The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bath towel combinations, CSC, at Alb
bolts.
Royal A. Carlin left this morning for
Bridgeport, Conn, where he has secured
employment.
4 Andes ranges and heaters; repairs for
all kinds of ranges, fire clay and stove
boards. f. A. Prindle, Depot square.
Mrs. John Marchesi of Bolster place
left this morning for Burlington, there
to remain with relatives for a few days
Mrs. b, A. Eastman of Camp street re.
turned last evening from a visit of
week with relatives in Boston and vicin-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Pirie of Gran
iteville arrived in the city this morning
from a visit of a week with relatives in
! Boston.
Thomas Tassie, who passed the New
Years recess with his father, James Tas-
sic, returned this morning to his home in
Enosburg Falls.
Miss Lewmina Rickert returned this
morning to her studies at Aliddlebury
college, after passing two weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Rickert of
fremont street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace E. Gilbert of
French street went this morning to Bur
lington, where they attended the funeral
of Arthur 4. Clement, cousin of Mr.. |
Gilbert, whose death occurred Saturday |
evening.
Ladies, when attending the usual mid |
winter slaughter sale of coats, suits. furs, !
etc, permit us to bid against the field |
for your cash or near cash trade; mems /
and boys outer apparel included. Sad
lier, 10 Keith avenue.
Lyndol P. Waterman, who has been
passing the holidays at his home on
Washington street, left Sunday for Bos.
ton, there TO remain for a few DAYS as
the guest of his brother, p. w. Water
man, before returning TO Stanstead, p.
O., where he is engaged as an instructor
in the Stanstead Wesleyan school.
f. Mcpherson Laws of Wellington
street returned TO the city yesterday
from Brandy, Va, where he was sum
moned a week ago by the critical Illness
of his father. Before leaving Virginia
on the return trip north, Mr.. Laws as
sured himself that his fathers condition
was materially improved
James O'Grady of Merchant street and
Robert Cruickshank of Summer street
who have been employed for the past
year as lnemen in the local crew of the
Vermont Tel. & Tel. Co., left last night !
for Orange, Mass, where they have Sc
cured similar employment with the New !
England Tel. & Tel. Co.
Louis Bruya of Maple Grove. who Is .
employed as night baggage man and
anil he
Central Vermont railroad, has gone to
accompanied by Mrs. Bruya,
the family having been summoned TO
their former home by the death of Mr..
Bruya's brother, Charles Bruya. in Provi-
Hence, r. ]. A dispatch received by the
Barre man stated that the brothers.
leath occurred in a hospital where he :
to a complication Of diseases.
He was 81 years old and leaves his moth
n, Mrs. Mary Bruya OF Middleburv. four
Drothers and four sisters The funeral 7
vas held in NIiddlebury to-day. {
Street department employees are work |
ne on banking project which was got
en- under way last week between Branch
nd Brooklyn streets. just now the Ia b
,orers are engaged in razing a granite o
vail which began to signs of bulg- II
ne as long ago as last summer. The ?
lank. a dry store affair. was erected
round 20 years ago to afford protection "
or property owners along Brooklyn Il
treet Il viii be replaced bv cemented a
ranite wall seventeen feet high, which \
10 begin at the south line Of James 3
ullivsn's property and continue in a r.,
ortherlv direction for a distance Of $50 ',
ret or thereabouts. Men who arc work
II on the foundation Of the old wall. Il
lund that il had been undermined by N
he frcsts Of many winters At city hail nd
,-day il was stated that no estimate n
I the cost Of the work had been made. n
Thought there were those who were 3,
Hing to predict that il viii cost 81 ia
- and perhaps more. Nearly seventy "a
ge loads Of rough granite viii be re- ts
tired to complete the wal. a