The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-20
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4 Visit the Park theatre to day. adv.
II See those new silk dresses at Abbott's s.
1 Regular meeting of Bright Star Re
| bekah lodge, No IS, Wednesday evening,
Aug Il, at s o'clock.
II Mrs. w A. Walker and children are
| passing several days with relatives in
Schenectady, N, r.
| Thomas Farrell, engineer on the Barre
branch, IL back at the throttle after an
illness Of three weeks.
The ladies' union Of the Uniyersalist
church will hold business meeting at
$3.50 Wednesday afternoon.
Regular meeting Of tool sharpeners'
branch No. 2, Wednesday evening at 7
o'clock in polishers' hall Important.
Again this morning fog which set
tied in the valleys interviewed between a
frost and the probable ruin Of many
gardens.
| Mrs. James Mackay and Miss Hazel
Mackay Of Park street have been camp
ing for few days at Joe's pond in
Danville
| Ruth Clifford and Rupert Julian in
| Midnight Madness" Bluebird feature,
and Drew comedy, at the Biiou to-
| day.-adv.
| William Wright of North Seminary
street returned to the city last night
| from visit with friends in Boston and
Quincy, Mass.
\ Mrs. B. H. Griffith and daughter of
\ south Main street have returned from a
/ stay of several days at Queen City Park,
near Burlington.
/ Lowell Drown of Walnut street went
to Danyille to-day to assist in the com
/ pletion of garage which his father is
erecting at Joe's pond
l Mr., and Mrs. Roy French, who have
been living on Prospect street, are NOV
\ ing their household goods into an apart
ment in the Miles building
\ Miss Sophia Rossi of High Holborn
l street is taking vacation from her du-
ties at the Standard Granite company
office in the Aldrich building.
The w. G. T. u. win hold its annual
picnic at Dewey park Wednesday after
noon, Please take the l;l5 ear, All mem
bers and friends are invited.
\ Miss Marion Rickert of fremont street
1 and Miss Rose Tomasi of North Main
L street left to-day by automobile for Rut-
H land, where they are to visit friends for
H a few days.
II Private John Aletti, who has been
H spending l5-day furlough at the home
II of Mrs p Casellini of Cottage street re-
Il turned Saturday evening to Spartanburg
h $. G., where he is attached to the 57th
Il pioneers.
II Miss Margaret McQuade Of the Miles
4 building, who has been passing several
1 weeks with relatives in Quincy, Mass,
/ and vicinity, has returned home to enter
/ the employ of DIR. D. O. Jarvis as an office
/ assistant
II N, G. Santau, piano tuner, of Burling-
4 ton will be in town for few days only.
Il If you wish to have him tune your piano
Il place your order at once at Bailey's Mu-
H sic Rooms, lis North Main street. Phone
Il number 369-W.
Il Miss Mildred Mctiue of North Main
Il street, who is taking a vacation from
II the Office of the Perry Auto Co., and Miss
H Frances Nelson left this morning for
H Danyille, where they are passing week
H in camp at Ioe's pond.
II Miss Lillian Mcdonald and John Me,
II Donald, who have been visiting at the
II home of their uncle, James Mcdonald OF
II Eastern avenue, during the past two
H weeks, returned this forenoon TO their
H home in Norwood, Mass.
U Cards from DIR. j. w. Stewart, who re-
. signed his office as city health officer soor
! after receiving an appointment as lieu
: tenant in the army medical corps state
: that he arrived safely in Atlanta, Ga.
4 and is now doing duty in a base hospital
Z An official inspector, with weighing
7 apparatus. came to town to-day to test
I the heavy scales at the H. & w. r
: freight station off Prospect street. The
] apparatus used in making the most deli
cate test of the scales possible il much
: larger than the device ordinarily EN-,
! ployed, and a large number Of people
: were attracted to the NJ. & W. R. YARD
I while the process Of testing was under
Z way
4 The great northern diver, or loon
which created bit OF diversion fol
I Brooklyn street people last week when il
appeared in the river below the Prospect
: street bridge has moved it's acquati,
. quarters farther south. This morning
the bird was riding along the surface oil
the water near the gas plant, while 8
! small host of boys on the banks were
] bringing its stormy career to an enc
Z with sticks and stones TnnumerabIt
= dives in the past few days have not ex
A hausted the loon and it may yet survive
: the bombardment directed by its would
! be destroyers.
After retracting her original plea oil
not guilty, Mrs, Rosa Brusa Of Granite
] street admitted in municipal court to
day that she was guilty of keeping in
toxicating liquor with intent to sell Hel
statement was made through Atty. J
; Ward Carver, counsel for the respondent
Magistrate IT, w. Scott, before whom The
woman was arraigned, continued the case
until Sept. 3, when Judgment and sen
tence win be passed, Mrs. Brusas ar
rest grew out Of raid made by the po
lice three weeks ago, when a seizure 81
z beer whiskey and wine was made on hel
Y premises. A disclosure and a complaint
: to Grand Juror William Wishart figured
4 in the proceedings. Mrs, Brusa is at lib
erty under bail.
\ Impending changes at city hall include
the transfer of police headquarters from
the basement to the first floor, but othel
alterations are in prospect, although it il
understood that the city officials are moi
u yubnlI1y II, ocanrd 70 fha diepnsiftnt