The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

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ness.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing. Gents 50c, ladies free. Gilbertsons
orchestra
/ Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Jackson are at
tending the Odd Fellows convention in
Burlington this week.
Miss Elizabeth Gilman of Franklin
street has gone for an inedfnite stay
with her sister, Mrs. l.. G. Holmes, in
| Boston.
Auction sale of Mrs. Charles Colombo's
household goods Saturday at p. m,
sharp at her home, tenement Is, A. To-
mast block,-adv.
Freshman dance at Spaulding tonight,
] students, alumni and faculty invited.
Admission, 25c per couple; extra ladies,
| loo; each plus the war tax.--adv.
Miss Pearl Wilkin, who formerly re-
sided in this city but now of Springfield,
Mass, arrived here yesterday for few
days visit with old acquaintance.
Among those returning from the state
Odd Fellows convention in Burlington
last night were o. G. Averill, Harry
Clark, Will Stowe and Rev. j. B, Rear.
don.
Largest line OF new and second. handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wicks and ovens. Call and
get prices. Il. A. Prindle, Worthen
block.
Mr., and Mrs. J. X. Prize OF Granite
| vile have received word from their son,
Grover G, Prize of the l2lst machine gun
battalion, of his safe arrival in Boston
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gauthier, who
have been stopping with Mrs. Vestella
Drown of 10 Plain street and visiting
other friends here, left the, city this
morning for Massachusetts, where they
will reside.
There will be held at the North Barre
mission Friday evening, May l6, from
to Q, an exhibit of industrial work, also
sale Of fancy articles, baskets and
homemade candy, by the campfire girls
The public is invited
There win be regular meeting of the
Modern Woodmen of America this Fri.
day evening at 1880 o'clock. The So
ciety expects the members to acquaint
themselves with the referendum and a
vote will be taken at the meeting on the
same. Let there be good attendance.
What9 Delicious homemade brown
bread, baked beans, pies, cakes, candy,
etc. Where2 At the First Baptist
church. Wheni From 2:30 to 5 Satur.
day afternoon, Given by whomy The
girls of the w. w. G. Don't fail to come!
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs, f. H. Rogers are visiting
their son, John, student at Harvard
dental college, and other relatives in
Boston and vicinity. Accompanying
them on the trip was l.. P. Clough, who,
having completed business concerning the
shoe department for that firm, arrived
home yesterday by railway.
Miss Catherine McKerron of Laurel
street was pleasantly reminded of her
18th birthday Wednesday evening, when
80 young people gathered at her home
During the evening Miss Catherine was
presented a gold ring by Thomas Dion
as a token of esteem from her friends
The recipient responded. Afterwards re.
freshments OF ice cream and cake were
served by Misses Madeline Rooney, Vic.
let Milne and May Backmore.
Privates Rene Bernasconi and Saliva
tore Prario of the 18th division arrived
last evening from Camp Devens, where
they were recently granted honorable dis
charge. They will resume work in the
the granite industry. They left Barre
last June and shortly after sailed for
France, where both figured in some Of
the important battles. Bernasconi re-
ceived two shrapnel wounds, one in the
left arm and the other in the leg, but has
recovered completely from the i'll effects.
Prario was for considerable time a
eonvalescent, i'll with influenza.
This morning at o'clock three tour.
ing cars containing Mrs. Catherine Law
liss, Ralph, Clyde and Clara Lawliss, |
Miss Efiie G. Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. James
Lawliss of Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Richard Lawliss and Harrison Blanchard |
and an automobile hearse containing the |
body OF Erwin Lawliss, started for Gin. |
tonville, n. Y. The trip neeessitated the |
crossing of Lake Champlain on the boat !
which leaves Burlington at o'clock, 20 |
Port Kent, N. ", where the trip was re- |
sumed by roads to the cemetery in Gin. |
tonville, where Mr.. Lawliss' body, who |
died last March of pneumonia, will be |
inferred in the family LOT,
The warm days of spring bring many |
annual visitors to our locality besides |
the birds and the most recent Of these Is |
a small gypsy band encamped at the !
white marked bridge near Dodges cross. |
ing on the Barre and Montpelier road
They are not without their improve. |
ments in travelling over that of their
predecessors, for in place of the horse.
drawn, pictured canvas caravans which
often focused the eyes of youngsters,
the Ford automobile now Is a prominent /
feature and necessity with the vagrant
groups. OF course, the former methods
have not been abandoned entirely. but
the group just mentioned has adopted
modern travelling methods and two rat
Ting Henrys stand out each evening
against the gray horizon as two large
diamonds on darky's finger.