The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-20
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H Special, Saturday and Sunday Stra,
4 berry shortcake, at The Hub restauran
II adv.
II Pearl White in pearl of the Army" 1
II the Bijou tomorrow; also "NNon /
II Grit" three-reel drama.--adv.
II Mrs. Arthur II. Macneil of Hill sire,
II is seriously sick, and Mrs. Adele Alb
\ setti OF Foster street is caring for her.
II Miss Margaret Lamperti of Mort
H Main street is employed as a stenograpf
Il er in the Office of A. W. Prescott Mt til
4 capital.
II VIII anyone who has partly worn ia
bic linen for Red Cross work please leay
same at Mrs. Grant Lanes, 40 Eli
street? Tel. l4I-M.
Regular meeting of the Modern Wood
men OF America this friday evening a
l o'clock. Business OF Importance I
transact and good attendance is desired
Fred Whittemore, deputy inspector o
United States internal revenue, returne,
to his home in Burlington this morning
after passing few days in the city OF
business.
Frank Biathro of Montpelier began
work this morning in the up town bar
Der shop of William Miers. Mr.. Biathrt
plans to move his family TO this city
within few days.
Fred n. Braley of Merchant street
who has been absent on an extended
trip to the Pacific coast, is back in the
city. During his absence Mr.. Braley
visited in Los Angeles, Cal, st. Louis,
Mo-, and New Orleans, La.
Several new shipments of spring and
summer hats have just arrived. Call and
make selection. We are also allowing
20 per cent discount on all millinery for
the remainder of this week Mrs. III. S.
Miles, over Dodge's Jewelry store, 200
N. Main street.
DIR. Homer Sowles and DR.. Harold
Cutler of Boston arrived in the city
| yesterday, the former to visit his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Sowles, on Beck
ley hill, and the latter to remain for a
few days as guest in the home of B.
w. Hooker of Park street.
Rev. Edgar Grassland OF Wellington
street returned to Barre this morning
from Manchester, n. H.. where he rep.
resented the Barre and Graniteville Pres
byterian churches at meeting of the
presbytery of Newburyport. Clergy
men in attendance adopted a resolution
pledging their support to President Will
son in the present crisis.
Mrs. Paul Mainini and Mrs. Angelo
Mainini, who were called to Barre early
in the week by the death Of the formers
brother, Frank Ferrario of Granite
street, left for their home in Braggville,
Mass, last evening. They were accom-
panied as far as Boston by Mrs Gusto
Aspesi, who returned to Boston, after
having attended the funeral.
The event of the season, organ recital,
Baptist church, April 20. The program
viii be as follows: Organ selection, Prof.
w. A. Wheaton; vocal solo, Douglass
Inglis; reading, Miss Bailey; male quar-
tet, DR.. Jarvis, f. A. Ingiis, w. J. Inglis,
George Mackay; piano solo, Miss Hollis
ter; reading, Rev. Mr.. Lehigh; trio. the
Misses 1nglis; organ selection, Miss
Lease; America" Adults 25c, children
l5c.--adv.
Recruits for the Barre branch of the |
Vermont Red Cross chapter are continu-
ing their enrollments and at noon to-day |
it was reported that ESQ persons had al /
filiated with the branch. Recruiting |
are being maintained each /
day in the waiting room of the B. a. NJ. |
T. & F. Co, and while the total enroll
ment is long way from the 500 men
toned in news accounts of the organi-
zation a week ago. it should be borne in
mind that all of the responses thus far
have been wholly voluntary. Yesterday Il
afternoon the branch held an interesting
meeting in Aldrich hall at the library
building. Reports from the meeting at
Burlington earlier in the week were
given by the delegates and resume
If the work performed in Barre was pre-
'ented by the officers.
CLYDE j. Lawliss, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
erwin Lawliss of 8 Kirk street, who has
,een making his home in New Haven,
Jonn., since March, 1916, in the employ
# the Winchester Repeating Arms COM
ANY, has been advanced to a better po-
ition with the company. Mr.. Lawliss
as been appointed foreman and super
isor of the bNproduct department, hav- a
ny a private Office, telephone and all
MODERN Office conveniences. He has y
barge of the by-product shipping and !
as under his supervision 10 employees. /
lr. Lawliss has been given the privilege
/ entering all tracts and shops at any
ime Of the day. This privilege is given
My to small percentage OF the en-
loyes. The plant is being guarded day !.
nd night by four companies OF the Con =
ectieut National Guard with strict mill u
sry orders. =
Vineitia club observed the last of
cries of three "ladies nights" at his
.ub rooms last evening. Music,
,adings, dancing and a luncheon b
ere provided for the open house affair :
nd the largest crowd of the season en-
,yed the gathering. CAROLS orchestra v
attributed four selections to the pro- :.
ram and furnished the incentive for
'metiling of a patriotic demonstration "
hen THE Star Spangled Banner" was
aged as signal for rising tribute
the flag. Vocal solos by Mrs. Gladys Il
radley and Mason o. Pierce, with Mrs. 4
orse and Miss Katherine Ahern playing
e accomplishments, we're very warmly 6
ceived and Charles L. Brown OF the
Oh school faculty was loudly acclaimed r,
a monologist after giving colloquy I
ken from the sermon Of down south =
eacher and responding to an encore n
th a ryhme from the Red Cross man,
ebert Service. Dancing was enjoyed L