The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

~ see the new SILK dress models at AD
Il bolts.
Il Hundreds of bargains on our tables, al
H Shea's.
\ More new waists in at Mrs, Shepard
Il Co., Inc,
i Abbott's display of kimonos is UNI
\ usually good
\ Do you need dishes? Come to the rum
mage sale Saturday, Congregational
church,--adv.
Bertha Fenwic< left this morning for
Il Worcester, Mass, where she has secured
employment.
Carroll Fenwick left this morning for
\ Worcester, Mass, TO visit his uncle Wal
| ter Boutwell,.
| Clarence Venner of Warren street has
returned home, after an extended absence
| in Bridgeport, Conn.
| Miss Mary Langlois of Holyoke, Mass,
arrived in the city yesterday to make a
visit with friends here.
Members of the ISlio Klub will meet
at the home of Miss Katie Stewart, 90
Park street, tonight at 7:l5.
meeting of the Granite City Quot
ing club will be held in the club house TO-
night at 1880. j. Fraser, sec.
Donald Munroe, who has been visiting
his son. Walter Munroe, returned last
night to his home in Worcester.
A meeting of the Burns club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Friday, April 10,
at s o'clock James Hogg, secretary,
Those who are making comfort kits
are asked to have them at Academy
street by Tuesday evening at the lat
est.
Burton Hutchins of Mortified returned
to his home this morning after visiting
relatives in the city for the past few
days.
Public dance Saturday evening in So
eialist hail. Granite street, for benefit of
family of Angelo Comolli. Estabrooks'
orchestra.-ady.
Maynard Milo of Swanton passed
through the city this morning while en-
route to Graniteville, where he expects
to secure work.
Mrs. Alice Noonan returned to-day to
her home on Cliff street after a business
trip of few days in New York in the
interests of the Homer Fits Co.
Harry Downs of Saratoga Springs, n.
Y, passed through the city to-day while
EN- route to East Corinth, where he will
spend a few days visiting friends and
| relatives.
For quick sale ! will sell all millinery
at 20 per cent discount for the next 10
days. This includes all the new and up
to-date hats. Mrs. H. S. Miles, 200 North |
Main street, over Dodge's Jewelry Store. |
John MeCourtie has commenced work !
as insurance agent for the Metropolitan
Life Ins. Co. to fill the vacancy caused |
by the resignation OF Thomas Brew, who |
has been with the local office during the
past winter.
Richard Smith OF Providence, r. l., |
passed through the city yesterday while |
en- route to Washington, where he will |
make visit of few days before going |
to East Corinth to complete sojourn
af month in Vermont
To replace the American flag which
someone tore from the halyards and desc
Grated with mud and grease a week ago,
a parishioner of the First Presbyterian
church has purchased and paid for the
staff and fixtures of splendid national
banner. which was flung to the breeze
from the church for the first time yester
day. 1t is stated that no pains have been
spdTtu III dltdEuitlA hHt mug III SUM a
manner as to defeat the purpose OF
would be wanton who might attempt a
repetition OF the dissertation perpetrated
on the first one and it is the hope Of the
pastor and others that it may continue
to wave until the end of the war
Wallace Dufur Of 10 South Main street
is in receipt of telegram from Ontario,
Cal. advising him of the death OF his
father, II. NJ. Dufur, on Wednesday, the
llth of this month. Mr.. Dufur was born
in Riehford 70 years ago and was long
time resident OF this state, having lived
in the northern part during the early
part OF his life and then in West Tops
ham for several years. Mr.. Dufur will
be remembered in this section as strong
man. and was considered one of the
champion wrestlers of the old style in
his day. He has lived in California for
several years back, and OF late in On
tario, where he died. The cause OF his
death was not given in the telegram.
Efficiency is a part OF the recently .
created United States censorship and that :
fact was forcibly brought home to Thorn
as G.. Carson yesterday when he received
a letter from his son, William Carson,
who is an officer aboard one of Uncle
Sans fighting ships. The envelope came
without any postmark and bore the rub J
Der stamp imprint, Passed by the Cen
sor." Additional evidence of the secrecy
the movements Of American ]
war ships was at hand when Mr.. Carson, :
opening the letter. found that the adj
dress given by his son had been neatly
deleted with the aid of scissors or a
knife. Young Mr. Carson referred TO his
continued good health, asked about mem
bers of the family at home. but did not
divulge any information that might catch I
the eye of the censor.
One of the periodic shifts in the per :
sonnet of the regular fire department Is
under way, two of the drivers having /:
rendered their designations after passing ]
the winter at the station. George Rob
ert johnson. who received an appoint :
ment as a driver Of the auto truck last
fall, is going back to Joe's pond in Dan
willie for the summer season. Frank Hen
ierson, formerly employed as a stable 1
foreman al Cutler Bros livery barn, is :
for Willard Robins, who be
gan TO be a fireman when he was APP
pointed driver Of the hook and ladder !
truck at the beginning of the present
wear. Mr. Robins expects to be employed
Turing the summer by r. Lynn Clark Of
he Vermont Trucking Co. Mr.. Hender