The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-20
Talk OF THE TOWN

week emo,
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing gents, Use, ladies, free, Gilbertson s
orchestra.--adv.
Henry Cross of Warren street began
this week to clerk in the c. w. Averill &
Co. hardware store.
Noah Meyette of Wells River began
work this week at the WEIGH farm on
the Plainfeld road.
Mrs. Walter Woodcock left yesterday
for a few days visit with friends and
relatives in Waterbury.
Mrs. James Mcdonald of John street
has gone to Waterbury for a few days
visit with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richardson OF
Washington arrived in the city this
morning to pass the day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wood of Worces-
ter Mass, arrived here yesterday for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. James Hills of
| II Elm street
The kitty band leaves tomorrow for
Claremont, N. H., where it will play at
the home coming celebration to be held
there tomorrow.
Leon Poirier of Burlington arrived in
Barre to-day and viii visit at the home
of his sister, Mrs. H, Marin of Maple
avenue for few days.
w. L. Bliss of East Calais was a bust.
ness visitor in Barre yesterday and
| stopped at the home of his son, G. E
Bliss of Hall street
Arthur Lupien of Plainfeld, who was
lappointed as a regular fireman at the
last regular council meeting, will. begin
duty tonight at l2 o'clock.
Henry Diversi and son, Alfred, and A
Vitagliano of Concord, n H., returned
yesterday after visiting at the home Of
l.. Diversi for a few days.
Mrs. William Mccarthy, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Barre
for the past few Weeks, has returned 10
her home in New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl G. Rollins Of Brook.
Ilyn street have returned home after
visiting in Columbus, Ohio. They also
visited relatives in Washington, d. C.
Catherine E. Nichols of North Main
street has accepted position as teach
er in the orphans home in Franklin
N. H., and began her duties there this
week.
Arthur Carbonneau Of 81 Maple avenue
accompanied his wife to the Fanny Allen
hospital in Burlington to-day, where she
will undergo serious operation early
next week.
Mrs A. Viseonti, who has been at
home with her mother, Mrs. C. NJ Rizzi
of Blackwell street, for the past few
months, left last night for New York
where she will join her husband, who is
employed there.
The marriage of Mrs Florence st.
John last Saturday evening was to Ar
thur Lombard instead Of Bombard, as
stated previously. The brides mother,
Mrs Lizzie st. John, and Fred st. John
brother Of the bride, attended the couple
The Epworth league of the Hedding
NJ. K. church viii hold corn roast Sat
urday evening, Sept. 20, to which all
members and friends Of the church are
cordially invited. Each lady is requested
to bring sandwiches Come and bring
butter, salt, cup, spoon, 10 cents and
last, but not least, your friend. The
Rogers farm.-adv.
This afternoon, If the weather permits,
the first football game of the season viii
be staged at the Lincoln campus at 3
o'clock A Spaulding alumni aggrega
ton composed of stars from the former
school teams are out TO give the school
lads a hard fight this afternoon Every
| day this week Coach Ross has been in
structing the candidates either in tactics
or signal work and now feels they are in
fairly good condition to meet these older
players,
The students that are to complete
| the commercial course at Goddard in one
year will have the advantage this year
of smaller classes, as there viii be an
other teacher to help in that depart.
ment Students who have three or four
years of high school training can enter
this class and complete the commercial
course in one year. The shorthand, com
merical geography, commercial English
and commercial arithmetic classes will
be separate for those taking the one
year course, so il will be possible for
them TO receive more individual help
in the classes.
A large company Of friends gathered
at the home of Miss Josephine Lucchina
last evening, the occasion being a fare.
we'll party for Miss Lucchina, who leaves
Sunday for Smith college During the
| evening, Miss Florence Allen presented
| her a purse The company was very
| pleasantly entertained with several solos
] by Miss Grace Parry, student at the
/ New England Conservatory of Music
1 Miss Lucchina was valedictorian of the
| 1919 class at Goddard and has the dis
! tinction of being one OF only 500 out OF
1000 young people to pass examinations
| for entrance at Smith college this year
as well as being the only student in Yer
mont to pass the comprehensive exam,
| nations.
A very enjoyable event was the show
er given Miss Marjorie Andrews last
evening at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. S. Andrews of Maple Grove
street, in honor of, her approaching mar
riage to Donald NJ, Spencer of st. Regis
| Falls, N. Y. Miss Andrews was com
pletely surprised by the arrival of Ii
young woman friends, who brought with
them gifts of flowers as well as more
substantial evidences of their esteem
such as silver, linen, cut glass and Nut.
ting pictures. A very jolly time was
spent with games and refreshments were
served Those from out of town who at
tended the shower were Mrs. Homer
Sowles of Boston and Miss Ella Hoyt OF
| Springfield. The marriage of Miss An
drews and Mr.. Spencer is to occur in the
near future.
Two new men reported on the God
dard campus for practice yesterday aft
ernoon, Thompson and Wood, both o.
Brookhne high school, Brookline, Mass
The team went through the fundamen
tails Of football again yesterday after
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