The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-15
TALK OF THE TOWN
New bathrobe blankets at Fits.
Cash paid for old gold and silver. F. +


Cash paid for old gold and silver. F. F..
Burr.
/ See the new shopping bags at the
Vaughan Store.
Latest STYLES in women's high lace
boots, $3.50 a pair. Shea's Shoe store.
Mrs. f. A. Turner left this morning for
/ st. Adams, where she is to pass the
week end with relatives.
Mrs. Olive J. Ladam and daughter, Ce-
/ cile, of Burlington are visiting at the
/ home of Mrs Peter Marion of Summer
street
Miss Elizabeth Coffey OF Elm street
left this morning for Albany, \. y,
where she plans to pass a weeks vacation
with her sister.
The Masonic corn roast will be held
Tuesday, Sept. 10, on the farm OF James
Rae in the town of East Montpelier. All
members wishing to attend will please
report on or before Monday night to
the following committee, +. NJ Tobin,
Alex Rae, NJ T. White, or at Tildens shoe
store.
Neil A. Cheney, who has been en-
ployed as a bellhop in one OF the summer
hotels at Bethlehem, n. H., since the lat
ter part Of June, returned to Barre last
evening and will spend severada days with
relatives before leaving for Palm Beach,
Fla, where he will be employed as
bellhop this winter.
The committee and officers in charge OF
the Barre Board of Trade get-together
meeting to be held in Northtield Wednes-
dav evening. Sept. 20, wish to publicly
thank the ladies in charge of the enter
tainment connected with the Episcopal
church for the courtesy and generosity
shown the Barre Board of Trade in post
poninc the entertainment they had adj
yertised for the same date. Wednesday
evening, Sept. 20. The church entertain
ment will occur on the following even
inc. Thursday. Sept. 81, and it is hoped
the Board of Trade members will appreci-
ate the courtesy and patronze the enter
tainment given by the ladies OF the Epls-
copal church. H. A. Phelps, for the com
mittee.
Returns received at the Office of f. W.
Suitor secretary treasurer OF the quarry
Workers international union, record the
fact that strong branch OF quarry
workers has been established IN Stras-
burg va. where extensive lime deposits
recently opened have attracted com
paratively large number of quarrymeh.
The branch is in receipt of its charter
and meetings are being held regularly. |
Just now there are about IS branches IN |
the international association, the add |
ton of several thriving branches IN the
maritime provinces in recent years nav
ing strengthened the organization mate,
rally. Applications for two additional :
charters have been received at the union !
headquarters within a few days.
A large number of Finnish people In
Graniteville, Websterville and East Barre ,
are represented in the recently incorpor
ated Finnish Socialist organization. Inc |
orporation. which filed its articles with I
the secretary of state a fortnight ago.
has for its immediate purpose the erection
of an assembly hall in Barre Town, to ne
devoted to the uses of the Finnish colony I
and persons of Finnish extraction A
site for the building has not been Sc
lected. but it will be located IN lower /
Granitevile for the reason that that VII
lage is regarded as being the most cen
trail point for Finnish people living IN all
PARTS of the town. If the building tuna /
continues 10 grow as it has increased IN /
the past year work on the structure VIII
be started in the spring of 1917.
Democrats in Barre who were assoeiat-
ed with James +. Burke in some OF the /
close campaigns of recent years learned
with sorrow to-day of his death at his
home in West Rutland. Mr.. Burke
passed away Wednesday afternoon after
a lingering illness Friends here had
known Of his declining health for sew
eral months and the end was not wholly /
During the years OF his
leadership in a section OF the Vermont
Democracy. Mr. Burke was a frequent
visitor in Barre and made many friends
here outside Of his own party affiliation.