The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24
TALK OF THE TOWN
Tugro vacuum sweeper at Fits.

III y e'h weighing elEHt Pouhus was po'
II yesterday afternoon TO Mr.. and Mr.
II James Mcdonald of Forsyth place.
II Mrs. Beda Swenson, who had been a
II the City hospital for treatment, returne
II yesterday To her home ON Washington
III street.
II Frank Giudici who has been at tn
II City hospital recovering from an opera
II ton, returned to his home on Beckle.
H street to-day.
II Miss Glynora Gould is working in TIL
millinery department of the A. z. Alb
bott Co. store while Miss Emma Whitney
is taking her vacation.
Il Congregational Sunday school boyi
who can 60 on hike will please meet al
the church at 2 p. m. July %. Bring
lunches and carfare for Benjamin falls
Miss Amieda Rossi, who is employed
in the Offices OF L. l.. Scott, commenced
her vacation this morning and will spend
a part of it visiting friends in Quincy
Mass.
browns soda Is served with pride be.
cause of its purity, quality and the serv-
ice, which are the best attractions always
with lovers OF cooling delights. Our spe-
cial to-day; Chocolate filbert, new sun
de that wins.
Frank Restelli left yesterday for New
York City and will visit friends several
days there before sailing for Besano,
Italy, where he will soiourn with his
family for an indefinite visit.
Angelo Calderara granite cutter, and
Mrs. Eleanor Saia of / Bugbee avenue
were married Saturday afternoon by
Justice of the Peace Stephen Rizzi Mr..
and Mrs. Calderara are to make their
home in Bugbee avenue.
A touring car operated by Thomas
Carroll of North Main street bumped
into Massachusetts, car in the business
section to-day, a mishap which resulted
in badly jammed mudglard on the
Vermont auto. No other damage was
done.
Miss Harriet Gregory, who has been
taking a two weeks vacation from her
duties as bookkeeper in the Massachu-
sets Mutual life insurance office, re-
sumed her duties this morning after Wis
iting friends in Burlington, Queen City
park and Williamstown.
Mrs. George Upper resumed her du
ties at the A. P. Abbott Co. store this !
morning after spending two weeks visit |
ing Mr.. Upper in st. Adams and also
visiting relatives in Braintree. Mr.. Tup- |
per, who accompanied Mrs. Upper to
Barre last evening, returned to st. Al
bans this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Thomas and
daughter, Georgia, OF Graniteville, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Snow of Websterville. Mr.,
and Mrs. Forrest Bellows and daughter,
Helen Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Dickey and
two daughters, Lucille and Arlene. and
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. ]. Whtcomb and son,
Harold, all of East Barre, returned last
night to their homes after having been
since Friday at Mr. Dickey's
cottage at st. Adams bay. The party
got some nice catches of fish.
As one of the Barre Steam laundry
teams was turning out in order to avoid
,olliding with team and automobiles (
running toward North Barre Saturday
afternoon the rear wheels caught on to J
,he rear wheels of Joseph Balh's team
hat was hitched to q telephone pole in |
ront of the Red Cross Pharmacy Be. !
ore the laundry team could be stopped {
he Balh wagon had been dragged around G
10 that the team was headed about ard
lad pulled the wagon from the front I
wheels, bending the king bolt and crack il
cam did not make any effort to run, so Il
he damages were slight.
On Saturday evening Barre had all the K
ppearances of floating city for about t
0 minutes. Old Jupe Pluvius turned on t
he hose, so to speak. flooding North d
lain street from Washington street to
Depot square. All along the street h
cards were put out to help the pedes p
rians cross into the middle of the street, Il
ut the rain had been falling but few A.
,inutes when the boards became but d
riftwood, washing along with the cur. pr
,nt of the stream. Passersby would
art from Depot square and try to cross W
yer to the other side of the stream and W
nally walk until they reached Washing fo
IN street before they could find place
cross. Bi
DR.. V. C. Goodrich was driving through w
wer Elm street this forenoon when the as
ont axle of his carriage suddenly broke
two. The physician was thrown to VI
le ground and the horse appeared to be RI
l the point of boiling when Fred S. IN
'Connell, who was passing that way, ne
1t the animal in tether DR.. Goodrich oc
capped injury, but several bottles in his tu
edicine case will not be used for medi- re
ne any more. The few people who II.
itnessed the mishap thought the doctor
ID lucky escape. A few years ago DR.. kr
,odrich lost wheel from his carriage WI
lille driving on South Main street At ca
at time Mr.. Mcconnell happened along 81
ID caught the wheel. ba
The civic department of the Barre ls'
oman's club will hold their third flower !e
ow in the Church street school build w
g Thursday and Friday afternoons of Se,
is week from until o'clock Thurs ne
V morning from until l2 o'clock the T 5ti'
Hiding will be open for the receiving AZ
flowers. The main flower of the show 'lI
II be the sweet pea. There are Ia i
uses for this flower, prizes being AZ,
'arded for ~ sprays in different colors '''
d for mixed bouquets. The committee
charge prefer to furnish vases, as the a.,
turning of vases TO owners after the .p'
hibit consumes considerable time but iu u,
you do bring your own receptacles for ~ ~
of flowers. won't YOU kindly No w.
that they are called for Saturday ~
Tring? The committee also requests :, y
1t in cutting flowers for the exhibit pei
" be cut with stems as long as -
'sible. While this exhibit viii be de- va
ed to the sweet pea. all other flowers ~