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

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See Bailey's adv. for cut price sale
of used organs.-adv.
Dance in Rowland hall on Wednesday
evening. Dancing 8 to II, Gilbertson's
orchestra.-adv.
Regular meeting of X. of c. Wednes-
day evening, Aug 20, at 1880 o'clock
Work, first degree.
Gordon Northrup and family of South
Royalton are visiting his brothers, G. H.
and f r. Northrup.
Mrs. L. NJ. Newton and two children of
Elm street completed two weeks out
ing at Niggerhead pond yesterday.
Maecabees, attention! Regular meet
ing of Harmon review, No. J., will be
held Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Highest prices paid for furniture and
stoves, also rags, rubbers, magazines,
bags, etc. Tel. 1902. Abram Fine.7-adv.
Salvador Casselini is taking vaca-
ton from his duties in the Quarry Saw
ings bank He is visiting in Boston and
Quincy, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard C. Durett of
Moretown were in this city Saturday,
visiting his mother, Mrs. Julia j. Durett,
at 10 Central street
Justice of the Peace d. +. Gregory and
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hedberg
have returned home, after spending the
week end at Mr.. Hedbergs cottage.
j. L. Roberts, janitor of the Blanchard
block, returned yesterday from Rock
land, Me-, where for the past month he
has been spending his vacation with his
wife and parents.
Misses Violet and Dorothy Price of
Newport, former residents of Barre, ar
rived in the city last evening to spend
the week with friends and relatives in
Barre and vicinity
The Brookside Community club will
hold social and lawn party at the home
of Andrew Johnson, East Montpelier
road, Friday evening, Aug 20. Watch
for further notice.
Miss Pearl Wilkin of Springfield,
Mass, who has been visiting with rela-
tives in this city, is now stopping at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Olive
Thompson Of Graniteville, for a week.
! c. NJ. Wiley, treasurer of the Quarry
Savings bank, has returned to the city
after spending few weeks in Kansas
City, Peoria, H., and Chicago. He has
been attending the national meeting of
| the D. 0. X. X
w. s, Martin, who is spending the
summer at his summer place in Plain
field, was in Barre yesterday while mo-
toring to his home in Cambridge, Mass
lie will return later in the week for the
field day to be held at his farm for judg-
ing prize cattle.
Another sign that summer is fast
making its way toward fall is the an
nouncement that only one more concert
! by the Barre City band is scheduled for
this. season. For this reason, there will
| be no concert on the park tomorrow
evening, but special program will be
given there by the band next week
Wednesday night. Large crowds have
attended all the concerts this summer
and have greatly enjoyed the programs
presented by the musicians.
A Burlington item in the Burlington
Free Press to-day is as follows: About
dozen members of the fraternity of
Pi Beta Phi, University of Vermont met
at the home OF Miss Jane Mclaughlin on
| Colchester avenue yesterday afternoon
and gave a farewell party to Miss Doro-
thy Cook of Burlington in honor of her
approaching marriage to Sprague Dren.
nan of Barre. Miss Cook was presented
with a set of solid silver spoons, tied to
the end of streamers from a shower bou-
quet of snap dragons"
Master Harold Gray of Pleasant street,
who is soon to leave for Scotland. was
given surprise party last evening at
the home of Miss Alice Sanderson on
North Seminary street. A party of about
so of his young friends enjoyed very
pleasant evening. He was presented a
gold signet ring, Miss Sanderson making
the presentation in behalf of the party.
Refreshments of ice cream, cake, waters,
candy and fruit were served. Games and
singing were enjoyed throughout the
evening. The party broke up at about 10,
leaving pleasant wishes with Master
Gray, who leaves Saturday for Aberdeen,
Scotland.
A very enjoyable party was held last
evening at the home Of A. w. Isham of
the east hill, when nearly 100 of his
neighbors and invited guests called in A
musical program was given. Henry Jen-
kins of Granitevile and James Slora of
Cutler corner pleased the company with
several violin selections. Dancing was en-
joyed till the wee small hours of the
morning, Williams orchestra from Gran
iteville furnishing the music. Refresh.
ments OF cakes, coffee and sandwiches
were served. The party broke up at a
late hour, after spending most enjoy
able evening. A vote of thanks was Civ
en- Miss Monica Schneider for the several
selections she rendered on the organ.
c. J. Buggy of Waukon, Iowa, man
who has been blind for the past IS years
is visiting this city He makes ham
mocks, mohair shopping bags, and fly.
nets. At present his headquarters is at
the X. of c. club rooms Mr.. Buggy took
his bed Is years ago, suffering from spin
al meningitis, His eyesight was perfect
then, but since his sickness he has not
seen light Mr.. Buggy is entitled to great
credit, as he has learned good trade
travels alone, and makes his way in the
world alone and without sight. Mr.. Bug
gy is a devout Catholic and is on his
sixth trip to the shrine at St. Anne de
Beaupre near Quebec. He expresses great
faith that he will receive his sight at the
shrine. He is exceptionally cheerful and
pleasant to meet and is very handy, be-
ing able to tell the time Of day by touch
ing the face of his watch His sense OF
touch is wonderfully developed, and it is