The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-25
TALKOFTHE TOWN

by illness from his duties in the Uniol
Clothing store.
Miss A. T.. Roberts OF Boston has com,
! for an extended stay at the home OF he
sister, Mrs. L. b. Glidden, os 55 Parl
street.
+, Heber G. Cady and Henry w. 0rser o
. Mortified, officials of the Mortified Saw
ings bank were business visitors in tht
city yesterday,
Mario Monti. who has been employed
in Worcester, Mass, for the past two
years, has returned to Barre and will
make his home here,
BENJAMIN Gasparelo of Washington
street returned last evening from New
York. where he has been spending the
past few DAYS ON short business trip,
CONGRESSMAN Porter H. Dale spoke in
chapel at Spauding high school this
morning and gave vivid account of his
experience in the war-torn sections of
Europe and what he saw ON his recent
visit to England and France.
The body of Mrs. Maddalena Per
ruchetti) Chin of A Park street, wife of
the late Nicola Chini whose death oc-
Cured in the state hospital at Water
bury Wednesday, arrived in the city over
the Central Vermont railroad last even
| ing. Funeral services will be held in
the Perry 4 Noonan mortuary chapel in
Depot square Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock The remains viii be placed in
the receiving vault at Elmwood to await
interment in the family lot at Hope Gem
etery in the spring.
The toll rate from Montpelier and
Barre TO Mortified has been reduced
from Is to 10 cents. The l0-cent rate
has no particular party privilege, that is
subscribers call for number just the
same as they do between Barre and
Montpelier, the only exception being,
that these calls are for the present han
died by the toll operators. Later ar
rangements will be ma e to have these
calls handled by the local operator as
in the case of the other l0-eent calls.
The rate OF 10 cents is for five minutes
conversation.
The publishers of the Boston Evening
Transcript receive great many letters
from distant points requesting back pa
pers containing some article published in
The Churchman Afield department of the
Saturday Transcript. They frequently
are obliged to reply that the demand for
such articles has been so great that the
edition has been sold out. The only
way to be sure Of securing what many
people call the best religious and church
survey published in New England and
by far the best published in any daily
newspaper in the world is to become
regular subscriber to the Saturday Even
ing Transcript adv.
At his home on Harrington avenue
last evening, Clark kesson was sur
prised by the mastering OF some 35 of
his young friends. The affair was in the |
nature OF farewell party for the young |
man, who expects to leave the city in |
the near future. An enjoyable program |
of games and music included vocal solos !
by Miss Jennie Milne and Miss Jennie /
David The honor Of making presenta
tion to the host fell TO Miss Elizabeth /
Gray, who rendered him a signet ring
a. token of the esteem in which he is
held by his young friends. Before the
guests were permitted to take their de-
parture, substantial luncheon was
served under the direction Of Mrs. A.
Hadden.
At the home of Miss Christina Murray /,
on South Main street Wednesday even
ing, Mrs. Robert Findley of South Main
street found herself in the hands of
about Is Of her lady friends. An i'm
program of musical selections
made up an enjoyable evenings enter
ainment, vocal solos being rendered by
he Misses Mary Stuart, Margaret Muiry, /,
Annie NIackay and Angie Nanetti, while
he Misses May Lake and Bella Gordon
presided at the piano. During the even. i
pn r. he 80 i.
articles OF linen and silver
ware, she responding in an appropriate
manner A substantial luncheon was 4,
eryed by Mrs. Daniels and the Misses II
iaekay and Murray. /
Cards were received in the city yester- /
lay announcing the wedding of Miss In
Kate Oliver, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William Oliver Of Elm street, to W. Il. If
bailey of Providence, R. l., who is at /
resent sailor in the u. !. navy, and b
] stationed at the Providence training u
tation. The ceremony was performed v
( Fitchburg, Mass, where Miss Oliver Ii
as been employed in large studio for W
everal months Miss oliver was for r.
lerly a resident of Barre and was EN-. Il
loved at the DR. Jarvis Office in the Il
Lowland block for some time prior to go
ig to Fitehbnrg. Mr. Bailey is a grad Il
ate of Brown university at Providence "
nd was employed a. a travelling sales h
ian before his enlistment in the [. S. tx
avy several months ago. q
Another letter from Arthur n. Mac o.
onald OF the Canadian engineers, now II
France, has been received by his moth
:. He says. We'll, we had very Il
BOD Christmas. Ham and eggs for Il
turkey and dressing, mashed II
1tatoes and plum pudding for dinner, e
I'D ham and mince pie for supper. / e
Ut in better day than / did last 10
hristmas, when | ate my dinner in
rty Greek restaurant in Swift Cur Ga
mt tSask.l." The writer acknowledges tn
ceipt of several boxes from relatives 10
I'd friends in Grsnitevile and Saskateh til
van. He continues. 81 thought we isu
ere going. to have Christmas without th
ow, but it started showing in the
ternoon and we have just enough TO he
yer the ground The winters here are an
rtainly not as severe as they are at tr
me til
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