The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

Have installed separator. Limited
amount of sweet cream for sale. 2. M.
Carr.
A regular meeting of the Ladies of the
Clan Gordon will be held Tuesday, Aug.
5, at 7:l5 p. m.
] Regular meeting of the Bright Star
Rebekah lodge, No. IS, Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ f. Cutler, who were
in Boston for several days last week, ar
rived home Saturday.
Closing out sale on 2, 3 and A burner
Perfection oil stoves. This week only.
L. A. Prindle. Worthen block.
\ Lieut.. Max G. Fisher left Sunday for
Camp Devens, where he expects to get
his discharge from the service.
| Mrs. Earl Batchelder has returned to
her home at S3 fremont street after Wis
iting friends in Hardwick and Morris
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John Marion Of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
is manager OF restaurant and ice cream
parlor there, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Mary Marion.
Miss Ireene Blair is taking a weeks
vacation from the City Bakery, and dur
ing her absence Miss Lizzie Paul is as
sisting at the store.
Miss Ruth Adie, who is a nurse at the
Massachusetts, General hospital in Bos-
ton, is spending a three weeks vacation
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Adie of Franklin street.
DR.. and Mrs. C. u. Austin of Chicago,
who for the past ten days have been
visiting at the home OF Mr. and Mrs W.
A. Drew Of Maple Grove street, start
ed yesterday on their return journey
Teams representing the choir boys of
the Church Of the Good Shepherd and
the boys of st. John the Baptist church
Of Websterville will have baseball game
at Goddard campus this evening at 8
o'clock.
After a two weeks vacation spent at
| Atlantic City, n. j., Misses Eleanor and
Laura Neddo of Hartford, Conn, are
spending a two weeks vacation at their
home on Webster road. They were ac-
companied by Lieut.. II. NJ. l.. Hendricks
of the marines.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Abare and daughter,
| Tia. and Mrs. Hiram Matott and son,
| Frederick, went by automobile Saturday
to Pittsford, where Mrs. Matott visited
her daughter at the sanitorium. They
returned Sunday after visiting relatives
and friends in Rutland
Mrs. J.. Bottiggi and young son of
| School street, who have been spending
several weeks in Redstone, n H., with
Mr.. Bottiggi's relatives, returned home
Sunday, together with the Burgess fam
lily, who were making their homeward
journey from Northport, Me-, by auto
mobile.
Alex Murray, who was honorably dis
charged from the Canadian army recent
| w and who has been staying at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Riddell of South
Barre, left last night for his home in
! Quincy, Mass. He was accompanied by
Misses Mary and Lillian Riddell, who
will visit in Boston and Quincy for few
weeks.
James Hastings, the north end vuI-
canizer, has decided TO install a service
station for u. s. l.. batteries and to this
end made trip to Boston last week and
invested in batteries and their numerous
parts He II making preparations in his
| shop TO accommodate a large number Of
storage batteries and this morning cleo
tricians were installing electrical devices
necessary to carry on the work.
Peter Merlo, who for the past sixteen
months has been a seaman in the United
States navy, has been discharged from
the service and arrived home early this
morning. For the past few months he
has been one of the crew Of the trans.
port America, so had an opportunity to
see many of the foreign countries. The
transport only short time ago arrived
in New York with a great number of
soldiers and at present is on her way to
France for more troops. Seaman Merlo
was discharged from Boston.
A very enjoyable party was held last
evening at the home of A. w. Isham
Of the east hill when IS neighbors and
invited guests called in, musical pro-
gram was given. James Slora pleased
the company with several violin solos
and was warmly applauded. Dancing was
enjoyed to the small hours Of the morn
ing, music being furnished by Williams
orchestra of Graniteville Refreshments
Of cake coffee and sandwiches were
served. The party broke up at a late
hour after having spent a most enjoy.
able evening. They hope for a repetition
of the affair in the near future.
Caledonia park was the gathering place
Saturday Of group Of people who en-
i ioyed themselves at the picnic OF the I.
0. o. f. Manchester Unity lodge and
the Granite City lodge of Odd Ladies. All
/ - krat,aht t..tA H.
afternoons program, so that mirth and
enjoyment was highly predominant and
everybody seemed to forget their worries
for the entire afternoon There was a
large crowd from which contestants for
races and baseball game were easily
furnished The races held in the follow
ing order furnished great amount Of
excitement: Boys race, Let, Clyde Rey-
nolds, jr., 3D. Robert Chaples, 3D. Alfred
Milne, jr.; girls race, Miss Gladys ON
yer, lst, Margaret Chiadelli, I'd, aud Mar.
ion Keast, Sd The ladies' race was the
feature for the short dashes. Mrs. For
rest Chaples crossed the wire first, Mrs.
Nellie Bianchi, second and Miss M. Guidi-
ci third The next in line were several
girls which resulted with Violet Milne
selling first, Elizabeth Garlic, second,
and May Blackmore, third Another
boys race was staged before the base
ball game; this time +. Mcdonald was
first, Ernest Reynolds, second, and G..
! Chiadelli third. The national sport.
baseball, was not forgotten by the male
group, who under the captaincy Of
! Charles oliver, a married man, and
Harold OLIVER a single man choun fvyo
teams. The married men showed much
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