The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
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pears, peaches and plums at the Vermont
/! Fruit Store.
Charles Mills of Orange and Frank
Martin of Williamstown were among
the business visitors III the city to-day.
| Atty. Frank G, Williams of Bradford
and Deputy Sheriff George A. Tracy of
Chelsea were Barre business visitors
yesterday.
On account of the reception at Spaud-
ing, the young people Of the Universalist
church win hold their corn roast Satur-
day evening at o'clock.
Mrs. Gertrude Milne Of Church street
left the city yesterday for Boston and
vicinity, where she expects to make a
visit Of indefinite length.
| Frank keenan, as the man who stakes
his all on the theory that God is only a
superstition in LOADED Dice" Pathe
| feature, at the Biiou today.-adv,
| Virgil Pombrio, who has been EN-
ployed at the Fore River shipbuilding
yards at Quincy, Mass, several months,
returned to the city last evening.
Miss Abbie Alvord of Mortified, who
has been taking vacation of several
days from her duties as clerk at the
uuiutI Iitls sbuit1 lCbuAutu hci uuViSo
| this forenoon.
Private John Cleverio arrived in the
city last evening from Camp Jackson,
S. c., where he is attached to the artil-
lery section, to spend furlough of few
days in the city.
Those donating to Presbyterian rum
mage sale Saturday, send bundles to
church Friday from 3 to or to I p. m.
If unable to send them, call 1853 NJ or
456-ll and they viii be called for.ady.
Vincitia lodge of Pythians is getting
ready to hold a reception and dance in
honor of grand lodge officers who are to
visit Barre next week. The festivities
will center in Rowland hail. and every
Pythian in this vicinity is to be invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Lander Of
Washington street and Mrs. J $. Howell
of Park street left the city this fore
noon for Lebanon, n H., where they ex-
|. pect TO spend few days at the home Of
the formers daughter, Mrs. Lawrence
Rising
Il Miss Hyacinth Evans, who has been
attached to the nurses staff at the Hol-
yoke City hospital at Holyoke, Mass,
several months, arrived in the city last
evening from Berlin, n H., where she
has been visiting for the past few days
to spend an indefinite visit with friends
in the city.
Parents please notice There will be
rehearsal for the beginners and the
primary department of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock This is for promotion exer-
cises, which will be held Sept. % at the
Sunday school hour
Word was received in the city yester-
day announcing the birth Of a daughter
last Friday, Sept. 10, TO Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Adam. Mr. and Mrs. Adam
are former residents of this city, al.
though they have been making their
home in Quincy, Mass, where the former
is employed at the Fore River shipbuild
ing yards.
A Mortified frantic worker who is
well known among the granitecutters
Of Barre had the unique distinction Of
registering hast Thursday with the
knowledge that four OF his sons are al.
ready in the service. Three of them have
enlisted in the past two years, and Jthe
fourth Joined the British colors in 1914
Not long ago one Of them was reported
missing in action.
First principles in football are to en-.
gage the attention Of many candidate:
at Goddard seminary tonight. as Coach
W. J. Sweat, who succeeds Mr. McGin'
mis- as the athletic director on the hill
top this year, has issued call for mate
rial, and while the first scrimmage may
be postponed several days, the men viii
be given try-out at once. Most OF this
| older men who figured in the fall sport
| at Goddard last year are either with
the colors or ON the point of entering
the national army, so that Coach Sweat
il confronted with the task Of building
team out Of new material, although
| a number Of the new students are famjl
| lar with the game. Football Is being
agitated at Spaulding high school, al
though it is possible that the school viii
remain out of the field this fall.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre las
{ might and this morning included the fol
lowing people: Mr.. and Mrs, A, H. viii
!, comb of Chester, Mrs NJ d. Wells ant
! Mrs. S. j. Weisnell of Cabot, Mr.. ant
{ Mrs. Theodore w. Reed A. r. Morrow o
& Boston Mr. and Mrs. George c. Aims
: worth of Kingston, n, S., Mr.. and Mr.:
IC. G. Horne, Mr. and Mrs, w. H. Darling
Master Robert d. Horne and Mr. Sulli
van of Brookline, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs
w. f. Corliss and SON. Philip, of Yves
Akron, o., Charles S. Ashley, Miss II,
Ashley. Mr.. and Mrs b. Barney an
u. B. johnson Of New Bedford Mass
III. L. Burnham of Milton, s. NJ Fraser O
Bristol, John 7. Shea and l.. A. Ware
Of Boston. Miss Dorothy Light Misse
Ethel NJ. Warren and Edna f. Warren c
Boston. J H. Riley of East Berkshire
j. L. Thorne of Chichester, n, g., F. y
Partch Of New Haven, II, S. McConnc
g Of Springfield, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Cour
o ter of Lyndonville.
1t IL only a matter Of time when ID
cal and nterurban fares over the road {
the Barre 8 Montpelier Traction & Pow
err Co. are increased to 8 and 30 cent
respectively, in the judgment Of ofiicia
Of the road, who express themselves a
being entirely satisfied with the vot
: taken by the city council Tuesday ever
/ ing, when only one member opposed tn
! motion to grant the petition of the con
] pany for permission to raise its fare
I Operators on the road are anxiousl
! awaiting the increase, and it is expecte
/ that the revision of the fare sChedu
as well as the wage scale will be a
] complished by Oct. |. Montpelier's cit
council fayors the increase, and at Il
I Informal conference Saturday eyenir