The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-05
TAX OF THE TOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry IL. jackson of 20
South Main street have returned from
two weeks vacation spent in New
York City.
Largest line OF new and second handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wicks and ovens. Call and
get prices. e. A Prindle, Worthen
block
Bracelet watches for graduation gifts.
We have large assortment of all Amer
lean makes. Standardized Swiss ones
also. The Phillips & Lucas Store; Mont
pelier
Mrs Erwin W. Whtcomb Of Bellows
Falls, former teacher in the Barre
schools, is one OF the delegates to the
meeting of the women's federation here
this week and is renewing former ac-
quaintances.
The primary department of the Meth
odist Sunday school is urged to meet at
the vestry at o'clock Friday afternoon
and at o'clock Saturday afternoon for
final rehearsals for children's day. This
is important and every child should be
present.
Mrs. Frances Godsbury and child of
40 Pearl street, together with Mrs. Car
roll Goldsbury, who came yesterday
morning from st. Adams, left yesterday
afternoon for that city, where Mrs. Fran
ces Goldsbury will remain for a week
visiting friends
Mrs Ella X. johnson of Randolph a
delegate to the federation of women's
clubs meetings from the womans depart
ment of the State Teachers association,
came to the city Monday and spent the
next day visiting various schools here.
Mrs. johnson is the teacher of drawing
in the Randolph schools.
Fred w. Bancroft, who is to move soon
to Mansfield, O., has sold his residence at
90 Beacon street to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
G. Holt of Maple Grove street, who plan
to move to their new home as soon as the
house is vacated by Mr.. Bancroft. The
latter, with his family, expect to leave
during the latter part of the month for
/ Ohio.
George Tilden and Frank Shea, with
w. w. Hartwell of Mortified and B.
NJ. Shepard Of Montpelier, returned this
morning from two-day automobile trip
through northeastern Vermont, taken in
the interest of the Vermont Retail Shoe
Dealers association. One of the telling
results was the addition of 25 mem
bsrs to the association.
A number of Congregational people
left this morning for Warren, where the
Washington county convention of Con-
gregational churches is in session to-
day, Among those who went were Rev.
and Mrs. F. L. Goodspeed, Mr. and Mrs.
/ G. w. Ayerill, p. d. Ladd, Mrs Isabel
Even and Mrs. II. B. Tenney, Mr.. Av-
Grill, Mr.. Ladd, Mrs. Even and Mrs.
Tenney being the delegates from the
Barre church. Several others also went
to attend the meeting.
i A telephone message was received last
/ night from Chelsea, Mass, stating that
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel ROBBIE, che latter
of whom is sister of the late Henry 2,
Mills, will arrive in Barre late to-day. A
telegram was sent to them earlier in the
day by H. NJ. Burroughs of II Church
4 street, where Mr. Mills had been residing
for the past four years. A second cousin
was also located in Mortified. The flu
neral will be held from the residence at
IL Church street Friday afternoon at /
o'clock.
i The Cook & Watkins Depot square
stoneshed which for the past three days
had been closed down, was able TO re
sumo operations this morning Monday
morning at o'clock pulley block con
trolling the wire cable of the hosting
hook snapped from its fastening when
the heavy weight OF a freight car of
stock was being drawn into the shed.
Only new block could remedy the dam
age done, so that it became necessary to
discontinue work until new block was
cast at the Smith, Whitcomb and Cook
foundry.
James Kelly, Civil war veteran and
a man II years of age, recently returned
from an extended stay in Portland, Ore.
Last January Mr.. Kelly left to attend
the Civil war veterans convention in that
city, where two Of his brothers reside.
He decided to spend the winter with his
brothers, both Of whom are veterans Of
the same war. Yesterday he returned to
the home of his niece, Mrs. J. Edward
Murphy, Of 9S Merchant street.
Cobble Hill grange held its regular
meeting Tuesday evening, June 3. Re
ports of delegates from Burlington were
heard. After the business meeting the
following program was given: Piano
solo, Bernice Davis; reading, with en-
core, Harold Bancroft; talk on the ex-
periences in France, Justin Barber; vocal
solo, Martha Sowden; talk on the army
/ life in France, Gerald Hunt; microscope
views of grange members taken under
IL wears Of age. The next meeting will
be held June II. It will be the last
night of the contest, so everybody be in
line.
The eighth free exhibit of drawing and
models made at the evening drawing
school will be open at the Mathewson
school building the following hours: Fri
day, June 0, $50 to 8 p. M; Saturday
| June 7, 2 TO and $3.50 TO S p. m; Mon
day, June 0, $3.50 to 8 P. m. Children
may come after school hours with theiI
teachers only, or with their parents on
the given evenings Students work viii
. be returned Saturday, June Fl, at the
school rooms, $3.50 to p. m, and also
names of those getting rebates will be
given Saturday or Monday June 81 OF
%. Rebates may be obtained at the
city clerks Office during office hours.
Mrs William Glennie, with her -four
. children, who for the past FIVE years
has resided in Barre, has started jour.
ney to her old home in Scotland. Mrs
Glennie's husband died last fell during
the influenza epidemic. She will make
her home with her mother at Newdeer
Aberdeenshire, Scotland Mrs John Nc.
Hardy of Short street also left early
yesterday morning with Mrs. Glennis
for the same country. With her was her
youngest daughter, Catherine. Mrs. Nc
Hardy came to this country just before
the war hrnka nnt To malrn a will wit u