The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
TALK OFTHETOWN

Gorham, N. H., is passing few days
the city on business.
Bijou theatre to-day, Jean Sothern !
a fve-reel art drama, Her Good Name,
usual admission.-adv.
j. w, Parker of Windsor and w. c
Hastings Of st. Adams were among th
week send visitors in the city.
To Rent Sept Tenement on Cam
street; modern improvements. Apply T.
Mrs. Fritz Jackson, or Morse & Jackson
Office.
John l.. Mcqueen ofshion, s. c., wei
known southern granite dealer, is pass
ing several days in the Barre district oil
business.
Paul Simanton, f1utist at the Parl
theatre, returned to the city yesterday
after passing several weeks at his home
in st. Johnsbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rowley of Highland
avenue returned yesterday from Glouces-
ter, Mass, where they were called by the
death of relative.
Benches were restored in City park
this morning after an interlude of several
weeks in which the little greensward was
practically vacated.
Guy Blakely, who recently disposed Of
his barber shop in Waterbury to James
Finnegan, has moved to this city, having
secured employment here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Munroe Fits of Bos-
ton are passing several days in the city,
having been called here by the death
of the formers brother, Homer Fits.
w C. Bryant of Bristol, Conn, for
mer resident OF Montpelier, is passing
several days in Barre while endeavoring
to secure workmen for an industry in his
adopted city
Private Justin NJ. Barber, son of Mrs
Bessie NJ. Barber of Merchant street left
Saturday night as assistant for Lieut..
Webster, dentist, for Westfield, Mass,
to join the l03d u. S. infantry.
Joseph Ceilings, who is employed in
New York by the Phoenix Machine Co,
which manufactures sand blast APP
paratus commonly used in Barre, is pass
ing three weeks at his home here
Mrs. Mary Benedict of Hall street,
who is spending the summer in Grand
Isle, arrived in the city to-day, having
been called home by the death of her
sister in law, Mrs. Sarah B. Gurley.
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Smith of South
Main street returned Saturday from a
visit of two weeks with relatives in
Boston and Newburyport, Mass. The
former has resumed his duties as a
brakeman in the Barre & Chelsea rail-
road yard.
Mrs. Frank Fl. Burke. son, Clarence
Burke, and daughter, Miss Frances
Burke, of Maple avenue returned to the
,ity yesterday, after passing several
weeks in camp at Queen City park, near
Burlington.
Mrs, James Murray, Mrs. Lou Cross,
Irs. Frank Mitchell Edward c. Browne
nd Robert z. Browne, who were called
o Barre last week by the death of their
rother, Thomas J. Browne of West
treet, have retuYled to their home in
Manchester, n. H.
c. s. Andrews received word to-day
hat his son, Guy G. Andrews, who en-
sted with the First regiment of en-.
ineers at Washington, d. c., had ar
we'd in France safely The regiment
1T Washington As-. s; and the port of
the 18th and arrived in
rance Aug. %, all safe and well
A 33-acre farm, the property of Col.
B. Thomas, situate! on the Worcester !
ranch was disposed of by auction Fri !.
ny afternoon to A. Minott, d. A. Perry
Barre acting as auctioneer. Personal !
-operty brought good prices, while hay
ought $40 per ton. Mrs. Thomas ex-
,cts to leave for Burlington, where her
lsband is situated at Fort Ethan AL
n. A
A number Of Barre people were in Eur
ngton last evening to attend the we'd
ng of Miss Mary Ruth Fine and A.
aul Aronson of Springfield, Mass, which =
ok place in the Hebrew free school, the ;
liciating clergymen being Revs. A. Z
owsovitz and H. w. Sacks. The cere.
ony was witnessed by sfr. and Mrs. A. =,
ne, Miss Lillian Fine and Miss Rose !,
win of Barre. y
Nathaniel Bond OF South Main street el
IS resumed his duties as janitor at the Il
deral building, after having attended cf
e national G.. A. r. reunion in BOSTON a
Iring his absence Mr. Bond attended a W
union of the 18th Massachusetts regi- pr
snt, in which he served as soldier in nc
e Civil war. OF 81 survivors of the
yiment who are alive to-day, 80 were er
lie to be present. 81
On the occasion of the first public ~ ~
,rship in st. Monicas church yester- ~
Y, when public gatherings were per. =
tied for the first time since the quar- =
tine began, the pastor, Rev P. NJ. Nc i,
ma, preached a vigorous sermon on IN
al