The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Abbott's.
Hi Myer S. Levin Of Merchant stree
transacted business in Burlington 10
day.
H Emmy Whalen in "rhe Outsider" q
II six-reel Metro, at the Bijou Tomorrow
II adv,
III o. II. Hale of the City Auction Mar
ket was a business visitor in Newbury
II to-day.
II Mrs. /. n. Houston and daughter OF
Maple avenue are visiting for a few days
II with friends in Waterbury.
II Miss Lucille Berini OF street left this
II morning for Richmond where she is EN-.
III ployed in the Richmond fruit store.
III John Tomasi, jr., of North Main street
II left this morning for st. Adams, where
II he is passing few days on business.
II Auction at Holmes Jewelry Store to-
II day at 1880. Closing out sale. Every
II thing TO 90. Retiring from business.
II Walter Fadden, a 1917 graduate of
II Spaulding high school, has gone to Bris-
H tol, Conn, having secured employment
/ there.
H win he in Williamstown at McAllister
store Wednesday and Thursday, with a
line of white and colored hats. Mr.. A. NJ.
Carroll
Thomas Staples of Websterville left
the city Saturday night for Springfield,
Mass, where he is passing week with
\ relatives.
| Joe Ii. Moore of st. Johnsbury, former
| " prominent in athletics at Goddard
seminary, called on friends in the city
Saturday.
Peter Merlo, of Granite street was able
to be out of doors yesterday, after hav-
ing been confined to the house by illness
for week.
w. A. Drew of Maple Grove, treasurer
of the Barre Savings bank, is able to
be out of doors, after having been con
fined to the house by illness for some
time.
j. NJ. Carroll left the city yesterday
on an extended business trip through the
middle West in the interests of the gran
lite manufacturing firm of Carroll Bros.
Mrs. Carroll is spending a few days at
her former home in White River June
ton.
On Saturday afternoon at the Gidney
farm on North street, Montpelier, sue
cessfu sale was held for Charles Gidney, |
who disposed of his stock at very salts
factory prices, the cows sold for from |
| $50 to 500 and averaged $79.44 each |
d. A. Perry conducted the sale. Mr. |
Gidney plans to make extensive improve
ments to his buildings the coming sum
mer, To-day Mr.. Perry is in South Rye
gate selling for James Mcnamara.
| Arrivals at Hotel Barre through the
week end included the following people
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Canning, Misses Paul
inc, Evelyn and Mary Canning, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. C. Clarke, Miss Gladys Coon,
Private Ernest Aikens Of Burlington, f.
b. Truesdale and party from Hanover.
n. H., b. II. Martin and Walter Smith of
Fair Haven, Major Bixby of New York,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Skinner of Hartford,
Conn. James S. Leland of New York,
Rev George F. Fortier of st. Adams, DR..
F. A. Moore, Joseph H. Moore, f. NJ.
Wiley and c. f. Sparhawk of st. Johns
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. f. K. Sherman of
Newport, Stanley Lawrence of East
Braintree.
Albert Boulerice of East Montpelier
who got drunk in Montpelier Saturday
was arraigned before Magistrate II. w
Scott in municipal court this morning,
having been locked up by Barre police
man Saturday night. The respondent
acknowledged a subsequent offense and
made an interesting disclosure in re {
spouse to questions by Grand Juror Will a
liam Wishart. Boulerice has been en-
gagged by the aldermanic charity depart 7
ment to care for eonsumptive at the
city farm, and the payment of $l5 fine /
and costs is assured. Joseph r. Desgar /
dens of Rochester, who was locked up :
yesterday, admitted first offense and
chose the jail alternative in lieu of pay J
ing the minimum fine and costs.
Before very appreciative audience o
which gathered in City park after the O
Liberty loan exercises, the Christoforo \
Colombo band gave an excellent concert
in the music stand Saturday evening, the O
being the maiden appearance of a
the young Italian musicians in the sea
son of 1915. The Christoforo Colombo I
musicians shared with the Barre Pipe 4
and Drum band the honor of playing y
while Barres honor flag was being un- q
furled, and afterward retired to the band !,
stand, where a program composed large !
" of patriotic numbers evoked repeated 4
applause. The Italian boys have been Is
practicing assiduously and the showing j
hey made Saturday evening was wholly :,
,reditable :,
Sixty Masons from Granite lodge at
ended the morning service at the First 6,
Presbyterian church Sunday, when the {,
IN interesting sermon on the topic. Ma
IONS as Makers of America" The clergy Is
nan informed his hearers of the part ne
which Masonry has shared with other
organizations as nation build r.
RS, and referred to the work of frater-
lal men in the present struggle The m
dasons met at their lodge rooms in the of
Blanchard building and marched to the m
hurch at 1890 o'clock In the evening
large congregation assembled to hear I'm
he Presbyterian pastor deliver one of vi
cries of war sermons, the subject being is
The Third Anniversary of the Sinking in
4 the Lusitania."
Clan Gordon and the members of the nj;
'arre Pipe and Drum band, with their Of
have been invited to at 70
end in a body the evening session of nj,
he Vermont war conference at Montpe- "
sr Friday The clansmen have voted A,
UNANIMOUSLY to accept the invitation ard "a
for attending the confer On
nee are in the making A good deal NJ,
( interest in the conference centers rio
round the address to be delivered bv Po
ev. Laughlin Maclean Watt, +. r. S. f.,
:. 5. A. S, late chaplain with the Cor we
on Highlsnders and the Black Watch on Cn
he Somme, the Ancre at Armentieres, an
nd Ypres. At present Rev. Watt is in mn
merica in the service of his country. 10,