The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

Dance away your cares Thursday
night. Odd Ladies' dance, Rowland hall
Landi orchestra.
Public dance in Rowland hall Friday
night. Gilbertson's orchestra. Admis-
sion, Soc; ladies free.-adv
G. H. Douglas, who has been in New
York and New Jersey on business for
Giudiei brothers, returned to Barre yes
terday.
George Letourneau Of Lincoln, N. H.,
came to Barre yesterday to pass few
days with his friend, Frank Blum, OF
Murray street.
Knights of Pythas are requested to
meet at Castle hall Thursday at p. m.
to attend funeral service of our late
brother, w O. Hanson.
/ Largest line OF new and second handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wicks and ovens Call and
get prices. E. A. Prindle, Worthen
block
A daughter Priscilla Alden, weighing
seven and half pounds, was born at
the City hospital at $40 this morning
| to Rev. David c. and Ethel Louisa Hunt
ington.
All stores, members Of the Barre Re-
tail Merchants association, Inc, will re-
main open on Thursday, May 90, until 9
o'clock p. m. and will be closed all day
Friday, Memorial day.
| Service men-put on your uniform and
come to Rowland hall Thursday night.
The Odd Ladies are giving social dance
in your honor and your uniform will adj
NIT you free. A good time in store for
| you.-adv.
Mrs. Andrew Knutson Of South Main
street left recently for a visit with
friends in Boston, and Providence, r. /.
Before returning to this city she will
make visit with her brother residing in
Brooklyn, N. "
Why not have that inscription, en-.
blem, monogram or tracing done on your
headstone, monument or marker2 Have
| ii done now. A postal card to W. Reilly,
! Bank street, win bring you all the in
formation you desire adv.
| All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are cor
daily invited to attend reception in
honor of Grand Master Alexander Dun
can, to be held in l. o. o. Il. hall, Gordon
block, on Thursday evening, May 20, at
o'clock, A large attendance is desired.
Per order committee.
Miss Margaret Trione and Mrs. Flor
enee Bottiggi left to-day for Burlington.
Miss Trione will be accompanied upon
the return trip by her mother, Mrs. A.
Trione, who for the past few weeks has
been convalescing from an operation at
the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Among the number of Barre people
who left for Burlington yesterday by au.
tomobile to attend the state annual con-
vention Of the knights of Columbus were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 0Teary, accompanied
by Miss Eunice Mclaughlin, DR., j. w.
Stewart and wife, and a niece, Miss
| Ruth Marion Of Rochester, n. Y, who
is passing a short vacation with them.
A memorial of unusual beauty and ar
tistic design has been placed on the fam
! lily lot in Hope cemetery by Mrs. John
Brown as her tribute to her son, Robert,
who died while in the service Of his
country. This piece Of work, which is a
product of Augusta Sanguinetti, has been
pronounced by experts in this art as
second to none of any floral carving yet
executed in Barre granite,
Dere Sellers and Ssylors: We Odd
Lassies want you to cum to our hop this
Thursday mite and we don't want none
of your chink neither If you don't
danse, cum up and make eyes at Landis
seven piece music box. They'll be there
with bells on Yore uniforms will be
yore pass. Admission to others, 81 per
couple; extra Mables 25c. Yors till Ben
jamin Falls. (Signedl "Mable adv.
Mrs Ray Fuller of New York City,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Howard of
Averill street, left yesterday afternoon
| for Atlantic City, N. j., after three
months stay with her parents. Mrs.
Fuller expects to join her husband, who
will attend a national child labor con-
| ference soon TO be held there. For the
past three months he, together with
eight others, has been making general
survey of conditions in Kentucky, neces-
stating his absence for so long time.
letter received by Luther G. Beck Of
| 10 French street from his son, Charles,
who for the past year has been stationed
| in France and since last November at
Camp Pontanezeu, Brest, informs his rel
atiyes that he has signed up for snoth-
err year of army life. Ever since enter
ing the service he has been a member
of the I'd cook company of the American
service corps, but he tired of the routine
Of this branch of the army and his re-
quest to be discharged for the purpose
of enlisting in the army of occupation
was granted On May o he was dis
charged and the morning of May 10 he
re.enlisted for one year, and at the time
of writing the letter was awaiting orders
to start for Germany.
Urh;1a Dnb;nsnY A Turrtor
street attempted to start his kerosene
stove at his home, the gasoline on his
fingers became ignted. He started for
| the kitchen door with the intention of
preventing any further trouble, but as
he moved his flaming hand through the
air, fumes from gasoline, which rose
| from the contents of a bottle standing
four feet from the stove, carried the
blaze to the bottle. An explosion fol-
lowed and the kitchen was enveloped in
flames. Selling rug nearby, Mrs Rob.
inson smothered part of the fire on the
floor but already the wall paper and
some of the woodwork was burning, so
general alarm from box 3l2 summoned
the fire department. Upon the arrival of
| the truck all danger was over, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Robinson having exting1ished the
blaze with water. Mr.. Robinson was
slightly burned on the right hand Two
doors as well as other woodwork will
have to be replaced, while the paper
over half of the kitchen was destroyed
by the flames and paint at all points of
the room was ruined by the heat.
WEBSTERVILLE
| Dance at East Barre Thursday night.