The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-27
TALK OF THE TOWN
New things in wash goods at Abbott

New things in wash goods at Abbott's
Ben Wilson in "The handspring" a
five-reel drama, at the Bijou to-day
adv.
David Bennett of Brookiield was
among the business visitors in the city
to-day.
]. Henry Denning of Park street left
yesterday on business trip to Woods
vile, n H
Regular meeting of Sons of Veterans
auxiliary, No. 5, Wednesday evening,
Feb. 2s, at 7;30.
Ricardo Marehesi arrived in the city
! to-day from Waterbury and will visit
| friends and relatives on River street.
Miss Pearl Densmore has returned
home after passing several days with
friends in Burlington and vicinity.
Mrs James Hills of IL Elm street, who
has been very sick, is much improved in
health. Mrs. Emma Harrington is caring
for her.
Wilbert Mayo, who has been visiting
| in Williamstown, passed through the city
to-day, while en- route to his home in
Stowe.
Joseph Collins, who has been spending
the past few days in Mortified on a
business trip returned to the city last
evening.
Mrs Heman f. Smith of Wiliamstown
is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Harry B. Houghton of Elm street, fof
few days.
Miss J. A. Bellway of $40 North Main
street is spending two weeks with her
parents in st, Johnsbury and with rela-
tives in Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs John Drumgoud, former
residents of Barre. returned to their
home in Mortified yesterday after pass
ing few days with relatives in the city.
Miss Mary McCarty of Burlington
passed through the city yesterday while
on her way to Granitevile. where she il
passing the remainder of the week with
friends.
Andrew G. Grimes of st. Adams re-
turned to his home last evening after
spending several days as a guest of rela-
tives in Graniteville and on Summer
street
Mrs. George Mclean and daughter Ag-
mes, left yesterday for Keesevile. n. Y.
whee they were summoned by the Sc
rious illness of Mrs. MeLean's mother.
Mrs. Doyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Tyler. who have
been visiting at the home of their daugh- |
ter, Mrs. H. A. Philips of Eastern ave
nue., during the past five weeks, returned
to their home in Hartford. Conn. to-
day.
Three Barre organizations will be rep
resented at hearing in the capitol to-
morrow afternoon ON the bill to provide
Burlington with more adequate docking
facilities. Representations from the
Barre board of Trade, the Quarry Own
Frs association and the Granite Manu-
facturers' association will be there to
urge the passage OF the bill and it is ex-
pected that other citizens from this vi
Unity will attend.
r. e. Henderson of Woodsville. n. H.,
5 making arrangements to reopen the
Pavilion theatre and plans to introduce
| series OF feature pictures, which may
De intcrlarded with vaudeville numbers ,
rum tliit 10 timts II Is reported tHdb
'eats enough will be withdrawn to bring
he theatre within the 500 classification
made by the city council recently in re-
lucing the per diem license fee from 81
o 81. Since the partnership of Hobsn &
)enning was dissolved in the early spring
II 1916 the theatre has been idle most of
he time.
Executive committees representing the
IuarTiers' and manufacturers associa-
ions met last evening to take a decisive
tep in plans made for the exhibition of
BARRE granite at the national retail mon
ment dealers convention in Philadel-
hia next summer. Four commanding
PAGES are to be reserved for a general
exhibition OF Barre granite and the dis
ribution Of literature as the result of
ction taken by the joint committees.
he expense will be borne by the two
ssociations and quarters and manufac-
urers will be in charge Of the space as
ignments, which are to be located near
he main entrance to the exhibition q
cor. Individual manufacturers and
uarriers have also reserved much space
Or their own exhibits.