The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-02
TALK or THE TOWN

adv.
Mrs. William Corrigan of Washington
transacted business in the city Thurs
day.
Dance In Rowland hall Saturday even.
ing. Gents soc, ladies free. Gilbertsons
orchestra. adv.
Special sale on trimmed and un
trimmed braid hats from $2.75 up. Mrs.
Il. A. Witham.
Regular meeting of the Modern Wood
men Of America this friday evening
at 1880 o'clock.
Plain razors sharpened and repaired,
also safety razor blades sharpened at
browns Drug Store.
Frank Murphy of Bartlett, n. H., is
visiting with his cousin, James Donahue
of Graniteville, for several days.
Mrs. Diana Pierce, who spent the win
ter here with her daughter, Mrs. James
McGlafin, returned to her home in Hard
wick Tuesday.
A regular meeting of local 4SS, M. p
u, viii be held in bandroom, old city
hall, Sunday, May 4, at 3 o'clock. A. E.
Milne. secretary.
Martin Mcmahon, who has been Sc.
riously sick with pneumonia for several
weeks at his home at % West street, is
slowly recovering.
There will be meeting of the amuse-
ment committee of the Odd Ladies FRI
day night at 7 o'clock in the rooms OF
Mrs Nellie Bianchi.
Miss Marion Wiley, student at Mid
dlehury college, arrived in the city last
evening to pass the week end with her
mother, Mrs. George German
The choir of the First Baptist church
will meet for rehearsal this evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Grear-
! son, 80 Nelson street, at 1880.
Largest line OF new and second handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wicks and ovens. Call and
get prices. L. A. Prindle. Worthen
block.
A. j. Lyons, deputy superintendent OF
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Go. Of
this city, is attending a conference IN
Burlington to-day with other managers
throughout the state.
The members Of st. Johns court, No
522, C. O. f., win meet in their hall Sun
day morning at $3.50 o'clock, so as to at
tend the 0 o'clock mass and approach
holy communion in body.
Eugene Maker returned to his duties
at the New Departure company at Bris.
toll, Conn, to-day after a two weeks
stay in the city. While here he under.
rent slight throat operation.
Marshall Jackson, employed at the
Central Vermont freight depot TO load
the shipments of milk going to Boston
1 for Fl. p. Hood & Sons, milk dealers
ended his work there this morning.
Walter Cowie, who recently returned
from overseas duty, left this morning
together with Charles Halsall, for Roeh
ester, N. Y, having secured employment
in the mailing department of the Roch
ester Herald
Victory Liberty loan bonds of the
smaller denominations have been re
ceiyed at the Quarry Savings Bank &
Trust Co and are on sale for cash pay
ment Call and get your bond when you
pay for it.-adv.
The boys Of st. Moniea's Sunday
school will have class in the vestry Sat
urday from TO 10, Every boy, ever
those who are in the first communion
class, must be present at Q o'clock AL
viii enter by the side door to the vestry
Well, have you got your ticket for Ia,
social dance to be given by the ladies
union of the Universalist church, Tues
day evening, May Q, at Rowland hall
If YOU have forgotten il, call 90, or INV
or 1856. Special music for this dance
adv.
Miss Hazel Jellyman of Barre re-en
tered the Brattleboro Business institute
this week to complete the stenographi,
course. Miss Jellyman entered the schoo
last fall but on account of influenza wa,
obliged to give up the course at tina
time.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock thu
firemen were summoned by telephone {,
grass fire on the southern side o
Merchant street which endangered sew
eral barns quick response in the fir
truck was made and in a short time tn,
men had the flames smothered with tn,
use of brooms. II was precautionary
call and no damage was done to anything
Officials of the Granite Manufacturers
association of Barre, President Alex A
Milne Secretary Athol Bell and Attornel
s. HOLSTER Jackson, returned yesterda,
from Columbus, Ohio, where they at
tended conference with the executiy
committee of the National Retail Monu
mental Dealers association concerning
monumental exhibition to be held Their
in August. Barre manufacturers are t,
be represented by large granite exhibi
this year.
Taxes on soft drinks, ice cream, pat
ent medicines and other things not con
sidered necessities took effect yesterda,
at all the local stores serving these del
. icacies, Persons purchasing ice cream
by the pint, quart, etc, to take to thei
homes are not compelled to pay any tax
neither is there any extra charge o.
medicinal drinks such as bromo seltgel
moxie, ginger ale or plain soda. TIL
rate of taxation is one cent on ever,
Zoe for ice cream and drinks, and 70
patent medicine one cent on every Is
purchase.
Word was received yesterday by Mr.
that her brother, Charles 7. Pierce, VIII
\ has been in France about nine month";
doing Y. M. G. A. secretarial work, wa
due to arrive at Hoboken on the steam
\ err Mallory yesterday. Mr. Pierce wa
doing field hut seeretarial work with tn
SSth division at the front when the armi
stice was signed and later was locate
at Houdelaincourt, For the past thre
\ months he has been assistant to Lieut.
Gov. Morgan of Kansas, divisional secre
tary Of the Gourecourt area at Goure