The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing Gents SOC, ladies free. Gibertson's
orchestra, adv.
A reduction on trimmed hats in the
dark colors for this week only. Mrs. G.
! r. Wood.--adv.
Beginning June the Aldrich public
library schedule Of closing at in the
evening will go into effect
Opening dance at Point Comfort, West
Danyille, May 30. Cottages for rent
Address L. d. Berry, box SIS, West Dan
vile.
Mario SASH has secured employment
attain Old Orchard summer resort as a
porter and left this morning to begin his
! duties.
! Members of Major L. A. Abbott camp,
/ 5. OF ", are requested to meet at the
hall Sunday at 0;45 to act as escort of
r. B. Crandall post, No. SO.
Beaver Board has many uses. We
can explain them to you. Large stock
now on hand Come in and talk it over
with us. N. D. Phelps Co.--ady,
Rummage sale, Presbyterian church,
Saturday, May "a, at 2 o'clock. Leave
bundles at church any evening or at John
Stewart, 10 Central street.-adv.
Please be on hand at our abbreviated
box social Friday evening at 1880 Ep-
worth league of the Hedding M e.
church. A fine time is guaranteed.
/ 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.
| All sons and grandsons of honorably
discharged soldiers or sailors OF the war
of '6l-65 are invited to meet with Ma
| jor l.. A. Abbott camp Sunday to do
escort duty to the Grand Army.
| All discharged officers and enlisted
men of the United States army and navy
are requested to report on Sunday, May
rs, at 10 a. m, in front of the city hall
for the purpose of attending Memorial
services at the Congregational church, in
conjunction with members of the G. A. r.
and the Spanish war veterans
Mrs. Philip Ellis and daughter, Doro-
thy, who have been visiting Mrs. Ellis
| parents in Concord, N. H., are expected
to return tonight in company with Mrs.
/ f. L. Mckinney by automobile Mrs
Mckinney has been passing Today va
| cation at her former home in Beverly
Mass, and on her way to Barre viii be
Joined by the other two people.
The streets near North Main and
Washington streets gave unquestioned
evidence of the heavy rains of yester.
day. This morning city employees, with
the aid of scraper, much improved con.
ditions. Since these streets are most
likely to be covered with oil some time
very soon, advantage of the conditions
was taken to put them in readiness at
this time
j Mrs. John Surrell of Line Mountain
N. y, is visiting her daughter. Mrs
G. w. Cleveland, in the town of Berlin
Mrs. Surrell is l05 years Of age, accord.
ing to her son-in-law. and is as bright
and smart as much younger woman
She made the journey from her home in
Line Mountain to Berlin Wednesday and
did not seem to suffer any i'll effects
from the trip.
At the annual convention of the Yer.
mont G. A. K. and allied associations in
Rutland this week, Elmer H. Perry oil
Barre was elected secretary treasurer OF
the Sons Of Veterans, and Mrs. Perry
was elected president of the auxiliary to
the Sons OF Veterans. Mrs. Mable Carr Of
Barre was elected secretary of the latter
organization. Mrs. Emma Lapoint OF
Barre was elected chairman of the Won.
ans Relief corps.
Arrangements have been made by the
Barre Board of Trade and the Granite
Quarters 4 Manufacturers association
for meeting to be held on Tuesday
evening, May 27, at 1880 O'Clock in the
granite manufacturers rooms, to lister
to j. +, Hail. superintendent for Yer
mont OF the New England Telephone
Telegraph company, who will explain the
application of the new rates and discuss
with the members the telephone situa
ton. The members of the Montpelier
Board of Trade, the Barre Merchants
association and members of the above
associations are invited to be present.
The game for which the Montpelier
seminary team remained over an extra
day at Franklin, N. H., purposely Ia
meet the high school of that city could
not be played Wednesday owing to heavy
rain Fans of Montpelier and Barre re.
greet considerably that terms cannot be
made whereby Montpelier seminary and
Goddard could contest for the champion.
ship of the four teams in the twin cities
Apparently they are well matched and
those well informed in baseball predict
that some good baseball would surely
result from conflict of these mines. At
present supporters of both school mines
are confident that their team consists
of superior players, and which, of course
everyone must listen to until the only
decision possible, game, settles all
doubts concerning the matter
Quite unexpectedly three young men
sitting on the window sill of the Smith
& Cummings show window were showered
with broken glass when one of the trio
leaned back against the window and the
window broke. Only the frame and one
small piece Of glass was left. Three days
. ago two insurance inspectors condemned
the window which had been pierced in
two different places, once in the center
and again at the lower left hand cor
ner, leaving only very small hole
around which the glass was cracked very
slightly. How or what made the tive
J. holes in the glass could not be ascer-
tanned though the places bore the ap.
pearance Of bullet holes. One was made
last fall The window was boarded up
last evening and will soon be replaced
by new glass already on its way tc
Barre.
Clan Gordon, No. IL, 0. S. c., tss4-1o19
As the time approaches for the cele
bration Of the 35th anniversary lof Clar
Gordon, No Y, the prospect of large
gathering is hourly increasing. A very