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

II Beautiful wash goods at Abbotts.
| Secondhand sewing machines at the
Singer Store, SO and $40. Tel. 434-1l.
r. G. Hockan of New York arrived in
the city this morning and will spend sew.
eral days visiting friends in Barre
Nelson c. Baldwin of Central street re.
turned TO the city this morning from a
business trip of few days to Plainfield
and Marshfeld
! l.. d. Cullen of Essex Junction returned
to his home this morning after spending
the past week in Barre and Williams
town on business trip.
Vincent Perchel of Burlington. who
has been visiting relatives on Washing
ton street during the past few days, re-
turned to his home to-day.
| Miss Mamie Nelson of Wellington
street left this noon for Philadelphia,
Pa, where she is to enter the University
hospital to train for nurse.
Arthur j. Loranger, who has lived at
l02 Summer street for several years, has
moved his family to the tenement for
merly occupied by Joseph Papin at LOG
Summer street.
Miss Beth Powers of Waterbury ar
rived in the city this morning to attend
the teachers convention and will visit at
the home of her uncle, C. s. Andrews of
Maple Grove street, during her stay in
Barre.
Joseph Martell of Prospect street, who
has been confined to the house during the
past two weeks on account of illness, was
able to resume his duties at the Singer
Sewing Machine Co. office on Elm street
yesterday.
Fifteen varieties of old-fashioned choc-
olates, fresh from our candy kitchen,
at 20 cents the pound; maple nut cara
mels and assorted Judges in four favors
at 10 cents. Saturday specials at Laws
confectionery store, where the better
kind of home made candies with pure
sugar and other wholesome ingredients
are always to be found. Remember to
call at Laws
Tonight will be amateur night at the
opera house, and the following acts by
locals will be seen in conjunction with
Bob OFT and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Star: Trio, Ossola, Burke, Forbes
modern dances, Louise Smith and part
ner; handcuff king, "The Great Sydney;
female impersonator, Gerald Lyons
Hula Hula dancer, Jimmy Noteworthy
singer, Eva Simmons.--adv.
Announcement was made to-day of
the wedding of Miss Cassie NJ. Melon
aid and Arthur Cole, which took place at
the Episcopal rectory on fremont street |
Wednesday evening at o'clock. The |
rector, Rev. w. J. NJ. Beattie, performed |
the ceremony and the double ring service |
was used. Both the bride and groom |
are well known in Barre, Mr.. Cole be- |
ing connected with the granite manufac-
turing concern of William Cole.
A very pleasant surprise was given
Miss Agnes Allen at her home on upper
Becley street last evening, when about /
30 friends gathered to remind her of her
10Th birthday. Miss Allen, who had been |
spending the afternoon with neighbor,
had not the least inkling of what was
going to happen until she arrived home
and found the house filed with iolly
girls and boys. The evening was spent
in singing and playing games. Refresh
ments of fruit. candy, sandwiches, wa
fers, cake and cocoa were served. Before
departing, a purse of silver was present.
ID Miss Allen as token of the esteem
n which she is held by her friends.
County Agent f. II. Abbott of West
Patterson street will leave tomorrow
morning for Waitsfield, where he is to
attend a meeting of the Waitsfield Farm
RS club tomorrow afternoon. it being
he 10th of the series of lectures of the
lind which are being held in Washington
county this winter. The talk which Mr..
Abbott gives to the Waitsield farmers
will be concerning the crops and feeding
# the stock, the stock feeding question
,eing confined to winter rations mostly.
although Mr.. Abbott will go into short
letail on feeding the stock the year ,
round. The soy-bean problem will be
discussed along with the main crops of
orn, potatoes and other small grains. .
Local granite manufacturers are in
eceipt of notices advising them that
be annual convention of the National
association Of Granite Industries will be
ED at Young's hotel in Boston, Feb.
A numbLr of Barre manufacturers
nd quarters are planning to attend.
City lsborers employed on the re-
work at Bolster reservoir, 2
here bad break occurred three weeks {
90, worked to-day under the most adj a
erse conditions of the winter. A pene- c
-sting wind swept the water works and
n a time soon after the starting hour
seemed az If the work would have to
E abandoned temporarily. Supt. Lee
the water department stated that con-
.tions were well nigh intolerable, but
ided that there viii be no cessation of
perations unless it becomes absolutely {
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