The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-16
TALKOFTHE TOWN

II HAROLD Sabens OF Camp street was tax
en- TO the Barre City hospital Saturda
H for minor operation.
H Isaac Baker of the Arcade block lief
H Saturday for Salida, Colo, where he ex
\ peetsto pass the summer.
II Men OF the Presbyterian church willin
H to help clean the church are requested t
meet there this evening at I o'clock.
Mrs. Eleanor Pollard of Brook stree
has resumed her duties in the McCuel
store at the capital, after a vacation o
two weeks.
Mrs. l.. +. Hutchns Of 6s Spsuldini
street left this afternoon for Rousel
Point, n. Y, where she will visit friends
for two weeks.
Miss Stella Brown OF Washington
street left this morning for Bennington
n. H., where she is TO pass several weeks
at the Tall Pines camp for girls.
Mr., and Mrs. F. H. Lloyd and daugh-
ter, Miss Eleanor Lloyd, who have been
passing a few days at Hotel Barre, re-
turned yesterday to their home in Hart.
ford, Conn. "-
George Alexander, who is an officer in
the hospital corps of the United States
army, is visiting at the home OF his
mother, Mrs. William Alexander of Pat
terson street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Butterick and
daughter, Betty of Orange street left
the city Saturday on an automobile trip
to Bristol, n. H., where they are passing
several days.
Frank Maino, who has been passing a
few days in camp with friends at Milton
on Lake Champlain, returned to Barre
last night and resumed his duties in the
Miers barber shop to-day.
The July issue of the Monument Re.
taller, Philadelphia publication, com
ments adversely on the decision of the
Barre granite manufacturers not TO ex-
hibit at the Forthcoming exhibit of the
National Association of Retail Monu-
ment Dealers.
A. Buzzi, who lives in Intercity park,
is detained at home as the result OF
misstep which he made while descending
a hill near his home yesterday. In some
manner the step wrenched his ankle and
a physician who was called to examine
the member found a bad spran.
Membership cards have been sent to
Barre for those who joined the Red Cross
during the campaign which closed June
l6 and these cards may be obtained at
Mrs. Shepard's store Word has come
from headquarters that cards will not
be issued for those members who joined
later than the above date
Joseph G. Papin, who has disposed OF
his interest in Papin Bros livery to his
brother, John Papin, is moving his house
hold goods from Richardson street into
house on Cherry street in Burlington,
which he has rented An auto truck
from the NJ. Collins company transported
part of his goods to Burlington to-day.
Mrs. Andrew j. Gearin of Summer
street, who has been employed in the
culinary department at Goddard sem
mary for the past three years, left the
city early this afternoon for Ferry |
Beach, Me, accompanied by her daugh- |
ter. Mrs. Gearin, who is to be employed |
as cook by the Ferry Beach association,
a camp meeting organization of the Uni
versalist church, will have as her guest |
for a few weeks her sister, Mrs. Edgar |
Lyon.
George Milton, who recently returned
to Barre from an extended stay in st.
Louis, Mo, was the guest of honor at an
party in the pavilion of the
Bonaccord Football club at the north end
Saturday night, when soccer players pre-
sented him leather suit case in honor
Of his approaching marriage to Miss
Beatrice Stephen. There was an i'm
program OF singing and the
'peeehes included remarks by the pres !
lent and the secretary of the club Aft
,rward buffet luncheon was served.
The flower show which members OF
he civic department in the Barre Wom-
ms club staged in the Church street.
Friday and Saturday ended
With the announcement of awards made
~ the Judges. The attendance Satur-
lay afternoon was somewhat larger than
m the opening day and the exhibits were
he subject OF many favorable comments.
The corner of the exhibition room devot-
d to the tea service, in charge of Mrs.
:. ID. Gale, was we'll patronized, Under
adorable circumstances, the department
lans to continue the flower shows later !
n the season.
George f. Bond, well known Depot
quare granite manufacturer, has been !
to Baltimore, Md, by the fed
raj government to testify in federal :
robe of the tombstone trust" so called,
'hich is an inquiry into methods en-
Logged by the National Retail Monument I
'eslers' association. Much interest To-
ally is manifested in the probe, as many
iembers of the association are known in !
ARE and the forthcoming convention of
he organization in Philadelphia rs to be !
TENDED by many manufacturers from
his district. So far as can be learned,
lr. Bond is the first manufacturer from
he Barre belt who has been asked TO :
.stify. He left for Baltimore last week
Disclosures on two North Main street
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