The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-01
Talk OF THE TOWN

Dance at Woodbury. pond every Friday
night. An ideal spot and good time
adv.
Conroy G. Leavens of Cambridge was
a business visitor in Barre yesterday and
to-day.
The band concert tonight in Mont
Ipelier will be given from the front of
the city hall.
Mr.. and Mrs James Main and children
of Groton were visitors in the city yes
terday and to-day
i Mrs. John Murphy and son. Bernard,
left this morning for Woonsocket, R. l.,
where they will visit with relatives.
Mrs. E, A. Drown and son, Lowell
Drown, of Walnut street, are encamped
at Joe's pond in Danville for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bliss and children
have returned to their home in Burling-
ton, after passing a few days in Barre
A. Moss has returned to his home in
Boston, after passing several weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Levin of Merchant
street.
| Adolphus Goneo, former employee of
the city water department, is working in
Boston in factory putting out govern
ment supplies.
w. E. Holt of West Canaan, N. H., ar
rived in the city to-day for an extended
visit in the home of his son, Charles G.
Holt of Maple Grove.
The Clover club will meet with Mrs.
E. 0. Kent, 80 Wellington street, Friday
afternoon at $3.50. Rollcall, with incl
dents relative to the Revolutionary war,
| Among the guests entertained this
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Peter
LABEL of North Seminary street are f.
Labount of Florida and Fred Fisher Of
Holyoke. Mass.
midnight train for their home In Phil
adelphia, after visiting for few weeks
at the home of their sister, Mrs A. l.
Saunders Of Trow HILL
Miss Edyth Sherman, who has been
passing a fortnight in the city as the
guest of Miss Rose Levin of Merchant
street, returned this morning TO her
home in Albany, NJ Y.
Mrs. n. b, Ballard of fremont street
left to-day by automobile for her former
home in Hinsdale N. H., where she is to
make a visit of few weeks with rela.
tives. Mr.. Ballard, who accompanied
her. viii return to Barre at once.
A number of city hall attaches were
entertained by Constable George L. Nor
ris at his camp in Woodbury. last even
ing. Policemen, prosecutors, clerks and
Others took along their lunch and en-
ioyed good fellowship on the shore of
Woodbury. pond.
All children and parents are wanted at
the Goddard campus Friday evening,
Aug. 2, at 1880 o'clock, at the free com.
munity rally, play festival and ticket
hunt, given under the direction of the
Community Chautauqua Don't let your
children miss good time adv.
William j. Crawford Of Buffalo, n. Y,
a well known granite manufacturer and
retailer, who has gained something Of a
Reputation by reason of the comforts and
conyeniences enjoyed by the workmen In
his model shop al Buffalo, is staying at
Hotel Barre while here on a stock buying
expedition.
Miss Holden, the specialist on demon
STATIONS at the Vermont extension bu.
reau in Burlington, win give free can.
ming demonstration in the Spaulding
school assembly hall Tuesday afternoon
Aug. 6, under the auspices Of the Won
ans Auxiliary to the food administra.
ton. The women OF Barre and vicinity
are cordially invited to attend
DR.. j. w. Stewart, recently commits
stoned lieutenant in the army medical
corps, left this morning for Burlington
and will take his departure tonight for
| Atlanta, Ca, where he has been assigned
to duty in a base hospital DR.. Stewart
has forwarded his resignation as secre-
tary of the local board Of health to the
state board of health and the appoint.
ment OF a successor is expected within a
few days.
Miss Margaret Roberts of South Barre,
who has been employed as an assistant
to the Washington county local board
almost since its inception year ago
has received her appointment as assist
ant examiner In the local office of the
federal employment bureau. She is to
assist the chief examiner, George N. Til.
den. Miss Roberts is graduate Of
Spaulding high school and afterward en-.
Irolled in an Albany, n. Y, business col
lege. During an interval in the period
Of her employment by the county board
she returned TO Albany and completed
her course.
Barre granite as it was fashioned into
a notable memorial for Congressman 10.
seph Cannon was praised for its diyersi-
d fed qualities In recent issue of the New
York Times Sunday supplement. A half.
tone of the handsome polished monument
which Uncle Joe" caused to be erected
over the Cannon family lot st Danvile,
i Ill.,, accompanies an interesting article
in which the writer tells how the nestor
Of the lower house desired TO make sure
that the memorial should be to his own
liking and TO that end personally direct
ed the selection of the stock and submit
ted a sketch Of the kind of a monument
he desired TO see standing on the family
lot, The monument was completed by a
firm of local manufacturers several
months ago.
A large crowd heard the Cristoforo,
Colombo band in the third of its series
of open-air concerts in City park last
evening The audience included large
number Of out of town people who came
in from towns about In automobiles.
The three sides of the park were lined
with cars when the musicians struck in
on the first piece. Leader Gropeli has
been eminently successful in training his
young proteges and their work last even.
ing reflected good deal of credit On
their tutor. Patriotic music had promi-
nent place in the program and medley
Of old southern melodies was loudly &C.
claimed Two more concerts are to com.
plete the contract between the band and
the city council.
A derailment on the Barre & Mont.
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