The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-23
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Miss Anna Lavery commenced yester
day to work at the Diversi Fruit store
| Miss Kathleen Miles, who has beer
visiting friends and relatives in Burling
ton during the past week, returned to
day to her home on West street.
Herbert G. Calef of Providence, r. /.
arrived in the city last night and left
this forenoon for Washington to attend
the funeral of his uncle, Ira G. Calef.
A free public lecture on Christian Sci.
ence by William w. Porter, G. S. B., OF
New York, in Rowland hall Thursday
evening, May "a, at o'clock. All are in
vited to attend
c. F. Smith is in Montpelier to-day, up
on the East Montpelier road, holding an
auction sale of personal property for
Edward ID. Barton, Mr.. Barton having
previously sold his farm at private sale.
Eugene Mitchell, who has been en-
ployed for time in North Barre stone
shed, completed his duties to-day and
will leave this evening for his former
home in Quincy, Mass.
Season tickets for Montpelier Choral
society festival, June and s, now on
sale. Exchange takes place at Cum
mings & Lewis. June q seven artists,
four concerts $3.50. Apply to Mrs. w.
NJ. Holden, phone 533.N.
Wendell Gregware, who went to Bur
lington to take the physical examination
for the army, passed the test and is now
enlisted in Co. C. Mr.. Gregware re-
| turned to the city last evening to make
a short visit at his home
The best choice of all-ove lace, ham
burg and embroidery, plain and striped
wolfe. Do your shopping early, as the
store win be closed from Friday, 8 p. M,
to Monday, s p. m. The Little Dry Goods
Store, Cottage street, off Main street.
Charles Wood, who failed to pass the
examination for the navy at Burlington
yesterday. returned to the city last
night and resumed his duties in the
New England Fruit store this morning.
Ernest Lafayette a barber who accom-
panied Mr.. Wood, was accepted as re-
cruit.
Within the next seven days three of
the games scheduled this season between
Goddard seminary and the Italian A. G.
are to be played The teams meet at
Berlin street Saturday and the same con-
testants will perform in double header
to be played in the forenoon and after
noon If Memorial day. The Italian
clubs Sunday game at Intercity park
is with the machine shop team from
Windsor.
Barre friends OF Judge W. f. Barney
and Mrs. Barney, former residents OF
this city who are now living in Alva,
Fla, will be interested to learn that
their son, Philip f. Barney, for the past
two years professor oil languages at
South Georgia college McRae. Ca, has
successfully passed the examinations for |
the officers reserve training camp. Prof. |
Barney reported May IL at the camp |
for Georgia. Florida and Alabama, which |
is located at Fort Mcpherson, near At.
lanta, Ga.
There was large attendance at the |
Of the Montpelier Choral So
ciety last evening which enabled the |
chorus to rehearse in full all the numbers |
of the program. Mr.. Coffin said it was |
the greatest amount of work done at any |
rehearsal this year. Next week there
will be two rehearsals Monday and Tues
day evenings at 1850 p. m. in the Mont
pelier city hall. During the intermission
last evening Fred Inglis of Barre enter
tanned the chorus with a tenor solo,
Gloria at the close of which be was
greeted with prolonged applause.
Barre motorists, many of whom have
occasion TO remember the officers OPP
Grafton in this vicinity, will be interested
to learn that Policeman Patrick J. Hen
ry of Burlington, who was employed
about the state last summer, has invent
ed handy little case to be tackled into
an automobile for the purpose of carry
ing the Identification registration card
and the drivers operating license. 1t
IS said that he conceived the idea while
holding many autoists while connected
with the secretary of states office in
1916. The officer, having made appli-
alton for the patent has received word
hat it will be granted. Officer Henry
made the Barre police station his head
quarters while interviewing automobile
rivers in this section.
From 60 to IS postal clerks and letter
-arriers are expected to meet in Barre
Memorial day for their annual conven
ion. Both branches of the postoffice
eryice will have business meetings at
he federal building in the afternoon
md in the evening there will be a ban
Iuet at Hotel Barre, to be followed by =,
,ost -prandisl exercises. Congressman
frank l.. Greene is one of the guests (,
Who have been invited, but his presence
) uncertain. Judge Stanley c. Wilson
# Chelsea and Atty. John w. Gordon
re among the other speakers and it is
rpected that national representatives |.
( the letter carriers and the postal
Jerks viii be present to address the
elegstes. John p Corcoran is one of
he active figures in the committee on !.
and the honor of serving
5 POSTMASTER at the banquet has been 8
ssigned TO John Leslie. Miss Lucy
Wells of the local staff will make re-
ponse for the women workers of the =
ssociation. With weather conditions
svorablc the attendance, it is expected,
i'll be the largest in the history of the :
rganization. :
GRANITEvILLE.