The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

Hart at Bijou to-day. -adV.
James Coburn of Maple avenue is at
the City hospital for treatment
Mrs Harry w. Averill of Montreal is
spending few days in this city,
d. L. Nelson Of Boston was among the
business visitors in this city to-day
Mrs Minnie Sibley of North Barre is
at the City hospital for an operation.
Sadler, Keith avenue, specalizes on
baby carriages, strollers and sulkies
+, ], Hutchinson of Boston was among
the business visitors in this city to-day.
Mrs Jed RuIfo of North Main street
is assisting at the City Bakery for a
few days.
Mrs f. +. Elliot and son, Eden, of
Brookfed were among the business Wis
itors in this city Saturday.
}. F. Spencer says the damage done by
fire to his property at South Barre Sat
urday morning will reach 81 800
G. N. Gregoire Of New York arrived in
this city on business this morning and
intends to spend several days here.
Refreshments will be served at recess,
Congregational church, Wednesday even
ing, March II. Admission, 25c,--adv.
For Sale-Refrigerator chifFoner
chairs, wool carpeting, mattress, kitchen
table Apply at 1913 Washington st.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Northrup of Marshfed con
tributed towards the large number of
business visitors in this city Saturday.
Oscar Martinson of Perrin street has
returned from Boston, after spending 10
days there visiting friends and relatives
Mrs, Howard Blossom of East street
returned Saturday from St. Johnsbury,
after spending five weeks visit there
Latest styles, best of quality and low
est possible prices. Birnie's Millinery
Parlors, 4 Laurel street, opposite Brook
street school.
Dance in X. of G. hall Friday night,
March IA, under the auspices of the Odd
Ladies' Good music. Gentlemen 35c, la
dies l5c Good time. All invited.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Savoie of the Direct I'm
porting company returned Saturday
night after an absence of four days, dur
ing which time she was on a business
trip.
Alfred O'Connel, a Times reporter.
who has been i'll for nearly six weeks
with pneumonia, was able to be down
town to-day and he expects to resume
his work in about week,
Mrs. Florence Smith spent Sunday
with relatives in this city, She returns
to the home of her daughter, Mrs. II. H.
Batease, in Bethel, to-day and tomorrow
leaves for her home in Cambridge, Mass
The Peoples Shoe Store, one Of the old
est and best known shoe stores in cen.
trail Vermont, has closed its doors and is
preparing stock for a big sale Watch
the papers for further particulars.--adv
Wilbur French and wife have sold
their home farm, known as the Bancroft
place, near the Smith stock farm The
purchaser was Oscar Hanson, who buys
for a home. The sale was conducted
through the d. A. Perry Real Estate
agency.
The auction sale in East Montpelier
Saturday on the Alfred Brazier farm
proved quite a success. Grade cows
brought an average of $50 per head,
shoats S12, hay $40 The farming tools
sold exceptionally we'll The auctioneer
was D. A. Perry Of the D. A. Perry Real
Estate agency Of this. city.
The time, the place and the girl! Pow
erty social and box supper, Time,
Wednesday evening, March u. Place,
Cobble Hill grange hall Girl, anybody
you can get TO 90 with you. Admission,
ladies bringing boxes, free; ladies with
out boxes, 25c; gents, 25c. Games and
dancing and rafting good time.-adv
A. c, Murphy OF Boston, representa-
tive of the New England insurance bu-
reau, addressed gathering Of granite
manufacturers on the subject of stone
shed insurance Saturday afternoon in
the hall of the Granite Manufacturers
association. He outlined a number of
recommendations which may be acted
upon by the manufacturers a little later
The store windows in Barre began to-
day to take on decorations in honor Of
the visit of Major General Clarence r.
Edwards of the United States army to-
morrow afternoon and evening; and it is
probable that by tomorrow noon Main
street will have blossomed forth in pa.
triotic colors. The committee in charge
of the visit of the distinguished officer
requests that flags be hung out wherever
possible,
The current issue Of The Vermonter is
largely a Barre number, as the frontis-
piece is picture Of the State House in
Montpelier, which was built with Barre
granite, one article is on Hugh j. M.
Jones Of the granite firm Of Jones Bros.
Co, and another is by Mr.. Jones on the
subject, "Vermont's Granite Industry
while wv II. NJ, Barre" presents toast
"from the granite heart of Vermont and
Walter II. Crockett describes the new
state building erected from Barre gran
tie. Interspersed are pictures of the lat.
ter building and the Harbeck mausoleum
built in Woodlawn cemetery, New York,
and to add to the Barre flavor of the
magazine there are several advertise
ments of Barre granite.
Police activities have been a little
more brisk during the past few days.
There were three respondents in city
] court Saturday and also three this morn
| ing. Saturdays cases were the follow
| ing: Ricardo Pueda, a quarryman from
Websterville, was present on a charge of
malicious injury to a building. It was
alleged that defendant broke a window
in dwelling house owned by Thomas
Nerney and occupied by one Castro,
which is located in Websterville, on Fri
day, March 7. He entered plea of not
guilty and his case was continued until
later date for trial. Meanwhile Isabel
Tuba went bail for him. Mrs. B.. Ruda
of Webstervile was called on a charge
of selling and furnishing intoxicating
liquors. She pleaded not guilty and was
held in $500 bail until later time. Isa-
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