The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-03
TALK OF THE TOWN


lngton to pass the remainder OF the
week with friends.
Mrs, II. j. Cutler is at home with hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. W. Hooker
br Cutler has sailed for overseas duty
Miss Dorothy Campbell of Hardwick
is visiting for few days at the home OF
Miss Irene Lander OF South Main street
Harold w. Bigelow of Washington
passed through the city yesterday while
on his way home from visit in Bur
lington.
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Lee Of fremont street
returned to Barre yesterday afternoon,
after passing several days with relatives
in Burlington.
Clarke Conner, a student at Goddard
seminary, left last evening for Water
bury, Conn, where he will spend few
days at his home
Peter Morgan of Ayers street, who
has been employed by Barclay Bros, for
several years, has entered the employ OF
the oldsmobile company.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge. No, 49, Wednesday evening,
April 3, at S o'clock. ~. Initiation. Light
refreshments will be served.
Harris Soule, student at Goddard
seminary, left the city this morning for
his home in Fairfield, where he is to re-
main during a part OF the sugaring sea =
son.
William Murray of Spaulding street,
who has been employed as a fireman at
the plant of Barclay Bros, left this
morning for a stay OF indefinite length
in Kingston, n. Y.
j. Elliott Stoughton of Cherry Valley,
N Y, former resident OF Barre, is
visiting in the home of his mother, Mrs.
Ellen L. Stoughton of French street,
while passing week in the Barre gran
lite belt on business
Louis Frattini of Foss street, who is
taking weeks vacation from his duties
in the office of the National Life Insur-
ance Co. at Montpelier, left this morning
in company with A, Mistrangelo, for a
visit Of several days with relatives in
New York.
The patriotic concert at the Congrega-
tional church Friday evening will be a
treat for all. We will hear the old songs
that we have always loved and new ones
that we will love, illustrated by tableaux
and recitations. Nothing cheap but the
price-ady.
Extensive repairs are being made to
the heavy plate glass windows which
| front the Daylight store on North Main
street. The action of wind aud rain, it
was found, undermined the window sup
ports, and metal covered moulding has
been laid as a substitute,
4 regular meeting of the Barre branch,
American Red Cross, will be held on
| Wednesday evening, April 3, in the Aid
/ rich library building at 1880 o'clock
| There il much important business to be
attended to and a large attendance is de
sired Evelyn NJ. Drew, Sec.
| Lieut.. George $, DcMerell, who has
| been visiting during the past few days
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Brown Of Jefferson street on short
leave of absence, returned last evening
to Washington, D. c., where he is sta
toned as a member of the ordnance de.
partment of the L. S. army
An honor roll enclosed in a mahogany
frame has been hung in the rooms of
Granite lodge, +. and A. NJ, TO common
crate the members of the organization
who have volunteered for service in the
army and navy. The roll accompanies
the service flag recently dedicated by the
Masons. and is inscribed with the names
of the lodge members in uniform The
scroll is the work of Louis Frattini Of
Foss street, who also inscribed the names
on the roll.
Some concern is felt at the Perry Auto
company's garage on Washington street
over the whereabouts Of the seven men
who left the establishment last week
for Buffalo n. Y. expecting TO return
overland with a consignment OF Ford
cars The outfit is overdue, but members
Of the company are making allowance
for rough roads, and while the chauffeurs
were expected home yesterday, il will
not be surprising if they do not arrive
until tomorrow.
A list of honors given out April | at
the University of Vermont at Burlington
contains the name of Frank Lawless, son
of Mr. and Mrs Richard Lawless of |
South Barre, who was a member of the |
graduating class at Spaulding high |
school last June Mr. Lawless is mem.
Der of the freshman class, he being en-.
rolled in the pre-medical department, and |
out of class of l25, Mr.. Lawless was
one of ID who were awarded the second |
honor, while there were two students in |
the class who were awarded the first |
honor.
News has been received in Barre OF the |
death in Aberdeen, Scotland, of Robert |
Simpson. long time resident of Barre,
who passed away recently in an Aber
deem sanatorium after lingering illness.
Older granite cutters in Barre and many
of the younger men in the trade have
warm recolections of Mr. Simpson, who
for more than 30 years was an employe
of MARI & Gordon. Soon after the out
break of the European war he aban-
doned his residence in Barre and left for
Scotland, arriving in the home of his
birth early in 1915.
A very delightful evening was spent
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. l.. ID. Martin
of IL Averill street last night, the occa-
sion being a song recital given by pupils
of Miss Carolyn VI. Richardson of Mont
pelier The fine rendition of the various
numbers of the program showed the re-
suits of hard. intelligent study, and
praise is due Miss Richardson's ability
as a teacher Mrs. Dean H. Perry ac-
eompanied most of the young soloists
The pupils who participated were: Olive
Canton, Emma Slayton, Doris Eastman,
Dean Davis, Margaret Woodruff. Doris
Burke Corinne Eastman, Alice Murray, Il
Lorraine Loranger, Hildreth Martin.
The passion play as it was depicted by