The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-13
TALK OF THE TOWN
Canoes at Burr's.

The Girl from Broadway" June 2
| and 22.--adv.
The George Mann auction sale ha
been postponed for the present.
Do your bit. Help to start Co. c will
a fund. Buy an advance sale ticket tx
THE Girl from Broadway adv.
John Corrigan of Washington passed
through the city yesterday while on hi;
way to Fort Ethan Allen to enlist in {
company.
/ Mrs. Elsie johnson of Boston, for.
mer resident of Barre, is passing sew
eral days with her mother, Mrs. William
Petrie, of Summer street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Bennett, who were
married in Barre Saturday, have re-
turned from visit of few days in
Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. Eugene w. Magnus, who has been
passing several days with relatives on
Richardson street, returned yesterday to
her home in Waterbury.
Mrs. Francis j. Ahern of Beacon street
is passing few days in Chelsea, where
she is acting as reporter during the June
term of Orange county court.
Melvin Lewis of South Barre, who re-
Gently enlisted as private in C com
pany of the LIST Vermont regiment, left
this morning for Fort Ethan Allen.
Richard Awkward, in response to a
telegram received yesterday afternoon,
left last night for Boston, where he was
called by the serious illness OF his ia
| Their.
Mrs. T r. Waugh and son, Theodore
r. Waugh, returned last evening to their
home in st. Adams, after having attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Mary tMcDon-
add Darling.
| Dewey Darling, who was called to
Barre by the death OF Mrs. Mary INC.
Donald) Darling, whose funeral was held
yesterday, has returned to his home in
South Ryegate.'
William Cole, Sidney Kidd and E. N.
White were among the Barre Masons
who left yesterday for Burlington to at
tend the meetings incident to the state
gathering of Masons.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl NJ. Lewis of Nelson
street, who were married in Brooklyn,
n. Y, June 4, have arrived in Barre and
the former has resumed his duties as one
of the city mail carriers.
After the regular meeting OF the |. 0.
o. F. in X. of C. hall Tuesday evening,
June 10, there will be a dance for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Philbrook's
orchestra Refreshments.
NJ. S. Rounds of Park street returned
Yesterday from Burlington, where he at
tended meeting of the state board of
examiners OF embalmers. The board will
meet later in the summer for the exam
nation OF candidates.
Sec II. P. Human of the Granite Man.
ufacturers' association left the city last
evening for Philadelphia. Pa, making the
trip in the interests of local granite men
who plan to exhibit specimens of their
output at the national convention of re-
tail monument dealers in August. He
expects to return to Barre Friday.
News is received in Barre of the mar
rage in st. Adams yesterday of Charles
Depatie of that city and Miss Ellen
Shore of Georgia, the ceremony being
performed in st. Mary's church, sister
of the bridegroom, Miss Grace Depatie,
and Joseph Conte, attended the couple.
Mr.. Depstie is the son of Peter Depatie,
former resident of Barre, and during
his fathers residence in this city he was
an occasional visitor here
Eleven of the younger pupils of Miss
Ethel Spears private school, gave very
quaint and charming entertainment yes
terday afternoon in the Congregational
yestry Little girls dressed in Japanese
kimonos and carrying parasols and fans
represented doll day in Japan. The sec.
ond part of the program was devoted TO
kite DAY, which was depicted in lively |
manner by the boys. Then the girls and |
boys met in a Japanese garden TO play |
games and have tea and sweetmeats to- |
gether. The young entertainers were: |
Beth LABEL, Annie McKernan, Lorraine
Watt, Victoria Martin. Christina Leith, |
Helen Barclay, Barbara Lane, Hibbard |
Sprague, William Jennings, Raymond |
Fraquelli, Sheldon Wiley.
A third consignment OF knitted articles
was sent to-day to the Boston branch OF |
the Navy league Mrs. George F. Reid
of so Summer street, who is rs years old. |
but who has already knit three pairs of
socks, received the following letter re-
GENTLY: "U. S. S. Patterson destroyer,
"a May, 1917. Dear Mrs. Reid: | was
the grateful recipient, while in the navy
yard of a pair of socks, and upon look
ing them over, / discovered your little
note, and / want to thank you very
much for them. We have long cold
watches to stand at sea and socks of
such quality could not be found the
world over. 1t may surprise you to find
out that a New England boy got your
socks, and not so very far from where
you live. My home is in Biddeford, Me.
Thanking you again for your kind gift,
which ! will always remember | hope to
be thought of as a friend. Ralph A.
Band music, speeehmaking and recita-
lions and singing by the children will
feature a novel flag raising program to
be carried out at the home of Alfred
Parkhurst, Trow hin Civil war vet
ran this evening. Word was received |
asst night from Robert w. Simonds,
,tate commissioner of industries, say /
ng that he would be present to address {
he gathering and other speakers are to s
include Senator +. C. Bancroft, who is I
o preside, and Murray A. Love of this 7
ity. Comrade Parkhurst has secured a {
arge flag, which will be suspended on a .
lalyard between his house and the barn.
children of the Cobble hill school and
'thers in that vicinity are cooperating
n the plans. A general invitation is ex
ended the public and it is hoped that
arge number of people from the city .
viii attend