The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

st, Johnsbury to spend the day on bust
ness.
Mrs. Paul Wilfore, who is i'll at hel
home on South Main street, is slowly i'm
proving
Remember the place Episcopal church
for the harvest supper Wednesday even
ing. Watch for menu in Times,-adv.
Mrs. b. Ward left last night for Mon
treal, z, O., where she will stop for d
few days before going to Brantford
Ont.
For correct millinery at the right price
call at Mrs. II. $. Miles millinery par.
lors, 200 North Main street, over Dodge's
Jewelry store.
Stove boards, stove pipes, elbows
hampers, coal hods and coal sfters all
kinds of stove repairs. Il. A. Prindle, POO
North Main street.
Regular meeting of the retail clerks
union Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock in the Worthen hall. Let all
members be present
| Alexander l.. McNabb, formerly en-
poyed in Concord, n H., as quarryman,
passed through the city last night, while
en- route for Graniteville.
1 Inc ANNUAL lHNNNiiS VI thC ipdIIt hpli
club will be held in the city court room
Wednesday, Oct. Is. Every member
please make an effort to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry S. Soule who have
been visiting their children at Goddard
seminary for few days, returned to
their home in Fairfield this morning.
Mrs. A. w. Allen left last night for
Springfield, Mass. where she will attend
the National Dairy show, which will be
held there during the remainder of the
week.
The ladies of the Universalist church
are requested TO meet at the home OF
Mrs. Agnes Bradford Wednesday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock to sew for the fair.
Plenty of work for all who come.
Earl L. Parker of Hartford, Conn, ar
rived in the city yesterday and will visit
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lizzie A,
Head of upper Washington street for
several days, while visiting friends and
relatives in Vermont.
George Laxson, who has been visiting
his brother, Peter Laxson OF Mount street
for a few days, left this morning for
Springfield, Mass, for visit with friends
and to attend the fair, before returning
to bis home in Bandile, Que.
The Vermont Trucking & Sales Co.,
sent a truck to West Fairlee this morn
ing TO complete the job, which they com
menced yesterday, of moving the house
hold goods OF Mrs. Carlton to her home on
South Main street in this city.
John Corti, who was formerly EN-
ployed in Barre, but for several years
has been working as stonecutter in
Quincy, Mass, arrived in Barre last even
ing and will visit friends for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart of Mont
pelier left yesterday for the South, where |
they will visit for about two weeks. |
While away they viii visit several points |
in Alabama. Mrs. Stewart was former
" Miss Hattie Gregory Of this city
Regular meeting Bright Star Rebekah /
lodge, No. Is, Wednesday evening, Oct |
Is, at 1880 o'clock There will be initia-
ton and supper served at $50. The Off
GERS are requested to meet for practice
Tuesday evening Oct II, at ! o'clock.
Congregational Philatheas. Attention.
# you want a rousing good time attend /
the Halloween party this Tuesday |
evening at 80 at the home OF Mrs.
Henry Jackson. South Main street.-the
first social and business meeting of the
fall
Clan Gordon and ladies' auxiliary Joint I
fair, Rowland hall. Oct 26, p. 2s. A
;antata, Queen Of the May" will be
'endered BY chorus Of 80 voices on the
g No G., " M, a.1,l
evening. CAROLS orchestra in attend
nce.-adv.
There will be meeting of the ladies'
Inion Wednesday evening Oct. Is, at
80 at the manse, 80 Wellington street
Nj the ladies Of the Presbyterian church
re cordially invited to come and join this
ociety and help elect officers.
An elderly man, who gave his name as
Bert Virgins, persisted in getting in the
way of concrete workers on North Main
treet this morning until Officer David
henderson came along and led him away. :
4ater he was locked up at police head
uarters and will be arraigned this even
ng on an intoxication charge.
Strawberries picked on the Jewett
arm down Montpelier way are being
old in Barre now. The berries are the
yer bearing kind and seem to be grow
~ as we'll now as they did in July and :
august when the weather was warmer
lr. Jewett's people were selling the ber-
les in the city yesterday, three baskets
Or a dollar
S. Comolli, whose automobile was
amaged when struck by a street car
aturday night near the junction of
earl and North Main streets, said that 9
ne collision came about in this way: He
as proceeding northward and the street I
lr was running in the opposite direction,
ere coming out of Pearl street onto !:
orth Main; in order to avoid hitting 4
ne people he turned his machine toward
he left and at the same time put on the
rakes, thus stalling the engine and
opping the machine; the street car was
slowly and Comolli, not hav-
e time to start up his engine, yelled to :
lie motorman to stop and also signalled ]
it'll his hand because his mudguard pro-
cted too near the track to permit the
rect car to pass. He says the motor
an did not heed him and smashed into :
lie automobile. tearing the mudguard ]
I'd the running board on the left side /
I'd also spelling the rear tire. The au- 3
mobile was taken to a garage for re
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