The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-13
TALK OFTHE TOWN

1880
New England Order of Protection
meeting tonight at 1880 Business OF
Importance
Alexander Aiken left the city last
night for Boston, where he expects To be
employed for a time.
John Clark OF North Main street has
returned home, after passing several
days with relatives in Rutland.
Mrs. Annie Carroll of Keith avenue has
returned home after attending the mil.
linery openings In Boston and New FORK.
A. u. Webster returned 10 the city
yesterday, after passing few days in
st. Adams as the guest of 5. Y. Ham.
mond.
Miss Hazel Maiden of Church street
left yesterday for Boston where she il
making visit of several days with rela-
tiyes.
At the Vincitia club this evening the
| Apollo club of Montpelier will be enter
tanned in the third tournament of the
winter series.
The regular monthly meeting of the
trustees Of the Barre City hospital will
be held at the hospital Wednesday even
| ing at o'clock.
Supt Frank O. Lee of the water de-
partment and G. H. Cook, an employee of
the engineering department, We're bust.
ness visitors in Burlington to-day.
The March meeting Of the ladies and
pastors union of the Hedding church
will be held at Mrs. Trow's Thursday
afternoon at 2;30. Important business.
Mr.. and Mrs +, A. Drown, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. r. Cutler and Q. II. Perry re-
turned last evening from Boston, where
they have been attending the automobile
show, which has been held there during
the past week.
Miss Isabelle Maclie arrived in the
city yesterday from st. Johnsburys
where she is engaged in the schools there,
TO spend the Easter vacation at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mackie
of Beacon street
William Alexander, sailor attached !
to the u. S. S, Des Mones arrived in the
city yesterday for a five days furlough. |
He is visiting at his home in GRANTEE |
vile, and with his mother, Mrs. Margar-
ct Alexander of Patterson street.
The Italian Gaiety club will hold an
other of its private dancing assemblies
in the Knights of Columbus hall Friday
evening. CAROLS orchestra has been en-
gagged TO furnish music, and a committee
of 10 members of the club is completing
other arrangements for the affair.
Hon. George Adam, staff officer of the
British ministry of munitions, has a gift
of oratory seldom at the command of
public speakers and will lecture on The
Heroic Side of the War" at the Barre
opera house Thursday evening, March IA.
Proceeds for the local chapter Red Cross.
Tickets, soc. !
That AFRO d. Morse of Venice, Cal,
formerly of Barre, still has his eye on ,
he pins is proven by articles in the Ven
ce Evening Vanguard of March s, one ,
# which says: "A. ID. Morse has demon I
trated his ability as bowler. On the
Nindward avenue pier, March 2, in three
suecessive) games, he made the follow
ng scores $50, 23l, POI. This gave him
total of 60l and an average of $50 Is. I
3owers will all admit that this is going 4
ONE"
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Garrett of Zanes-
lille, O., have arrived in Barre to make
heir home here, the former having re-
eived an appointment as local manager
or the Barre Service company, concern Il
evoted to the interests of the retail
trade. The company has +
sased a suite of office rooms in the Aid t
ieh building. The other members of the
l.. o. Greene and F. A. Beal are /,
raveling representatives of the com i,
any's service. i
About a dozen neighbors and friends
'ere entertained at the home of Mrs. %
ewis Gldden of East street Tuesday d
fternoon. Music from victrola was I,
for dancing while several solos N
ere given by different members of the N
with Mrs. Bigelow at the d
iano. Refreshments of tea a variety of Ii
axes and sandwiches were served the
uests before they departed for their
ONES, each leaving behind them token 4
t friendship for the hostess.
Election officers who served at the va
ous polling places in Barre March 5
ave received $2l7.S0 for their services,
ccording to returns made at the city I
erk's office This item does not indi- !
ate the total cost to the city of staging
March election, as a part of the ballots Z
ere printed at the city's expense, and ]
)me outlay was necessary to get the 4
billing places ready for the voters. In
le ward ] meeting place, at the Church I
rect school, the officers found the fur
ace corroded by rust and had to resort
, kerosene stoves to heat the room used
Y the electorate.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
ARE last night and this morning were
le following people: N. NJ. johnson
Mortified, A. T. Rogers Of Newport,
H. Orvis of Bristol DR.. Harold Taylor !
Hardwick, Charles Z. Lawrence of 4
Bridgeport, Conn, w. c. White of North Z
I'D, f. NJ Fadden and w. G. Mccarthy
Ogdensburg, n. Y, T. A. Cockroft of I
iliet, H., Charles II. Morse of st. Johns
Try, L. A. L. Gale of Orange, Mass, j.
Rutherford of Burlington, Aaron Der
an of Littleton, n. H.. John j. McCabe
Burlington, A. H. Chisholm of New
ork, o. NJ. Souther of Albany.
A labor saving device that attracts a
cd deal of attention in the F. ID. Ladd
IS store just now is an automatic
,ighing machine, known as the Duplex,
d the first device of its kind to be in
allied in Vermont The apparatus
lnds on counter, and is so contrived 4
to permit steady stream of sugar,
real, beans, etc, to pass through a feed
pc from the bins on the second floor
may be gagged at the hopper TO expel
y desired quantity from a quarter
und to five pounds. Yesterday it was
ed exclusively in putting up sugar, II
d careful tests by the clerk indicated 9
At the automatic weigher expelled the
sired quantity of grsnules at every &
m. The presence of the Duplex great
eNpedites the work of putting up
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