The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-15
TALK OF THE TOWN
Buy sheet music at Bailey's.
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ness visitor in Barre yesterday.
4 Aldrich public library win be closed
Saturday, Bennington Battle day.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing. Gilbertson's orchestra.--adv
Mr. and Mrs Earl Rowell of Middlesex
were business visitors in Barre yester-
day.
DO your Saturday shopping at Ro
manos store, as he expects some sugar,
adv
Ernest Lafayette and John 0'Keefe,
both Of this city, motored to Burlington
yesterday.
New line of Sonora talking machines
just received and on sale at Bailey's
Music Rooms.
John Rogers of Orange street was OPP
\ Grated upon yesterday at the City hos
i pital for tonsilitis.
4 f. G. Rowell has gone to Colebrook,
N. H., where he will visit his aunt, Mrs.
NJ. G. Scott, for few days.
Mr. and Mrs M. S. Levin returned
from Burlington yesterday after spend
ing week there with their friends.
Fifty boys and girls double texture
raincoats, sizes 8 to Ia, extra special,
$3.50 to $3.50. Sadler's, Keith avenue,
Every member of the Barre pipe and
drum band is asked to be at Clan Gordon
hall, ready to start for Windsor, at Z
o'clock Saturday morning.
The all special victory line has arrived.
Royal plumb through Come in and look
it over, whether you want to buy or not,
K. A. Hutchinson. Over Ladd's store.
The Misses Jennie Holden and Jean
cite Williams of Boston arrived on the
early morning train Tuesday for two
weeks visit with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Bates and Mrs.
Viola Jeffords and daughter of Washing
ton were in Barre yesterday to attend
the funeral Of their aunt, Mrs, Emily
Waters
The person who took the jack from a
Ford ear at the Steele Granite Co. stone
shed must return same in "a hours or
stand prosecution. He was seen and is
known.--adv.
Mrs. A. j. Gay of Montpelier and Mrs.
J. T.. Mackenzie Of this city have re-
turned from East Moretown, where they
have been visiting at the home of Mrs.
c. A. Sleeper.
The special dance Of the Italian Gaiety
club will be held at Dewey park Tues
day, Aug. TO- All members should turn
that night. Gilbertsons four piece or
chestra.-ady.
F. G. Arioh, son Of John Arioli Of 10
High Holburn street, had sufficiently re-
covered from a tonsiliits and adenoids
operation to allow his return home TO-
day. The operation was performed at
the City hospital Wednesday
The meeting of the Barre board Of civil
authority to be held at the city hall this
evening, begiining at 7 o'clock, will be
the last opportunity TO present cases for
the abatement of taxes and all persons
having such cases to present should be
on hand at that hour
Miss Mary B. Watson OF Merchant
street Il having a three weeks vacation
from her duties with the National Life
Insurance Co. at Montpelier, which she
will pass at Thousand Islands, n. X
oday she left for plattsburg TO spend
few days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon c. Smith and fam
ily of Summer street, who have been
camping at Lake Dunmore for the past
few days, have returned home. Master
Wendell was a lucky fisherman while on
the trip. having caught pickerel p
inches long.
Mr. and Mrs f. Silloway of Attic,
boro, Mass, have been the guests Of f.
G. Wells at loo East street for the past
week Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Silloway
went to East Montpelier to make a visit
with W. f, Fisk before returning to
their home in Massachusetts,.
Miss Evelyn Finnigan left to-day for
Portland, Me, to be the bridesmaid at
the wedding of Miss Agnes kittrick,
formerly of this city, to a Robert Bur
nell Of Portland. The wedding viii take
place next Tuesday morning, Miss Fin
nigan plans to remain in Portland I'M
til the opening of the school sessions,
At the fire station this morning, A. G.
Preble, the newly appointed chief Of the
department, was acquainting himself
with the men and equipment in prepare
tion for taking charge Of affairs, He ar
rived on the early morning train and
will soon be joined by his wife and son,
who will make the trip from Quincy by
auto As soon as possible, he plans TO
scquaint himself with conditions in the
business sections by making inspections
of cellars, the surroundings and also in.
vestigate the numerous fire escapes
throughout the city. Chief Preble wishes
to have the corporation Of all the people
and with this believes the department
may become much more efficient and
up-to date.
Miss Marion Caven, cashier in the
Woolworth store, was pleasantly sur
prised at the home Of her brother, Grover
Caven last night, She was given a mis-,
celaneous shower in honor of her APP
preaching marriage to A. P. Carey man
ager Of the local Woolworth store. About
40 OF her friends gathered to make the
evening pleasant for her The rooms
were lastly decorated with pink and
blue crepe paper and roses Games were
played and dancing was enjoyed Re-
freshments were served, consisting Of ice
cream, cake, punch and waters Among
the many presents were cut glass, linen
and silver. The party broke up about
midnight, leaving their best wishes with
Miss Caven.
A rather peculiar incident happened on
Wednesday evening shortly after dark,
to John Gregware, employed at the stone
she'd Of Beck & Beck on Granite street,
He, together with his three cousins,
Max, Thelma and Pricilla Miles, was
riding in an automobile along the road
within mile of Middlesex, and as they
passed dark murky spot noticed the
form Of man lying beside the roadside
partly hidden by tall grass. The man
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