The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

low price, Call at Baileys Music
Rooms, Ia Elm street.
Mrs. Charles Miner left the city this
morning for Jacksonville 20 pass the re-,
mainder Of the week with relatives.
Regular meeting Of Canton Ninton. No.
2, Friday evening, April 20, and drill.
Chevaliers be present az o'clock sharp.
Regular meeting of the Col. j. r. Mead
circle, No l, Ladies Of the G. A. r., Fri
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in auxil.
larry hall.
| C. I. Bailey returned yesterday to his
home IN Essex Junction, after passing
few days IN the Barre granite belt on
business.
Buick roadster, Al condition, must be
sold at once. For particulars see Mrs.
;, =, Laviolette, % North Main street.
tel. 656.W.
Barre members Of the international
brotherhood of truckmen will assemble
IN their new headquarters this evening
TO transact important business.
Peter Smith, an itinerant teamster,
who was removed TO the City hospital in
serious condition Monday night. is re-.
ported TO be holding his own, with an
even chance OF recovery.
To aequaint the ladies Of Barre with
our new lines in millinery, we offer 20
per cent discount on all millinery and
stamped goods for the rest OF the week
Al Beattie & Duncan's.
Remember the alphabet party al How
land hall Friday evening, this week Pro-
gram followed by music for dancing
Admission, two cents for every letter in
your name. Given by civic department,
Barre Woman's club-adv.
Fred Haslam of Paola, Kan, one of
the best known monument designers in
the United States, Is registered at Hotel
Barre while passing several DAYS in the
Barre granite belt on business. Mr. Has |
lam came here from Connecticut, where |
he has been designing a number Of me.
MORALS.
Mrs. A. b Coffin, her daughter, Mrs. |
c. +. Sunderland and Mrs. w +. Sun 1
derland of Montpelier. accompanied |
Charles L, Sunderland to Burlington yes
terday. The young man submitted TO
his final examination at the naval re-
cruting station, and expects TO report
for duty within short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Robertson of
New York arrived in the city to-day.
having been summoned to Brookfeld by
the death of the formers brother in law.
John G.. McMinn, who passed away yes
terday afternoon. Miss Anna Robertson,
an assistant in the city water office,
went to Brookfield last evening to be
with her sister,
Mr. and Mrs. George Wallstrom and
hid of New Haven, Conn, are visiting
1t the home of the formers parents, Mr. 3
md Mrs. Peter Wallstrom of Essex Z
treet. Mr.. Wallstrom, who is a machin- :
st in munition plant, will return 10
>ew Haven tonight, but his wife and
hid are to remain for more extended
.isit with relatives in Barre and Mont /
eier
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Mcdonald gave
farewell party at their home on South n
lain street Wednesday evening in honor !,
( Miss May Merrick, supervisor in the n
iontpelier telephone exchange, who =
caves soon for Chicago to make her +
ONE. She was invited to spend the
vening and was pleasantly surprised to
nd about 30 friends present Refresh = =
lents were served and victrola fur ~
ished music for dancing, A very pleas 3
Mt evening was spent. Miss Merrick
as presented travelling bag.
Barre baseball fans viii be given the
pportunity to witness both the Spauld
lg high school and the Goddard teams
action this week. The Spaulding nine
i'll open the season Friday afternoon at
lie Lincoln campus, when they will meet
lie alumni team, while Saturday after
BON at the seminary campus the God
ard team is slated to meet the Dart
outh freshmen. Accompanied by Coach
cGinnis, the seminary players are to
ave to morrow morning for Mortified,
here they are to play the Norwich in
rmals tomorrow afternoon. The re-
gained Barre A. C. team, which has
zen practicing during the past few
eeks on the Berlin street diamond, will
eet the Montpelier seminary team at
Saturday afternoon.
Detroit promises to be the mecca for
any Barre auto dealers and drivers this
miner, as local statesmen in common
tn dealers throughout the country are
periencing the greatest difficulty in Sc
ring shipments by cars Hence it has
volved upon them to accept their de-
cries at the factory door, and in con
luence of the shortage of railroad
tight accommodations, they plan to
i've the cars across country. The Perry
ito CO. sent crew of drivers to De-
llD before LHe ITOsI WAS out OF tHe
ound, and now the Vermont Cadillac
is represented by delegation in De
,it. Among those who are expected to
We home new Cadillaes are II. G. Ben
tt, b. A. Eastman, Russell Eastman, IA
L. Averill and Levi G. Bixby of Mont 3
Ter.
One of the most impressive Memorial
= observances in several years is in !
,spcct as the result of move in which
city council and others in Barre are
crested. The plan incorporates a pro I
ai 10 secure the services of the LIST
rmont regimental band (57th Pho
RS in the Memorial day parade If
ugh interest is shown IN the proposed
D north, il is expected that several
"a gements for the band will be made.
erels possibility that Mayor Glys-
will make a formal request to have
military musicians assigned TO duty
e May 80 At present the band is
toned at Spartanbure, s c.. but the
sicians are DESTROYS of making a trip 4 /,
Inward. and il present plans mature :
y will be given the opportunity to
il their homes in Vermont for few . :
Is. Atty. John W Gordon has been
aged as the Memorial day speaker.
other arrangements are in charge of
B. Crandall post, g. A. r.
he Goddard seconds were too much ,
a downtown team known as the
re pick ups at the seminary campus
terdsy afternoon, when the former I