The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-17
TALK OF THE TOWN


r. T. Benson of Burlington was among
the business visitors in this city Sat
urday.
Ernest E. Ames of New York was
among the business visitors in this city
| Saturday.
The class in first aid will meet Tues
day evening, March Is, at 8 o'clock in
Aldrich hall.
Form 1920, corporation income and
profits tax returns, may be obtained at
the Peoples National Bank.
f. W. Bancroft of Beacon street left
this afternoon for Mansfield, o., where
he will spend a week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Z. Mcfarland have
returned from Hinsdae, N. H., where
they attended the funeral of Frank w.
Tilden.
Charles HAYES of Spaulding street and
Bert w. Goodfellow of Trow avenue left
last evening for Boston to attend the
automobile show,
T, |. Cooms of Chicago, an advertising
agent, returned to that city Saturday
afternoon, after spending several days in
this city on business.
Allan Johnston, student of the Uni
versity of Vermont, arrived in Barre
Saturday to pass the week end at his
home on Blackwell street.
i. j. Marchetti of Pearl street, who
was recently operated on at Watervile,
Me-, resumed his former duties at the
City Wine store this morning.
Frank Sartelle of West street has been
confined to his home for the past few
days with a heavy cold. To-day it is
reported that he is somewhat improved
Angelo Mochette Of Batchelder street
and Mrs. Josephine Merlo returned yes
terday from Stony Creek, Conn, where
they were attending the funeral of Mr.
Lazaro.
G. A. Wilkinson, sales manager for
Fl. G, Bennett, is attending the New
England convention of the Cleveland
Tractor company, also the Boston auto
show, this week.
Mrs Douglas, stenographer for the
Barre Forwarding Co., has gone to Bos-
ton to spend a week. Her place is tenn
porarily taken by Miss Olive Burgess of
rs Washington street
G. R. Gray of Boston was among the
business visitors in this city yesterday.
f. d. Holmes of Boston returned to his
home Saturday evening after spending
the day here on business
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marston and SON.
Royal, Of Waits River returned TO their
home Saturday afternoon, after spend.
ing the morning in Barre on a combined
business and pleasure trip.
A, A. Lamorey of the Lamorey Cloth.
ing company and Frank Austin of
Spaulding street left this noon for Bos-
ton to attend the automobile show John
" Rowen of Hotel Barre also left this
noon to attend the show.
Sergeant David Cummings Of Farwell
street, who has been serving in the Cana.
dian engineers since 1915, ia expected
home in about a week. Sergeant Cum
mings is said to have been longest in
service of any man from Barre and has
seen II engagements.
Private Harry Livingdale, a member
of the 9th New York. division, is here
on short furlough, but will return to
Camp Mills, n. Y, where he is now sta.
toned, in time to join his company and
participate in the grand celebration 10 be
given in New York City in the near flu.
ture in honor of that division.
Sgt. John Sievwright of Montreal was
in this city Saturday evening to attend
tine surprise party given Archibald AL
Ian. Sgt, Sieywright has been four years
in active service in the 42d battalion,
Royal Highland Canadians, better known
as the BLACK Watch and was dis
charged March u. He is spending a short
visit with a brother in Montpelier.
Arthur L. Pierce, formerly manager
of the Barre and Montpelier branches Of
the Direct Importing company, arrived
in the city Sunday on few days bust
ness trip, Mr. Pierce is now located in
Hartford. Conn, and has a similar posi-
ton to the one he had here, in one of
the largest stores in Hartford, and be-
fore his return Mr. Pierce will ship his
furniture there, where he intends to re-
side Mr.. Pierce left Barre last October
and his many friends in Barre will be
pleased to learn that he has met with
such success.
The regular meeting of Cobble Hill
grange will 81 held Tuesday evening,
March Is, at s o'clock. The following
program will be given; Piano solo, Mary
Camire; reading, Mrs. c. T.. Tracy; cur
rent events, Reginald Kendall question,
(which is the wiser farmer. one who
negIects his work by continually leaving
it, or the one who never goes away from
home to see what others are doing?'
Discussed by f. f. Perry and D. c. Rob
en-; paper, subject selected, Mrs. H, H.
Holt; guessing contest; talk, win Mel
son; song, grange. Members, remember
the attendance contest and do not let
your captains get discouraged.
The Woheno campfire of Trow hill
held their third regular council meeting
Saturday at the home of Florence and
Gertrude Summers, under the guardian
ship of Miss Mary Camire After the
business meeting, the following program
was rendered; Opening song by the
girls; reading of the life of Mozart, May
Holmes; dramatization, "Till We Meet
Again" Laura Wales and Gertrude Sum
mers; piano solo, Elva Veino; vocal duet,
Frank Summers and Catherine Richie.
At the close of the program the girls
were invited into the dining room and
were served bountiful refreshments of
sugar on snow, pickles and doughnuts,
Next came the surprise of a birthday
cake for Gertrude Summers Games were
played and the party broke up, every
girl wishing Gertrude many more birth.
days and declaring the Woheno camp.
fire was a wonderful thing. The next
meeting will be held April IL with Al