The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

! d. w. Moses of Planfield was bust
ness visitor in the city to-day.
Mrs. Lester Morgan of Williamstown
was visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Wood of Washington
was visitor in the city yesterday.
Conrad Aiken of Brattleboro arrived in
the city this morning for weekend
visit with relatives.
| Henry Remission of Plainfield and son,
Harold, of St. Johnsbury, were business
visitors in the city to-day.
| Mrs. i. NJ Laws has returned to Bos-
ton, after passing four weeks at her
home on Wellington street.
Clan ladies notice Sick members may
consult with Dr. J. w. jackson during
the illness of regular physician.
Remember Tuesday night, Jan. 20, is
Burns concert night at Presbyterian
church. A good program.-adv.
j. w. Pitts of Burlington, district
manager for the Direct Importing COM
pany, was in town Wednesday and
Thursday ON business.
Leon Thompson. who has been en-
ployed in Woodbury. for the past six
months, returned to Barre yesterday to
pass the remainder of the winter in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Alton George, who has been visit
ing relatives in South Barre for the past
10 DAYS, was a visitor in the city this
morning while on her way home to Wind
sor
Miss Annie Ahern entertained party
of her friends at her home on East street
ffasI la. 1nN~ nj nrfrr
Prizes were offered to the winner for the
evening and refreshments were served.
Following the regular communication
of Granite lodge, No. 80, r. and A. NJ,
this evening, buffet luncheon will be
served and an entertainment in charge
of the January committee will be given.
"The Tenor" three-reel drama, fea.
turing Hobart Henley In dual role.
Part of the second act of Carmen" was
used in producing this feature; also
Glen White in an l. NJ. p. comedy, ut |
the Bijou.-adv.
Probation Officer Charles A. Smith was
in the city to-day comforting with sew
eral probationers. among them being a
number of the young men who were i'm
plieated in the borrowing" Of automo-
biles last fall
We offer as specials for Saturday.
Our famous old-fashioned molasses chew
ing taffy at l5c per b., and new one,
walnut cream roll, at Zoe per
lb. Remember, our candies are made
fresh daily. The New England Fruit
Store.
Encouraging reports concerning the
condition of C. f. Millar, manager of the
Consolidated Lighting company's local
,ffice, are at hand. Mr.. Afillar was moved
20 the home of his parents in Boston a
ew days since the letters received here
" friends indicate that he is GONZALES {
ent. It is stated that his father, C. c. {
,rillar, is In very feeble health.
improvements to the interior of George !,
rroup's studio in the Scampini building
we're completed to-day, and the proprie- :
or is now ensconced in one of the best ,
tudios for monumental draughtsmen in
he city. New equipment for Mr.. Troup's I.
ir brush work has been installed and .
Their facilities for expeditng the output
I the studio have been provided. The !
tudio faces North Main street and oc- /.
upies suite of rooms adjacent to the
Italian Pleasure club.
William Oldham, formerly a Barre
ranite cutter, who left the city late in
he autumn of 1915 for Redstone, n. H.,
hanged his mind about settling down to
he banker in the Granite state and soon o
fter his departure from Barre, he left n
Or England to enlist, according to adj =
ices received by his friends here. Fail u
lg to secure a satisfactory berth in Red c,
tone, he transferred to Montreal, P. O., 81
ID not wait for the next Canadian over r
,as expedition. but sailed Immediately n
'r England. There, at the present time, g
. is in training and expects to leave 70
it'll his regiment for the front within a ia
w weeks. Sc
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