The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

called on friends IN the city yesterday
and to-day.
Adjourned meeting of tool sharpeners'
branch, No. 2, in polishers' hall Wednes-
day evening at o'clock.
L. R. Fletcher, a well known Wood
bury quarter, was Barre business Wis
itor yesterday and to-day.
Viola Dana in Opportunity" Metro
feature, and a Drew comedy, "Their
First" Biiou to-day.-adv
Miss Elma Bianchi, daughter Of Peter
Bianchi of First street, was operated on
at the City hospital last evening.
Miss Doris Jones, who finished work
at the Woolworth store Saturday night,
Is taking a commercial course at God
dard seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. w. Mecher of Park
street, who have been absent for some
weeks while visiting relatives in Maine,
are expected home tomorrow.
Atty. Raymond j. Trainor of White
River Junction, who is secretary of the
Vermont Local Option league, was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Take Notice: On account Of the pre-
yailing epidemic, the parish supper, which
was to have been held in the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening. is
postponed
NJ. w. Cook, who was arrested yester
day on an intoXication charge, appeared
before Magistrate H. w Scott in munich
pal court and paid fine Of IS and costs,
after acknowledging first offense.
H. A. Holt, who is laid up with the
prevailing influenza, is reported little
/ Iat4nr - ,xy ~ Mr. Hoif'a har.
beers are laid up with the disease. just
as soon as he or they are able to resume
work again, his shop will be re-opened
Tonight in the court room at city
hall Barre Democrats will assemble in
caucus to elect city committee, and to
consider plans for the November election.
The meeting is called by the chairman
of the present city committee and 1t will
be held at o'clock
Mrs. Maude p. Derrick of st. Adams,
grand senior OF the Pythian Sisters Of
| Vermont, arrived in the city to-day to
| attend the state convention. The grand
chief of the order, Miss Lillian Zottman
of Burlington, arrived last evening and
il registered at Hotel Barre.
Telegraph dispatches announce that
the store Of Abbott Bros. in Lewiston,
\ Me, was robbed last Sunday night of
\ furs and evening dresses to the value of
\ SIS 600, it being the second time in three
/ years that fur thieves have visited this
store. Willis Abbott, formerly Of Barre
and of the Homer Fits Co. is one of the
partners in this store.
AT the funeral of Peter Miro, aged 20,
former Barre bow, whose death oe-
Cured in Quincy, Mass, last Wednesday,
the bearers were: A. II. Fasola, L. Ruga,
Louis Miro. Louis Gomez, l.. Ceruit and
Joseph BELL. Services We're held in the
home Of the deceased's father, Louis
Miro, at 100 North Seminary street,
Barre, Sunday afternoon at o'clock
4 the body having arrived in Montpelier
II Saturday evening Interment was made
in Green Mount cemetery at the capital
Special efforts are being made tc
arouse the interest Of the women in the
forthcoming Liberty bond campaign
4 Here in Washington county a well or.
ganized committee plans 10 assist mate
H rally the work which the committee Of
II men has undertaken. Barre women are
H included in the appeal that has gone out
II from headquarters, and it is more thar
H probable that they win respond actively
H when the opportunity for service in tht
n way Of canvassing as well as in Other
j ways Is presented. The campaign opens
saturday.
: Barre people, upon learning of tht
= death of Postmaster William i. Murray
: Of Boston, recall the occasion seyera
years ago when he spoke at largely at
:. tended Democratic rally in the opera
. house. On the same evening it CHANGED
. that the Spanish. American war veterans
= of Washington county were holding {
! fall reunion in Barre and after the rally
= Mr.. Murray kindly consented to address
: the bows of '9S He was one Of thu
Youngest veterans of the war and at th,
i. time of his enlistment in Massachusetts
! volunteer regiment he bore the reputa
! ton of being the only schoolboy Il
II greater Boston to be accepted for mill
tary service.
n Mr. and Mrs Grover A. Caven Of New
Haven, Conn, are visiting for few day
n in the city. Mr.. Caven, who is the sol
lie Of Mrs Elsie Caven of Mount street, ant
Miss Wis E. George, daughter of MIR. ant
, Mrs R. G. George of Elmore street, wer
It married in New Haven, where they hav
A been making their homes during the pas
8, Eyear, on Sept 81 by Rev. Theodore Fisch
or. pastor of the Universalist church
r After a short visit in the city they ex
-e pect to return to New Haven, where the,
10 are to reside at 557 Winthrop avenue
" Both the bride and the groom are wei
al known in this city and the good wishe
Of large circle of friends are EXTENDS
to them, Last Friday evening at NeN
- Haven. a shower was rendered Mis-
George by number of her friends, Their
being several Barre people present at tn
affair Among those from this city wer
10 Mrs. Perley Witham, Misses Jessie an
Marjorie Bartlett, Mrs. Labelle and Mrs
!, Albert Wood Many useful presents wer
u received by the bride.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre las
- night and this morning included the fol
lowing people; Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Roth
child Of Chicago, H., G. o. Morse Q
/ Hardwick, f. L. Laird of Barnet, f. I
I Fletcher of Woodbury., John G. Marsto
! Of Woodsville, n a., P. w, Stearns Q
st. Johnsbury ]. NJ Davis of WoburT
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. +. F. Taylor of Bos
! ton, Raymond Trainor of White Rive
! Junction, Alfred f. Watson Of HARTFORD
LIN. c. Iailly of Springfield, Mrs. Carrie
] Angel and Mrs L. S. Hanley Of Below
| Falls, II. A. Miles of Boston, Donald !
Robb of Newton, Mass. Robert L. Seek
ins of Waterville, Me-, G. B. Duncan {
J McIndoes Falls, H. f. Tozier of Mar
chester, r. I. Craig of st. Johnsbur,
EC. w. Wentworth of Madison, Wis,
lie. Kendrick Of Burlington, Mrs. A. |