The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-23
TALK OF THE TOWN
See Abbott's Saturday sale.

Miss Katherine Turney returned tc
her home in Middlesex to-day, after
having attended the graduation exercise;
at Goddard seminary.
Come to the Baptist church Sunday
next at o'clock and hear the story OF
the Pink Rose" An offering will be
taken for the work of the Red Cross.
Miss Edna Dashner, who has been
teaching school in Chelsea, has arrived
in the city to pass the summer with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Dashner
of Washington street.
Dean Brock of Co. G, lst Vermont in
fantry, came to Barre this morning on
leave OF absence and will spend two
days at the home of his father, 4. G.
Brock, on Washington street.
Miss Christina Even of San Francisco,
Cal, and Miss Lucille Even, who is en-
gagged as the fashion editor of Vogue in
New York, are visiting at the home of
their mother, Mrs. James Even, of
Orange street.
Henry vanetti returned YESTERDAY
from Caspian lake, where he has been
camping with Max Holden, Charles LitteI
and Leonard Thomson. He left this
morning for Old Orchard, Me-, where he
will pass the summer.
Ted Loudon, junior at Dartmouth
college, left for Hanover this morning
after spending the week at Goddard
seminary attending the graduating exer-
cises. Mr.. Loudon is graduate of the
seminary in the class of rs
Miss Theresa Blanche Martin of Bef.
lin was among those who received diplo.
mas for completing the commercial
course at Goddard seminary. Her name
was inadvertently omitted from the list
printed in Wednesdays Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Soule returned
to-day to their home in Fairfield, after
having attended the commencement week
exercises at Goddard seminary. They
were accompanied by their three chill.
dren, who have been attending God.
dard.
Miss Marion C. Dole, teacher in the
schools of Northfield and graduate OF
Goddard seminary in the class of 1912,
has been passing few days in the city
while here for her class reunion and the
exercises at the school on
the HILL
Goddard did not play st. Peters base
ball team of Rutland yesterday after.
noon as scheduled because OF the non.
appearance of the Rutland team. The
team not only failed to put in an appear.
anee. but also failed TO notify the man
ager of the seminary team that it could
not play.
Dr. and Mrs. l.. d. Martin and two
sons and Miss Belle Chandler of Averili |
street have returned 10 the city after
passing several days in Middletown,
Conn, where they attended the com
week exercises at Wesleyan |
Raymond Martin being a
student in the institution.
The annual business meeting and six
o'clock dinner Of the Athena club was |
held at the home of Mrs. Nora Water
man Wednesday afternoon. The club |
voted S. for the Red Cross fund. The |
officers were elected for the |
coming year: President, Mrs. George |
Morris; vice president, Mrs. George
Bates; secretary, Mrs. d. S. Waterman;
treasurer, Mrs. Flora Houston.
Pedestrians along Merchant street near
North Main street have been wondering
or the past fortnight how soon several
yarbage cans that nearly obstruet pas
age on the Park theatre side of the
horoughfare were going to remain stand
ng idly on the walk. The corner is not
'verwell lighted at night and the pres
nee of the empty steel cans is a real
menace to persons passing that way.
In sending out official notice of the
10Th annual meeting of the Washing
on County Veterans association at Dew
y park Wednesday and Thursday, Aug.
and Q, Secretary Treasurer John X.
Wilson says: THE twentieth annual
of the Washington County
association will be held at
Dewey park, Montpelier, Wednesday and
thursday. Aug s and o. Are you inter
stedY Shall we continue to live and :
njoy these annual meetings? To insure {
ueoess we need your assistance. It's
p to your Do not fail usp
The body of Samuel lite, well known
'arre granite carver, whose death at his
ONE in The Northern early Thursday ,
lorning followed prolonged illness, will :
e taken over the Central Vermont rail ,
Dad at 1890 o'clock Sunday morning to q
outh Quincy, Mass, his former home.
he remains will be accompanied by
lrs. lite and two children, Miss Ruby
lite and Arthur lite. 1t is expected
nat funeral services will be held in the
atholic church at South Quincy Monday 4
forming, with interment in the cemetery
lere.
The executive committee of the Mont
elier Choral society met Thursday aft
moon to receive the treasurer's report.
he receipts were $2,o63.6l; expenses,
J, 3Tl.77. making a deficit of $SOs.l6.
asst years receipts were S2,3SS15; ex-
enses, 50 .395l3, deficit Of $69s. While
he expenses this year were S23.36 less
ian last year, the receipts were S324.54
SIS also. The advance sale of tickets
as triAe better than year ago, but
lie box Office sale fell off appreciably,
wing 10 the week of bad weather. The
.ficit this year will call for the payment
4 the part of each guarantor of %,
lille il is considered a remarkable
sowing that this is the first time in
wen years that the society has been
,liged to ask the gusrantors TO assist
the defrsying Of the expenses OF the