The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-05
TALK or THE TOWN

Mrs Stella Laviolette returned Sat
lirday after visiting in Plymouth, N. Fl.
Boston and New York.
| Our exhibit of millinery gowns, blouse:
and corsets now awaiting your approval
The Mrs. w. F. Shepard CO., Inc.
Earle ,. Drown returned this morn
ing to his home in st. Johnsbury, after
passing the week end with friends in
Barre.
Mrs. Leah Audet, who has been pa
tient at the City hospital for several
weeks, was able to return to her home in
Williamstown to-day.
Mrs. b. Lombardir of Willamstown
was brought to the City hospital yester-
day tor an operation, which was per.
formed this morning.
Il G, Fabricotti, former resident of
Barre, who has been employed in Pitts
burg, Pa, for some time, returned to
Barre yesterday TO remain.
Miss Doris Spargo of Beckley street
was taken to the City hospital Saturday
evening suffering with appendicitis. She
was operated on Saturday night.
Miss Edna Kimball left last evening
for Boston to attend the millinery open.
ings and on her return will be employed
as a trimmer for Mrs. Stella Layiolette.
George j. Seager, superintendent Of the
Barre Town schools, left to-day for Ran
dolph, where this evening he is to be the
speaker at the annual ladies' night of
the Christian brotherhood
Miss Mary Mccarthy, who has been
spending several days in Graniteville
as a guest in the home of DIR. f. II.
Bailey, passed through the city yester-
day on her way to Burlington.
Upward of $50 people patronized the
meat pie supper given in the vestry OF
the Presbyterian church Saturday even
ing. Men of the church had charge of
the supper and realized well from their
efforts.
Ninety four tickets have been sold
for the banquet to be given by the Mer-
los academy club in Rowland hall Fri
day evening. Mrs. Forbes has been en-.
gagged to cater for the affair and several
out-of-towp members will be present.
Before the members of the mems club
at the First Presbyterian church this
evening, Prin. Henry H. jackson of
Spaulding high school will give talk on
Travels a. Home" the gathering being
one of series of monthly meetings
planned by the club. Refreshments will
be served
You cannot afford to be where you
will not hear "A Mans Voice" the roll
licking fsrce-comedy to be presented by
the Odd Ladies in the Knights of Column |
bus hall Friday evening. Dancing will |
follow the entertainment, which begins |
promptly at S O'Clock.
Sunday paper readers who stopped |
at the newsstand last night to get their |
favorite New York edition learned that |
the price on New York newspapers of the |
Sunday issue has been increased from |
to cents. Retailers have been served |
with instructions not to return unsold |
copies and coincident with the raise in
the price of Sunday papers came the
effective earlier in the |
week. that the daily morning editions
would cost cents outside of New York.
Floor space and facilities for display
ing goods have been extended at the mil
linery store of the Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc,
in the Rowland building, the company
day the splendidly appointed annex on
Keith avenue, which connects with the
Main street store. Provisions have been
made in the new section of the store for
a dress department, corset department,
a fitting room and a work room The
interior finish harmonizes neatly with
that of the main store and customers
have the advantage OF using either the
Main street or Keith avenue exit. Thero
is a roomy display window in the new
annex and the lighting facilities are ex-
cellent. Midway between the old and
new sections, an Office has been built,
access being gained by small staircase.
The indirect lighting system las been in
troduced with gratifying results and pat
IONS of the establishment who have yet
10 visit the store since the annex con- .
lection was made have an agreeable sur !
Prise in store for them. ,
washington had his Benedict Ar I
lold, the Master his Judas lseariot, and T
Woodrow Wilson has his William Jen 5
lings BRYAN" was one of the more re- Il
remarks of Rev. Edgar Cross I
and, who preached on a wartime topic
,efore large congregation in the First
church last evening. THE
American Crisis and Germany" was the
ubject of the pastors address. 1t was
he second fiery philippe uttered by the
Iergyman against the kaiser on succeed
ng Sundays and if, as it is presumed, 1
here were pro-slly smpathizers in the
the sermon met with gen
raj favor. Rev. Grassland reviewed at
ONE length the circumstances which
rought the United States to the brink
{ war and illustrated his claim that
he cause against Germany is righteous
ne by comparing the flags of the prin-
pal nations involved, concluding at the
ose that the black bar in the German
amer was a stain. In the course of
is remarks, he also repeated the charge
nat Germany furnished sinews of war
" the Beers in their rebellion against
ritish rule.
II you don't want high taxes.