The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-25
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Attend auction Of furniture tonight,
Depot square. See adj, page 7.--adv.
A new shipment of hats arrived to-
day Mrs. BRINE, Laurel street ad.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday
evening; Gilbertson's orchestra adv.
Mrs. Robert Ferguson is visiting her
parents at 81 Summer street for a few
weeks
G. w. Martin motored to Rutland
this morning, having business in that
city
Mr.. and Mrs Ned Harris of Worces-
ter were business visitors in Barre
yesterday.
! Two hundred copies of sheet music
on sale to-day at 2c a copy at Bailey
Music Rooms adv
A daughter, Marion Venncr, weigh
ing nine pounds, was born yesterday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Venner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Petrie, having
passed a weeks vacation in Boston, ar
rived home yesterday afternoon.
A supply Of American Legion buttons
| has arrived and members Of Barre post
who have subscribed may obtain one
by calling at Cummings X Lewis Drug
Store
Mrs Mary Grant Of Middlebury, who
for the past week has been visiting
with her mother, Mrs. James Wright
Of 9 Short street, returned to her
home this morning.
Miss Leonid Marin, who has been
working during the summer months in
| the Woolworth store, finished her du-
ties there to-day. She is about to pur,
sue a nurses training in a Vermont
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs George Collamer of Elm
street, who have been visiting for the
past week with friends and relatives
in Burlington, have returned, and Mr.
| Collamer has resumed his duties for
the New England Telephone company.
Thomas y. Lindholtz, representa-,
tive Of the American Appraisal com
panY Of Milwaukee and New York ar
\ rived here yesterday and expects to be
III this vicinity for few days while
appraising quarry land on Milestone
hill.
4 G. III Campbell formerly Of Barre
and now the proprietor Of Hotel Vesper
4 in Old Orchard, Me- who has been Wis
Y iting his brothers in Barre for the past
] few weeks, has returned to his home
/ IN Maine He was accompanied by
Mrs. Campbell.
Principal o. X HOLSTER Of Goddard
seminary, who is attending the general
convention Of the Uniyersalist church
lat Baltimore, Md. tclegraphcd The
Times to-day that the denomination
/ million dollar drive had gone over the
\ top, the sum of Sl,265,000 having been
subscribed thus far. Principal Hollis
4 tiers telegram was as follows Mil
! lion dollar drive In the Uniyersalist de-
nomination went over top, Sl.265, geo
4 being subscribed, with more TO follow.
Great conventions; much enthusiasm;
I great things expected in the near
future"
Through the efforts Of the education.
al department OF the Barre Wornan's
club, Mrs. T. s. Cotton Of Chicago will
| give talk before the club next Tues
1 day afternoon at 8 o'clock on Birds,
/ Their Customs and Habits" Mrs. Col
\ ton will have mounted specimens Of
birds to show, viii speak Of their nests,
migrations and many other things and
will whistle some Of their bird notes,
The ladies are asked TO notice the
change in the hour Of the meeting,
which is at 3 o'clock instead of the
usual time.
! President s. HOLSTER Jackson and
Secretary Athol Bell Of the Granite
Manufacturers association and Il. a,
| Harris. manager Of the lntercity Ten
ncy service offices, have for the past
1 two days been attending the hearing
OF the Tenney Service company, whose
electrical rates were increased some
I what on the first Of September. How
ard T. Sands, president Of the Mont
pelier & Barre Lighting & Power com
/ pany, was on the stand testifying al
most all day yesterday in the Senate
chamber Of the State House, Last night
the hearing was adjourned until next
/ Wednesday morning.
/ James Good, ir., together with his
mother, leaves tonight for their home
/ in Boston For the past few weeks Mir.
| Good has been cutting a monument to
erect over his fathers grave in the
Catholic cemetery on Beckley street,
! This morning the small memorial was
set. Prior to his return to Barre, Mr..
Good had just been honorably dis
CHARGED from the I'd division. which
served in every important battle at
the front lines during the great war.
He was urged, upon reaching Boston, to
| Join the police force, but deferred the
offer until now. lie passed successfully
the civil service and physical eXamina
tions and now leaves to accept the beat
of Boston regular.