The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
TALKOFTHE TOWN
Visit Abbott's bargain basement.

Hi "A Dig STOCK OF oNfords ana pumps
II the Peoples Shoe Store, from which b
select your sizes at low prices.
II Miss Tret Larkin of Mortified re
Il turned home last evening after having
/ spent few days in town with friends.
H Mr.. and Mrs. George Milton of Mapl'
avenue, who were recently married, lef
yesterday for ST. Louis, where they arr
to make their home.
Gus Martinson of New York, sales
man for johnson & Gustafson, is stay
ing at Hotel Barre while here on bust
ness visit of several days.
Mrs. Mark Cutler returned this morn
ing to her home on Jefferson street after
having visited with friends in 'Piermont
N. H., during the past two weeks.
Ladies and gentlemen should take ad'
vantage of the opportunity to secure OK
fords and pumps at the liberal discount
offered by the Peoples Shoe Store.
Miss Eta Kicker, who acted as brides
maid at the wedding of Miss Helen V.
Crevier and Private William A. Carroll
in Burlington yesterday, has returned to
the city.
j. Z. Paddock of Saxtons River, who
attended meeting of the state Republic
can committee in Burlington this week,
called on friends in the city while on his
way home yesterday.
Among the business visitors in town
yesterday were: Miss NJ. Z. Beckley of
| Grntan af Cra,.itaviiI.
Mrs. d. II. Gilman of Chelsea and Mrs.
Richard Sealey of Websterville.
The Barre Spiritualist society will hold
meetings at their temple, South Barre,
Saturday evening at 1880 and Sunday at
3 and 1880 p. M, July 81 and %. Rev.
Fife l. Webster will lecture and give
messages at each session. All invited.
Miss Evangeline Maker pleasantly en-
tertained several of her friends at her
home last evening on Upland avenue at
lawn party. The evening was passed By
playing games, and refreshments of
punch and waters were served during the
evening.
Retail monument dealers staying at
Hotel Barre while here for business visits
of varying length in the Barre granite |
district include the following B. r. Col !
win of Fremont, o., A. H. johnson of |
Meyersdale, Pa, and A. H. George Of
Dixon, Ill.
Carl Huse of South Barre is detained |
from his duties at the Trow 4 Holden |
machine shop for a few days, having re-
eeived a painful injury to one eye. on
Wednesday, when pouring molten lead,
a drop of that fluid being splashed into
his eye.
Clement Mcmahon of West street left
yesterday for Plymouth, Mass, where he
is to remain for several weeks as the
guest OF his uncle, ID. j. Marshall. His
three sisters, Dorothy, Natalie and Ce-
ellie, have gone to Bromptonviile, P. O.,
there to remain for time in the fam
lily of d. Mcmahon.
S. Felier, who is employed by Grear
son & Lane in Burnham's meadow, left
superintend the harvesting of hay crop
On the farm of his brother-in law. Early
IN the week Mr.. Felier was advised that
MS relative had sustained an accident
which would prevent him from partaking
n the harvest.
Within few days motorists will be
privileged to travel over one of the best
tretches of Telford road to be found in
H. ~
ion made by the town fathers of Berlin
md matched in turn by the state high
way department The new highway is
ocated on the Montpelier road, so called,
orth of the greenhouses, and has been P
uilding for several weeks under the d. "
ection of J. c. DeBrune, former super \
1tendent of streets in Barre. Unusually e
Diverse conditions were encountered by A
he road builders, but an effective drain b
ge system was used with the result a
nat much water has been drawn from m
he roadbed and the work of extending n
ne new highway north a distance of $50 G
,et has gone on without interruption. fC
he scarcity of men and teams has not Il
rived to delay progress and Supt. De- W
rune to-day expressed his belief that al
he road will be completed early next ii
eek. Much Barre granite has figured
the construction of the Telford road. al
Uneasiness exists among local COM va
ittees preparing for two big conven- fr
ons to be held in Barre late in August tn
I'd unless the restrictions growing out at
the infantile paralysis cases in Wash WI
gton county are abated materially it ev
regarded as quite probable that pres pr
t plans will have to be greatly re- tn
mped. Universalists of Vermont and tn
e Province of Quebec are scheduled to Ca
Their here toward the end of the month, 10
It it is a foregone conclusion that the hu
invention will be held in some other ne
y if the malady in this section is not =
ldicated within few weeks. OF more
portance in many ways is the national -
nvention of cemetery superintendent,
itch is expected to bring 500 visitors to u Ien
RE from all over the United States. rim
us far the Barre Entertainment asso- !
tion, which is completing plans for pla
} big affair, has not slaekened its ef 1r'
is to make the convention a big sue !
S and until definite information that m'e
convention as a public gathering will to~
H.r,.a +bo o,,,r,if.aennp are 70 ron -