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


Auction sale City Auction Market Sat
urday. See ad.--adv.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday night.
Gents, so; ladies, free. Gilbertson's or
chestra lady.
Remember the Junior prom. Spaulding
assembly hall, Friday, June 6; students
and alumni.--adv.
4 Special sale of white Milans for Fri
day and Saturday only, at Mrs. Birnie's,
Laurel street.-adv
Mrs. w. d. Mitiguy OF Enosburg Falls
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Mccarthy, Of Brook street.
Miss Catherine Carlton Of Boston is
passing a vacation with Mrs. w. Nc
Farland OF as Washington street.
Mrs. Frances Ahern and children ar
rived from New York City yesterday and
plan on passing the summer in this city
city.
Mrs. w. ]. Lebanon of Waterbury was
in the city yesterday visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. A. G. Miles, of South Main
street.
James Thompson of Brook street re-
Gently began work at the A. Bissett shoe
repairing shop on Merchant street and
intends to learn the cobblers trade.
Largest line OF new and second handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wicks and ovens. Call and
get prices. =. A. Prindle, Worthen
block.
Bracelet watches for graduation gifts
We have large assortment of all Amer
lean makes. Standardized Swiss ones
also. The Phillips & Lucas Store, Mont.
pelier.
Alexander Morrison arrived in the city
last night and is stopping at the home
OF his sister, Mrs. Flint, of West street
Mr.. Morrison will also visit relatives in
Graniteville before going back.
George Lander, proprietor of the Roy
al pool and billiard parlor and the Ian
der cigar store, started to-day on a
several days business trip to Boston
and other cities in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Andrew Knutson OF 10 Ayers
street has completed two weeks visit
ing tour to Worcester, Mass, Providence,
R. l., and New York City, calling on rel
atives in each city for brief time.
Harry Jeffords, employed at the Can
ton Bros granite manufacturing plant
at the north end, returned yesterday
from Essex Junction, after visiting for
several days with John Crowley, a for.
mer Barre resident.
Landi's orchestra started this morn.
ing by automobile for Richmond to play
tonight for a grand celebration in honor
of returned soldiers and sailors staged
in that town to-day Tomorrow night
they furnish music for the Randolph
high school senior play.
Invitations have been issued for re-
ception to be held at the Odd Fellows
hall Wednesday evening, June IL, in
honor of H. William Scott, who recently
was elected supreme warden of the New
J England Order of Protection at the re.
. cent convention Of that order in Bos.
ton. The reception is given by Barre
} lodge, No. 1873, N e. 0. p.
Two independent baseball mines 10.
; Gated in the north end of the city had
very interesting thinning contest at
Ihtercity park Wednesday afternoon,
The Brook street Cannonballs defeated
the Berlin street Founders to 5. The
batteries for the two teams were: For
the Cannonballs, George Ross and Neil
Wilkey; for the Founders, Luigi Peroni
J and Herman Cato
d. D. Jackson of Springfield, Mass,
was in town yesterday arranging with
different quarters and granite manu-
i faeturers to supply them with timbers
; used for boom derricks. Oregon fir with
a combination of extreme toughness in
great length is found to be most suit
able. These are transported from the
distant Oregon trail to our far north
eastern states mostly by water. Barre
and Graniteville will soon be well sup
piled as already great number of or
ders have been received by Mr., Jackson.
This evening at the Spaulding assem-
bly, hall formal dance, or junior prom,
will be held, beginning at o'clock. Elk
, tensive preparations have been made to
make it very successful affair Yes
terday and to-day students were trim
, ming the hall in numerous colors, TO
; present TO the alumni and other classes
, a welcoming scene Reardon's orchestra
| has been secured to furnish music for
| the evening, so that nothing but sue
\ cessful evening can be had. Principal
Hunt gave the committee something OF
encouragement when asked if the usual
time for dancing could not be length.
ened for this evening.
| Palliation for Barre's failure to reach
/ the quota of ESQ books for the boys
cover there" came recently with a
monthly bulletin, published by the Yer
mont free public library commission,
\ which contains list Of donations con.
tributed by each town since last De-
cember. Barre leads with 2l0 to her cred
/ II, while Barton contains the next best
\ group of good hearted citizens with to.
tai Of 1853 for the six months. But with
/ this city at the head Of the list ii is nee.
essary to continue giving lest the city
should lose its ranking place If you've
been a soldier you know the necessity
for books; If You haven't, think what
you could do in a strange land for en-
/ joyment during spare moments. Don't
forget the boys!
The Goddard baseball team, which
started yesterday for New Hampshire
to play game in the morning at Lisbon
and one in the afternoon at Littleton
| returned late last night. The first game
against Lisbon high school was victory
for Goddard after l0-inning contest
. which resulted with score of 10 to o
J The second and afternoon game was a
defeat for the seminary team, ending
: 10 to Z. In this game William Beatte
!. shortstop for Goddard, fell upon the
/ field while playing, being overcome by
J the heat. Kelly pitched at Lisbon and
] Howard at Littleton, and had the latter
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