The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

II among the business visitors IN the city
H to-day.
Mrs. j. r. Lindqnist, who was called
\ to Barre by the illness of relative, re-
turned this morning to her home in Con
cord. N. H.
! John Sullivan, returned to his home in
| Mortified last evening after making a
weekend visit with friends ON North
Main street.
Mrs +. H. Andrews of Northfeld who
has been visiting relatives in the city for
several days, returned to her home Sat
urday evening.
Manuel Usla went to Pittsford this
morning to accompany countryman,
who expects to remain at the sanatorium
for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Alvin Parks of Plain
field arrived in the city to day. and will
visit relatives on King street during the
next few days.
James Mcintosh. who visited friends
and relatives in Burlington over the
week end, returned to his home on Elm
wood avenue last evening.
/ r. r. Clericy of Waterbury was among
the business visitors in the city Friday
and Saturday. While in Barre he stayed
! Win relatives on Berlin street.
Carl Perkins and, Leslie Young re-
turned Saturday from Sharon, where
they were engaged for week in in
stalling an electric system on farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Bixby of Burlington
arrived in the city Saturday and will
spend several days visiting friends and
relatives before returning to their home.
Z. A. Williams of Washington street
went this morning to Randolph, where he |
spent the day with his amt who has
been in declining health for some time.
Mrs. w. F. Shepard of Washington
street, who has been in New York during |
the past few days in the interests of her |
millinery store, returned to Barre yester-
day.
Kenneth McRae of the Union Dry /
Goods store left this morning on a bust
ness trip to New York. He was accom-.
panied as far as Burlington by NJ. S.
Levin of Merchant street.
Miss Jennie RicciareIl, who has been
employed in the office of the Singer Sew
ing Machine Co. during the past year,
has completed her duties there and the
place will be filed temporarily by Mrs.
Joseph Martelle.
Miss Ruth Waterman Of upper Wash
ington street has commenced vacation
of two weeks from her duties at the office
Of DR. ID. c. Jarvis, and left this morning
for Cambridge, Mass, where she will
spend several days visiting at the home
of her brother, Paul Waterman, who is
teacher in the voikmann school.
Fred C. Eaton returned Saturday from
n l.. 40. ~
Eastman school of photography for a
few days At his home on Hill street,
Mr. Eaton is fitting his studio for por
traiture work and win engage in that
line in connection with his work in mon. .
umental designs. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. E.. W. Cutler, who have :
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and [
Mrs. B. w. Hooker of Park street during
the past few DAYS while en- route from
Boston, where Mrs Cutler has been pa
tient at the Massachusetts General hos
pital for several weeks, to their home in ]
Alberta, Canada, left Satur 8
day evening for the remainder of their {
journey.
In Dartmouth's winter carnival at
Hanover, n H.. Saturday. Freeman x.
Walker, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. :
Walker of Edgewood, won second place
in the snowshoe cross country race,
Dartmouth man winning first position e
and third position going to represen 4
tative of Williams college. MIR. Walker 2
went to Hanover Friday to represent d
college. t
Two congregations in Barre listened
yesterday to diseourses by Rev. Charles t
A. Boyd of Burlington, general secretary c
If the Vermont Sunday School assocIa- il
ion In the morning the secretary II
preached in the Congregational church on G
he subject, "The Responsibility of Pos n
sessions" and in the evening he spoke |
It the First Presbyterian church on the Ct
opic, "The Challenge of Chance" Rev. n
,Ir. Boyd is remaining in Barre to assist II
n the institute of Sunday school work h
rs, which is to be held in the Hedding 81
Icthodist church tomorrow evening. HIS a
will be in charge OF group conferences o
nd others who are to assist IN the pro- oil
ram are Rev. William Shaw, pastor al
i Trinity church, Montpelier, and Miss
Iarion F. Stickney of this city s
Members of the Italian Athletic club &C
nd the Italian Dramatic club united hi
orces and presented under the auspices W
{ the Italian Athletic club the play en- fc
tiled "A Rag Man from Paris" three st
ct drama, at the Barre opera house Sat j,
rday evening before a well filled house. lie
he play was one of the most successful er
ramas ever presented by the members pt
[ these organizations, as their Joining W
orces gave larger body from which to a
elect the cast. Montpelier, Plainfield bs
nd Williamstown colonies were repre- CT
snted. Vincent 0ssola took the leading so
Die of the rag man" and his work was tn
cry noteworthy, while he was support
by a cast that was capable OF bringing -.
p all the minor points of the play IN a no
,markable way. There was some tax ~
presenting the play again at later n IN
ate. -,
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