The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

pAis' ". VI. Dunn OF Glduuelu WAS
Barre shopper yesterday.
James Dickie of Washington was a
business visitor in Barre to-day.
We still have few bargains in paints,
varnishes and wall papers. A. " Bec1ley.
Albert Machia of Graniteyille left the
city last evening for Worcester, Mass,
where he expects to secure employment.
Il Love YOU" special seven-reel Tri-
angle, featuring Alma Reubens as "The
Passion Flower" this is a story of Ital-
ian love. Bijou to-day---adv.
Warren Cummings, who is taking a
vacation from his duties in the Cum
mings & Lewis pharmacy, is camping at
Joe's pond in Danville for a week.
i Closing out sale of lawn mowers, gar
den hose, oil stove ovens, Quick Meal
I gasoline stoves, Sterno canned heat
kitchenette. E. A. Prindle, Worthen
block.
John Rogers of Orange street left the
city this forenoon for Bethlehem, N. H.,
where he has secured position as
chauffeur for the remainder of the sum.
mer months.
Mr. and Mrs. II. j. Norris and family
of Burlington were the guests at the
home of w. H. Norris of Graniteville
over the week end, returning to their
home in Burlington yesterday.
Don't forget to send in your savings
account books for verifcation before
Aug. /. A large number have already
complied with the law and sent them
in, but there are many more to be veri-
fed before Aug. /.
\ Hedding M. E. church and Sunday
school are to have their annual picnic
at Benjamin Falls next Saturday Take
your baskets full Of good things to eat
and get on the special car in front of
the church at 9:45 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Martin and son of
South Main street returned to the city
last evening from an automobile trip
of several days through Massachusetts
During their absence, they spent short
visit with friends and relatives in Dor
chester.
Several photographs of number of
the various utensils and weapons used
on the battlefelds Of France are being
exhibited in the show window Of Merlo's
pool and billiard parlors. The photo
graphs are the property Of Tony Bianchi
of Summer street.
Harold Sault, Randolph's well known
drummer, is q visitor in the city to-day
Mr.. Sault, together with Reardon's
knickerbocker orchestra, will leave the
city for Marshfeld this evening, where
they are to have charge of a dance in
the X. of p. hall this evening
Miss Mildred Marion Of North Main
street returned to-day from New York,
where she has been passing few days
with friends She was accompanied by
Mrs. 0. f. Anderson of Warren street,
who has been visiting her son, Victor
Anderson, sailor stationed at Pelham
Bay
Mr.. and, Mrs. IT. A. Gould and daugh.
ter, Miss Glynora Gould, who ia taking
a two weeks vacation from her duties
as cashier at the Daylight store, left
the city yesterday for Joe's pond, where
they will spend. several days camping
During the latter's absence, her place at
the Daylight store is being filed BY Miss
Harriet Houston Of Maple avenue.
o. J. Dodge, the Depot square jeweler
who is holding an auction sale prepare
tory to vacating his present quarters
in the NJ. b W. r. block. has leased the
building on Elm street formerly occupied
by Louis Williams as a grocery store
and remembered by many as the build.
ing in which the Barre Enterprise used
to be printed Mr. Dodge expects to
move his stock to Elm street around
Aug. !,
+. / Church, who used to conduct
lunch room in the Hole in the Wall"
on North Main street has moved to
Greenfield, Mass, according to. Brat
tleboro item, which reads as follows:
''Mr. and Mrs. F. l. Church, who re-
Gently came here from Burlington and
opened lunch room in the new Barber
building, have disposed Of the stock
and moved to Greenfield, where he will
be employed.
A kerosene oil stove exploded in the
old Bolster house at 343 North Main
street this forenoon and various families
occupying the building thought best to
summon the fremen, although they i'm.
mediately took measures to prevent a
small blaze from spreading The ex.
, plosion occurred on the second floor
back, but when the fremen, hurrying
down street in the motor truck, arrived
at the house the blaze had been extin.
J guished. Not much damaEe resulted
from the accident The building is
jointly occupied by the families of ].
Benvenuti, r. J. Duncan and r. Bag.
naschi It was the first still alarm to
be received at the fire station in several
weeks.
John T. Callaghans brood Of chicks
has been depleted by the mysterious dis.
appearance of thirty-six promising fowls.
The police have received several com
plants which conferred around chicken
thefts, but Mr. Callaghan, who lives at
A Park street, is undecided whether to
charge the loss Of his birds to a biped
or to weasel The chickens were
missed Sunday morning, and if the thief
was weasel it took care to remove
all traces of feathers and incidentally
that animals we'll known thirst for
blood must have been thoroughly
quenehed. Mr.. Callaghan feels the loss
keenly, for the reason that his large
brood of chickens not only outnumbered
but outdistanced in development the
chickens in his neighborhood
Williamstown gulf shaded large com.
pany of Elks to-day, the occasion being
the annual outing of Montpelier lodge,
which includes a considerable member
ship in Barre and Barre Town. They
had perfectly uncorking time. Nestled
down among the trees in spot at the
rear Of the old Spring house ruins. a re.
freshment canteen was established early
this forenoon and it was there that a
committee in charge of the afternoon
luncheon got its inspiration II was a
fine time for Longing about in the gulf.
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