The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
Talk OF THE TOWN

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to-day
Fancy figured voiles 3s inches wide, at
zoe a yard. Little Dry Goods Store, 8
Cottage street.
+. Bartine Of Burlington is making q
visit of several days with friends and
relatives in the city.
Henry Dessureau of Grand Mere, 7.
O., arrived in the city last night for a
soiourn of several weeks
Charles i. Converse of Church street, a
city letter carrier, is taking a vacation
from his duties at the Barre postotiice.
Deputy Chief Harry Gamble has re-
sumed work in the police department,
after passing few days at the j, Is.
Pirie camp in Marshield.
Mrs. Z. A, Bugbee Of Orange street re
turned to the city yesterday from Pitts
field, Mass, where she visited her son,
Arthur E. Bugbee, who is about to join
the colors
Paul Mammolo of Seminary street re-
sumed his duties at the Peoples Ma
tional bank yesterday forenoon, after
spending vacation of the past two
weeks at Highgate Springs.
Cosmos Casendinos of North Main
street, proprietor of the Sugar Bowl can
dy store, left the city yesterday for
Montreal, where he win spend vaca-
tion of several days with friends.
Dance after the concert in Rowland
hall Tuesday night for the benefit Of the
band. Good music by even-piece or
chestra. Admission, gents 75e, ladies
free. Dancing until o'clock adv.
Robert Mcknight arrived in the city
on Saturday evening from Springfield,
Mass. where he is employed in a muni-
tions plant, to spend visit of several
days at his home on the Forsyth place.
Archie Taft of Washington street re-
sumed his duties as a clerk at the Quar-
ry Savings Bank & Trust company yes
terday forenoon. after having had va
cation of the past two weeks from his
duties.
DR.. and Mrs. j. W. Jackson of South
Main street and Mrs. Edward Jackson
returned to the city Sunday by automo-
bile from Old Orchard, Me-, where they
have been making a stay of the past two
weeks.
Bailey's Music Rooms at the present
time are showing large line of pianos
and victrolas, They are also demonstrat-
| ing the auto-piano, the instrument that
is being used on the battleship Vermont
and others of its class. Call and get
prices and terms; lis North Main street,
phone 369. W.--adv.
Graniteyille contributed two respond
ents to the municipal court hopper this
morning when Renio Parizo and Murdo
McAuley each acknowledged second of.
! tense of intoxication The men were
locked up last night Magistrate H. w.
Scott imposed sentences of SIS and costs
in each case and the respondents expect
to settle.
/ Misses Elizabeth Paul of West Pstter-
son street and Alice Gray of Murray
street returned to the city last evening
from Boston and vicinity, where they
have been visiting with friends and rela-
tiyes during the past several days Dur
ing their absence they spent a short time
with number of friends who are sta
toned at the Aver cantonment.
A tree bearing blossoms and well-de-
veloped apples on the same limb is one
Of the curiosities to be seen at Walter
Smiths home on the quarry road. Sew
eral limbs burgeoned last week, and the
blossoming continued until the tree re-
sembled small corner of an orchard in
May time Russet apples have appeared
in numbers, and except for the summer
blossoms the tree appears normal in ev-
cry respect.
Lester Collins Of st. Adams, who has
been spending furlough of the past sew
eral DAYS with Mrs Collins, who is act
ing as ticket agent at the Central Yer
mont railroad Office for several days in
the absence of Miss Lillian Roberts, who
is taking a vacation from her duties, re.
turned yesterday to Montreal, where he
will reioin his shipmates on board one
Of Uncle Sans cruisers. Mr.. Collins is
attached to the ship as wireless oper-
ator
At the home of Mrs. Byron Wright on
Highland avenue last evening q farewell
surprise was rendered Mrs. Garrett Rob-
erts, who left this noon for Springfield
Mass, to Join her husband, who works
in an armory there. A delightful even
ing was spent There were piano solos
BY Mrs. A. L. Pierce and Mrs. Byron
Wright and a vocal solo by Grover Hall
Whist was played and light refreshments
were served, and during the evening Mrs
4 Pierce presented Mrs. Roberts set OF
silver soup spoons and percolator.
i Book donations for the soldiers and
sailors are coming in but slowly at the
Aldrich public library Thus far fewer
than 100 volumes have been contributed
and the librarian and her assistants are
beginning to fear that Barre's quota in
the latest book campaign will not be
met People who have shelf full Of
books are urged to look them over care.
fully with view to selecting therefrom
copies that they believe would prove in.
teresting to our fighting men. They may
be left at the library any time.
From The Daily Report of Ontario
Cal, July 20, the following item was
clipped, which will be of interest to ac
quaintances in this vicinity: Mrs. P. A
Newton died at her home, 420 West
street, at IL moon to-day, aged II years
She is survived by widower and two
children, Mrs Alice Dufur and r. ID
Newton of Ontario Mrs Newton was
born at Topsham, Vt, April /, lS47.'
Burial was in Bellevue cemetery in On,
tario Mrs. Newton resided in West
Topsham for many years and has rela
tiyes there.
Dean T Bassett Of upper Prospect
street, former rural mail carrier, is in
disposed as the result of an accident
whichthe sustained Sunday while getting
in load Of millet. Mr.. Bassett hac
guided his horses into the barn and wai
about to unhitch them when one of tht
pair gave start which brought the pol,
mr., intaA Ahn dri,tn Mhn hl.,aIr