The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

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II Big reduction on paints and yarnishs
II at A. v Beckley's.
III Emily Stevens In fve.reel Metro fea
n ture, "Outwitted" Biou TO day -. adv,
H II. NJ. farnham of Montpelier will ole
at private sale Wednesday morning, Ma,
/ 20, 30 Iowa horses. adv.
H Miss Florence A. Strong, who has bee
H passing several weeks in the city, Ia
gone TO Mortified for visit before re
turning to Burlington.
NJ. b. Hillegas, state commissioner o
education, and Clyde NJ. Hill, superin
tendent of junior high schools in Yer
mont, were Barre visitors yesterday.
William Minard began work yesterda,
as foreman at the Cutler livery, sue
ceeding James Mclaughlin, who is work
ing for the American Express company
Miss Marjorie Wheeler returned las
evening to Waterbury. where she is EN-
ployed in granite office, after spending
the week end with relatives in this city
All members of the Presbyterian Bibl,
class wishing to Join in the outing al
Dewey park Wednesday evening ar,
asked to take the 5;45 electric. Lunch
will be provided.
Mrs Patrick H. OKelly and little
dthkuttIf Nlit idNt bttH NieillUK NJ lUt
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
0'kelly of Howes place, have returned
to their home in Boston.
Charles Gray arrived in the city yes
terday forenoon from Hartford, Conn
where he has been employed for several
months in munitions plant, TO spend a
few days at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Gray of Murray street.
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the Church street plant of the Tauber-
| Ryttenberg company, and operations
there are being conducted on a larger
scale than at any time since the business
was established An enlargement of the
plant is contemplated.
Evidently through a misunderstanding
as to the real purpose of the flower beds,
lot owners at Hope cemetery are picking
the flowers to use on graves. The ceme-
terry authorities know that the acts are
not wantonly committed, and take this
opportunity to ask that tulip beds and
other flower beds in the cemetery be not
disturbed.
Perley Lafayette of Washington street
expects to leave the city this evening for
Boston, where he will undergo the physi.
cal examinations for the merchant ma
rine. During the past few days several
young men of this city have conferred
with f. G. Russell Of the Red Cross
Pharmacy concerning the merchant ma
rine, with the intention of enlisting in
the near future.
Friends of H. T. Deshazo in this city
will be interested to learn of his recent
enlistment in the L. S. navy. Mr. De-
shazo, who has been frequent visitor in
the city for some time, having been EN-
ployed as a travelling salesman for one
of the we'll known tobacco concerns for
several years, has been assigned to the |
Newport r. L. naval training station. |
He is member of the It'll company OF |
the sth regiment.
A service flag in honor of the members
of Barre Golf club who are now in war
service will be raised at the clubhouse on |
Memorial day. 1t is proposed that an
entrance fee be charged all who enter the
for the day, and the pro-
ceeds above the necessary expenses do
mated to the Red Cross work. In this
way, it is felt, the club can show its APP
probation of the services of its members
who are either in training or at the front.
1t is hoped that every member of the
club will be present and join the competi
tions, either In the forenoon or afternoon,
or both
Unforeseen developments having arisen
to prevent the speaker engaged to deliver
the Memorial day address from meeting
the engagement, the committee in North
field to-day invited Rev Edgar Cross
land, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, to substitute. Mr.. Grassland has
accepted the invitation and will speak in
Mortified Thursday afternoon If the
weather is favorable tomorrow after
noon, teachers and children at the North
Barre school on Beckley street are to
participate in pre- Memorial day exer- i
Uses on the lawn. Rev. Mr. Grassland |
will speak. 8
John Lukemeyer, representative of {
he Melrose Granite Co., st. Cloud, Mimi, {
arrived in the city to-day and is regis c
cred at Hotel Barre while passing sew g
raj days in the Barre granite district on Q
IN observation tour Mr.. Lukemeyer is
he largest owner of the Merose Granite I
o., whose combined straight granite ;
beds in the rapidly growing Minnesota X
ranite fields exceed 100 feet in length. I
lie is making his first visit to Barre, and u
while he has not yet visited the quarries t
nd manufacturing plants, he expects to
make thorough inspection before re-
urniDg west. u
Manager Tryon of the Goddard sem
nary baseball team has completed ar
with the Windsor team for ~
laying at the seminary campus Satur-
ay afternoon. The Windsor team is
ne of the strongest sggregations in the 4
tate, although the seminary team nosed n n
ut a victory at Windsor a few weeks :.
go after a close and extra inning game. ~
> that a good game is assured. As y
oliday bill, the signal corps team from
arlington will put in their appearance
the seminary campus Thursday. Sew
al ball players, who have been well
nown on prep" school teams, as well
! on college teams during the past few
'asons, are scheduled to appear in the
neup of the signal corps team.
Miss Lavinia Newell, head of the bu
au of women's work of the New Eng
nd division of the Red Cross, spoke
st evening to an audience of women
hich more than filed Aldrich hall Miss
ewell spoke briefly about some of the
ed Cross work which women have done.
II confined her remarks mostly 10 the
bject of knitting and garment making. |
ne emphasized the need of following |
ders without asking questions. and
oh one doing her part. The woman
lcker was hard hit. An opportunity |
r asking questions about knitting was
ven at the close of the address. Miss
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