The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

IALh OF The lOWN
Graduation books and cards at Mar
tins Book Store-adv.
A fine time assured at Spaulding alum
nj ball tonight Don't miss it.--adv
Automobile for hire. Good car and
driver. Get our rates. Cutler Bros.--adv.
Dance in Rowland hall on Wednesday
evening after band concert. Gilbertson's
orchestra. adv.
All S. Fl. s. class flowers will be sold
in the opera house Thursday morning for
IL cents eaeh--adv.
Finest quality voiles in white and all
the latest shades Little Dry Goods
Store, Cottage street.
Seniors Of S. H. S. desiring class flow
ers for the ball may obtain them III room
between 7 and 1880. No flowers after
| 7.30.--adv.
Albert p Wood of Dorchester, Mass,
former resident Of this city, arrived
yesterday and will spend the summer
with friends here.
Mrs. Ida L. Young and Mrs. Ellen
Ward of South Barre have gone to Queen
City park in Burlington to remain dur
ing the summer months at the Pine Tree
cottage.
Miss Yvonne Bilodeau, whose home is
in Granitevile, has arrived from Man
chester, n. H., where she has been en-
ployed for the past year, to remain dur
| ing the summer months
! Alexander Sandy Mortimer a for
| mer Spaulding football star, is now at
his home on the east hill TO spend the
summer months. For the past few
months he has been student at the
University of Pennsylvania studying
medicine
Regular meeting of R. c. |. P. A. in
Foresters' hall, Worthen block, Wednes.
day evening at o'clock Let all mem
bers be present. All who have received
applications be there for initiation, also
to elect delegate TO attend the Amer
lean Federation of Labor meeting at
Montpelier
Airplane fights and a whole bagful Of
stunts by Lieut.. Lynch of the y. S. army,
baby tank exhibition, and splendid
street parade with many soldiers and
sailors in uniform are few OF the edu
cational features of Barre's Homecoming
celebration July 4. You can't pay then,
for everything is free. You can pay now
by contributing to the fund which the
community committee is collecting.
Miss Helen Brown arrived at her home
at 327 North Main street this morning,
having come here from Montreal. Miss
Brown, together with five other young
ladies, has Just completed a tour Of the
western states in the interest of the
South Hill Publishing company of Phila-
delphia. The trip included many Of the
largest western cities and covered pc
Rod of nearly six months She is now
| home for an indefinite visit.
The annual picnic of the Sunday school
Of the Hedding Methodist Episcopal
church is to be held on Saturday after.
noon at Benjamin Falls This is to be
| in the nature of a church picnic, and
not only the children, but the whole fam
4 lilies of those connected with the church
are invited to attend, There will be
games and sports, and refreshments will
be provided. 1t is suggested that supper
be carried, and delightful afternoon
and evening are anticipated.
4 Myrtle Prize of Barre and James Prize
i ir., of Graniteville, motored last evening
to White River Junction, where they met
Seaman Elliot j. Pirie on his way home
for Today furlough. Two years ago
he enlisted in the navy and for a consid-
cradle time was one of the crew of the
/ L. S, battleship Rhode Island Later he
was transferred TO the destroyer Busch,
which aided in the search for Hawker
and Grieves, the two Atlantic fliers be-
/ lieved at one time TO have been lost at
sea. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pirie, jr., of Graniteville, and is
but 10 years of age.
! ID. A. Perry, the auctioneer, returned
yesterday from Burlington after having
conducted a sale of % registered Guern-
sey cattle for the Vermont Guernsey
| Breeders club. The sale was very sue.
cessful and brought some good prices,
the average price for the % head figir-
ing $3.50 A three year-old brought the
record price for the day, which was 1926.
People from various points of the state
attended the sale, while Washington
county was represented by T. w, Bates
of East Barre, Redfield Phillips Of Mont
pelier, Daniel Skinner of Waitsfield and
Mark Moody of Waterbury.
Seaman John Brusa, son of Mrs. Anna
Brusa of Is Howard street, after enjoy
ing a short furlough from his duties, left
to-day for Hoboken, N j., to board once
more the transport Leviathan. Friday
morning the ship, which has made a
great number of trips across the At
lantic in conveying soldiers to and from
America, sails once more for France
Corporal Paul Cook has been honor
ably discharged from the United States
army and is now at his home on Perrin
street. About year ago he enlisted
and for several months has been sta
toned in France
West Point Primary School.