The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

riosh native asparagus every oihn5
Houghton & Robins.
Civilization Park Theatre tonight
special unsteady.
w. A. Wright of Putnamsville wa
among the Barre business visitors yester
day.
Miss Ethel Simson of East Corintf
was brought to the City hospital yester
day for treatment.
4 Do your bit Help to start Co. Q with
a fund. Buy an advance sale ticket &c
'The Girl from Broadway" adv.
Last chance to buy your Liberty bond
tonight. Step into the Peoples Nation.
al bank between the hours of and 9.
Mrs. !. Marshall of Newton Falls, Mass.
is passing some time with her daughter
Mrs. Michael c. Morgan of Z Boyntor
street. ;
Dressmaking, dry cleaning, gloves
speciality, price l0c. Mrs. Woodwork
and Mrs George, room 10 Eastman
block. Tel 424.2.
| Former members of the senior class OF
Spaulding high school are invited to
| their entertainment Friday night after
| graduation at the Spaulding assembly.
Next Sunday the Morlnons will hold a
conference in Barre. Services at and
1880 p. m, Worthen hall. Everybody Is
invited to attend and learn the truth
about Mormons..
John Mccarthy, who was recently re-
ceived as recruit in G company OF the
state National Guard, is at home for a
few days and is contemplating trans
fer to the navy.
Anold C. Weller, son of Rev. Paul
Weller of Washington, who went to Fort
Ethan Allen a few days ago to take the
physical examination for admission to G
company, came back to Barre in uniform
to-day, having been accepted. He viii
report for duty after visit at his home
in Washington
Workmen this morning commenced OPP
erations on North Main street, in the VI
cinity OF Brook street, in an attempt to
locate the exact cause for surface sew
er's failure to function, as result of
which half the thoroughfare has been
flooded for the past three days.
Calder & Richardson and the Barre
Gas Co. yesterday erected in front OF
their places of business on Depot square
a large double sign bearing the firm name
of each concern. The lettering is in
white on blue. background and is easily
distinguishable at distance. 1t is the
work of c. II. Heath.
Depot square experienced one OF its
periodic alarms one night recently when
one OF the Western Union wires crossed a
cable of the Vermont Tel. & Tel. Co.
There were brilliant flashes of fire run
ming along the wires and for few mo-
ments ii was feared that buildings might
become iqnited. Linemen were prompt
to respond to a call for their services
and yesterday temporary repairs to the
lines were made permanent.
Yesterdays arrivals at the Hotel Barre
r. +. Yardon. Rochester, n. Y;
NJ. P. Perley and l.. b. Thomas, Enos-
burg Falls; j. s. Benham, Milton; Mr.. |
and Mrs. Fl. w. Randall and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Ball, St. Johnsbury; G. H. |
Perkins. Burlington; A. NJ. Bucklin, Ca
naan, n. H; Carl C. Hamblet, White !
River Junction; Miss Mary Eames, Man
chester, N. H.; B. w. Wells, st. Johns
bury; J. H. Borland, Bath, Me-. L. B. !
Enosburg Falls; r. T. Gardner,
N. "; Charles III. w. Lam
ham and T. L. Groves. Springfield; I. j.
Bagley, Bellows Falls.
John r. Tierney returned TO this city |
asst evening from Montreal, after con
sulting Dr. Sterling of that place regard
ng an operation on his eyes. The doctor
advised Mr.. Tferney that he would be
unable to operate at present owing to
he condition of the eyes, and that 1t
would be necessary for him TO return to
Montreal in September, at which time he
ias agreed to operate ii he finds that the
eyes are in suitable condition. Mr..
Tierney was accompanied to Montreal
~ his son. Walter H. Tierney, who will
.eturn to Hartford, Conn, the latter part
IF the week to take up his duties in the
Travellers Insurance company, at which
,lace he is at present employed.
A part of the machinery to be used by
he Tauber Ryttenberg company in the
Barre branch of its shirtwsist and pa
anna factories has arrived in the city
md Is being installed in the old church
building on Church street, long used for
purposes +. G. Rogers han
lied the contract for transporting the
ewing machines from the freight yard
o the factory floor and representatives
4 the eompaDy's New York plant are
ere to install the apparatus. Other
machinery is on the road and is expected
ally. Repairs have been made to the
xterior of the building and several al
erations on the second floor, where the !
ranch factory is to have its beginning.
( is thought that operations will be got
en- under way within few weeks.
The following will be the lineup for =
he match between the Barre Golf club .
nd the Meadow Brook club Saturday }
fternoon, the Barre players being men
Toned first: Mcmillan VS.. G. Brand; /
Walsh VS.. Fraser; Stewart Va. j. Free
and; Hutchinson VS.. A. Freeland; ID. =
tuart VS.. J. Geals; Forsyth VS.. Miller; !
I. Brown We. Palmer; Leslie vs.. r. Clark; .
. Brown vs.. J. Fraser; Comolli VS.. J. Q
Robertson Va. j. Mercer; James
isckay vs.. B. Mercer: Craig VS.. A. Biz
ie; Abbott VS.. ID. Mcleod; Murray VS..
!. Murray; Meadow Brook reserves, w.
ellatly, r. Duncan, A. Clark and H. :
IcIeod. -Four more men to match the d
ieadow Brook players will be picked
rom the Barre Golf club members pres r
NJ at the grounds Saturday afternoon. T
is desired that those who can pair up :
nd start their matches as early after h
Don a. possible do so, so as TO avoid !,
,ngestion on the course. There will be
n opportunity for Barre Golf club men,
FRS not participating in the match to