The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-02
TALK OFTHE TOWN
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Food sale Congregational church, Sat
urday afternoon, Oct. 6,-adv.
The Little Dry Goods Store will re-
open to-day from p. m. till Friday at
8 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Colamer of
North Main street are passing few
days in Shelburne and Charlotte.
Frank Abbatti left last night for Bur
lington, where he is visiting a relative
who is a patient in hospital there.
Miss Ethel Wishart of Camp street is
passing a few days in the home of her
brother, Harry r. Wishart of Winooski.
The amusement committee of the l. o.
o. L., M. IT,, will meet with Miss Gladys
Comolli, Ia Comolli street, tonight at 7
o'clock.
Daniel Mccarthy of Summer street re-
turned yesterday from Whitefeld, n.
H., where he has been employed during
thesummer months.
Mrs. John Paul of West Patterson
street left last evening for Montreal
where she will visit for few days
with friends and relatives.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, No. IS, Wednesday evening,
Oct. 3, at 80 o'clock. There is no work,
but practice after the meeting.
Miss Isabelle Walker of Grant avenue
returned yesterday from Sugar Hill, N,
H., where she has been employed during
the summer at the Sunset house.
Miss Gladys Dale of Green street, a
member of the 1917 graduating class of
Spaulding high school, has commenced
her duties in the Jones Brothers office
in clerical capacity.
Miss Bessie Pitkin returned to her
home in Providence, r. l., yesterday,
after having spent the past two weeks
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Shea of Church street..
The womans association of the Con-
gregational church will hold its regular
meeting in the church parlors Wednes'
day afternoon at ESQ. Program in
charge of the delegates who attended
the recent missionary convention at Bel |
lows Falls. All the ladies are invited.
L, H. Baine of Montpelier will receive
a limited number of voice pupils on
Tuesday evenings from 7;l5 to 9;l5
o'clock at the Aldrich block, room Is,
prof Wheaton's studio). Appointments
may be made at the studio during the
above periods, or by telephoning 245-l,
Col. J. B. Mead circle, Ladies of the
G. A. R., will hold their birthday party
at the G.. A. R. hall, opera house block,
on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 4, at $50
o'clock. All members invited, also visit
ing members Each bring dishes for one
and come prepared to sew on quilt
blocks.
The local Red Cross branch shipped to
Boston the first of October the following
articles 30 suits pajamas, Is GONZALES
,ent gowns, p surgical shirts, SO pairs
socks, As pairs wristers, 20 helmets, Is
'carfs, AS slings, AZ eye bandages, | :
,weater, 2l6 knitted sponges, $ knitted
,andages, pairs hospital stockings, IA
pillows,
Frank G. Rowland has returned from
/ weeks trip to Atlantic City, n. j.,
md Washington, D. c., having attended
While at the former place the annual
Meeting of the American Bankers asso.
iation. He arrived in Washington Just !
fter the Hefn-Norton fight in the
House and found the situation rather r
ense because of that encounter. Fl
The body of Mrs. Georgia Clarke
Knapp, whose death occurred in North c
ED Friday, was brought to Barre yes b
erday, following funeral services held
t her home in the afternoon at 1880 s
clock, 1nterment was made in the fam. b
y lot at Hope cemetery. Among those Z
Tho accompanied the body to this city
ere: Mrs. George Clark of Mortified, |,
lother of the deceased, Fred Knapp, her \
usband, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knapp of v
lint, Mich, and Mr.. and Mrs. Geraldus \
. Knapp Of St. Johnsbury.
A list Of licensees and set Of rules i
hich regulate the licensing OF peddlers v
ave been forwarded to city hall by Tax e.
Charles A. Plumey and d
osted on the bulletin board in the corri-
Or. Among the As peddlers in Vermont t.
no have complied with the law since "
lie work was taken over by the tax com Ell
issioner are L. Dezetell and George Ma NJ
atty of Barre. Around 30 peddlers ap.
led for and obtained their licenses from q
unty clerks before the new law became r.
,erative and in the list are the names j,
c. II, Bristol and Tony Nickola of I,
ARE. There has been one prosecution te
Barre city court for failure to secure
state license before peddling. 90
On the eve of her departure for Bos- m
II to reside, Mrs. Ora Gregware was re
ven a surprise party at the home of her as
ster, Mrs. John johnson of South Main 70
rect, last evening, the affair being in tn
arge of the South End 500 club. A
number Of women friends Of ,
RS. Gregware came together to bid her r.,
rewel and social time was enjoyed. IN
lie of the pleasurable features of the m,
thering came when a spokesman for 10
e club presented Mrs, Gregware wi
ndsome leather pocketbook The re-
'ient responded feelingly. Mrs Greg
re left early this morning to join her mr.
sband, who has secured a position in SUI
, Charlestown navy yard. me-
Drivers and messengers in the employ 81
the American Express Co found their ia
mber too meagre TO handle consign- .o
mt of granite to be shipped from the ~ ~,
ltral Vermont station this morning ~ ~
| the S:25 train moved out of the yard ou'
h the granite left behind Bystanders PEI
re easily of the opinion that the ex- s1r
ssmen did their level best in trying p,
load l,400 pounds of granite which 'Oi
to make up two polished slabs manu-
tured by Bianchi & Son and consigned of
Mendoza, III. 1t was an unusually aid