The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-23
TALK or THE TOWN

w. H. B. Perry of Waterbury was IN
the city on business yesterday.
! Miss Ellen M. Hoar has returned from
few days visit in ST. Adams.
! Edward Holton Of Mortified was
business visitor in this city yesterday.
| Don't miss the Burns concert at Pres
byterian church Friday night,adv
| William johnson of Marshfeld was
business visitor in this city yesterday.
| William Smith of Waitsfeld has been
in this city on business for the last few
| days.
Auction sale of large lot of goods at
City Auction market Saturday at and 7
| p. m.-adv.
A daughter was born yesterday morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra White Of Al
Liberty street.
Edgar Eastman of Boston has been
business visitor in this city during the
last three days.
Robert Williams of the north end left
yesterday afternoon for Burlington on
| business matters.
Miss Flora Bineault of Rutland has
been visiting friends and relatives in this
city for the past few days.
Miss Olive Burgess returned last night
from a two weeks visit with Miss
Gladys Cooley Of Boston
/ will not be at my office until Feb.
/. The Office will be open from 2 to
afternoons, DR.. q. G.. Sprague.
II. J. NJ. Jones returned to Montpe-
Ter yesterday after stay in New York
City of week, due to business transae-
tions.
Rev. r. s. Hartwell win be away over
Sunday. The Bible lecture win be post
poned until Sunday night, Feb. 2, in X,
Of P. hall.
Adolpho Calcagni of the Plainfeld road
has been discharged from the U. S. army
at Camp Deyens and arrived in this city
yesterday.
Mrs. Helen Walker has returned to her
home in Boston, after visiting friends
and relatives in this city for the past
four weeks.
Call and get prices on Andes ranges
and heaters Good lir Of second hand
ranges and heaters, stoyepipe and elbows.
E. A. Prindle.
Miss Leona Lamperti, who is training
as a nurse in the Melrose hospital in
Burlington, is visiting her parents on
Central street.
John j. Sowles Of Bec<ley hin is con.
fined TO the house with a severe cold
and his son, Dodge, is also i'll with a
similar trouble
James Furey of Beckley hill has OBJ
tanned employment at the state hospital
as attendant and left this morning for
Waterbury TO begin his new duties.
William Bianchi formerly of this city,
but who now resides in Taunton, Mass,
arrived here yesterday to visit his old
home and to renew old acquaintance.
Judy Melton of Maple avenue, who has
been serving in the Z. S. army for the
past few months, was recently at Camp
Devens and arrived in this city yester.
day,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Broderick, accom-,
panied by John Hale, left for Milton yes
terday afternoon to attend the funeral
Of Mrs r. s. Duffy, which takes place
in that place.
| II. F. Cutler, proprietor Of North
Main street garage, is getting things in
readiness to vacate by the first of the
month, at which time the place will be
taken over by Arnholm & Dunbar Of St
Adams.
The mission study class of the Church
of the Good Shepherd viii meet at the
home of Mrs. NJ. d. Lamb, Summer
street, Thursday evening at 1880. 1t is
hoped all ladies interested viii make an
effort to be present.
John Wilbur, formerly of this city,
! but. who has been residing in Hartford,
Conn, for the past year and a half, re.
turned to-day and intends to re-enter the
granite industry, in which he was EN-.
ployed before leaving Barre
Miss Ruth Adie of this city completed
her course of training at the Massachu.
sets General hospital and was gradu-
ated last week. She has been appointed
to the position of head nurse in the
throat department of the hospital
\ A meeting of all the members Of the
legislative committee from the various
locals in Barre and vicinity will be held
in the Scampini block on Thursday even
ing, Jan. %, at 7 o'clock. Per order
James Cruickshank, secretary, and Fred
w. Suitor, chairman.
OF interest to Barre people ia the mar,
riage of Oscar Adelbert Rixford of East
Highgate. a graduate of Goddard semi
nary in the class of 1908, and Miss Caro-
lyn HefFlon of Montreal, which occurred
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs William Hefrlon, in Montreal
last Saturday. Mr. Rixford is manager
of the Rixford Manufacturing company
at East Highgate and represented the
town of Highgate in the legislature of
1915.
Calvin Townsend, an old-time resident
of Barre, who has been renewing acquain-
tances in Montpelier and this city for the
past two weeks, has begun his homeward
journey to Fairbanks, Alaska, accompan-
led by his daughter, Miss Emma, en-
ployed until very recently as bookkeeper
for the Excelsior Granite company of
Montpelier. Mr.. Townsend left this city
20 years ago and has made one other
visit here, which was IA years ago, but
declares it viii not be as long again be-
tween vacations, He is a game warden
employed by the government and has oc-
casion to do much travelling with dogs
and aleds during the winter months.
A unique plan has been adopted by the
Jones Bros company to improve the
working conditions and general utility
of the machinery, besides thorough i'm
4 | movements throughout both sheds Tho