The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-02
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Regular meeting local 4ss, NJ, p, L,
Sunday, Feb. 3, at $3.50, w. j. Gilbert
son, secretary.
All those taking part in the |. o. o. l.
MINISTRIES are asked to meet In the h. ol
c. hall Monday at o'clock.
Corp. w. j. Duquette Of Camp Dcvens
Aver, Mass, Is al his home on Wash
ington street for brief furlough,
A. G. Smith has returned home, after
passing a few days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank A. Smith, of Morrisville
Mrs. Louis Berini and Mrs. John Brusa
left yesterday for Waterbury, where
they will visit relatives for few days.
Miss A. l.. Roberts of Boston has re.
/ turned to her home after a ten days
( visit with her sister, Mrs, Giidden, of
East street.
Mrs. +. o. Anderson of Manchester, N.
H., arrived in the city last evening for
an extended stay with relatives on Ma
! pie avenue.
Augusta Scampini of Concord, n H.,
is passing several days in the city as
the guest OF his brother, Angelo Scam
pini, of Berlin street
Neal ID. Blanchard, who was a seaman
on the L. $. :. Wisconsin, has been
transferred to the L.. $. naval hospital,
Portsmouth, Va, bungalow o. He is in
charge of the dining rooms.
Reserve Monday evening, February 4th
and come TO the Hedding Methodist
church to attend humorous lecture, en-
titled, IAN Englishmans Adventures
Away from Home" given by Rev. Keel
ing of Williamstown.
At the armory hall at Montpelier this
evening the first game of the Vermont
State Intercollegiate Basgetball league
scheduled will be played, the teams of
Norwich and the University of Vermont
being scheduled to meet
Members of the sophomore class at
Spauldng have completed arrangements
for holding their annual sleigh-ride, this
evening, when a large number of the
class expect to leave the city at 4:30 |
with the grange hall at East Montpelier
as their destination.
Gauls Holy City" will be given at |
special vesper service at the Congrega
tionsl church Sunday afternoon at 4 |
o'clock The choir will be assisted by |
katherine Young, Henrietta Inglis, Doug
las Inglis and George +, Maeksy, with
Rachel Robinson at the piano.
Jerome Veronesi, who has been absent
on business trip to New York in the
interests of the Vermont Granite Co.
for the past 10 DAYS, returned TO the city
this morning, after visiting friends in
Conn, and Hartford, Conn,
while en- route home.
Lorenzo Ala and Antonio Canales were
United in marriage at the home of Mica
lor Ala in East Barre this morning by
Justice of the Peace A. c. Dickey, and
we're attended by Valentino Ala and
1arlotta Ala. Mr.. Ala is a member of
he firm of the Royal Granite company
II East Barre, and they will reside in
hat place.
There was a good attendance at the
uction sale of stock at the Benjamin {
arm in Berlin Thursday afternoon, and {
rices ranged high. Nineteen grade cows {
nd one bull sold for an average price of !
$3.50, eight of the animals going for
1ore than 800 each, and the highest |
rice being Sl5s. Registered calves sold I
or S75 to Sl04. Dan A. Perry of the t
erry Real Estate agency was the auc- I
ioneer l
The banks of Barre wish to call the /
ttention of those liable for payment of
n income tax to the approaching visit v
the income tax man. He will be at \
ne assessors room in city hall all next A
eek, Feb. 40, will have an ample sup y
" of forms, and will gladly assist any a
preparing their returns and answer d
nv questions relative TO the operation i,
| the law. Single men or women with T
net income Of 81 900 or over and those [
arried with net incomes of $1,000 or a
yer are taxable. Resident aliens are
SO liable to the tax on the above basis
On the evening of Feb. IA Granite J.
dge, r. & A. NJ, plans to unfurl a p
rvice flag in honor of the men of the III
dye who have gone into service in the a.
resent war, and it is expected that Con- y
-essman Frank L. Greene of the first u
ermont district win be the speaker of =
e occasion. Congressman Greene has X
mt word that unless his duties in II
'ashington interfere he will be in Barre tf
Feb. Ia and deliver the address. The u
imber of stars to grace the service flag ca
not yet fully determined, but those IN
ho are looking up the data have found 81
at q score of men are in service. II OF
possible that the number may be in to
eased before the dedication of the flag. a
j Masons in good and regular standing on
nd the ceremony. WI
A representative Of the Standard Oil liz
!, of New York was in the city yester- -
v to confer with an agent of the ltal
d Athletic club in the matter of pur- :
asing part of the Berlin street ath-
lie park Sometime ago the baseball
Id was staked into lots, and Angelo
ampini was designated as agent of
e club with authority to dispose of
? property. A number of granite man
lcturers are said to have considered
some of the lots, but it is un
rstood that the oil company desires a
siderable strip of land, ON which to
ct its tanks and storage buildings. AT
,sent the local agency of the oil com:
nv occupies ground near Railroad
eet, where tanks were installed some I
IRIS ago.
Yesterday afternoon at 5:l5 o'clock
regulars at the fire station got their
rd call of the day when the house at
Church street took fire The men re-
'nded in the auto truck and made
ut work of a blaze which had burned
lole through one floor The damage
! not exceed $50. The fire started
m a torch which the householder was
NJ TO thaw out water pipe. G. w.
erill owns the property. This morn
at $40 there was the promise of a
Idge in the Hub restaurant, where
overheated chimney was causing the
prietor a good bit of worry. The
o truck was called out, but the ma