The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

Tub skirts from 81 to $50 at Mrs. Shep
ard CO., Inc.
See the military hats at Mrs. Birnie's
3 Pleasant street
Large shipments of tennis oxfords anC
balls arrived at Shea's this morning.
Regular meeting of Barre lodge, New
England Order of Protection, tonight.
W. ii. Goodfellow of Spaulding street
has gone to Morrisville for few days
visit.
A regular meeting of st. Johns court
c. O. f., will be held Thursday evening
at o'clock
Mrs. Eugenia Granger has returned Ia
her home, after spending a few days
with relatives in Holyoke, Mass
Mrs. Homer j. Fuller of Franklin
street left to-day for Chicago, Ill., for
an indefinite visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Laura Suitor of Graniteville left
the city yesterday for Concord, N H.,
where she is making stay OF several
days with relatives.
Mrs. +. NJ Dudley OF Waterford, Me-,
and Mrs. 4. N. Prescott of Bristol, Conn.
are visiting their sister, Mrs. George
Annas of Washington street.
! Misses Martha Smith of Maple ave-
nue. and May Connors of Cottage street
went yesterday to Danville, where they
will visit for few days at the home Of
Sidney Gle.
Myron G. Bates, who has been visit
ing friends in the city for few days,
left yesterday afternoon for Waitsfield,
where he expects to be employed during
the summer.
Sons of Veterans and members OF the
ladies' auxiliary who are associated with
the Montpelier camp viii come to Barre
this evening to be entertained by mem
bers of Major L, A. Abbott camp and the
auxiliary.
Mrs Duncan Mcdonald, former resi-
dent of this city, who recently accompa-
MED the body of her husband from Fort
Meyers, Fla, to Vermont, is passing
some time with relatives in Barre and
Washington.
Notice! You win save money if you
buy Andes ranges for wood, coal and
gas, also Perfection oil stoves, White
Mountain refrigerators, lawn mowers,
and Special sewing machines. Get prices
4. A. Prindle & Co, 200 Main street, De.
pot square.
Alexander Russell president of the
Quincy, Mass, branch OF the granitecut-
ters' association, is passing few days
with his brother, William W. Russell of
Laurel street, having been called here by
the death of James Reid, During the
absence OF James Duncan, president of
the graniteeutters' international associa-
tion and vice president OF the American
Federation of Labor, who is absent with
the Root mission in Russia, Mr.. Russell
is assisting actively in the international
headquarters at Quincy and will return |
to his home duties tomorrow.
Beginning this week employees of the
Central Vermont railroad and the Yer
mont Tel. 4 Tel. Co. are enjoying the
eight hour day, change which has |
brought about readjustment in the |
shifts employed by the railroad on Barre
branch passenger trains as well as |
among the yard crews. The eight hour |
law affecting all railroads has been APP |
piled in practical manner TO the rail
road work here in Barre and now the
train men begin their days work at 3
a. m. and quit at 5 o'clock in the after
noon. Likewise the service crews of the
telephone company start in at 1880 and
rall ii day at 4:30. Overtime is al
lowed by both the railroad and the teIe-
phone companies.
Inquiries were set on foot late yester
hay afternoon by Mrs. Eliza beth Leclair,
a Summer street woman. who is anxious
10 ascertain the wherea bouts OF her l6
year old daughter, who disappeared from
home Monday night. The mother has en-
listed the assistance Of the authorities as
we'll as other individuals and hopes to
obtain a trace of her daughter within
/ few days. Mrs. Leclair says the girl
5 subject to bad spells and she fears
hat she was taken suddenly i'll while
nut for walk. The girl left home dur
ng the supper hour and an examination
# her effects afterward did not indicate
hat she expected to be absent from
he house for long. Not long ago the
girrs father, Peter Leelair, nearly lost
AS life, when Barre & Chelsea rail
Dad train crashed into the blacksmith
hop in which he was working on South
lain street. ,
Persistence is one of the qualities 4,
which the |. A. C. management is using |
n its efforts TO overcome the apparent !
purpose of the weather man in wrecking :
he clubs Sunday baseball schedule this I
ummer After four futile attempts to
tage game at Intercity park on sue !
essive Sundays, the Italians will put {
orth another effort on the coming Sun I
ay to cross bats with the machine shop h
cam from Windsor. The game is planned \
s a curtain riser for the carnival week :
I the Berlin street park and the band 4
lhich accompanies the World of Pleas
re shows to Barre will play at the r
sseball game The same band will be n
card in sacred concert in City square c
unday evening, permission having been t
btained at the aldermanic meeting last L
light. t
That children are the life of sundry o
icnics annually staged by clubs, granite .
concerns, fraternsl asso-
stions, etc, in the parks outlying Barre
evidenced by the decision of several
to forego their summer
ltings for time because of restrictions
laced by the board of health on all
under the age Of 10. First to
sfer plans for picnic was the Old Cut
r Corner School association, which was
have met at Dewey park Saturday.
ow the Eagles, who have big out
e at Caledonia park every summer, are
riously debating a proposal to post
me indefinitely Mans for a picnic July J