The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Dean Adams of Boston Is visiting with
friends in the city.
George Davis of this city left last
night for Boston, where he will spend a
few days,
Dance in Rowland hall on Wednesday
evening. Dancing TO H. Gilbertson's
orchestra. adv,
A regular meeting Of the Ladies OF
Clan Gordon will be held Tuesday, Aug
ID, at 7il5 p. m.
Regular meeting of tool sharpeners'
branch No 2, in polishFs' hall Wednes'
day evening at o'clock.
Walter Rizzi of New York has been
visiting at the home of his mother, Mrs,
C. NJ. Rizzi of Blackwell street.
Matthew Hiland and George Rich
ardson, both of Washington, were bust
ness visitors in Barre yesterday.
Arthur Whitcomb, beef salesman for
Swift & Co. Of Fall River, Mass, is visit
ing at the home of his mother, Mrs. \. Fl.
| Carleton.
Miss Coraline Boffice Of South Main
street is a patient at the City hospital,
having undergone an operation there this
| forenoon.
Brunette Ciardi, assistant druggist at
the Barre Drug company, will be absent
! from the store for the coming week while
on a vacation.
Miss Nina Converse of the Quarry
| Savings bank left yesterday for Old Or
chard, Me- where she will spend two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Ellen Morrison will sell her house
hold goods at auction on Wednesday,
Aug 20. at 3 p. M. at her home, "a JEFF
| ferson street.-adv.
| Miss Helen Mular and Mrs. Francis
/ Merrill Of Hartford, Conn, are passing
two weeks with Mr.. and Mrs i. q. Turn
! err on South Main street
William Gray of Murray street and
William Given of Richardson street will
leave tonight for Montreal, where they
will spend few days vacation
Isaac Sirkin of Cottage street has re-
turned from New York and Boston,
where he has been for the past two
weeks, buying his fall stock of goods
A. II. Cooper of Al Ayers street will
sell all his household goods at public auc.
ton Saturday, Aug. 20, at P. m, The
sale is in charge OF Q, II. Hale. See adv.
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs George Wells of st. Al
bans, having spent the weekend at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Dunbar on
North Main street, returned home yes
terday,
Miss Katherine Boyce Of Websterville
former employee in the lockwood stu
dos, was operated upon yesterday at the
Heaton hospital in Montpelier for APP
pendicitis
Miss Jennie Ami, bakery clerk at the
Smith & Cummings store, resumed her du'
ties Yesterday, after having enjoyed q
vacation with friends at Queen City
park, Burlington
The funeral of Merrill e. Eastman
who died at his home on Washington
street Sunday morning, viii be held at
| o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
house, Rev. r. l.. Goodspeed officiating,
| William D. Smith Of the firm of Smith
| & Cummings commenced his vacation yes
terday with trip TO Greensboro where
| together with Mrs, Smith and daughter
Eva, he plans to spend two weeks at hii
| cottage at Caspian lake.
Elmer Bancroft, former resident Of
Barre, who had been visiting at the homt
of his cousin, Mrs. Oscar Smith OF Semi
nary street, was taken sick suddenly
Friday afternoon and had to be removed
to the Barre City hospital
Alex. A. Milne, Depot square granite
manufacturer, returned yesterday from
Columbus Ohio, where he attended th,
annual convention of the Internationa
Granite Producers association. On hi
\ return trip he made business visit il
New York City.
II Bringing the fragrance Of spring itself
H came bunch Of apple blossoms TO TIL
Il Times Office in this mornings mail whic
II were picked yesterday from a Clutches
II apple tree in the orchard of i. *, Hill 0
II Middlesex The same tree is also bearin
Il plenty Of nearly ripe fruit.
II At Mt st. Mary academy Burlington
II Saturday, among other ceremonies wa
!! that whereby Sister May Loyola, for
n merly Miss Clair Miles Of Barre, havin
I completed her two years novitiate, pre-
4 nounced her vows and received the blac
veil and ring from the hands Of the bisl
Z op. A number of her relatives from thi
city were present for the ceremony.
I A farewell party was given Mrs. job
Gray at her home on Pleasant street las
evening. She is leaving for her home
Scotland, where she intends to spend I'll
winter. party of about so gathered q
her home and there enjoyed very pleas
ant social Singing, dancing and game
] were enjoyed by the party. Mrs, Thoma
Jeffrey acted as mistress of ceremonie
Mrs. William Deans made fitting r,
marks in presenting Mrs. Gray gif
! Mrs. James Macdonald furnished mus
Z at the piano for dancing. Refreshment
were served consisting of cake, coffe
fruit and candy The committee
charge of the evening was Mrs. Willial
Deans, Mrs. George Sanderson, Mr.
Hugh Christie, Mrs Mary Fraser an
4 Mrs, Mary Angus, The party broke u
at about IL o'clock by singing the Il
] miliar Scotch lay, "Auld Lang syne
!. Everyone reported very enjoyab
. evening and wished Mrs. Gray pleasar
l voyage to her old home and a pleasai