The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

II rark theatre Will open tomorrow att
ernoon.--ady,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R. Wishart Of Wi
nooski are visiting relatives on Camp
street.
Atty. Hale K. Darling of Chelsea was
business visitor In the city yesterday
and to-day.
Walter K Farnsworth Of Rutland who
ia secretary Of the Rutland Fair associa-
ton, was recent business visitor in the
city.
Mrs. Andrew Moore Of Montreal ar.
rived in the city last evening. to make a
visit Of several days with friends and
relatives in the city.
| Mrs. Ida NJ, Corsi Of Second street,
who has been employed for several
months In government Office In Wash
ington, d. O.. has returned to the city.
Miss Mildred Stowe of Walnut street,
who has been passing vacation with
relatives in Gardner, Mass, has resumed
her duties In the office Of the 0ldHmobile
agency.
| Mrs. Charles Clarke and son Of Abbott
avenue left the city this forenoon for
Mortified, whore they expect to make a
visit OF few days with friends and
| relatives
\ Frederick G. Fleetwood, secretary of
state, who was registered at Hotel Barre
| while transacting business in Washing
ton county, has returned to his home In
| MorTisville.
| Miss Margaret Lawlor, who has been
| visiting the past few days at the home
of Miss Irene Grady of Merchant street,
| returned this forenoon to her home in
| Claremont, n H.
Edith Storey in "The Eyes of Mys.
terry" a Metro production, and Lone
some Luke" in "Luke's Wild Women"
will be the opening program at the Bijou
tomorrow adv.
| Mrs Robert Knox Is assisting in the
office of the d. NJ. Miles Coal company
| during the absence Of Mrs. w S. Milne,
who was called to 0tisville, N Y, by the
/ illness Of her husband.
\ Mrs. o. E. Huntoon who has been
visiting during the past few days with
friends and relatives in this city and
Williamstown, returned this forenoon to
her home in Lyndonville.
Mrs. B. w Hooker and her daughters,
Mrs. Cutler and Miss Bertha Hooker, Of
Park street, have returned from Greens.
boro, where they have been encamped at
Lake Caspian for several weeks.
Mrs Edward LaFountain of John
street has just received news that her
youngest brother, Private Henry Queor
of Massena, N ", who left Camp Upton
last May, has arrived safely in France.
Leroy Anderson, sailor in the T. S.
navy, who has been passing a furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. An
derson Of Warren street, returned TO an
Atlantic port this forenoon to reioin his
shipmates
thomas Bradlee Of the extension sery-
ice Of the state university and Walter
Crockett, formerly editor of the Mont
pelier Journal, who is in charge of pub
\ Barre friends to-day while motoring
from Burlington to Bradford.
Ensign Lyman Whitcomb of the U. S.
naval reserve has arrived in the city
from Pelham Bay, L. l., where he is at.
tached to the Pelham bay naval training
station, to spend furlough OF few
days at the home Of HIS mother, Mrs
Whitcomb of the seminary hill.
John o'Keefe of East street, who has
been spending the past two weeks at
Queen City park at Burlington, returned
to the city this forenoon. Mr., O'Keefe,
who has been taking a vacation from his
duties at the Homer Fits store during
the past two weeks, expects to resume
his duties Monday forenoon.
Luke Gallagher of Short street, who
occupies the well known shoe shining
establishment at the corner Of Depot
square, Is taking a vacation Of a few
days and left the city yesterday on a
short fishing trip. During his absence,
his interests In the shoe shining position
are being looked after by William Noon
, an Of North Main street,
Orreste BofIin Of the Union Clothing
store received a postcard this morning
from Private Frank Miano, stating that
he had arrived safely overseas. Private
Miano was employed in Barre as bar
Der until few months ago, when he en-
listed in the mechanics unit and was
stationed at Burlington for time. When
he was honorably discharged because Of
slight physical defect, he wrote Barre
friends that he would make another eff
fort to enlist It is thought that he en-
listed later In the infantry.
Pearl street tenants Of the building
owned by R. E. Henderson of Wells River
are to reoceupy their places of business
tomorrow, after lapse of 10 days, in
which extensive repairs have been made
The Biiou theatre, formerly established
, | in the Arcade building, has been trans
ferred TO the Pavilion, where shows will
start tomorrow. Ernest Letourneau,
whose restaurant was closed for several
days, Is to reopen his place Monday.
The interior Of the theatre has been new
ly decorated and repairs have been made
on the exterior.
! Bartenders and wine merchants Jour.
. neyed to East Barre and beyond for
. their annual outing to-day. Licensed
! establishments were closed to permit the
licensees and their employees to celebrate
Stark's victory over the Hessians at Ben
! nington, and the Warren Nye farm, so
called, near Kimball corner, was chosen
as the rendezvous The picnickers were
preceded by we'll organized commits
sary, and at noon shore dinner was
served on the banks Of Jail branch. This
afternoon first. and seventh-class license
employees were opposed to each other on
the baseball diamond, and numerous side
4 entertainments were due to include a
tug of-war with a case Of Bevo as the
trophy.
A large number of buyers assembled
at the old Stanley farm in Washington
Yesterday to attend the auction sale CON
4 Quoted for Arthur Partridge, and salts
/ factory prices prevailed. Pure bred COWS