The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

IALh Or The TOWN
Good values in paint brushes at A. ".
Beckley's.
! Special cleanup sale of thin dresses
at Abbott's.
B. P. White of Maple Grove, who is
passing the summer at Lake Caspian,
is at his home for few days.
Miss Mary Drumgold left Saturday by
auto for st. Adams bay, where she will
spend vacation of two weeks with
| friends.
Do not forget the auction sale of house
hold goods Thursday, July rs, p. M,
also in the evening. o. j. Dodge, 200
North Main street.
Mrs. Grace Morgan of Prospect street
received postcard to-day, stating that
her son, Private William Morgan, has
arrived safely overseas
! Herman G. Davis of Washington street
returned to the city last evening from
/ Nashua, N. d., where he has been visit
ing during the past few days.
Kio Granai, who has been passing a
furlough at his home on North Main
street, returned to an Atlantic port last
night to rejoin the merchant marine.
Mr.. and Mrs Talbert of 20 AveriIl
street left yesterday for East Hardwick,
being called there by the death of Mrs.
Talbert's mother, Mrs. Henry G. Stevens.
Closing out sale of lawn mowers, gar
den hose, oil stove ovens, Quick Meal
gasoline stoves, Sterno canned heat
kitchenette. L. A. Prindle, Worthen
block.
Mrs. Lester w. Heath is employed at
the Vermont sanatorium at Pittsford,
where Mr.. Heath is being much benefited
by the treatment he is receiving at that
institution.
Don't forget to send in your savings
account books for verifcation before
Aug. l. A large number have already
complied with the law and sent them
in, but there are many more to be veri
fed before Aug. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward York of Boston,
former residents of Barre, who have been
passing several days in the city and
Montpelier, left to-day by automobile
for East Calais and Hardwick. They
will return to Massachusetts, Friday aft
ernoon.
Hugho V. Ramella, a son Of Mrs. G.
/ Ramella of Berlin street and former
employee of B. w. Hooker & Co., who re-
Gently graduated from a school of EN-
J bal1ning in New York, left last night
with metropolitan contingent for Camp
Meade to train in the selectiye service
army.
Marshheld was the center Of attraction
| for a large number Of Barre young peo-
pie last evening, the cause being dance
given by Reardon's orchestra of this city.
! The orchestra was assisted by Harold
Sault of Randolph, the former Goddard
seminary drummer. The reports Of the
evening tended to show that an enjoy.
able time was spent by large number.
Another kerosene stove baked this
morning and nearly a mile run for the
auto fire truck and crew resulted. A de-
fective stove in the house at 81 Beckley
street, owned by John Trow and occu-
pied by the family of ]. Lotti blew up
around Ii o'clock. Police headquarters
got the first call and then the tenants Of
the house notified the fire station. While
the fremen were hurrying TO Beckley
street Mrs. Lott used copious applica-
lions of water to extinglish the fire in a
pile of clothes and the danger was over.
Little damage was done and the fremen
returned to quarters at once II was the
second kerosene explosion in two days.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mr.. and Mrs. b.
Ralph Ryder and Misses Phyllis and
Eloise Ryder of Riverton, ~ j., Mr. and
Mrs. G. r. Earle, Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Churchill and Mrs. Lizzie Gill Of Morris
vile, ]. f. Fletcher of Sherbrooke, p. O.,
G. H Read and Fred Gregg of Baltimore,
Md, Mr. and Mrs. L. Benz and family Of
! Westerly, R. L, c. L. Payne of Syracuse,
N. ", Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fairman Of
Philadelphia, Misses s. ]. Scudder and
! M. Il. Scudder of Newton, Conn, Miss
j. NJ Waugh of New Haven, Conn, John
Ray of Philadelphia, and chauffeur, A. H.
Radcliffe Of New Haven, Conn, Harwood
Paul of Boston.
Twenty friends of Dr. w, r. LaEell
gave him a surprise party last evening
which took the nature Of a farewell, as
he is leaving Friday evening for New
York to take a special course in the
Rockefeller institute before going to
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, to serve as a
captain in the army medical corps. The
visitors gathered on South Main street
and entered the house unannounced, but
the doctor, although visibly affected by
the appearance of so many friends, re-
sponded to the occasion and received the
company Hospitality. There followed an
impromptu program of music in which
James Bennett, the well known Barre
tenor, figured conspicuously During the
evening City Attorney William Wishart,
speaking in behalf Of the visitors, pre-
sented DR.. Lazell wrist watch, the re-
cipient responding. A luncheon was