The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-27
TALK OFTHE TOWN
" pack ice cream ~ Russell's.

VISIT the big shoe sale Saturday
Shea's.
I c. D'Agostino left this morning TO
/ Waterbury, where he will pass the weel
end with relatives.
Mrs. George l.. Morris and children o
Averill street are in camp at Woodbur,
\ pond for few weeks
A son was born yesterday at the City
hospital to Mr., and Mrs. Quincy II
Perry of 10 Wellington street
Baby carriages and sulkies, refrigera
tors, lawn mowers, garden hose, just re
ceived. Sadliers, Keith avenue.
Joseph Lavery of North Main street
has gone to Springfield, where he is
passing several days on business.
Miss Winifred Richmond has returned
to her home in Randolph, after passing
a few days with friends in the city.
Frank Phillips of Phillips & Slack,
Mortified granite manufacturers, and
Misses Phillips and Cross, were visitors
in the city yesterday
All wash goods and dresses at reduced
prices. Also few odd sizes in corsets
to be closed out at bargain prices. Mrs.
W. +. Shepard Co., Inc,
F. w. Hackett and r. L. Hackett, who
have been passing several days in Barre
and vicinity, left yesterday for their
home in Cowansville, p. Q.
Charles A. Wilkie of Central street,
who is taking vacation from his duties
in the upholstering department at A. w.
| Badger & Co.'S store, left yesterday, ac-
/ companied by Mrs. Wilkie and children,
for Newport there to make a visit of 10
days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs W. H. Gale and daughter,
Miss Gladys Gale of Wellington street,
have returned from Burlington, where
they have been passing several days Wis
iting Kenneth H. Gale, who is attached
to the regimental band of the lst Yer
mont regiment at Fort Ethan Allen,
For the first time in many years Clan
Gordon, No. IL, o. S. c., will not stage
its annual midsummer outing at Gale
donia parE. although there is remote
possibility that the picnic will be held
later /. the situation clears. Usually
the outing takes place late in July or
early in August, but the elansmen are |
obeying to the letter the board of health |
order against public gatherings and win |
hold their plans in allegiance until the /
quarantine measures are removed. Like |
wise other fraternal organizations as
well as stoneshed employees have aban
doned arrangements for picnics that |
were to have been held in July and Au
gust.
l.. f. Hoffman, who has been employed 4
in the city street department for several
donned his regimentals yester-
day and left last night for Fort Ethan
Allen, where he was summoned to report
as reservist. Mr.. Hoffman accompan.
led the LIST Vermont regiment to the
Mexican border last summer and was
placed on the reserve list shortly after
he returned north. Although he had
been anticipating call TO the colors, he
did not expect it before fall William
r. Dewey, another reservist, who is EN-
plDNtu rs Nbt NNtliAd al
Vermont railroad, expects to report
within few days, although he has not
received call as yet.
Scarcely wheel moved in the Barre
granite cutting plants to-day because of
he intense heat, and while the atmos.
1here was somewhat clearer to-day, the
Improvement was not altogether notice
re and the number of manufacturers
who determined to suspend operations
Iltogether until the weather is cooler
vas larger to-day than yesterday, when
bout half the sheds were closed. To-
lay a low and squeaky chorus of whis.
les testified to the general abandonment
# work and most of the manufacturers
Who were closed to-day will not resume
'perations for half day tomorrow. In
beds where work was continued yester-
lay many of the employees were dis ,
missed an hour before closing time.
Red Cross activities continue in Barre
espite the intense heat and while the
lumber of actual workers is not great
here are those who are applying them
elves with vigor to the task of making
weaters, socks, comfort kits, etc. The
ong delayed Red Cross buttons have ar
ived and members who have not al
eady received one may obtain them by
pplying to Miss Evelyn Phelps of
academy street. Members living in the
utlying towns who are without buttons .
hould apply to. the captain of their dis !.
riot after Thursday. Another big ship :
rent of knitted articles has been sent
D the Chsrlestown navy yard for distri- :
ution by officers of the Navy league. :
ot long ago the Klio klub of Barre con-
gned box of comfort kits TO GER
lin point, whence they will be distrib-
ted among the Vermont sailor boys.
Silver from Texas Mines. i.
as.