The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-16
TALK OF THE TOWN
Black Cat hose at Abbott's.

II Co.'S adj. II you need rubber boots.
II w. II. Foote OF Pawlet was among til
II business visitors in the city yesterday
II g. A. Clough of Rochester was bus
H ness visitor in the city yesterday and to
H day
II Fernando Gomez returned to the cit
H this morning from weeks pleasure tri
H to New York.
II Rev. Robert Dewey, pastor of st. An
drew's church in Waterbury, was a Barr
visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Paul Scampini of North Mai
street was visitor in Burlington yes
terday and to-day.
round table Tuesday, March 20. Foot
sale. Bring pencil and paper.
Laws big drive on delicious home made
kisses begins tomorrow. See the win
dow display at Laws candy shop.
Mrs. l.. G. WEIGH has returned to hel
home in Groton, after passing a week
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Miller.
Members of the Chelsea high school
passed through the city this morning
while en- route to Montpelier, where they
visited the sessions of the legislature to-
day.
Joseph D. Walker, well known St
Johnsbury granite retailer, arrived in the
city to-day TO attend the Shriners' meet
ing at the capital this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Weir and daughter
J of Graniteville were visitors in the city
last night while on their way to Jersey
City, N. j., where they are to make their
home.
AFRO NJ. Aseltine of Burlington, state
agent for the Equitable Life Insurance
Co., returned to his home this morning,
after passing few days in the city on
business.
Supt. Frank o. Lee of the water de-
partment returned last night from Bur
lington, where he contributed a paper at
the semi annual meeting of the Vermont
Society of Engineers.
c. NJ. SEIZURE of Cincinnati, o., arrived
in the city last evening from Montpelier.
Mr.. SEIZURE represents the Pettibone Uni
form Co., and is making a trip through
New England, calling at the federal of
fees.
Universalist ladies will hold an Easter
sale of fancywork, aprons, food and can
dy Wednesday, April IL. All ladies
NlnHtilE III Uihht ~ a. ouNNtso oiE dshtu
to donate something without further sol
letting. --adv.
A street department laborer assigned
to an attrition attack on Prospect street
dug his pick into IL inches of solid ice on
the south side of the thoroughfare near
the federal building yesterday afternoon.
Old employees of the department say they
never encountered such a quantity of ice
on the city streets as the accumulation
of the present winter.
Mrs. Andrew Guerin and daughter left |
last night for Burlington, where they |
are to be with their son, William Guerin, |
who has been confined in hospital for |
several days. They have joined Mr.. |
Guerin, who was called to Burlington |
early in the week. The young man is in
the hands of a specialist and it is expect |
ed that he win undergo an operation.
Louis A. Roleau, who has been city |
weigher and harness maker for w. w. |
Calder, is preparing to move his equip |
ment to his former home in Montpelier, |
where he has leased quarters for a har !
ness shop near the Putney stable on East |
State street. Had it not been for his de-
cision to leave Barre Mr.. Roleau would |
have received reappointment as city |
weigher this year.
Rev. FIR. A. C. Griffin, former curate
Of st. Monica's church, arrived in the
city yesterday for brief visit at st.
Monica's rectory as the guest of Rev.
P. NJ. MeKenna. This morning he went
10 Northfield there to deliver the adj
lress at st. Patrick's day observance
ind tomorrow he will return to Wal
ingford, where he is in charge of par
sh. During the short interval of his
yisit here, DR.. Griffin greeted large
lumber of his former parishioners.
Gaiety club members of Barre and
to the number of so couples,
,ssembled at the Knights of Columbus
all last evening for their third dance !
f the year. 1t proved to be their most /,
uccessful dance of the winter. CAROLS
furnished their usual high class
ance music. At intermission ice cream
nd cake were served. The committee in
barge of the entertainment consisted of .
he Misses Lena Buzzi, Emermina Giar
bbi, Teresa Capra, and Messrs. Joseph Z
ierlo, John Albano of Barre and Victor
iizzozero of Montpelier.
When Mrs. William Skerritt Of Far :
'elI street arrived in Brooklyn, n. V.
o-day, brother and sister were united
Or the first time in ~ years Before
,aving Barre last night with her hus-
and and their son, Arthur, Mrs. Skier
tits brother James Burke, advised her
hat he would be at the station TO meet
he party. Although Mrs. Skerritt and
er brother have kept up regular cor
sspondence during all the years of their Z
sparation, for one reason and another
ley have never been able to arrange for
visit. The paths of the two diverged J
their youth and on the occasion of the
resent visit they expect to enjoy a real :
,union.
Three Barre men are interested in the
of a new granite manufac-
lring concern to be known as the Rus.
IL & Brand Granite Co., Inc. Articles
association have been filed with the J
cretary of state and the capital stock
5000. The incorporators are William z
Z. Russell, Atty. Earl r. Davis and
elsie Monti. law student in the lat
RS office. To-day it was stated that |:
e company has not completed plans for
e conduct of its business, although it
as intimated that the manufacture of
are granite will be started within the | 4
ar future No decision has been reached z
to where the company win locate. Mr..
lssell was formerly associated with