier Feb. 2. 81