The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Mrs. Edith M. Carr.
j. A. Caller of Greensboro was bust
ness visitor in the city to-day
March Columbia records now on sal
at Russell's, the Red Cross Pharmacy.
Amos ). Jewett of West Topsham wa
among the. business visitors in the cit,
to day.
Save your money on your footwear a
Shea's. Big bargains in high grade shoes
at cost prices.
The ladies' union wish to thank al
those who so kindly helped to make theii
concert and dance a success
! Walter 5. kenniston, railroad man oil
Concord, n. H., was taken to the City
hospital yesterday for treatment.
Miss Mildred Cheney OF Summer street
left to-day for st. Adams. where she will
spend several days visiting friends and
relatives.
| q. X. Varnum of North street was
among the University of Vermont alumni
in Barre who attended the kake walk in
Burlington last evening.
! DR.. Homer Sowles of Boston arrived
in the city last evening, and viii spend
the week end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Sowles of Beckley street,
! ID. J. Morse returned to Barre this
morning from New York. where he has
| been on business during the past few days
| in the interest of the A. p. Abbott Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle L. Freeman, who
have been visiting relatives on Be2kley
street during the past few days, returned
to their home in Lebanon, n. H., yester
day.
Burt Abbott, who has been living at
the home of Charles Cheney on the west
hill during the past % years, is in rather
poor health, caused by slight shock of
a few days back.
Regular meeting OF Granite City lodge
|. 0. o. L., NJ. e., this evening at o'clock
in Scampini hall; guards called at $40;
initiation and refreshments; a large at
tendance is desired.
George G. Rourke formerly employed
as machinist at the Oldsmobile shop
but now of Newburyport, Mass, arrived
in the city yesterday and viii spend
several days visiting at the home of
Charles Halves and other friends in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. O'Alara of Windsor
arrived in the city yesterday to visit at
the home OF Mr.. 0'Mara's mother, Mrs.
Mary O'Mara, of Cleveland avenue dur
ing the coming week, after which they
will go to Plattsburg, n. Y, to sojourn
for several days with relatives.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mr.. and Mrs. W.
NJ. Moves OF Littleton. n. H.. c. A. Whal.
en- OF Burlington, f. B. Mackenzie Of Chi
cago, Mrs. c. Brooks of Boston, A. p
Hunt of Laconia. N. H., D. J. AIacDou-
gall OF Lowell, Mass, J. III. Anterior of
Burlington, Il. George Evans of Burling-
ton and J. L. Langford of Littleton,
N. Fl.
Miss Glynora Gould of Spaulding
street left this noon for Boston, where
she win attend the millinery opening
during the next week. She will be joined
in Boston by Miss Emma Whitney, who
has been working in wholesale depart |
ment in New York during the past two
weeks and attended the millinery open
ings while there, in the interest of the |
A. P. Abbott Co.
Barre win be represented in the war
hospital service in France. for DR.. George |
Watt, graduate of Spaulding high |
school, 1909, the University of Michigan |
and the Harvard Medical scho, sailed |
from New York on Wednesday, Feb 81, /
with 26 other doctors forming Harvardis
latest unit TO cross the water for service.
his graduation from the Har
ward Medical school, DR.. Watt special
zed in the West, but returned in Sep
.ember to become an inferno in the
Worcester, Mass. City hospital DIR.
Watt has many friends in Barre who will
wish him godspeed.
New directories prepared by publish
ng company that has been collecting
for local guides fer the past
hree years were put IN circulation to-
lay. The 1917 directory is patterned
fter the directories of other years and
he publishers continue TO feature there
n the handy house guide, which combines
recapitulation of many names in the
ext with the location of the streets. In
he new directory ], s45 names were add
d and changes of address made num- :
ered 1878. As many as 1885 changes
we're made in the house guide and the to-
al changes aggregated Asses. A Barre
own directory for the year beginning
yov. /, 1916, is appended to the city di-
ectory.
Young women of Barre who recently
rganized the Klio klub enjoyed their
rst outing last evening when they /
tanned and carried through to success c
nj termination a snowshoe hike to east y
i'll. Escorts were invited and Mr.. and Q
Irs. Raymond l.. Arkley of Springfield q
lass, who are here for a visit, accom-
anied the party. After swinging around /
ne brow of the hill, the mixers brought j
p at the Allen shack, where an invit
~ luncheon was served. All told IL 4
Dung people made the trip and survived d
lie swift pace set by the leaders. Plans {
'r another outing while the snow lasts :
re under way. t
Washington's birthday was reserved :
Y troop 5, the Presbyterian boy scouts, !
Il snowshoe hike to Cutler Corner, in u
lie course of which the young mixers :
'ught to experience some of the endur
nee tests which Washington and his
survived at Valley Forge.
he leaders set a stiff pace for the o.
Dungers, but there were no laggsrds Z
h. L. l. - 4.