The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-29
TALK OF THE TOWN


H X. c. Waterman is spending a few da,
in Boston on business.
III l.. II. Smith has gone TO Springfield
Mass, for stay of several days.
II John Paietta Of Waterbury passed u
week end with friends in the city.
II n. Berg left Saturday for South Ry,
H gate, where he is making a visit of fe'
days.
II Marshall Miles of Milton has bee
II spending several days with his daughter
n Mrs. George Rivers
III Harry Stroutsos of Granite street !
H engaged as candy maker at Ward
H candy kitchen this week.
II "The Food Gamblers" a five.reel Tri
III angle, "A Daughter of Uncle SAM" an
a comedy, Bijou to-day.-adv.
II Philip Beaulieu left the city Sunda,
II evening for Boston, where he is making
H a business visit of several days.
II Miss Barbara Mcdonald of Basset
street was the guest of friends in Bur
lington through the week end.
Mrs. Alexander Fowle of Glenwoot
avenue left this forenoon for Burlington
where she will make short visit with
| friends
Miss Abbie Alvord returned to the
city this forenoon from Mortified, where
she has been spending the past few days
at her home.
Mrs John Congdon, a former resident
of Barre, returned yesterday to her home
in Bristol, Conn., after passing week
with relatives here.
The Granite City purple consulate of
the l. o. o. L., NJ. L., will meet at the
home of j. c. Morrison, Laurel street,
Tuesday evening, April 80, at 1880
Miss Sarah Church of the Berlin street
deaconess' home, who is absent on a trip
through Windsor county. spoke in the
Methodist church in Windsor yesterday
| White River Junction Landmark: The
army recruiting office will be moved in
the near future TO Barre or Montpelier
To date total of 427 men have been en-
listed here
Third Liberty loan bonds, in denomina-
tons of $50 and 500. now on sale for
cash, at the Granite Savings Bank &
Trust Co. Bonds on hand ready for
immediate delivery. Call and buy yours
while they last.
! Miss Beulah Sargent, who has made
her home in Springfield, Mass, with her
father for the past year, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Joseph Henault, Sanguinet
ii block, in this city Miss Sargent is
employed in a department of the Hendee
Motorcycle Mfg. Co. in Springfield as
bookkeeper.
Clarence Burke, Max Holden. Fay
Mann and Albert Lyon returned to the
city last evening from Burlington, where
they have been visiting for few days
with friends. Messrs. Burke Mann, Hol |
den and Lyon witnessed military tour
nament at the University of Vermont |
Saturday afternoon.
Herman d. Hopkins of Montpelier, |
reader, viii give an entertainment in
Rowland hall Tuesday evening at S
o'clock, under the auspices of the eduea
tional department of the Barre Woman's
club. Club members admitted on mem
bership tickets; guest tickets, l5c. The
public cordially invited.
Thomas Nichols, who has been spend
ing the past week at the home of his par
eLts, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Nichols of
Highland avenue, after having been en-
ployed at the machine shops at Windsor
during the past year, left the city Satur
day evening for Troy, n. ", where he
has secured employed in a large govern
ment munitions plant.
More than 100 women of the Univer-
salist church gathered in the vestry re-
Gently for get-together similar to the
affair recently held by the men of the
church. Encouraging prospects for the
present church year were discussed, and
much interest was manifested in subjects
presented by some of the men adberents.
Reardons orchestra contributed to the {
pleasure of the gathering, and a social {
hour was followed by refreshments of
new maple sugar and the ixin's. Il
Auction sale: As | am drafted to the t
y. S. military service and have no one b
% look after my farm affairs, | will sell i
1t public auction, on Thursday of this
week, May 2. at | 80 o'clock p. M, at my :
arm on Trow hill, known as the Sutton
arm, eight young cows, three head of
young cattle, pair of horses and all farm :
ools. Everything | have in personal 4
line will be disposed of. w. G.
cumming, owner; C. +. Smith, auction
er.
Tourists returning to the city last =
vening reported one of the first auto
mobile accidents of the season, which oc- n
urred near the village of Warren late
esterday afternoon, when a large Buick
ar, owned and operated by James Senior n
umbled over a 30 foot enhancement. Al Oh
hough the car was travelling at mod
rate speed the car left the road in sa
ounding a sharp turn and plunged over "
he bank. Mr.. Senior and wife, with two :
tier passengers, suffered several severe h
Its and bruises, while the ear was dam "a
ged to quite q large extent. =
All members of Clan Gordon, No. II, or
nd ladies' auxiliary are asked TO can "a
ass their respective neighborhoods an ! u
-iends for old linen and cotton or any
hite goods suitable for bandages,
meets, etc, also shirts, pajamas, or any 81
en's clothing to be sent for use among W
ne wounded soldiers in France and Eng NJ
nd. Such articles must be clean and =
hole and will be accepted even though
ley be slightly mended. w. G.. Rev. he
bids has kindly consented to let the =,
an have the use of his store for such :
and any person desiring to
We such articles may leave them there sm
phone Mrs. Robert Stewart, Tel. Ia
'6-l, or Miss Celia bowers, Tel 1868. -
so at clan rooms, or with any member
the auxiliary, who will try to have n "a .as
X sent about May 10. Let everyone Re-
Y to give at least one piece for the =
Dunded over there" j
Barre's municipal housecleaning began -
is morning and will continue through /
It the week. The presence of rubbish ST
rrels, well filled, along the curbing Of Z
rtsin streets this morning gave evil =
nee that householders were waiting for }
e cleanup campaign. and the street Cut
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