The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

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| Mr.. and Mrs w. q. Fisk of East Mont
pelier visited friends in Barre Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Cordiner of Hillside
avenue are spending week with friends
at Danville.
Miss Josephine CALI of Mortified is
visiting at the home of Angelo Scampini
for several days.
A. Bianchi of Hanover, N H., who has
been in town for several days, returned
to Hanover last night.
| Notie-The home service Office OF the
Red Cross will be closed Saturday after
noon and evening, Aug. 2.
| Benjamin Roberts left this morning for
| Quechee where he has secured employ
ment at the wooden mills.
W. II. Ward and family have returned
I from Queen City park, where they have
been for few days camping.
Beginning Aug. | the Hardwick auto
stage win leave Barre at $3.50 and Mont
pelier at 1880 p M. C. Poronto.
Miss Merle Douglas left this morning
for Lake Sunapee, n. H., where she will
| spend several days in camp with friends.
| CAROLS orchestra will be prepared to
fill dates beginning Aug. 49, Communi-
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Miss Marguerite Scott left yesterday
| for her home in Lewiston, Me-, after a
weeks vacation spent with friends in
Barre.
A meeting of Clan Gordon, No. IL,
amusement committee win be held in the
rooms on Thursday, July 81, at p. m.
prompt.
Mrs. A. C. Weston, who has been Wis
iting at the home Of her daughter, Mrs,
" f. Palmer, left this morning for her
home in Boston.
Mrs. Elector Blair and son, Russell,
have returned to their home on North
! Main street, after few weeks visit
with friends and relatives in West Chazy,
N. Y.
The famous double Andes range will
burn wood and coal and gas, and bake
bill. Get prices. f. A. Prindle, Worthen
| block
| A meeting Of local No. 636, bartenders'
international union, will be held in Scam
PM block Aug. 3, at 1890 a. m. All
members be present, William L. Walker,
| secretary
The Odd Ladies and Odd Fellows will
hold their annual picnic at Caledonia
park Saturday, Aug. ?. All those desir
ing to go please get tickets from the
committee.
| DR.. H. A. Donahue, dentist newly To-
Gated in Barre, has moved his household
goods from Essex Junction to a house
ON Orange street Mrs. Donahue and
/ two children came the first of the week
to JON him
Corporal Eugene Manera, Corporal
Patrick Massie and Private Peter Nor
gan arrived in Barre last night, having
received their discharge from the army.
They were in the S7th division and had
been in France over a year, though not
on the fighting front
A. W. Badger & Co.'S ambulance was
called yesterday afternoon to the Harri-
son Granite company sheds TO attend
Louis Gilror, a stonecutter, who had suf.
fered a fainting spell and was in such a
condition that it was necessary to take
him to the Barre City hospital.
Charles Mccarthy Of II Summer street
arrived last night from Boston, where on
last Tuesday he received his discharge
from the navy Mr. Mccarthy has been
in the service for the past 20 months and
had been In the war zone with the cruiser
Chester Of the u. S. navy for about 81
months.
O. H. Hale has rented the large store
on Merchant street which adioins his
North Main street store, and BY the re-
moval of partition has given much ad
ditional space to his store. Wide doors
in the rear of the store on Merchant
street will allow the receiving Of auto
mobiles, wagons, horses and other large
pieces Of property for sale.
South Barre grange viii hold its an.
nual picnic and sports Saturday, Aug 2,
at Woodbury. pond. Members of the
grange or their friends, not provided for,
viii be furnished free transportation by
applying to G. W. Pearsous, South Barre,
on or before Thursday night of this
week. All bring well-illed baskets.
Neighboring oranges invited
Miss Charlotte McCaskill Of Gould,
| Quebec, and Edgar L. Coleman of this
city were quietly married al Montpelier
last Saturday evening. They were mar
! ried at 9 Hubbard street by Rev. Wesley
Meade and were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Jay of Montpelier The
bride has lived at home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel McCaskill, in Can
| ada, while Mr.. Coleman, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Coleman of East Barre. has
been with the 10th division in France
for about eight months. They will re-
side in Barre.
With the return of Arthur Carroll to
this city after period of service in
France preparations are being made for
the recognizing of Carroll's orchestra,
considered the snappiest and best dance
orchestra in the state, previous to dis
banding. Mr. Carroll has secured the
services of Arthur Splitter, violinist, as
leader and the remainder Of the team
will be made up of first-class musicians.
Engagements are now being received to
be filled on and after Aug. Is. No doubt
the favor won for themselves in DAYS
past will continue with the new organ.
| ization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin c. Jones and
three daughters, Misses Dorothy, Helen
and Grace, of Toronto. Ontario, formerly
of Barre, arrived in the city Yesterday
| afternoon to spend some time visiting
friends in Barre and vicinity. They left
Barre II years ago and have been located
for some years in Toronto, where Mr.,
Jones is engaged in the automobile sales
manship business They covered the dis
tance from Toronto to Vermont by auto
mobile in three days, the longest days
run being 200 miles. They found the
roads in the United States, from Clayton.
n. Y, to be excellent as a rule, much
better than are the roads in the Canadian