The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Inc ridden Shoe Co. will buy your oil
rubber boots. Read their advertisement
Fred LaBounty of Plainfeld was
business visitor in the city yesterday an
to-day.
Harold L. Trombly of West Fairlee re
turned to his home yesterday after
business trip in the city of few days.
l.. j. Freeman of Fitchburg, Mass, re
turned to his home to-day after bus
mess visit OF few days in this city.
Mrs. L. G. Coughlin of Washington re
turned to her home yesterday after visit
ing friends and relatives in the city fo
few days.
Miss Helene Bernard of Center Rut
land returned to her home last evening
after visiting friends and relatives il
the city during the past few days.
Edward Cross of Williamstown passed
through the city last evening en- route
from Plainfieid, having been called home
on account OF the illness of Mrs. Cross
J. P. Hoadley of Burlington, mem
Der of well-drilling firm, was among
the business visitors in the city yester.
day and to-day, attending while here, the
milk producers banquet.
Among the Brookfeld and East Brook
field business visitors and shoppers in
the city yesterday were DIR. Z. L. Ellis.
James McDermont, Mr.. and Mrs. Vane
Warmer, Miss Dorothy Bigelow end
Miss Maude Swane.
Leland Wood, Caledonia county farm
agent, was business visitor in the city
yesterday, going last evening to Mont
pelier, where he gave talk at an as
sembly OF the Vermont legislature, Mr..
Wood returned to his home in st. Johns
bury to-day.
Naturally, corsets differ, so to be GER
tain of getting the best corsets for your
figure, it is essential to be fitted. One
of the supreme tests of corset is in the
comfort of its wearer. With our com
plete spring line of front and back lace
corsets, you can be readily fitted at Mrs.
Shepard Co., Inc.
Ralph Robb, who has been employed
as agent at the Mortified railroad sta
ton during the past three years, has
his duties there and visited
friends in the city yesterday before leav.
ing for Boston. where he has secured
a position in the offices of the Boston
& Maine railroad.
II. J. Mullen OF Rockford, Ill, division
of the Free Sewing Machine
Co., arrived in the city yesterday to
spend several days in the city, conduct
ng an advertising campaign for the ma
shine in this territory. Mr.. Mullen's
while in the city will be at
he Homer Fits CO., store.
At their home on Washington street
asst evening Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Batchel- |
Ter entertained jolly company of 500
'layers, the gathering being one of sew
raj tournaments held during the winter.
five tables were arranged for the play |
rs and the royal game was enjoyed I'M |
il the witching hour of midnight. Fa- /
ors for high scoring went to Mrs. Cas-
ius c. Camp and Frank Carleton, while
he consolation awards went to Mrs.
larry P. Wiley and Archie Adams.
Ifterward a bountiful luncheon was |
erved.
Indicative in a. striking way of what
he Barre granite manufacturers and
uarriers are doing in their national ad
ertising campaign is the north display
'indow at the Drown pharmacy, where
luch interesting data on the campaign
as been assembled. The exhibit cen
RS around the Saturday Evening Post,
ne Of the principal mediums of adver-
sing utilized by the granite men, and
uch is made of the page advertisement
hich appears on page As of the Satur- /:
nv Evening Post for March IL. An I'M
sually large supply of Posts contain
q the Barre insertion was received by
lie dealer this week, but the supply this I,
orning was practically exhausted.
A Randolph man, +. F. Richelieu, has
ked the Barre police department to aid
m in locating his wife, who is said to
I've disappeared a few days ago. MIR.
chelieu was in town Tuesday and fur
shed the police with detailed descrip
Oh of the missing woman. Mrs. Rich
leu is said TO have suffered long pc =
ID of i'll health and members of her
mily had feared that her actions at
HtS NtiG iiOb tAdNtiN iiissAs Cti'-
orning week ago she left home with
t notifying her relatives of her desti- 9
ton. II was learned that she pur- .
ased a railroad ticket for Barre or
ontpelier and il is thought that she I
" be staying in this vicinity.
Baseball fans in this vicinity. who
Itohed George Faulkner of Dorchester, ,
ass, perform on the diamond in recent
airs, while student at Goddard semi
nv, will be glad to learn of his show
! in the preliminary at Shreveport, La,
tn Christy Mathewson's Redbirds.
lille a student at Goddard through 1915
d 1916, Faulkner was a terror to OPP
sing pitchers, and according to the
lowing report from a sporting writer,
o is following the work of Mathew
Is men, the youngster is still hitting
I'd: George Faulkner, ex-Goddard
ninary infielder, signed by the Gin
natl club, has been fielding we'll and
ting the ball hard thus far. OF
L. 4. he nd her