The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

Remember the Junior prom. Spauding
assembly hall, Friday, June 6; students
! and alumni. adv.
The annual outing of the Burns club
will be held at Caledonia park Saturday,
June Z. A full attendance is requested.
The Montpelier Military band viii give
band concert at Benjamin Falls sub
day afternoon at $3.50, weather permit
ting
Mrs. Eta NJ Sargent, Atty. A. A.
Sargent's mother, has left for an in
definite stay in Newton Center, Mass,
to care for an invalid daughter
Miss Irene Rodney left ,this morning
for Coopersville, n. Y, to spend two
weeks with relatives She will be ac-
companied on her return by her grand
mother, Mrs. Della Duman.
Mrs. f. Il, Wilson of Somerville, Mass,
returned to-day to her home after max
ing trip to Barre with her sister, Miss
~. p. Nourse, in an auto and remaining
two weeks as her guest at Hotel Barre.
Mrs. l.. II. Thurston and daughter,
Mrs. A. A. Freeman of 1913 Seminary
street, left this noon for Springfield,
Mass, to pass week at the home of
Mrs. Minnie Pelkey, another daughter of
Mrs. Thurston.
The intermediate department of the
Methodist Sunday school is asked to
! meet at the vestry at 6 o'clock sharp
Friday night. This is very important,
as it is the final rehearsal for childrens
day Keep this in mind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Stone, Mrs. James
Mackay, Mrs. James r. Mackay and
Miss Ena Adie made an early start this
morning for Burlington, leaving here by
auto to attend the convention of the
Eastern Star lodge held in that city to-
day.
At. an auction sale in South Barre yes
terday the J. B. Nichols place, SO called,
owned by George Adams OF that village,
went to William Watt, who owns land
adjoining the place. The personal prop
erty was also disposed of at the auction,
with d. A. Perry as auctioneer.
few of the stonesheds closed down
yesterday afternoon because Of the ex-
tremely hot weather and to-day even
more stopped activities for the same rea-
son. Practically all the Wiley street
firms and many in Burnham meadow and
the Depot square district stopped this
forenoon.
The boys Of Goddard seminary, firing
of the closeness of the dormitory last
night, suggested to the school authorities
that they be permitted to sleep out of
doors The request was granted and
about every lad of the school with mat
tress and bed clothes, accepted the priv
ilege joyously.
James VIII and wife of East More.
town disposed of their farm, consisting
of 1870 acres of land, with all kinds of
farming implements, to Mrs. Mabel w.
Smith of Westfeld, Mass yesterday,
through the d. A. Perry Real Estate
agency. In the transaction Mr.. and Mrs.
win take a ll-acre farm in Berlin and
plan to move their household effects to
their new home very soon. Mrs. Smith
buys for home.
This morning in two cars the Goddard
baseball team left for Lisbon, N. H., to
play ball. The group left about 1880
without Coach Bracket, since he was un.
able to go because of illness. A large
celebration for the benefit of returned
soldiers was held in Lisbon this morning,
where the seminary team contested with
the Lisbon high school aggregation. From
there they go to LittlefieId, N H., to
play this afternoon the high school of
that town.
A surprise party was given to Miss
Loretta Stephens at the home Of her
aunt, Mrs. T J. Denning, on Park street
last evenisg, when about 25 Of her young
friends gathered to bid her farewell Dur.
ing the evening her little cousin Regi.
Maid Marion presented her gold wrist
watch, for which she kindly thanked her
friends and playmates Light refresh
ments were. served and the party broke
up wishing her many such friends in her
new home. She leaves soon with her sis
ter, Mary, for Springfield, Mass, where
they will make their home Miss Elsie
Morrison and Dorothy Suitor were re-
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