The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-03
Talk OF THE TOWN

Beckleys.
Special attention given to corset fit
tings. Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc.
Notice auction adv, Mrs. James Dun
can, IL Eastern avenue, Saturday, D. m.
Martins Book Store will be open from
8 to 7 Sunday evenings for sale Of New
York papers.-ady.
Mr., and Mrs, Gordon Northrup and
children OF South Royalton are visiting
at Frank R. and G. Il, Northrup's.
Lieut.. Il. 5. Britain and Mrs Britain
of spartanburg, 8. G., have been passing
a few days with friends in the city.
j. M. Baker, who has been visiting
in the city during the past few days, re.
turned last evening to his home in Mel.
rose, Mass.
Opening day Of Community Chautau-
qua Saturday at 2;30, concert by Lib
erty Maids; o'clock, war lecture by
Hon. Harry w. Seltzer-ady.
Rev. +. A. Wells Of New Haven, Conn,
has arrived in the city to pass the re-
mainder Of the month with his father,
Edward G. Wells Of East street
The case of State VS.. Fritz w. jackson,
charged with a violation of the automo-
bile statutes win be heard in municipal
court Monday. A jury is being empan-
eled to-day. The respondent has retained
John W. Gordon and States Atty Earle
R. Davis will prosecute.
Riley Burgess of the Cook q Watkins
Manufacturing Co., is moving his house
hold goods from the house on the Mont
pelier road which he recently sold to Mr..
Dwinell of Calais, into the apartment in
the Taft house at rs Washington street
recently vacated by H. H. Patch.
Mr.. and Mrs Percy Cowie arrived in
the city last evening from Bangor, Me-,
where the former is employed as clerk
at one of the large hotels, the trip to
this city being made by automobile
Mr., Cowie Is a former resident of this
city.
Charles Booth Of Webster avenue, who
has been employed at the Royal pool and
billiard parlors in the Jackson block dur
ing the past few months, expects to com
plete his duties there this evening. Mr.
Booth has not made any definite plans
for the future
Neil Miner, who has been visiting with
friends in the city during the past few
days, returned this forenoon to Albany,
n. y, where he is employed at the
headquarters of the Standard Oil com
pany. Mr.. Miner is 1917 graduate
from Goddard seminary.
Miss Margaret Maberini of Foss street,
who has been spending the past two
weeks visiting in New Haven. Conn,
and in New York City, returned to the
city last evening. Miss Maberini ex
poets to resume her duties as a clerk at
the Homer Fits store Monday.
Dewey park is the gathering place to-
day of the members Of the Odd Fellows,
Manchester Unity, and their families, to.
gether with the members of the ladies'
auxiliary, who viii hold joint picnic
at the Dewey park picnic grounds this
afternoon. In spite of several setbaeks,
the indications pointed to one of the
most successful events in the history Of
: the order, fine program Of field events
as well as other events having been ar.
ranged by the committee in charge.
Henry Magoon of Barre Town was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff w.
f. Bixby of East Barre and brought be.
fore Magistrate H. w. Scott on a com
plant made to Grand Juror A. c. Dickey
charging him with non support The re-
spondent contended that he had been sep
) arated from his wife less than two weeks
and was rather unready to acknowledge
the offense. Magistrate Scott ordered
him to pay his wife IS weekly and con-
tinued the case for three weeks, after
putting him under bail of $780,
Augusta Sanguinetti, the well known
Burnham's meadow granite manufactur-
er, who specializes in fine carving, has
under the hammer two Of the most not.
J able public memorials ever cut in Barre
granite A superb soldiers monument.
to be erected in Batavia, n. Y. is near
ing completion, and within a few DAYS
the manufacturer will have finished a
memorial fountain TO be placed in pub
lie square in Hartford, Conn Each is
an imposing memorial and has attracted
! a good deal of attention among granite
men, as well as visitors from out Of
town
Miss Lua Higgs Of Prospect avenue
and William oliver, jr, of Park street,
the former of whom is taking a vacation
from her duties at the L. S. Gates gran
lite office in the Rowland building, re-
turned TO the city this forenoon from
Highgate Springs, where they have been
camping at Platt's cottage during the
past week. They were accompanied to
this city by Rev. and Mrs. Albert Abbott
and children of Moretown, formerly of
this city, who expect TO make visit
of week at the home of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William oliver,
ST., Of Elm street.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
nipht and this morning were the follow
ing people; Mr.. and Mrs D. H. Merrill
of Montreal, P. O., Mr.. and Mrs, w. r.
Durham of Northport, Me-, c. e. Ames
of Bellows Falls, Miss Alice Barlow of
White River Junction, NJ. w. Abbott Of
Alstead, N. H., Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Black
more, Miss Sybil Blackmore and Mr. and
Mrs. r. J. Gilmore of Lowell Mass, Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Barrows, Mrs s. e. Stew
ems, E. S. Story of Morrisville, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. s. Gardiner of New York, Mr..
and Mrs f. w. Prescott of Woodstock,
Mr.. and Mrs f. f. Rogers of Middletown
Springs, f. H, Lyford of Waterbury, w
B. Vincent and party of Providence, R. l.,
Franklin Yane of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs
Il Norwood of Woodsville, N. H., G. w.
Alvord of Waterbury w. B. G. Stickney
Of Rutland. John G. Sargent of Ludlow
\ Thrift stamp sales by the city and
rural mail carriers working out of the
Barre postoffice are mounting higher and
higher, although the men in gray remain
long way from the goal they have set
for themselves. Five months of inten-
sive campaigning are ahead of them, and
while the results thus far have been
quite satisfactory they expect to better