The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-31
TALK OF THE TOWN
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/ June Victor records on sale tomorrow
June at Cummings a lewis.
| Preparatory service for communion
| will be held In the Presbyterian ehurcl
tonight at 1880
Mr. and Mrs. George G. King and chill
dren Of Greensboro are visiting Tor lev
days al W. A. Lanes.
Mrs. Mabel Pratt OF Summer street
returned to the city yesterday, after
an extended stay in Burlington.
The Ward Lumber company of More
town has purchased a Nash quad truck
from the n. +. Cutler a Son agency.
John NJ Eastman, enrolled in the radio
school at Cambridge, is spending -four
days leave at his home on Spauldine
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Eastman of Camp
street returned to the city Wednesday
after passing week in Boston and vi
cinity.
Mrs. Mary Watkins OF Summer street
has returned home. after spending sew
eral DAYS with relatives in Concord, n.
H., and Manchester, n. II,
A special meeting OF the board Of
managers and session of the Presbyterian
church will be held at the close of the
preparatory service tonight.
Miss Angelina Locasso, who has been
passing some time in Boston, was a Wis
itor in the city yesterday while on her
way home to East Barre for visit with
relatives.
Harry Colombo, one Of the thirteen
men in the Washington county quota
who were rejected at Camp Devens be-
cause Of physical disability, resumed his
duties in the Office of the Consolidated
Lighting Co. this morning Henry Ladd,
Barre Town draftee, has also returned
home.
Samples Of lovely waists in white and
striped wolfe and muslin in all sizes.
House dresses, sweaters, sport suits and
a full line of samples for silk petticoats
especially made for stout people may be
seen at 80 Park street. Georgianna Mud
gett, representative Of p. +. Bonney's
Sons. Phone AL.
In the window of B. W Hooker & Co.
is picture of the naval radio school of
Harvard, containing two Barre boys,
John Nj. Eastman of Spaulding street
and Raymond Eastman of Eastern ave
nue. Both young men have already been
assigned, John with the armed guard and
Raymond with the feet. They graduate
July |.
Clarence Burke and Eugene Loranger
of Summer street returned to the city
last evening from White River Junction,
where they have been visiting at the
home Of Edwin L. Smith, former mem
Der of the Spaulding high school faculty.
They were accompanied to this city by
Mr.. Smith, who will make a visit of a
few days in the city.
Mrs. r. O. Mcdonnell, treasurer OF the !
Barre Red Cross branch, acknowledges |
the receipt of 81 from the sixth grade of |
the East Barre schools, the proceeds of
an entertainment. In correction OF an /
item printed few days ago, it is stated |
that from a May ball. held in Granite
vile, S30.05 was turned in TO the Barre
branch and 81 50 from Mrs. Fsles, the
proceeds of Red Cross party.
Friends and neghbors gathered at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs Frank Lafayette
on Washington street Tuesday night to
bid farewell to their son, Perley LaFay
cite, who left that night for Boston,
where he was to take the physical ex
animation for the merchant marine. This
was year from the day that his broth
er, Ernest, left for Fort Ethan Allen on
his fathers birthday, May 2s. Perley
has enlisted three times, twice being ex
empted.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Eas man and son,
Harold, left by automobile yesterday aft
ernoon for Cambridge, Mass. TO visit
their son, Raymond, a student at the
naval radio school at Harvard college.
The Eastman party intended to 60 as
far as Concord, y. H., Yesterday, com. {
pleting the journey to-day. Raymond i
Eastman, who had become interested in
radio operating for his own pleasure at {
his home here in years past has, q nee GO /
ng to the radio school, shown marked |
aptitude for the work and in recent /
passed IS, ranking one of i
he highest in the class. He is now {
lble to take % words a minute in the .
ado work and at the close of his course
n June, after five days furlough, ex
,eets to be assigned to duties IN the
Atlantic feet.
Forty members of the bartenders !
and Others affiliated with The
iquor trade retired to the Carminati Z
arm on the Williamstown road yester-
lay for their holiday observance The I
Weather was not wholly suited to the 3
Elaborate program of outdoor and in
oor sports which the entertainment Z
ommittee had projected, but the pic
ickers made the most of a drab out
ook, albeit a part of the sports pro-
ram had to be Topped off on account of
old weather, several aquatic competi
ions having been scheduled for the aft
rnoon. In the noon hour a bountiful
inner was served. In the track events
ohm Bossi excelled at shot putting
William Walker won the l00-yard dash,
nd Toney Broggi led in the running
mps. Harper Mitchell and Joe Comolli
ere at a stand off in the aggregate
oints won during the afternoon and the I
70 diuided a ca sc of Reun