The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-17
Talk or THE TOWN
See Abbott's line Of new waists.

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Bryant g. STATIONS in Boston, returned
to Barre last evening
The company which played Gypsy
Love" in the Barre opera house last even
ing left this morning for Worcester, Mass,
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Savoie of Waterbury
were among the business visitors in the
city yesterday, returning to their home
this afternoon.
Miss Flossie Struzh of Winooski re-
turned to her home yesterday after Wis
iting friends on Blackwell street during
the past few days.
The Misses Esther Bressette and Ruth
Slocum returned to the city yesterday
after spending the week end in Washing
ton with relatives.
John w. Nichols of South Barre was a
visitor in the city this morning while on
his way to White River Junction for a
brief business visit.
George II. Sutton of Bristol returned
to his home yesterday after spending the
past few days on a business visit in
Barre and Graniteville.
Ten dollars allowed for your old sew
ing machine in exchange for new Free
sewing machine. e. A. Prindle, 200 n.
Main street, Depot square
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Barrett have re-
turned to their home in South Newbury,
after having been called here by the
death of Mrs. Frank Paquin OF South
Barre.
Regular business and social meeting OF
the Woman's association OF the Congre
gational church will be held Wednesday
at $3.50 in the church parlors, before the
sugar party,
Miss Lillian Gordon who has been Wis !
ting at the home of her parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. John Gordon OF Richardson street, |
during the past three months, left last |
night for stay in Boston.
Russell G. Corwin Of Boston, who has
been visiting his brother, Vinton Cor
win, at Goddard seminary during the
past few days, left yesterday for Chel-
sea, where he viii spend few days Wis
iting at the home OF his parents, MFR. and
Mrs. Ernest Corwin, while en- route to
his home in Boston.
Hotel Barre is now flying the national
colors, the directors committee having
procured through B. w. Hooker & Co. a
new flag to replace the one presented by
the Barre Board of Trade when the hos
telry was building. The flag is attached
to halyards on a staff near the front ele-
walton of the hotel.
Jesse Sibley and Thomas Sibley, who
have been at Fort Ethan Allen as a men,
Der of Headquarters Co. since the troops
were mustered into service, returned to
their home in this city yesterday after
being rejected in the physical examina
ton for some minor defects. w. Du-
charme. another member of the company,
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defect also barred him from further serv-
ice.
Charles Robertson, who has been visit I
ing at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Robertson of Mount I
street, while on three days furlough,
left Sunday night for Montreal, P. O.,
where he will rejoin his regiment. Mr.
Robertson is a member of the 81 Dep.
Canadian Mounted battery. The regi- ,
ment is expected to leave for England
in the near future.
The write-lip in Saturdays paper con-
corning the Mary Baker Eddy memorial
recently erected in Mount Auburn GENES
tery. Cambridge, Mass, failed to state
that the memorial was cut by the George
Brown Co of New York and that it was
set up by Matt Haley of Barre The |
latter worked on the job for long time !
and TO him is due a great share of the
credit for the handsome appearance OF
the memorial.
Rev. and Mrs. Albert Abbott and two G
children OF Grand Isle arrived in the city !
last evening to visit at the home OF her :
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Olli- .
yer, of Elm street extension. Mr.. Alb y
bott will leave this afternoon for New
port, where he will attend the confer
ence of Methodist churches during the
week. after which he will return to Barre a
to Join his family before going to their !.
home. a
Hugh Seaver, formerly clerk at the y
A. p. Abbott Co. store, but now OF Ram
dolph. was visitor in the city yester- =,
day. Mr.. Seayer has been confined 10 the y
house during the past six weeks, the last
three being at the home of his parents, d
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Seaver OF Williams 81
town. His sickness started with measles, .
after which he caught cold and severe o
attack of grip developed. Mr.. Seaver q
will return to Randolph some time later
in the week and resume his duties as II
rural mail carrier. -
Neither time nor conscientious effort is q
being spared by the women OF Barre in o. .,
a fourishing branch OF the
Red Cross society and enrollments made
since the initial steps were taken last !"
Thursday indicate that the branch has a.
he whole souled support of the commu.
atty. Yesterday members of the Red b
ross were stationed in the waiting room pa
n the Aldrich building to receive enlist V
nents for the work and the response, on vi
he whole, was gratifying. In common X
With other communities, the Barre branch Y
proposes to hold tag day in the near 81
uture. RI
But for the prompt action of Engineer 81
Tohn Kane in bringing the Green Noun O.
ain express TO quick stop, Depot square s.
pedestrians would have witnessed a Sc d
-ious accident this morning around iii
o'clock when an elderly North Main Fl
street man narrowly missed death in :
making the crossing. Perhaps the ten =,
Ter of the locomotive was four feet away 9
rom the man when the engineer, after
-ainly sounding his whistle. reversed the
brakes and stopped his train. John Pa
lin, livery man. was near at hand, but :
le did not have time to reach the man,
md so il may be said that nothing but
resolute move on the TART of the en- :
-ineer interviewed TO save the pedestrian. ]
me incident served as forcible reminder I
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