The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

| soc; children under 10, 25c.- adv.
! We're Queckett, the English gentleman,
will keep you laughing at the Spaulding
senior play Friday evening. adv.
| Word was received in Barre to-day that
the Stone & Tile Art Co of New Jersey
had signed up the granite cutters new
| bill
Cars will be provided to convey those
who attend the Huard stereopticon lee.
ture in Montpelier tonight home after
! the lecture.
Private Alfred Edwards returned last
night on the midnight train. to Camp
Merritt, N. j., after being in Barre for
several days on furlough.
n. B. Ross, travelling agent for the
First National Film company of Boston
and salesman for all Charlie Chaplin pie
! lures, was obtaining orders at the Park
| theatre yesterday.
| Please do your shopping early, as the
| store will be closed next week from
Monday, Up. m, to Wednesday, p. m
The Little Dry Goods Store, Cottage
street, off North Main.
| A telegram received by Mrs. Catherine
Lawliss of . Kirk street informed her of
the arrival at Camp Devens of her son,
Ralph, who arrived on the Agamemnon
with the lO4th infantry.
Alexander Duncan, deputy grand mas
| ter of the Odd Fellows of Vermont, was
in Burlington last evening to attend the
meeting of the grand lodge committee of
centennial exercises for grand lodge
! week
The Odd Ladies of Manchester Unity
n 10. ant fat, h. nJI IA,
evening after their regular meeting Odd
Fellows with their wives or friend
and Odd Ladies with their husbands or
friend are cordially invited. Come and
have a good time.
In the face of prohibition on July |,
% people have made application in Barre
for liquor licenses for the coming year.
| The commissioners will consider the APP
plications and they will be published ac-
cording to law in day or two. The
published applications will give the date
of the hearings.
Government ownership of railroads
will be freely discussed at the regular
meeting of the mems club in the Pres
byterian church tonight at 1880 Pa.
pers will be given for and against and
general invitation is extended to men
interested in the subject. Light refresh.
ments will be served at the close
Ten little girl friends OF Allene Bar.
bara Gale called at her home, 7 Upland
avenue, Saturday afternoon to help cele.
brate her fourth birthday anniversary.
Games were enjoyed and delicious re-
freshments of ice cream, cake and waters
were served, together with birthday
cake. The visitors left many beautiful
presents in remembrance OF the occa-
sion.
Thomas Landi, who fell and broke his
leg on North Main street near Seminary
street just two days before Christmas,
was able to return to his home and EN-
ployment in Waterbury yesterday. His
visit, which was to have been three days,
resulted in a three months stay at $50
North Main street, waiting for a broken
bone OF his leg to heal. Mr. Landi viii
resume work at his trade in the stone
sheds of that village.
Private James Jary is back in the
city calling ON most of the printers of
Barre and many other friends before re
turning to his station in New York City.
He left ]. J. Lamb & Co.'S printing shop
hDtui iiEuh iliJhNuS dEb anu - INV ~
tached to debarkation hospital in New
York. He was granted five day fur
Tough, so took the opportunity TO spend
few days here and in Montpelier, as
he does not expect to be discharged from
the service for several months.
Many Barre people attended in Bur
lington, at the college gymnasium, last
night, the concert given by Alma Gluck,
the famous lyric soprano. Among those
leaving Yesterday were: Mrs. j. Ward
Carver, Miss Stella Brooks, Miss Fair
fax Sherburne, Mrs Dean Perry, Miss
Georgia Towers, Mrs. w. G. Reynolds
and daughter, Leone, Mrs. W. NJ. Holden,
Miss Grace and Miss Annie Barclay,
Miss Ruth Nelson, James Bennett and
Willoughby Scott.
Leslie Baker, who departed from Barre
in the autumn of 1915 to join the Cana
dian forces, returned home recently after
three years and half in the third Cana
dian division, and was very fortunate in
the several battles in which he partici
pated His only wound came from a
machine gun, bullet having pierced his
ankle, though it did not incapacitate him
after healing. Since his departure from
! lOlue HIS tHointt ulcu n gShl aSp db hci
home on Maple avenue.
Word was received yesterday by Mr..
and Mrs. John j. Sowles of Beckley hill
that Capt. Horace Sowles, their Oldest
son, had arrived in Boston with the 2Gth
division on the America. The message
was sent by John Sowles, jr., who talked
with his brother from small yacht oc-
cupied by several reporters Of Boston
papers. Captain Sowles has been sta
toned for six months, that is, since he
left the United States, at base hospital
SIS, where his brother, Lieut.. Homer
Sowles, is now stationed, but who is not
expected home for two months. Captain
Sowles will be greeted by a new son
who was born week ago to Mrs. Sowles
at the Massachusetts General hospital.
Congregational Supper, Wednesday.
Roast pork Dressing
Mashed potatoes Pickles
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