The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

Closed w eQnesday.
Dance in Rowland hall on Wednesday
evening; Gilbertson's orchestra.--ad
Henry Herbert of Prospect street left
yesterday for Hemmingford, p. O., where
he will visit for few days.
Regular meeting of the L. A. A. 0.
H., Tuesday evening at 1880 in Worthen
hall. Initiation and refreshments
Largest line OF new and second hand
ranges and heaters in Barre at lowest
prices. E. A. Prindle. Worthen block.
Miss Nadine Sullivan of Averill
street is employed at the Barre Candy
Kitchen, beginning her duties there last
Friday.
Grapes, grapes, grapes, A carload just
in. Best for making jellies, wines or pre-
serves Come and see them. Charles
Zanleoni.-adv
Miss Robina Skinner of Quincy, Mass,
returned to her home after spending a
month at the home of Mrs. John Leslie
on Nelson street.
| Floyd Gerard left yesterday by auto
for Brunswick, Me-, where he will attend
Bowdoin college. Mr.. Gerard is grad
uate from Spaulding with the class Of
10
Mrs. William Bippus and son, Lloyd,
OF Hartford, Conn, left here for Green.
field, Mass, Saturday to make a visit
with relatives before returning to their
home.
George Hunt Of Derby Line registered
at the seminary Saturday as junior in
the college preparatory course. His ath-
letic speciality is hockey, he having been
quite prominent in that sport in other
schools
Mrs George G. Foster Of Boston, who
has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Ar
thur Holt of Hill street for the past two
weeks, left here Saturday afternoon for
superintendent Of large contracting
firm.
Miss Alice Miles Of Hartford, Conn,
arrived in Barre the last of the week,
being called here by the illness Of her
mother, Mrs, Andrew Miles, who was
taken to the hospital last Wednesday.
She will remain in Barre for few
weeks.
The d. A. Perry Real Estate agency
sold for Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Provost of
Barre their home place on Brook street
to s. NJ Porter and wife OF Stowe to-
day Quite recently Mr.. Porter disposed
of his large farm in Stowe and is now
coming to Barre TO live.
The first Of the regular Sunday even
ing services held during the school SEES
sions at Goddard started last evening in
the school assembly hall at o'clock un.
der the direction of the senior class presi.
dent, Paul Cate. After the services a
topic committee was appointed to choose
leaders and topics for the ensuing meet.
ings,
An informal dance and reception, given
under the auspices of the senior class To
all the other classes at the school, as
| we'll as the alumni, was held in the audi.
forum of Goddard seminary Saturday
evening beginning at o'clock and con
tinuing until r. Among the $50 young
people were great many alumni of re.
cent classes stepping to the popular airs
Of Landi's four-piece orchestra. Refresh.
ments Of punch and waters added to the
enjoyment Of the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs Ezra Cooley and two
sons, who came here during the early
part of last week TO call on many OF
their acquaintance in the city for few
days, motored back to their home in
Newtonville, Mass accompanied by Mis-.
Gladys Cooley, who spent two weeks
with friends here Miss Olive Burgess
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Burgess
Of Washington street, was included IN
the motoring party TO Newtsnyille
where she is enrolled in the entering
secretarial class at the Mount Ida school
The ladies of Barre have an unusua
opportunity on Wednesday at the Meth
odist church to hear missionary speaker;
OF great ability, especially Mrs. Thirkiel
national president of the Woman's HON,
Missionary society, and other womer
well known in the denomination fol
their work along that line The eonven
ton opens Wednesday morning at 1885
and continues through that evening La
dies are asked TO bring a basket lunch
for the dinner Wednesday noon, tn,
women of the church furnishing tea ana
coffee. Supper viii be served at tn,
church.
While playing about the home Of Mr.
and Mrs Harry Clark at sc Washington
street Friday afternoon, the four-year
old daughter Of Mrs Howard Rydberg o.
Montreal stepped upon a hose used by
Chauncey Bixby in washing his car anC
sustained a broken leg. In her path lay
the line of hose and when about TO steJ
over it Mr. Bixby pulled the line at
critical moment, and the child fell heavily
TO the ground, effecting the fracture be
tween the hip and knee Of the left leg
She was taken to Mr.. Clarks home
where Drs. Goodrich and Chandler sci
the bone Mrs, Rydberg was called her,
last week by the illness of her mother
Mrs. Clark.
One Of the enjoyable ANIMALS Of tn,
ladies' Maccabees was held Friday even
ing al the farm of Amos Hall on tn,
east hill. the affair being a corn roas
with the corn furnished gratis by Mr.
Hall and Mrs Sanborn. Nearly 50 mem
bers Of the society met at Lincoln camp
us and walked TO the farm, where 1
large bonfire had been built by Mr.. Hall
Around it stories that amused were tolC
. and an impromptu program furnished BY
several of the ladies preceded the roast
ing of corn. Before making the return
TO the city a rising vote of thanks wa
rendered the donors of the corn
A number of autoists from Barre re
port having seen an overturned automo
bile yesterday about mile this side o
{ West Topsham The car, Chevrole
j bearing the number 24544, from New
Hampshire, was tipped completely over
| bearing its weight on the top and hang
ing on the edge Of the river bank Tn
, car was apparently making the corne
] driving from West Topsham but wa
for some reason unable to make tn
t curve and smashed through the iron rail
mo If ,yaa said that tho driver an,