The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-19
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+. A. Kent of Gallon, o., who has beer
passing few days with friends in the
city, left last evening for North Thet
ford for visit.
Mrs. Abbie Smith of Plattsburg, n. Y.
arrived in the city yesterday to spend
o few days visiting friends and relatives
in Barre and Orange
Ten dollars allowed for your old sew
ing machine in exchange for new Free
sewing machine. L. A. Prindle, 200 N
Main street, Depot square.
L.. Il. Densmore, who has been passing
a few days at his home in Berlin, stopped
in Barre yesterday for a brief visit be.
fore returning to Boston, where he is en-
ployed.
Mrs, Il. II. Chambers of Burlington ar
rived in the city last evening to spend
a few days visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs +. ii. Abbott, of West
Patterson street.
Thomas Tomasi, student at Tufts
college, arrived in the city last evening
to spend week visiting at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G, Tomasi, of
North Main street.
Henry G. Whitaker of Chicago, pub
Usher of two trade journals, arrived in
the city this morning from Boston and
expects TO pass several days in the Barre
granite belt on business.
Mrs. William Premier of Merchant
street is overseeing the work of packing
her household goods preparatory to leav-
ing for Newport, r. l., where her hus-
band has employment in machine shop
Mrs. Paul d. Leavitt of East street
left this morning for Fort Ethan Allen,
where she is passing a few days with
Mr.. Leavitt, who is attached to the
Headquarters company of the LIST Yer
mont regiment.
John Gordon and Nelson Brown ar
rived in the city last evening from Han
over, n. H., and viii spend few days at
their homes. I. Loudon accompanied
Mr.. Brown home and will spend few
days visiting friends in the city.
N. o. Ralph, who has been anemploye
in the NJ. & w. r. freight Office for sew
eral years, has been promoted to the po-
sition Of chief clerk, succeeding w. B.
Marion, who recently left for Worcester,
Mass, as an agent for the Boston &
Maine railroad.
This evening at the Vincitia club the
third and last ladies night" of the sea-
son will be observed, CAROLS orches-
ira, soloists and a reader will contribute
to an entertainment and afterward cards
and dancing will be enjoyed. A buffet
luncheon will be served by the entertain
ment committee.
Funeral services for Joseph Bofiice,
whose death occurred at the home of
his daughter in Graniteville Sunday,
were held in st. Sylvester's church
Wednesday at a m, the parish priest,
Rev. Joseph Turcot, officiating. The
body was brought to South Barre for in
terment in St. Sylvester's cemetery.
A. Bohonon, who has been visiting
friends and relatives at his former home
in Chelsea and in Washington, was a
visitor in the city yesterday while en-
route to Bennington, where he will stay
a few days at the Soldiers home. Mr..
Bohonon has been an inmate at the Ma |
tional Soldiers home at Hampton, Va, |
during the past year, and intends to re-
turn there at a later date.
Russell WEIGH, star football man and |
track candidate at Goddard, suffered an
injury which will be apt to keep him out
of the track practice for some time,
when he sprained an ankle Tuesday even
ing, while praoticing the high jump. In
making jump he Knocked the pole from
the bars and stepped on the pole as he
landed on the ground, his foot turning
at the time. Welch will rest up for a
few days. and with good care may get
into training again within ten days.
An exchange gives the following item
of interest to friends of Miss Marian
Dane, formerly member of the faculty
at Spaulding high schools "Miss Mari
an Dane of Boston, formerly of Newport
and at one time teacher of languages in
Lyndon institute, has been secured to
teach in the Newport high school. Miss
Dane will take up the classes of Prin.
Watson, who is seriously ill., The school
considers itself very fortunate in secur-
ing such an efficient substitute at this
season of the year"
The Barre City hospital nurses ball
at Rowland hall last evening was fully
up to the standard set by previous social
functions given by the nurses and was
attended by large crowd. CAROLS Or
.hestra furnished music for the dancing
md kept the dancers at high pitch of
The patronesses were Mrs.
II. j. Slayton and Mrs. w. j. Clapp. Sew
eral ladies assisted in serving punch
turing the evening. The proceeds of the
lance will go toward making improve
nents on the nurses dormitory.
The fifth annual convention of the
Vermont branch of Postoffice Clerks as
ISOLATION and the Vermont Letter Car
.iers' association will be held in this city
m Memorial day, May 30, TO transact
he regular business which may be
brought before the meeting and will be
ollowed by banquet. The committees
# the two branches with the affair in I
barge are c. L. Converse, G. A. Speare
nd +. NJ. Lewis for the carriers and
Tohn A. Leslie, Miss Lucy Wells and
Ohm P. Corcoran for the postoffice clerks. J
ohm A. Leslie will act as chairman for
he Joint committee and Z. NJ. Lewis will Z
ct as secretary.
A large farm located in the town of
\. H., recently figured /
n a real estate transfer whereby Msnag- /:
r John B. Eames of the Park theatre in ]
'arre relinquishes his title to the prop
rty in favor of John Call of Guildhall,
he deal having been made through the
gency Of the Vermont Real Estate & 2
insurance Co. The farm consists of 3S5
cres of land, well divided between til
ace. pasture and woodland, and pos.
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