The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-16
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South Main street.
John A. Cross has returned TO his home
in Mortified after passing several days
in Barre on business.
Do not fail 60 hear James Bennett
Barres premier vocalist, at Rowland hall
Monday, March ls.ady.
Mrs. Nettie Burnham and son have
been passing several days with the for
mer's mother in Gaysyille.
Peter Bianchi Of Foss street left the
city last night for Northampton, Mass,
there to enter a sanatorium for treat
ment.
Miss Isabella Jackman of South Main
street left this morning for Thompsons
Point to spend the week end with rela-
| tives.
=. G.. Lamson of Cambridge, Mass, is
registered at Hotel Barre while passing
several days in the Barre granite belt on
business
Editor w. II. Gilpin of the Orleans
County Monitor, published at Barton,
was among the business visitors in Barre
yesterday afternoon.
= William Alexander, who has been pass
ing a furlough at his home in Granite
vile, left last night for an Atlantic port
TO rejoin his shipmates aboard the L. 5.
5. Des Moines.
Miss Lizzie Townsend has returned
from stay of several days in Chelsea,
where she remained with her brother,
w. p. Townsend, while Mrs. Townsend
was visiting relatives in New York.
During the absence OF Conductor
Charles X. Simmons, who is enjoying a
vacation for few days, day trains on
the Barre branch are in charge of Con.
ductor George Tatro of st. Adams.
Kenneth II. Gale, who is connected
with the regimental band of the 9th
Pioneer infantry, left this morning for
Spartanburg, S. C., after passing fur
Tough in the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Ii. Gale of Wellington
street.
New fruit store is to open to the pub
lie to-day. II is located in the building |
formerly occupied by Hub restaurant. A |
new and fresh line OF fruit, including |
pineapples and fresh strawberries, on
sale. George Maniatty, Prop, Barre
Fruit Co.
DIR. William o. Hutchinson, an esti-
mable physician of Washington, whom
,itizens of that town honored with a fare.
well reception Wednesday evening, left
Barre this morning for Fort 0glethorpe,
Ia, where he expects TO be assigned to
iuty in the medical corps.
The Pythian hall was used for a civil I
service examination last evening, when
everal young women, number of them ,
icing Goddard seminary students, APP I
reared before John A. Leslie OF the post
,ffice staff Stenography, shorthand and
,npls l. a tho stthtaptg N ! ,
which the candidates were required to
how proficiency.
AT recent meeting of the senior class
t Spaulding high school the girl stu
euts who are to graduate in June com.
nitted themselves to simplicity and uni
ormity in the matter of commencement
pparel by adopting design for gowns
o be worn throughout the weeks festiy
ties. The simple note in commencement
rearing apparel has been noticeable in
paulding graduatious for several years.
The local board of assessors is unde-
ided as to when it viii launch its annual
pring drive, as the city council thus far ]
as failed to give its sanction to the
arly beginning sought by the board. A. |
{. Noyes, who was elected to the assess !
lg board a year ago, is still in Florida, !
Though it is expected that he will re- '
urn before April !, the time set forth in '
ne statute when work shall begin
James X. Coutts of Academy street has J
,eeived from Linus Leavens OF Cam b
ridge commission as deputy game "
arden. Mr.. Coutts has qualified and
ill begin at once to cooperate with the
,unty game department, which is head
by +. S. Newcomb of Waterbury Cen
r. Charles Keith of North Seminary u
rect received a reappointment early in Il
so that Barre will have two
sputy game wardens as in the past. .,
Deputy Game Warden Charles Keith G,
North Seminary street was called to @,
igeon pond this morning by the infor
alton that dogs were chasing deer "
he fish and game department in Wash N
gton county, as in other counties, has
zen troubled greatly by the depreda ST
ons of dogs this winter, and at the h,
esent time the troubles of the deer are Il
because they sink into deep
ow where the dogs may run on the n
ust.
One of the eighth grades is endeavor NJ
g to improve its photography, with the
suit that the following pupils missed OF
rec or less words during the last six W
aeks period: Albert Slayton and Eliza he
tn Rennie, perfect; Margaret Clark
tthleen Starr, Robert Nieora, one word; w
ISABEL Shannon, Arthur Borgh. Roy -
atkins, George Cruickshank, Davina Z
ephens, two words; Franeelia Maker, IL
ga Aldrighetti Frances Williams, three !
)rds. IA
yedora and Grant kearney were pleas |:
tly surprised Thursday evening when
of their little friends came to give /
EN- farewell party before they left
their new home in New Haven, Conn.
mes of various kinds were played
trguerite Murphy presented Vedora a
&, while Florence Gravlin presented /
ant jackknife Afterwards light re-
shments were served and all departed
er an enjoyable evening, wishing We
"a and Grant good luck in making
my new acquaintance in their new 4
me.
4 man called at the home of A. J.
ldwin of Washington street this morn
to get hand saw filed Mr.. Bald.
a Informed him that he had retired
m the filing business, but his caller
tested that the saw which he carried 4
been filed by the veteran mechanic Z
the past Is years. Further converse
n developed the interesting informa.
n that Mr.. Baldwin, who was a soldier
the Civil war, filed from $500 to 5000
- annually for 20 years, until failingls
sight compelled him to desist. The
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