The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-10
TALK or THE TOWN

NJ. E. church. Wednesday, 5;30,-ady.
Il. w. Parsons of Rutland was among
the business visitors in this city Satur-
day.
| A. B. Dennison of New York City was
among the business visitors in this city
Saturday
Mrs. Jennie Scott of Montreal is visit
| ing friends and relatives in this city for
several days.
New arrival in spring skirts. Newest
materials Fifty Of them for you to Sc
lect from. Mrs, Shepard Co, Inc.
5. X. Irish of Boston arrived in this
city this morning on business and ex-
poets to remain here for few days,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitchell of Sum
mer street spent the week end at the
home of Mrs, Mitchell's parents in Gran
! iteville.
Mrs, Nellie Bianchi returned home on
Saturday night after visit with rela-
tives and friends in Quincy and points
near Boston.
| Arthur Loorem of East street returned
to his home Saturday after an absence of
about nine months, during which time he
was employed in Boston,
George Harritos of Burlington visited
in this city the latter part of last week
on his way to st, Johnsbury, where he
| intends to open restaurant.
| Public masquerade dance, Eagles hall,
Montpelier, Thursday night, Feb, -, aus
! pices Ladies Maccabees. Admission, 75e
a couple, extra ladies l0e,--adv.
Philip j. Masterson of Hill street has
returned to his home after receiving his
discharge from the 4. S. army, in which
he has been serving for the past year,
have few cords of extra good mixed
dry wood, which | viii deliver at 1925 a
run where three runs are taken at a
place for cash, Tel. LOOM. D. A, Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs A. P. Abbott and daugh-
ter, Marion, left this morning for Boston
to attend the wedding of their son and
brother, which is to take place in that
city.
Miss Minnie Quinn of Waterbury re-
turned to her home this morning after
spending the week end at the home Of
Mr.. and uAIrs Ira n Houston on Maple
avenue, this city
G. d. Faulkner of Chicago, an advertis
ing agent, arrived in Barre Saturday aft
ernoon and expects to spend quite few
days in this vicinity in regard to renew
ing advertising contracts
Pupils of Mrs. Edwin Bruce gave a
Schumann afternoon at her home, Is Mel
son street, Saturday. Selections from his
compositions were rendered and a short
sketch of his life was given.
Notice. Regular meeting of Jumpers,
boxers and derrickmen's union, No. SO,
Tuesday evening, Feb. IL, at 80 o'clock
| in room s, Scampini block. Important
business Per order of secretary,
Miss Gwendolyn Pitkin, district nurse,
working under the auspices of the Barre
| Woman's club, will be glad 10 respond to
calls for short periods of time, in cases
where the services of permanent nurse
| are not needed. Telephone ism or 93.M.
The funeral of William Carson, who
died Saturday, will be held from his
home on Reckley street Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock The body will be
placed in the vault at Elmwood cemetery
and in the spring will be buried in the
| family lot in Concord. Y. II,
| The Irish question will occupy the at
tentiou OF the mems club at their open
forum Tuesday night at 7 o'clock in the
vestry of the Presbyterian church, All
men of the church are given a cordial in
yitation 10 be present and express their
| flEHes A4iEAt fNiitaikhEilth NAlA W ANt NeA
at the close,
Through an error it was stated last
week in this paper that Miss PerTin's
room Of the Spaulding school defeated
/ Miss Burgen's room Of The same school in
game Of basketball last Tuesday even
/ ing, Such was not the case. Miss Bur
gems room defeated Miss Perrin's room
( by a score of to O.
| A remarkable piece Of art which is at
I tracing considerable attention is on dis
play in the window OF W. Ii, Goodfelow's
! North Main street jewelry store and is in
the form of a checker board, 1t is com
posed Of onyx and granite and is entirely
hand made and is finished very elaborate.
/ ly, 1t is quite work of art.
| The Barre Woman's club urges your at
tendance at Rowland hall on Tuesday
evening at s o'clock II is your Opportu
nitv to hear an excellent illustrated lee.
ture at a very low price. DR.. Goodspeed's
subject will be Westminster Abbey
/ The English Valhalla." Club members
admitted by their tickets. Public admis
i sion, l5c, Special price for students, l0c.
adv.
Frank Craddock, a clerk in browns
| drug store, has received a short cnmmu-
nication from Sergt, William r. McCaf
| frey, former employee of the same store.
| Sgt, McCaffrey was severely gassed last
| August and has been in the hospital ever
since but at present has quite recovered
| from the noxious fumes. The little note
| is as follows; Hello Frank am i'll here
in France but expect to 60 home very
/ soon now. | was sent to the disability
! board for classification several weeks ago
and was put in class O.. Don't be sur
prised to hear from me in the States
Iany time now, Bill Me"
| Clifford n Maker of Barre has been
promoted to chief machinist's mate in
the United States navy, which is the
! highest grade below that of q commits
stoned officer He enlisted during the
month when the United States declared
war, two years ago the coming April, be-
/ ing rated as machinist's mate, second
class. He is now studying in the hope Of
receiving a commission in the navy. Chief
Machinists Mate Maker has made many
trips across the ocean and is now assigned
| to one of the newer vessels of the navy,
the Eleanor, which is now engaged in
taking gas shells out to sea and dumping
them. The vessel is at present at Balti
more taking on a cargo Of gas shells. 1t
will proceed to mid-Ocean, where the load
will be dumped, after which the boat will
proceed to France and pick up another
cargo of the shells, starting back and
throwing the cargo overheard en- route to
the United States.
The mystery concerning the where