The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

We still have few bargains in paints,
varnishes and wall papers. A. v. Beckley.
Mrs Cary X. Hunt of Onward street
left yesterday for Plainfeld, where she
is visiting relatives.
Mr., and Mrs. Perley Beckley and
daughter, Mrs. Roy Williams, were in the
city to-day calling on friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Ella G. Owens of fremont street
is taking two weeks vacation from her
duties as clerk at the A. P. Abbott
store.
Miss Annie Greenley Of Springfield,
Mass, formerly Of Websterville, has been
visiting relatives and friends in this
city.
A. BaIzanelli of North Main street
left the city hast evening for Providence,
r. l., where he expects to secure en-
ployment.
Frank A. Mccarthy of Averill street
has gone to Franconia, N. H., to join
Mrs. Mccarthy, who is passing the sum
mer with her parents.
Miss Edna Murphy of Graniteyille is
taking q vacation Of two weeks from
her duties in the office of the Granite
Manufacturers association.
Laurence Kent of Wellington street
commenced his duties as clerk at the
r. D. Iadd Co. store yesterday. Mr.. Kent
was one Of the Spaulding graduates in
the 1918 graduating class.
Charles j. Collins of South Main street
has resumed his duties as special mes
senger at the Barre postoffice, after
vacation in New Haven, Conn, having
made the trip home by automobile.
Don't forget to send in your savings
account books for verifcation before
Aug. l. A large number have already
complied with the law and sent them in,
but there are many more to be verified
before Aug /.
Seaman John Brusa, who has been
passing furlough with his mother on
Howard street, returned this morning to
an Atlantic port to rejoin his shipmates
aboar dthe u. s. s. Leyiathan, formerly
the Vaterland.
Miss Alice Button Of johnson was a
visitor with friends in the city over the
week end Miss Button left the city
yesterday for Chelsea, where she recently
accepted a, position as a clerk at the Or
ange County National bank
Misses Barbara Mcdonald and Miss
Marie Mortimer, who are taking yaca-
tions from the Metropolitan Insurance
office and the Shield granite office, re-
spectively, returned last evening from a
stay of week at Lake George,
Guy X. George Of Gilmore street, who
has been employed as granitecutter for
several years, left to-day for Syracuse
N. Y, where he has been assigned to
military duty. Mr. George was formerly
private in II company of the LIST Yer
mont infantry, state National Guard
Misses Elsie Morgan Of Ayers street
and Gladys Clark of Hill street re-
turned to the city Saturday evening
from visit Of several days with friends
and relatives in Boston and vicinity
Miss Morgan resumed her duties as an
operator at the local telephone station
yesterday forenoon after weeks yaea
tion.
Misses Hazel and Rena Downing enter.
tanned twenty of their young friends at
the home of Mrs. Fred Downing, 22 Cliff
street, Monday afternoon. The affair
took the form of birthday party and
after a number Of games had been en-
ioyed the youthful hostesses served ice
cream, waters and cake.
Miss Margaret II. Robertson, grad.
uate nurse, who has been spending some
time at her former home in Barre, has
gone to New York, there 20 remain for
few days before sailing overseas to
do Red Cross work with the American
expeditionary forces in France Miss
Robertson has received her rating az an
army nurse.
Mrs. r. c. George of Elmore street
and Mrs Elsie Caven and daughter, Miss
Marion Caveu OF Mount street, the lat
ter of whom is taking a two weeks va
cation from her duties as cashier at
Woolworths five and ten cent store, have
gone to New Haven, Conn, where they
expect to make q visit Of a few days
with friends and relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. @. d. Gage OF North Main
street returned to the city yesterday
from Burlington, where they attended
the fifth annual meeting of the Vermont
State Chiropratic association, which was
held there Sunday. The meeting was
the most successful and most pleasing
of the yearly events, which have been
held since the organization was founded
Carlo Porlezzi a River street resident
Of wide acquaintance, who was arrested
circus day and sentenced by Magistrate
H. W. Scott to serve 81 days in the
county jail, fell from his bed at the
Jail yesterday and received injuries
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ton hospital. Since be was committed
Mr.. Porlezzi has been under the care Of
a male attendant,
Albert Lyon Of Highland avenue and
James Walker Of Mount street returned
to the city last evening from White Riv-
er Junction, where they have been max
ing visit with Edwin u, Smith, who
was formerly engaged as member of
the high school faculty, the trip both
WAYS being made by automobile, On
their return to this city they saw q
large barn fire near Oxford, N. H, The
barn was struck during the thunder
storm, burning to the ground and de-
stroying large number Of cattle and
other animals.
Many Barre people have reason to re.
ioice in the success of Prof. James L.
McConaughy, whose election to the pres
idency Of Knox college was announced
by the governing board Of Dartmouth
college yesterday. Prof. McConaughy
has frequently addressed audiences in
this city and has always interested his
listeners. Knox college at Galesburg, H.,
is the second oldest college in the state
and has an enrolment of between 500
and 600 men and' women. Prof Me.
Cnnannhu ancanfs his new dntiea nt the