The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

4 Becllleys.
\ Regular meeting Of ]. 0. O. L., M. IT,,
in K. of G. hall Friday night at 7 o'clock.
! Gage Cages Office will be closed all
day Saturday. Open Monday at usual
/ hours.--adv.
Lee Shepard is taking vacation Of
two weeks from his duties in Montpel-
Ter shoe store.
Mason S. Stone of Montpelier is to be
the speaker at the union church service
in City park Sunday evening.
i Fred Brassaw, who has been employed
as a shipbuilder in Bath, Me-, arrived
in the city last night to visit rela-
tives
1 Miss Louise Dashner of Washington
street, who has been making visit with
| friends in Springfield, returned to the
city last evening.
Prin. and Mrs. 0. X. HOLSTER of Mer-
chant street, who are spending several
weeks camping at Nelson pond, visited in
the city yesterday.
/ Closing out sale Of lawn mowers, gar
den hose, oil stove ovens, Quick Meal
| gasoline stoves, Sterno canned heat
kitchenette. e. A. Prindle, Worthen
block
/ After lapse of year, the annual
Clan Gordon picnic will be held to-mor-
row afternoon at the Caledonia park A
fine arrangement of sports and games
has been made.
Miss Leontina Carminati, who has
been the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Jo-
seph Comolli Of Boynton street, for a
few days, returned yesterday to her
home in Williamstown.
Misses Florence Nye of Washington
street and Ruth Wyllie Of Mt. Vernon
place left the city this forenoon for
Claremont, N. H., where they will make
a visit of several days.
Miss Chrissie Morgan of Prospect
street left the city this forenoon for
Springfield, Mass, where she expects to
make visit of month with her broth
er and sister, who reside there.
Don't forget to send in your savings
account books for verification before
Aug. l. A large number have already
complied with the lave and sent them
in, but there are many more to be veri-
fed before Aug. !.
Ensign Roy Lebaron, graduate Of
Goddard seminary, has returned to
Bumpkin Island, Mass, after passing
furlough with relatives in this see.
tion. He u nephew of Arthur G.
Miles of South Main street.
Miss Edith Gordon, who has been
visiting at the home Of her father, Alex
ander Gordon of Spaulding street, for
the past few weeks, returned this fore
noon to Waltham, Mass, where she is
engaged on the nurses staff of the
Waltham hospital.
Miss Hattie Lander Of Washington
street returned to the city last evening
from Burlington, where she has been Wis.
iting for two weeks, while taking her
annual vacation from her duties as a
clerk at the Daylight store. Miss Lander
resumed her duties at the store this
forenoon.
The Hedding Methodist church and
Sunday school picnic party leave on
the Barre and Montpelier electric car
in front of the church at 0:45 a. m. to-
morrow for Benjamin Falls. Take an all
day outing with basket full Of eat.
ables. Fare FIVE cents each way. Ice
cream viii be on sale by the Netop
class.
Local garages are considering a pro
spective increase in the price Of gaso-
line, as we'll authenticated rumors have
it that the wholesale price is on the
point of jumping. Hereabouts the price
all summer has been 2s cents, although
one dealer has done a thriving business
in catering to users of 27-cent gasoline.
1t is thought that the new retail price
may be 80 cents.
William Mercer OF Ayers street is tax
ing a vacation Of Is days from his du-
ties in the money order department OF
the Barre postoffice Arthur w. Robin.
son of the East Barre road, carrier on
rural route No 4, is furloughed for two
weeks, and during his absence Perley NJ,
Carr is acting as substitute carrier.
Thomas Clarity, one Of the city letter
carriers, is passing his vacation in Bos-
ton and vicinity.
John Brusa, sailor attached to the
! q. S. s. heviathan, arrived in the city
this morning to pass furlough Of five
DAYS with his mother, Mrs Anna Brusa,
of Is Howard street. On his way home
the young man stopped in New York
yesterday afternoon and witnessed the
/ lively enthusiasm with which the me
tropolitis greeted the telegraphtc bulletin
that the allies were closing around the
army of the crown prince. Siren whistles
led the chorus and the celebration was
especially colorful in the financial dis
trict.
Further consolidation Of railroad serv-
! ice in Barre is seen in the future by
! people who are familiar with transpor-
| tatfon conditions in this vicinity. There
! was conference of officials at the CAPT
. tai Yesterday, and while no detailed
statement has been made, there are those
who believe that the freight offices Of
the NJ. & w R. and the Central Vermont
railroads win shortly be merged. The
passenger station of the former road has
been closed since the passenger trains
were removed from the interurban steam
! road.
John Watt of Washington street was
! pleasantly surprised last evening, when
about 20 Of his young friends gathered
at his home, the occasion being in hon
. or Of his birthday anniversary. Al
though taken unawares by the unexpect-
ed arrival Of his friends, who took
possession of his home, Mr.. Watt proved
equal to the occasion and showed him
self to be an ideal host. The evening
was pleasantly spent in social man.
ner, games Of all kinds being INDUCED
in. while a musical program, consisting
Of piano and vocal selections by several
of the young people, tended to provide
an enjoyable evenings entertainment