The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-10
TALK OF THE, TOWN

A closing.out sale of all millinery
goods at a big discount. Mrs. i. A.
Witham,
A meeting of the ladies' hospital aid
will be held at the hospital at Z o'clock
Friday night.
Highest prices paid for rags, rubbers,
magazines, carpets, etc Phone 7l9-2,
Abram Fine.
A. Scampini, sole agent for Harva
beer, Intoxicating. Wholesale and
retail--adv.
Miss Violet Ducharme a waitress in
the Barre Candy Kitchen, is confined to
her home on account of illness.
Miss Nina Burr of Mendon, Mass, is
spending few weeks at the home of
Mrs. Alexander Cordiner of Hillside ave-
nue..
II, d. Ladd and family left yesterday
for Greensboro, where they viii spend a
two weeks vacation camping at Caspian
lake.
Mr. and Mrs. William Craig and fam.
lily of IL Hall street have gone to Wood
bury pond, where they will camp for the
next week.
Regular meeting of Col J. B. Mead
circle, No. |, Ladies of the G., A. r., will
be held in auxiliary hall Friday after
noon at $3.50. .
Mrs Patrick c. Farrell and family of
Graniteville passed through the city yes
terday en- route to Quebec, where they
win visit for several weeks.
Harold Morrison, for two years in the
service of the United States army has
been discharged and is now visiting with
George Murray of this city.
George Parker has returned TO Hart
ford, Conn.,, after spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. N.
Parker of Spaulding street,
A joint meeting of Clan Gordon, No,
IL, and ladies' auxiliary amusement com
mittees will be held in the rooms on
Friday, July IL, at 1880 prompt.
Miss Jessie Rennie Of "a Fairview
street left yesterday for Sherbrooke, p.
O., where she will attend the wedding
Of her sister, Miss Mary Trafford.
Public dance, Dewey park, tonight;
Gilbertson's orchestra. Admission, 60c,
ladies free Dancing Q to l. Special
cars TO Barre and Montpelier after dance.
adv.
Regular meeting of !. O. O. L., NJ. IT,,
in k. of c. hall Friday, July IL, at Z
p. m. Installation and initiation. Guards
please take notice. Refreshments will
be served.
Rev Bert J, Lehigh will deliver ser.
mon to women on Sunday morning next.
Place, Baptist church, and time, 1890.
All women are cordially invited and
asked to occupy the center pews
r. f. Burr, the ieweler, is confined to
his home for few days by a'slight in
disposition. While he is out, Mrs. Burr
win be at the store from ? to 4 after
moons and on Saturday also from to 8
P. m.
Henry c, Whitaker of Chicago and
George r. Ford of Boston, who are pass
ing the summer with their families at
Queen City park on Lake Champlain,
have been in the city for the past few
days.
James Murphy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Murphy of 9S Merchant street,
left this morning for New York City,
He will be employed with his brother,
Frank, and expects to remain at least
during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs George Beware and two
children of Coventry and Mrs. Guy Smith
and two children of Bristol N. H., came
by auto yesterday to spend few days
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Earl Cummings on Hill street
Miss Rosey Hidder Of Prospect street,
accompanied by her brother, N. Hidder
of Prospect street, left this morning for
Berlin, n. H., where she viii meet Nor
rs Lebanon, whom she will marry on
July Is. Tony Corey of Prospect street
also went TO Berlin, N. H., this morning.
Max Miles, son of Arthur Miles OF
South Main street, is now employed at
the Western Union telegraph Office as
messenger boy since Michael Attuoni is
to carry on the duties of Jack Balm
bridge, who was transferred TO the
Windsor office.
George Nixon and son, Leon, started
yesterday on a trip to Mount Clemens
Mich, and the noted hot springs Leon
Nixon, who became severely crippled
with rheumatism while in the naval
service of Uncle Sam, hopes TO get some
relief from the Mount Clemens treat.
ment
H. William Scott, supreme warden OF
the New England Order of Protection
made a trip to-day TO the supreme office
in Boston, where he viii be detained fol
a few DAYS on business. He was accom-.
panied by his two daughters, Florence
and Eleanor, who will pass two or three
weeks with relatives in Springfield, Mass
Robert d. Carpenter, who previous tc
his employment at the Trow & Holden
I L. IL lsss,,
sistant engineer at the fire station, has
accepted position as an electrician in
Waterbury and with his family moved
TO that place during the first part of the
week e. L. Woodruff is now filling the
duties az truck driver at the machine
shop
| Work on the North Main street bridge
is progressing very rapidly under thu
| direction of Frank 0. Lee, the city en-,
gineer There are II or Is men at work
on the bridge. Corrugated metal tiline
is being put in between the heavy 90
inch steel stringers These will be GOV
cred with concrete, insuring a strong and
permanent bridge
The Presbyterian church and Sunday
school picnic will be held at Caledonis
park Saturday, July IL, when it is hoped
| that not only the young people but thu
parents and friends Of the church will
turn out and enjoy themselves. Specia
arrangements with the trolley people
provide special car to leave City square
at l0:45, fare on this ear only to be five
cents. Returning car will leave Inter
city park at 7;45. 1t is important thai
as many as can, plan to take these cars
as a guarantee must be met. Games anC
other sports will be provided and gen
eral good time for both old and young
The following items of interest con