The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

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! T. Vernon Young of New Haven was
a visitor in Barre yesterday.
| Walter j. Perry of Cabot was bust
ness visitor in Barre to-day.
Albert Lamberton of Marshiield was
business visitor in Barre yesterday.
Dance in Rowland hall Wednesday
evening. Gibertson's orehestra,-ady
Mrs. William Clark Of French street
is visiting her brother in Concord, N. II.
A. L. Smith and family of Trow hill
have been spending a few days in Bur
| lington.
II. A. Holt and family have returned
from Joe's pond after two weeks camp
ing there.
Joseph Murray Of Burlington is visit
ing his brother, Hidder Habbep, on Pros
pect street.
Miss Annie Brown of Grant street has
gone to Gloucester, Mass, for two
weeks vacation.
Miss Dorothy Brown of this city has
gone to Waterbury, where she has posi-
! tion in an office.
George Read of the Champlain Valley
Fruit Co, Burlington, was business Wis
! itor in Barre to-day.
Miss Mary Owens has returned to Bos-
ton, after a three weeks vacation spent
| at her home on fremont street.
MIR. and Mrs n. NJ Morse and Mr.
and Mrs Mark Morse, all of Randolph,
called on friends in Barre yesterday
A. +. Dauglas and family of this city
are spending two weeks vacation with
friends and relatives in Bellows Falls
Merton Morse and family, Mrs. Ed
ward Spencer and Stanley Lyndes of
Marshfield were business visitors in the
city last evening.
Regular meeting of the Sons of Vet
Grams auxiliary, No. ), Wednesday even
ing, Aug, l3, at s o'clock. Initiation Of
officers and refreshments.
Harold Z. LABEL, after passing a week
at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Lagore, of the Morse block, returned yes
terday to New Haven, Conn.
G. L. Perry Of the Perry Automobile
CO. left on the midnight train for Bos-
ton, where he hopes to procure several
Ford cars before his return.
Baseball Graniteville and Moretown
! two of the fastest teams in this section
at Gazeley field, Wednesday, Aug, l3, at
| $50 D. M Admission 25c--adv
! Mrs. Susan Parks of Plainfield arrived
at the home of her son, II. S. Parks, on
/ Averil street yesterday, and will re-
main here for the rest of the month
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Fowlie and daugh-
ter, Miss Emma Fowlie, returned Sat
urday from Lake Memphremagog, where
they have been visiting for the past few
weeks.
Miss Eva Ainsley, who has been en-
| ployed in the Office of Waldron Shield
& CO., for the past year, completed her
duties there Saturday and will leave next
week for western Massachusetts,.
! Kenneth Gale of Boston and Miss Pearl
Wilkins of Springfield, Mass, arrived in
the city to-day Mr. Gale plans to spend
a week at his home on Wellington street
and Miss wilkins will remain two weeks
visiting with friends and relatives in
Barre and Graniteville
Yesterday, the last day ON which taxes
could be paid without extra charges, was
a very busy one for the city clerk and
his assistants. Up to date S2l5,000 has
been collected at the office and there will
be some more now in the mails The
amount set to be collected was $22l,
764.0l. The final returns will fall short
of this because many taxes have been
abated
An item in the Rutland Herald says:
Lieut.. Henry 4. Stickney formerly of
Rutland who was in the aviation serv-
ice overseas two years, has formed a
partnership with Lieut.. O good of Bel
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garage and automobile business, prob.
ably either at Bellows Falls or Barre.
They will also buy an airplane and do
commercial flying
The dwelling house owned by John
Benjamin at II Eastern avenue was sold
to Gordon f. Robinson of Barre Satur-
day afternoon at auction. Mr. Robinson
buys for home and expects to take
possession Immediately. The sale was
conducted by the d. A. Perry Real Estate
agency d. A. Perry of that firm has
gone to Nashua, n. H., to conduct an
auction sale of pure bred Holstein cat
tie for S. +. Campbell at the state fair
grounds.
The round robin tournament between
the Barre, Montpelier and Greensboro
golf teams will be started on the Barre
course Friday afternoon at o'clock
Barre and Greensboro playing on that
day Saturday morning Greensboro and
Montpelier win play their match and
the third game between Barre and Mont.
pelier will be played some Saturday in
September. Saturday morning the Barre
team goes to Burlington for game
with the Waubanakee team. AL mem.
bers of the Barre team desiring to GO
are asked to notify the match commit.
tee. The team for the Friday game is
posted at the club house
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