The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

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J Special under muslin values in Alb.
bolts basement
See A. v. Beckley's adv, page 5. spe'
cial sale wall paper, adv.
/ Good auto tor hire Prices reasonable.
Call 100. Cutters livery.
Miss Lillian Gamble of Salem, Mass,
is visiting friends in town,
Miss Grace Brown left this morning
for Whitefeld, n H., to pass the summer.
Low prices on paints, varnishes etc, at
A. Y. Beckley's. Buy early, as they are
going fast
r. +. Churchill has purchased six head
of registered Holstein stock, five heifers
and a bull.
Mrs. q. Lapeer of Prospect street was
removed to the City hospital yesterday
for treatment,
J Miss Gertrude Eastman has returned
to her home in Orange, after passing sew.
eral weeks in the city.
Mrs. Eleanor Pollard of Brook street
has returned home, after passing several
days with friends in Boston.
Mrs. H. L. Campbell of fremont street
left this morning for a visit with rela-
tives near Lake Megantic, P. Q.
Miss Pearl Abare of Quechee and
friend passed the week and with Mr.. and
Mrs H, Matott, 80 Branch street.
Francis Il. Craddock of Highland ave-
nue. is taking his annual vacation from
his duties in the Drown pharmacy,
Ladies union rummage sale at Univer.
salist yestry Thursday afternoon and
evening. Donations will be left Wednes.
day. adv.
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trustees of the Barre City hospital will
be held at the hospital Wednesday even
ing at o'clock.
Paul Gerbetti and Dick Bizzozzero, who
have been passing few days at their
homes here, returned yesterday to
Springfield, where they are employed
A number of Barre young men, among
them several who have been reclassified
in the draft, went to the capital this
morning to take the physical examina-
ton for seleetive service.
Mrs. j. B. Herrick of Westfield, Mass,
Mrs. John Lumsden of Greenfield and
Laban Patch Of Greenfield and Mrs
Frank Bradbury of Trow hill were the
guests of D. R, Bradbury Monday.
Harry Bliss, who has been registered
at Hotel Barre while transactng bust
ness in the Barre granite district has re-
turned to Chicago ILL.,, where he is en-
gagged in the publishing business.
Adolphus B. Goneo, who ended q long
term of service in the city water depart.
ment a few weeks ago, went to Burling.
ton this morning for brief visit before
proceeding to Boston, where he is to be
employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Julian and the
latter's daughter, former residents Of
Barre, who have been visiting friends in
the city for few days, returned yester.
day to Portland, Me, making the trip by
automobile.
i Mr.. and Mrs. F. Z. Merrill of l0l Pros.
pect street left yesterday for an extended
trip to Springfield, Mass. They were &C.
Icompanied by their granddaughter, Miss
Dogma Haddican, who is to make her
home there.
/ Sergeant Harry w, Ayerill Of the Z. S.
hospital corps, who has been passing a
brief furlough in Barre as the guest of
Harry c. Fisher of Averill street, left
yesterday afternoon for Rockford, H.,
where he is stationed at Camp Grant.
4 Harold Faulkner, who has been spend
ing the past few days at the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Faulkner of
South Barre, returned yesterday to Bret
ton Woods, y. H., where he is employed
at that branch office Of the American Ex-
press company.
In the display window at the Dodge
Jewelry store this week there is an in
teresting display Of shells made in the
Canadian government plant at Sher.
brooke, P. Q. One who scans the exhibit
gets an excellent idea of the composition
and design of shrapnel shell. The am
munition was supplied by Fl. P. Brad
bury, former employee Of Mr., Dodge.
Matt. Healy, the well known monu-
ment setter who Is engaged on a project
in South Carolina, arrived in the city this
morning and proceeded at once to Gran.
iteville, having been summoned there by
the death of his aged father, Patrick
Healy, whose funeral was held this fore
noon Before returning to South Caro-
lima, Mr., Healy will spend few days at
his home on Maple avenue.
Potatoes of the 1917 crop are not being
allowed to spoil in farmers cellars to the
best of belief among local dealers, who
have been hard put to IL recently to sup
ply the demands of their customers. One
day recently a man canvassed every
, produce market in town without finding
potatoes For time there were no new
potatoes to be had, but small quantities
!, arriving after the Fourth last week and
early this week relieved the shortage
somewhat. New potatoes, even though
the dealers sold them at the rate Of four
pounds for rs cents, were eagerly bought
Riley Burgess who is one of the active
| partners in the Cook & Watkins Manu-
!, featuring Co., which purchased a stone
shed in Depot square last winter, is pre-
paring to move his family to Barre that
he may be able to devote more of his
time to his business interests. After va
eating their home on the Montpelier road,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess will occupy the
apartment in the house at the corner of
Washington and the east side of Mount
street, recently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs
H. H. Patch, who have moved to Morris
vile, where they have purchased home
1t is reported that Mr.. Burgess property
on the Montpelier road has been pur-
chased by Sergeant at Arms D. j. Owl
nell of Calais.
Transfer of the Office equipment Of the
d. Nj. Miles Coal Co., which has occupied
quarters in the Moore & Owens store for
many years, was effected last night, and
to-day the company was established in
its new office in the Gordon building.
The Office is attractively arranged, and
facilities for handling the rapidly grow.