The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

tins Book Store. adv.
A daughter was born TO Mr.. and Mrs
G. A. Dodge of the Montpelier road on
June l5
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re
bekah lodge, No. Is, Wednesday evening,
June Is, at o'clock
Regular monthly meeting of tool
sharpeners' branch No. 2, Wednesday
evening at o'clock in polishers' hall.
Regular meeting of the ladies of Clan
Gordon will be held Tuesday, June II, at
o'clock TO allow members to attend
prize speaking. Initiation.
Largest line OF new and second handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wicks and ovens, Call and
get prices. E. A. Prirdle, Worthen
block.
Miss Jessie Mclean, nurse at the
City hospital, Hartford, Conn, arrived in
the city yesterday She is visiting
friends in this city and her parents in
Williamstown.
T. A, Noonan, of the Perry & Noonan
undertaking establishment on Depot
square, who for the past few weeks has
been confined 30 his home by illness, was
able to be downtown yesterday for the
first time.
Moses Ceresoli of Quarry street has
obtained employment in Quincy, Mass
and left this morning to begin his new
work. Two months ago he arrived from
France with the 26th division after many
months service.
F0UND--At Il. A. Drown & Co.'S drug
store, Partisan Sage, a delightful non
greasy tonic for hair and scalp, that
cures dandruff, prevents badness and
gives luxuriant head of hair, Sold
on money-back plsn.-adv
The body of Pietro Duchini, who died
at Y. 5. general hospital No. 10 at Oteen
~ c., last week Of tuberculosis arrived
in the city yesterday II was accompan-
led by Walter II. Thorpe, member of
the medical corps of that hospital. This
afternoon at o'clock the funeral was
to be held from the Perry h Noonan un.
dertaking rooms on Depot square
The Cobble Hill school had its closing
exercises before a large audience Friday
evening After the exercises the school
turned the evening into surprise reeep-
ton for Miss Mary Camire, when they
presented her piece Of silver and cut
glass dish, Miss Camire responded feel
ingly and the party broke up at late
hour, extending their best wishes.
Miss Marjorie Andrews, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Andrews Of Maple
Grove, who has been teaching at the
Chelsea high school, returned TO her
home Saturday after the school sessions
for the year ended With her came Miss
Florence Beebe, another teacher OF the
school, who was the guest of Miss An
drews for the past few days. Yesterday
Miss Beebe returned to her home in
Swanton.
Others not mentioned yesterday who
took part in the confirmation services at
] st, Monica's church Sunday, when Rt.
Rev. ]. J. Rice, d. D., bishop of Burling.
: ton, officiated, were Edward Hsmel, who
was one of the four young men who
. waited on the bishop, and J. A. Healey
and Miss McKenna, who acted as spon.
sors for the boys and girls. The choir,
under the direction of Mrs. Smith, sang
the different parts of the mass, with so.
los by James Bennett and Mrs. Smith,
and with Miss Lorraine Loranger presid.
ing at the organ. Every part, both solos
| and choruses, was beautifully rendered.
| Great credit is due the pastor Rev. p. NJ.
McKenna, who has for so many years
! labored so untirinRly for all of his con-
| gregation, especially his children.
The civic committee Of the Barre
Woman's club is planning to hold its
peony show and antique exhibit Friday
afternoon and Saturday of this week in
the Church street schoolhouse. All those
having flowers to contribute try to bring
them to the schoolhouse Friday morning.
Ii not convenient to do So call 93-M,
leave name and street number and some
one will call The committee would con-
slider IL favor If the flowers were cut
| and ready by $3.50 Friday morning. 9th
err flowers besides peonies are acceptable.
If You have some old historical things
that you prize greatly, just loan to us
for this occasion. Call Mrs. w. j, Clapp,
who has charge of the antique exhibit.
: Many ladies are planning to dress in
antique costume and tea will be served
from cups over $50 years old. The cakes
will be quite new. Come and try them
and enjoy the beautiful flowers
The Barre Historical society. Inc, is
I placing some tablets in the city and town
Of Barre to mark sites of historic inter
est One indicates the junction of the
old post and stage roads; one the loca.
ton of the first public building erected
in Washington county; one shows where
Barres first stocks" were located: one
marks the site Of Major Ira Days man.
sion, where Marquis de Lafayette was
entertained in 1924; one is on the barn
| where occurred the historic fight, which
changed the name of this town from
| Wildersburg to Barre; and one is at
| Goldsbury homestead where the first
settlers of the town made their pitch, +"
as it was then called. Permission to do
this was obtained last spring of the city
, council and selectmen Of the town. but
owing to various delays the tablets were
\ not in place until yesterday The cree
ton Of these tablets is made possible by
the generosity Of John Gale Morrison,