The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
TALE OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Grover Hutchinson OF Williams
town visited at the home OF Mrs h. K
Bradley yesterday.
Stovepipe and elbows. all kinds OF
stove blackings, stoves, repairs OF al
kinds. f. A. Priudle Co.
Boxing lessons by professional boxer
Louis Knockout Fillion l42-pouud chai.
lenger, 81 West street, Barre, VT.
The Misses Ruby Bradley and Doro-
thy and Ethel Inglis left yesterday for
Groton pond where they will spend a
few days in camp.
Miss Ida Conn of Westerly r, J., ar
rived in the city yesterday and viii visit
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs William
Corti of Blackwell street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Perry and two
sons of Spaulding street returned home
| last evening after a four days motoring
trip through western and southern Yer
mont.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Griffin of Chelsea
were among the shoppers in the city
yesterday, accompanying B. F. Goodrich,
who was a business visitor in Barre and
Montpelier,
James Hastings, John Cleary, and Dan
iel Kingston returned from Lebanon, n.
H., last night Mrs, Hastings returned
with them after spending several days
with relatives.
Mrs. II. O. Worthen returned last even
ing from Great Chebeague island Me-,
where she has been spending three weeks
with her son, Ernest n. Worthen, and
family of Springfield, Mass, who are
passing the summer there.
Raymond Waterman of Camp street
commenced a two weeks vacation from
the Smith & Cummings market yesterday,
going to Hardwick, where he will visit
friends and relatives. Mrs. Waterman
left for Hardwick this morning.
Mrs. A. w. Nelson of Boston, who is
spending the summer months at the
home of her sister Miss White OF North
Main street, left this morning for Bos-
ton, where she viii spend week at
her home before returning to Barre to
STAY through the remainder of the sum
mer
Each member o.. the Barre Board of |
Trade with lady is expected to attend |
the fourth get together. or better ac
ouaintance tour to South Royalton Thurs
day evening, Aug. IL. Tickets for sup
per. so cents. which includes supper and /
a free automobile ride to South Royalton
and return. Automobiles leave city park |
at Sis o'clock Help to make this trip |
a success and enjoy full evenings en-
tertainment, including music by Carroli's |.
orchestra, band concerts, open-air dance
and pictures of Barre and her industry. /
Tickets can be procured of II. A. Phelps. n
party of a dozen Barre ladies held
an auction bridge party at the clubhouse
Of the Barre Golf club yesterday after
noon In honor Of Mrs. Curtis H. Kent OF
Los Angeles. Cal. formerly of Barre,
who is spending several weeks in this vi
Unity. They played for an unmentioned
prize, and. strange to relate, the prize
departed lust before the name Of the
winner was announced. Dainty refresh
nents were served at the close of the
and the ladies returned to
heir homes in the early evening. Mrs.
Kent plans to return to Los Angeles IN
wo weeks OF so.
Tonight at T:3o o'clock, the members
# the Granite City hose company will
meet at the fire station TO consider pre- :
urinary plans for the annual drive on
he state championship cup, which is to :
,e awarded al the state firemen's tour
ament in Rutland Labor day. The bus
ness meeting will follow Immediately :
he practice run at the Ayers street park.
he first run Of the season was held !.
Iondav evening and there Is still room
or more candidates. Recruits are de-
ired and anv persons who contemplate
rvine for the team are requested TO
ieet with the company at Ayers street
tie this afternoon. William Nelson Is
ATTAIN Of the company this year and I
herman c. II. Reynolds is acting in the
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