The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Read Shea's special shoe adv.-ady,
See the values in millinery. Mrs, Biz
ME, Laurel street.--adv.
Dance, Socialist hall, Granite street,
Saturday night. Landis orchestra
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing. Gents SOC, ladies free. Gilbertson's
orchestra.--adv.
Mrs. A, M. 0'Keefe of 20 East street
has been spending a few days with
friends in Waterbury.
Mrs. Arthur Martin returned yesterday
from Burlington after having spent a
couple of days there with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs James Malloy of Pearl
street have returned from a weeks visit
with friends in Boston and suburbs
Mrs, Edward jackson Of South Main
street left to-day for week end visit
with Dr. and Mrs. Stanley of Waterbury.
Mrs. Joseph LaPorte of Redford, N. Y,
who was called here by the death Of her
mother, Mrs. Delphine Jarvis, returned
yesterday to her home.
Frederick X. Irvine of Chicago, pub.
Usher Of the American Stone Trade mag
azine, arrived in the city yesterday for
business visit of several days.
John 0'Keefe, a clerk in the Homer
Fits company store, left yesterday aft.
ernoon for Burlington to pass the week
end at the University Of Vermont.
Lieut.. Archie Mcdonald returned last
night to Camp Devens. He is a member
Of the Rainbow division and expects to
receive his discharge papers very soon.
Ladies' and misses coats, capes, dol
mans, suits and dresses by express this
date. Special prices on this delayed
shipment. Sadlier, Keith avenue.--adv.
Largest line OF new and second handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wieks and ovens, Call and
get prices L. A. Prlndle, Worthen
block.
Mrs. Catherine Brown of Maple ave-
nue., who was taken Two weeks ago to
the City hospital to be treated for pneu-
monia, has sufficiently improved to en-
able her to return home.
| Miss Florence Stone, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. I. Stone of the Miles block, is
passing two weeks vacation with her
parents and friends in this city from her
employment in Montreal.
Walter Myers, representative Of the
Boston Traveller, and John Moran, jr., of
the Boston American, who have been re.
porting on the Broadwell murder devel-
opments, left last night for Boston.
Miss Ruth Nelson, who resigned as
organist at st. Monics's church Jan. |,
has accepted similar position at
neighboring church but will still retain
her present occupation at Bailey's Music
| Rooms.
This morning the Spaulding baseball
nine went by automobile to MorrisviIle
| to meet this afternoon the Peoples aead-
envy team in the second league game of
| the season A few cars filled with
Spaulding rooters and students also
went
Chairman of the local Victory loan
campaign, c. w. Melcher, has just re-
ceived official information that Barre
has been credited with the sum OF $3.50
through the courtesy Of the Western I'm.
| ion Telegraph company, which maintains
an Office here.
Miss Edna M Dashner, employed at
the war risk insurance department in
the federal service at Washington, D. C.,
after having enjoyed two weeks vaca-
ton at her home on Washington street,
returned last night to resume her duties
in the clerical work.
| Miss Lillian Roberts, ticket agent at
| the Central Vermont depot, has secured
few days leave and is to be substituted
for until next Monday by Frederick La
| Due. Miss Roberts will pass the time
with friends in Springfield, Mass, and
she left last night for that city.
Mrs J. f. Rodney, in whose house on
Brooklyn street fire did some damage
Thursday afternoon, states that, con
traTy to the report in yesterdays Times,
she was not away from the house at the
time the fire broke out and her children
were not in the upper room where the
| FIRE started
Sarah Richards. daughter of George
Richards, the Boston Post correspondent
who has been reporting on the recent
murder here, arrived last evening with
| Mrs. Homer Sowles from Boston. Miss
Richards viii spend few weeks at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Sowles of
Beckley hill.
Nazaire Canton Of Montreal arrived on
the early morning train for the purpose
of attending the funeral of Mrs Elvira
| Cook, which took place this morning at
o'clock at st. Monica's chutch He
will spend few days at the home OF
his brother, Philias, of 81 Maple avenue,
before returning home.
| The X-ray pictures taken by DIR. D. G.
| Jarvis to decide whether or not Edward
| Sullivan, who was injured at the recent
| Spaulding and Montpelier game, had
sustained any broken bones show that he
was not injured further than bad
| sprain and he hopes to cover second base
again in about two weeks.
| In the interest Of the Salvation Army
home service fund campaign, May 1925,
Louis Cook and Edgar White, both OF
| the Goth division, viii speak at the NOV
| ing picture houses this Saturday even.
ing, Mr. Cook at the Park and Mr. White
at the Biiou. They will tell Of the won.
derful work accomplished by the Saliva
tion Army in its efforts to serve the sol
der boys where the need was greatest.
A party OF people were entertained at
the Knights Of Pythias hall last evening
/ by the newly formed guilds aid con
nected with the Church of the Good
Shepherd, whist being the form of the
entertainment. Mrs George Rivers scored
the highest percentage and was awarded
splendid cake while Mrs. Harry Dale
| had the lowest percentage and won
| iohnnycake After the whist, refresh.
ments Of sandwiches and punch were
served.