The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
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Peter Bianchi went TO Burlington this
morning to visit friends.
Frank I.awless of South Barre is a
business visitor in Burlington to-day
Mrs. Gilbert Cutler has been making n
visit of several days with relatives In
Hardwick
| Sadlier, Keith avenue, specializes in la
dies, misses and girls coats. Fall and
winter designs now on display
Mrs. Agnes Kinkead returned to the
city last evening after passing several
weeks at Pine Springs, Lake Spoiford,
n. II.
II Thomas Belyille OF Graniteville passed
through the city this morning while on
his way to Quebec, Canada there to make
visit of several days with relatives,
Mrs T. r. Mclean, who has been visit
ing in Graniteville, her former home, for
few days, returned yesterday TO her
home in Littleton, ~ II.
Mr.. and Mrs II. Gale Bennett are NOV
ing their household effects from the
house at 202 Washington street into the
Sargent house, so called, on Spaulding
street.
| MI anu hAN. bhldHit ~ HlINif WIZ
were married Thursday forenoon, left the
city early this morning for a 10 days
visit with relatives in Boston and Quincy,
Mass,
A deal was contaminated yesterday
through the J. j. Dashner & Son Real Es-
tate agency whereby Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
G. Bianchi of Mortified disposed of one
of their cottage houses on High Holborn
street, this city, to Felix Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. Ager j. Baldwin of
Washington street left the city this
morning for Syracuse, N. V, where they
are to spend few weeks with the for
mer's brother. Before returning TO Barre
they will visit other cities in western
New York.
Miss Frances Hazel of Brook street
left the city Wednesday for Oklahoma
City, Okla, where she is to enter Mount
St Marys convent as a student in the
department of domestic science. Her
aunt, Miss Gertrude Mccarthy, accom-
panied her a part Of the distance,
One of the most slightly potato group |
ings yet to be exhibited in Barre is shown |
in the display window at the store tf the
| Tilden Shoe Co., where II unusually large I
tubers were placed by A. D. Young of
Young Bros, granite manufacturers. |
Farmer Young grew the potatoes on
garden plot near his home in Berlin.
They are of the Early Rockface variety.
Workmen in the employ of the George
f. Bond granite shed on Depot square
had narrow escape from injury Wednes
day forenoon. While they were lifting
large stone one of the beams which
holds the mast of the derrick in place
broke, letting the derrick fall into the
yard. A new beam will be secured at
once and Mr. Bond expects the derrick
back in commission in a few days.
Miss Marguerite Gerry Of Washington,
D. G., who has been visiting at the home
of her uncle. Lyman Hutchinson, in Ran
doph, is a guest of her cousin, L. r.
Hutchinson of Wellington street. For
several years Miss Gerry has contributed
stories to the Harper publications and
the Ladies' Home Journal, and some of Il
her literary efforts have been issued in
book form, among them being THE Old i
Toy Shop"
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Nelson of
Academy street returned to the city yes t
terday after having passed several days
in Springfield, Mass, where they were
present at the wedding of Miss Annabelle d
Petrie and James Mcdonald, the latter
a brother of Mrs, Nelson. During their s
absence they visited at West6eld and t
talked with number Of the Barre bows I
who were enrolled in c company when
the lst Vermont regiment left Fort Ethan a
Allen !
Benjamin NJ. Batchelder Of Park S
street, who has been employed as a driv.
er at the fire station for the past five f
years, completed his duties yesterday q
and is now employed as a driver for f
Smith & Cummings. Mr.. Batcheder has
served efficiently as a driver of the hook -
and ladder truck and his decision to leave i
The service is regretted by other members 10
Of the regular force. For the time being, 70
substitutes viii fill the vacancy caused
by his resignation.
G. f. Perry, who has been associated \
With 2. A. Noonan in the undertaking n
business on Depot square for several m
years, has been appointed a member of 70
he executive committee of the Vermont 70
Funeral Directors & Embalmers' associa- q
ion, the announcement having been made N
~ Frank j. Dryer Of Burlington, re.
emily elected president of the associa- J.
ion at its annual meeting in the Queen 4,
ty The other members of the com. ~
nittee are George M. Clifford of Rutland p.
md Thomas w Quincy of Burlington. Il;
Undeterred by a frosty touch in the in
atmosphere, the members of the Barre Of
ipe band assembled in City park last ga
vening for the third of a series of open in
ir concerts arranged by the aldermanic an
and committee. Under the leadership mi
+ Pipe Major Eustace Richie the pipers 50,
nd drummers gave very enjoyable
rogram of marches, etc, and a sizeable
rowd applauded the musicians at every !.
urn One of the features of the roper
Dire was a selection, "McGregor ORora,
ver the Sea-" by Piper Riddel
One of the most desirable residential
roperties in the city figured in tran
action recently when Heman f. Rey-
Odds disposed of his dwelling house on
ne Patterson street corner at l94 Wash
lgton street to Aaron Gustafson of the
ranite manufacturing firm of Johnson & z
The purchaser is to take pos
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