The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-02
TALK OF THE TOWN
Fibre silk hose 5oc at Abbott's.

wiz HoS DceH III tHt city during lnc past
week on business, returned to his home
last night.
"A meeting of the Glenugie club will be
held in Worthen hall on Friday night
Feb. 2. A full attendance is requested
c. Keith, president.
John Nj. Lucia, who has been employed
in lumber camp in Worcester during
the past fall and winter months, re.
turned to his home in this city yester-
day
Please the Riddles with pound of our
delicious old fashioned molasses candy,
fresh from the kettle at Laws confec-
tionery store. Take home pound at 20
centsl
Albert M. Caiugi of Quincy, Mass,
arrived in the city to-day and win com.
Inence work in Barre stoneshed. Mr.
oaiugi has been employed in Quincy for
ten years.
Joseph Papin, who has been confined
to his house during the past two weeks
on account Of an attack of the grip, was
able to be at his work yesterday for
! the first time.
Il. 5. Thomas of Burlington returned
to his home last evening after weeks
business visit in Planfield, Marshfeld
and Barre, visiting, while here, friends
on South Main street.
Mrs. John Kelleher and Miss Ella
kelleher, who were in the city yester-
day to attend the funeral of the for
mer's sister, Miss Bridget Armstrong
of Berlin street, returned to-day to their
home in Bethel
L. A. Farnsworth of Boston, who has
been in Barre and Barre Town during
the past few days ON business, left yes
terday for Woodsville, N. H., where he
is to visit friends over the week end,
while en- route to his home.
William ID. Mcdonald, president of the
Barre Granite Manufacturers associa.
ton, and Alex. A. Milne of Hoyt & Milne
are attending the annual convention of
the New Jersey Retailers association in
Newark this week. H. J. M. Jones of !,
Jones Bros. is spending a few days in
New York on business.
The Board of Trade is working on
plans for the second business mems din
ner of the series of four instituted in
January. The date of the February
dinner will be announced shortly, to-
getiher with the name of the speaker. A |
schedule for the remaining dinners OF the
series is being prepared by the commit
tee.
James Mortimer and A. Duprey who
have been clerking and cutting meat at
Smith & Cummings market during the
past few weeks to fill the vacancies
caused by sickness, completed their du-
ties there last evening. Mr., Duprey
commenced work this morning at the
HoughtOn & Robbins store.
A very quiet wedding ceremony took
place at the Universslist parsonage Sat
nrday evening, Jan. 81, when Miss Louise
Brown of Plaintield was united in mar
rage to John Laird also OF Plainfield.
After short visit with friends in Barre
he couple returned to the groom's home
in Plainfeld. Mrs. Laird is well
known young lady of Plainfield while
Mr.. Laird is one OF Plainfield's prosper
rus young farmers.
Girls of the Spaulding basketball
eft to-day for White River junction,
here to line up against the girls team
# the White River high school. A few I
lays ago the down-state school girls \
efeated Spaulding in Barre and the 10. t
al team is anxious to retrieve the set J
Jack. The team includes the following
iris: Miss Katherine Rogers, Miss :,
iary Geals, Miss Eula Gee, Miss Marcia =
,sngley and Miss Dorothy Averill s
Friends of Bernard J. Lee of Irasburg, In
1910 graduate of Goddard seminary, fl
Who smeared himself with renown in
emf professional baseball circles of Yer
nont after his graduation, will be inter
sted in the following item from the
BOSTON Post yesterday: Baltimore n
aek Dunn of the Orioles has grabbed u
third base prospect in Bernie Lee. !
1p at Tufts college, where he played, |,
hey think he's a bear. Harry Davis OF
he Athletics got slant at Lee in ac-
ion and was impressed. He tipped Dunn
ff and the local magnate sent man
D sign the youngster Lee is a right
and hitter, and last year went south
18th the Braves. In college he made a
sputation at the bat and in the field"
Notices have been sent out for a spe- I
al meeting of the Barre Granite Manu- !
lcturers' association to be held at the I
eadquarters Saturday afternoon at 2Is
clock. II. c. Heffner, manager of the
invention of national retail monument I
salers to be held in Philadelphia, Pa,
,xt summer is coming to Barre and it
expected that he will be present to
infer with the manufacturers. En- route
Barre, Mr.. Heffner, whose home is in 4
eveland, O., stopped in Philadelphia :
lay out the exhibit hall of the con-
milton into individual spaces. Liberal
ace reservation will be made by quar-
FRS and manufacturers of Barre granite
Id in the main Manager Heffner's visit z
IS to do with arrangements for the ex-
bit.
William L. Whiten of Boston, travel
g salesman through Vermont territory,
ho was on his way to this city after 1
ip around the quarry district, met with !
tip-over on South Main street as his
am was crossing the Barre g. Chel-
a railroad tracks yesterday after !
e dinner hour. The horse, which was
aveling along at a fairly good pace, :
nmbled on the tracks and caused the
nners of the sleigh to get caught in 1
e car track, at the same time jolting
r. Whiten out of the rig. The horse
irted TO run as the sleigh tipped but
e driver managed to hold the animal
ter being snaked several rods along I
a ice The only DANA pp was A broken !