The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

/ Don't miss the Presbyterian Hal
I loween social Oct, 80.
Auction sale at City Auction Market
Saturday at and p. m. See adv.ad
Bring in your heaters and ranges.
They are selling fast at City Auction
/ Market adv.
Trucking Done = Anyone wanting
! light or heavy trucking done, call the
Granite City Bottling Works.-adv.
George Edmund Milne of the class of
J 1919 at Goddard seminary has entered
the College of Liberal Arts, Boston
university.
A great bargain, 42.nch Fruit Of the
| Loom" for pillow eases at the Little
Dry Goods Store, Cottage street, off
Main street.-ady.
D. J. Morse, formerly with the A. P.
! Abbott CO., is showing fine line of
ready towear merchandise. State
street, Montpelier adv.
A supply of American Legion buttons
has arrived and members of Barre post
may obtain one by calling at Cum.
mings & Lewis Drug Store.
The Glenugie club win hold its an.
nual meal and ale next Saturday in
| Worthen hall at 1880 p. m. Let all
members be present. Per order presi-
dent.
Rummage sale at the Methodist
church Thursday afternoon, Oct 30.
Articles may be left at Mrs. Kener-
sons, 20 Church street, or brought to
the church on day of the sale. adv.
/ FOUND-At Il. A. Drown & Co.'s
drug store, Partisan Sage, delightful
non greasy tonic for hair and scalp that
cures dandruff, prevents badness and
gives a mxuriant head of hair. Sold
on money back plan adv
The Italian Gaiety club poverty
dance viii be held Tuesday, Oct. rs.
Business of Importance is to be consid-
cred, so let every member be present.
1t is for your benefit, 50 show your
club spirit and be there, adv.
Annual bag day at the City hospital
yesterday was a repetition of previous
years. The people OF Barre and sur
rounding towns were very generous in
their gifts of fruits, vegetables and
other supplies, and in the case Of pre-
serves, where it was thought because
of the shortage Of sugar the gifts would
fall off from previous years, the contri-
buttons equalled last year. The gifts
of potatoes, for reasons easily under
stood, were not equal to a year ago.
The committee in charge of bag day
will publish within few days a list Of
| contributions.
Miss Margaret Trion Of Smith street
was surprised and entertained last
evening by a party Of about 30 Of her
friends, the party being given in honor
Of her 18th birthday. Dancing, sing
ing, playing games and short enter
tainment were enjoyed throughout the
evening. Music was furnished by Miss
Leona Lamperti, Miss Josephine Co
lombo, Amerigo Berini, Eugene Manera
and Thomas Trion. A vocal solo was
rendered by Miss Amelia Calderara,
Refreshments were served by Misses
Aldrighetti and Calderara. The guest
of honor was presented gold pendant
Mario Puricell making the presenta-
tion speech.
! Cobble Hill grange held its regular
meeting Tuesday evening, Oct 81. A
very good attendance was present
Three names were balloted on for mem.
bership. The following program was
given: Reading, j. X Thurston roll
call, with anecdotes; piano duet, Elya
Bradbury and Ralph Daffine; current
events, Mrs. Holt talk on navy camp
life, Ralph Winter; song by the grange
past masters pin was presented Mrs
Roben, the retiring master. A social
hour was held after the meeting and
refreshments were served The next
meeting is Nov, 4. Every member try
to be present at roll call Of your cap
tain.
After racing the motor Of his Mitch.
ell ear for several minutes, J. X PiriC
drove into the Barre garage and in ar
endeavor to shut off the machine only
continued to spin the motor faster Nc
sooner had the car reached the interior
Of the garage than a large fame came
out from under the car together with
much smoke. A telephone call brought
the LaFrance FIRE truck to the scene
but in the meantime five or six of the
workmen charged on Gale BENEFITS
supply Of pyrene guns to squelch the
flames and just as the firemen arrived
the flames were smothered, having
caused but very slight damage. Ar
examination revealed that the exhaust
pipe near the motor had become red
hot, igniting grease in the pan, burn.
ing out the muller and touching upon
the transmission The quick action Of
the workmen undoubtedly saved the
machine from serious damage.
Members of Barre post Of the Amer
lean Legion are looking forward to the
1 first state convention Of the American
Legion, which Is to be held In Buriing.
ton next Thursday; and former officers
of the lst Vermont infantry are pa.
tiently waiting for next Wednesday
evening, for then it is that they meet
in the New Sherwood hotel in Burling.
ton for a banquet. Twenty delegates
from the Barre post viii attend this
convention as representatives Of the
second largest post in Vermont With
this in consideration they hope to have
the second convention here in Barre and
to influence the other delegates that
viii attend the convention they will
distribute among them badges signify.
ing the 1920 convention is to be held
in this city. Each delegate represents
10 men or a major fraction thereof
ANY member of the legion is welcome
to attend the convention but only tbs
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