The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-24
TALK OF THE TOWN
WOOL gauntlet gloves at Fits.

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| Big dance in Rowland hall Friday
evening, CAROLS orchestra.--adv.
/ Rev. g. f. Partridge OF Woodstock il
passing few days in Barre on business
Ballet slippers in black, pink, red, Law.
ender, blue, etc, for "The Wishing Ring.
Special prices at Shea's.
| A meeting of the Burns club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Thursday night
at o'clock. Per order president.
Mrs. Nellie Shaw of Worthwhile is
making stay of several weeks with
Mrs. Vestella Drown of 10 Plain street.
Mrs. Charles II. Wshart of Perry
street has returned to her home from a
visit of several days with friends in
Boston.
Maryle l.. johnson, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Barre and
Montpelier during the past two weeks,
returned to his home in Bennington yes
terday.
Robert Henry arrived in the city yes
terday from White River junction and
will spend day or two in the city, while
en- route to his home in Mount Vernon
N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Enrico Colombo, who
have been in Buffalo and other New
York cities, while on their wedding tour
during the past two weeks, have re-
turned to their home on Central street.
Miss Mildred Cheever, form ,rly of
Barre but now OF Woodstock, returned
to her home last evening, after spend
ing several days as the guest of Miss
Marion Carroll and other friends in the
city.
Harry Mason, who has been employed
as a carpenter in Montpelier during the
past few years, has completed his duties
there and left Barre last evening for
Brattleboro, where he has secured en-
lployment
Marrion's dinner service is unexcelled
in the city, and if you are a transient
looking for wholesome food, our 25-cent
dinners viii appeal to you. We special
ize in preparing business mems lunches.
Remember to dine at Marrion's, at 100
North Main street A few more regular
borders can be accommodated
w. D. Merrill of Bradford, special rep
resentative of the McCaskey register
/ through Vermont territory, arrived in
the city yesterday and win spend several
days in Barre and Montpelier on bust
ness, While in Barre, Mr.. Merrill will
| stay at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Z. Waterman of Camp street. !
The Vermont State Spiritualist asso
citation will hold its next annual conven
ton in Grand Army hall, Montpelier, |
Jan. rs. n and 2s. The speakers will be
Wellman c. Whitney of Springfield, an |
able speaker and message medium, and |
Rev George A. Fuller of Greenwich, |
Mass Thu Rrs uaruiaa will ha balI Fri |
day evening at 1880 and on Saturday |
and Sunday services will be held at
1880 a. M, 2:30 and 1880 p. IN.
Although ward one has an active can
didate for the mayoralty in the person
of Alderman E. c. Glysson, interest in
the question OF who shall succeed him as
the wards representative in the alder
manic sessions has not reached its
height. Thus far only one name has
been discussed at some length. George
Robins Of Robins Bros, granite manu-
facturers, is mentioned as possible can
didate whose qualifications seem TO make
him acceptable to many voters in that
bailwck
Engineer A. p Burnham of Perry
street, who has been detained from his
duties in the Barre Chelsea yard for
several days by an attack OF the grip,
was able to be out of doors yesterday.
John MeHugho of Hill street, the veteran
engineer on the air line, is again confined
by illness and William Rivait, who has
been i'll for several days, is back at his
post. Engineer Starkey of Montpelier is
assisting in the local yard for time.
County Agent F. Fl. Abbott of West
Patterson street left this morning for /,
Waterbury, where he is to hold meet
ing with the members of the Waterbury
Farmers club this afternoon. Tom Nor
an of Essex, superintendent of the Yer /:
mont Cow Testers association, will
meet Mr.. Abbott and go into discussion
in detail of the work of the Cow Test
ing association. This evening Messrs.
Abbott and Moran will hold meeting J.
at North Duxbury.
In line with an effort to bring the !
students in the teacher training class at :,
Spaulding high school in touch with prac. :
tical phases of organized endeavor along !,
varied lines, Mrs. Nellie S. Roscoe, d.
rector of the course, has arranged with :
County Agent +. II. Abbott TO give a Z
series of talks before the pupils. Mr.. =
Abbott is discussing in an interesting
manner such topics as soil, plants and
animal life and will conclude the series n
next Monday. The first address was Civ :,
IN Jan. Is, and the second one had a 7
place in the Monday morning curriculum !,
his week. X
Edwin Keast of Prospect avenue left II
asst night for Concord n. H., where he q
vas called by the death of his sister n
n-law. Mrs. Louise VI. Ledward, wife of d
lis step brother, whose death occurred !,
It her home in Pembroke Sunday morn !,
ng A newspaper dispatch says that !
Mrs. Ledward was an active member of .
he First Methodist church and belonged 4
o the Golden Rule circle of the Kings 8
Daughters Besides her husband, she
caves her son, Arthur. Her husband,
George A. Ledward, is well known in
ranite manufacturing circles as the pro- Z
,rietor of the New England Granite Co.
lie has been an occasional visitor in
Barre
A centrally located blacksmith near
he office of Boutwell,, Milne varnum, 4
! one of the additions to the corpora !
ions quarry plant in Graniteville. The
rection of large and well equipped z
mithy will have the effect of eliminating
ome of the smaller blacksmith shops | 4