The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-16
TALK OF THE TOWN
Semo corsets at Abbott's.


\ visitor in the city yesterday.
II Mrs. f. Blair of Merchant street was
Il business visitor in Waterbury to-day.
Il William Holden of Northfeld was
/ business visitor in the city yesterday.
n There is gold in Laws candy DON
tail to see our candy makers in the win
dow tomorrow.
One hundred books, several sets, a
auction Saturday at 2 and 7 p. m. Cit,
Auction Market. 0. II. Hale, auctioneer
Miss Gladys Shattuck of Boston ha
arrived in the city and is employed as |
trimmer in the millinery store of Mrs
Annie Carroll.
A. l.. Clarkson of Plattsburg returned
to his home to-day after spending sew
eral days on business trip in Barre ant
surrounding towns.
Mrs. NJ b. Nichols of Waterbury, wht
has been visiting relatives in the city
during the past few days, returned t
her home last evening.
Mrs. Ray l.. WEIGH of Middlebury, who
has been visiting friends in this city and
at Websterville during the past week
returned to her home to-day.
Mrs. William Park and two children
of Waterbury arrived in the city yester.
day to spend several days visiting friends
and relatives on Maple avenue.
The Presbyterian choir. will meet for
rehearsal tonight at 1880 o'clock. As
Easter music is to be- taken up, it is i'm
portant that large attendance be there.
Michael Mccarthy, who has been en-
ployed in the lumber woods in Topsham
during the past winter passed through
the city yesterday, while en- route to
his home in Rutland.
Among the business visitors in the
city yesterday and to-day were A. +.
Farr of Waitsfeld, Harry Daniels of
East Montpelier, G. j. Spesre Of West
Corinth and A. C. Wells of Randolph.
The Church of the Good Shepherd
Rt. Rev. G. Y. Bliss, d. D., coad-
jutor bishop OF Vermont, will admins
ter the rite Of confirmation and preach
morning and evening on Sunday next.
Mrs. Alvin b. MeLeay and daughter
Miss Ola McLeay who have been visit.
ing friends and relatives in Barre and
Graniteville for several weeks, returned
this forenoon to their home in New Ha-
ven, Conn. a
Miss Inez Maberini and Miss Nina
Casselini, who have been teaching school
in Waterbury during the fall and winter
terms, have completed their duties and
arrived in the city this afternoon for a
vacation of month at their homes.
Barre was represented by score of
men at the capital this afternoon when
mobiles of Mount Sinai began to gather
for the late afternoon festivities. The
Shriners are to dine in the armory at 8
o'clock and afterward they will assist
in the initiation of several candidates.
George Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brown of Bassett street, who has
been employed in st. Johnsbury bank,
has returned TO Barre, accompanied by
Mrs. Brown and little daughter. Mr..
Brown was formerly employed in the
Office of the 4. l.. Smith Co. and is to be
engaged in the Barre Savings bank.
The condition of James Davidson, a |
teamster in the employ of w. A. Brad
ford, who was removed to the City hos /
ptal Tuesday after suffering severe in |
juries in an accident, is reported to be
fairly comfortable, although the posi-
bility OF complications is not removed.
Naturally, eorsets differ, SO to be GER
tain of getting the best corsets for your
figure, 1t is essential to be fitted. One
Of the supreme tests of corset is in the
comfort of its wearer. With our COM
plete spring line of front and back-lace
corsets, you can be readily fitted at Mrs.
Shepard CO., Inc.
Allied patriotic societies of Barre,
through r. b. Crandall post, G. A. K,
have asked Rev. Edgar Grassland, pastor
IF the First Presbyterian church, to be
The speaker at the Memorial day exer-
Uses in Barre this year. 1t is stated
hat the invitation has been accepted by
he clergyman, who delivered stirring
,re Memorial Sunday address before the
geterans in 1915.
There is one man in Barre who is not
surprised at eventualities in Russia. He
$ Joseph Kovslsky, who predicted more
han a year and half ago that Russia
would he in the throes of a revolution.
moreover, the prophet of the shears fore :
asted the abdication of Car Nicholas /,
md gave it as his opinion that the re-
possibility for the turn of events in ais
Iative land would swing to the duma, or
russian council Of state.
Mounted orderlies and other recruits
n the headquarters company of the Yer
mont National Guard held their regular /,
rill at the company barracks in the
Rowland building last evening. Serg.-
laj. Neal Hooker of Norwich universe
v was in town to assist Adj. @. n. =
barber in drilling the privates. Of late /,
much attention has been given to learn
ne the mounts and in order to facili-
ate the training in this respect, the or
erlies have been put through their p,ces
t the fire station, where there is ample
Dom and more adequate facilities for
he drill. Thus far the recruits have
cen taught only the fundamentals in
and the care of the horse.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
ARE last night and this morning were
he following people: w. F. Manning
I Plainfield, n. j., II. L. Sanford of
ornwall, c. F. Martin of Chester, II. L.
thompson of Middlebury, A. NJ. Hubbard
Randolph, Z. A. Field of Vergennes,
i. f. Holton of East Wsllinglord, A. {.
ouglass of Norwich, C. NJ. Goodrich of
orthfeld, C. d. Gushing of Bethel, G. 4.
Ierrill Of st. Jchnsbury, II. A. Butler
Burlington, w. r. Foote of Pawlet,
L. Hietz of Potsdsm, y. Y, j. Ralph
ierce of Fsirlee, G.. A. Oough of Roches-
r, w. A. Perkins of Bridgewster, F. G.
arker of Rutland, C. L. Ovitt, +. II.