The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-11
TALK or THE TOWN

iting with friends in the city for few
days.
! A closing-out sale of all millinery
goods at big discount. Mrs. Il. A..
L. O. Tracy of Boston is spending the
month of July with his son, Lee Tracy
of this city.
Miss Eleanor Negretti of 4 Blackwell
street has gone to Boston, where she has
employment.
A meeting Of the ladies' hospital aid
will be held at the hospital at o'clock
Friday night.
Highest prices paid for rags, rubbers,
| magazines, carpets, etc. Phone 1872,
Abram Fine.
Misses Cordelia and Fidelia Duprey,
who are employed in Nashua, n H., are
visiting their parents in Websterville
Miss Georgianna McAuley, who has
been visiting friends in Graniteville, re.
turned yesterday to her home in this
city.
J. Sullivan and daughter of Provi-
dence, r. l., are visiting Mr.. Sullivan's
nephews, John and Joe Charles, on Pros.
pect street.
GAVIN Bagley, just returned from over
seas on the transport Leviathan, arrived
in Barre this morning to visit his sister,
Mrs. Henry Bouley.
Miss Dorothy Campbell, who has been
visiting Miss Irene Lander Of Washing
ton street, returned yesterday to her
/ home in Hardwick.
Mrs. c. n. Hutton returned yesterday
to Barre from Corinth, where she has
been visiting friends and relatives for
the past few days.
Miss Hazel Wright of Utica n Y,
called on friends IN Barre yesterday be-
fore continuing her journey to Williams
town, where her parents reside
A joint meeting Of Clan Gordon, No.
II, and ladies auxiliary amusement com.
mittees will be held in the rooms on
Friday, July IL, at 1880 prompt
Chisholm Allen of Lachine, p O., aft.
er visiting with his aunt, Mrs W. L.
Gilbert of 10 French street, for several
days, returned to his home yesterday
James Sullivan of Brooklyn street,
who has been sick with pneumonia, is
now able to work and has returned to
his place in the r. L. Clark feed store
Miss Lillian Miller and Miss Eva AL.
pert Of Burlington, who have been the
guests of Miss Ida Gould for the past
week, returned yesterday to their homes.
Floyd Stanton of Montreal arrived
from there yesterdal noon and aft
er calling on relatives at Summer
street, returned to his home later in the
afternoon.
Regular meeting Of I. O. o. L., NJ. IT,,
in X. of G. hail Friday. July IL. at 7
p. m. Installation and initiation. Guards
please take notice Refreshments will
be served.
Harry Taylor, a western representa-
tive of the G. A. Metcalf 4 Co. granite
firm, has for several days been in the
Barre granite belt, disposing of business
in the interest of the firm.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vittori Mrs. Jennie
Visconti, Mrs. Bernasconi and son, Err
min, have returned from their trip to
Highgate Springs and Montreal They
have been camping at Highgate Springs
for the past week.
An extra good lot of household goods
is to be sold Saturday afternoon at | 80
o'clock at the auction OF Charles Gustaf-
son, 81 Prospect street many articles be-
ing as good as new. See adv' on page Z.
D. A. Perry, auctioneer.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Richardson left to-
day by automobile for Boston to be alb
sent for a few days They we're accom-
panied by the Misses Williamina and
| Isabel Walker, who will visit relatives
in that vicinity for the coming two
weeks.
Edward Jackson, pharmacists mate q
the 18th z. s. marines, has been passing
30.day furlough with relatives in Barre
and st. Adams, Me. Last night he re-
turned to Quantico, Va, with the hopes
Of being discharged very soon. He will
return to St. Adams as soon as dis
charged, where his wife and other rela-
tives are spending the summer camp
| ing Later he plans to work in Spring
! field the town he left to enter the sery-
ice.
Since It was deemed advisable to on
large the kitchen OF the Vinctia club
rooms, the work was begun yesterday Of
removing the plaster from the parti-
| ton that separates the small room from
the large spare room. By removing this
wall, constructed of the most substan-
| tial material, much larger room that
will extend toward the rear of the build
! ing will be available This change will
be made in order that the steward may
more easily attend to The needs Of the
large crowds that attend the winter
evening entertainments and social hours.
| A slight accident occurred at the cor.
ner of Seminary and Brook streets yes
! terday when an automobile truck of the
Houghton & Robins store collided with
milk team driven by Arthur Cdmira
of east hill. The rear wheel of the milk
team was completely demolished while
! the small truck suffered a smashed fen.
| der and badly damned mudguard The
accident was laid to defective steering
gear Clyde Houghton, in the truck, was
coming down Brook street and about to
| turn to Seminary street, heading north.
| Camira was about to cross the intersec
tion of the roads going up Seminary
street. When Houghton attempted TO
turn the corner his steering wheel re-
sponded to his twist but the front wheels
refused to turn, consequently the two
| vehicles collided with some force.
The body Of Miss Gertrude Donahue,
| formerly of Barre, who was drowned
Tuesday night in Luke Dunmore after
the canoe which she and Ralph Smith
occupied had overturned, was found yes
terday afternoon at $3.50. Three divers
from Burlington had worked continuous
ly all Wednesday afternoon and yester
day until they finally succeeded in locat
ing the body. Smith, who Tuesday night
was found unconscious about eight feet
from the waters edge, regained con
seriousness Yesterday completely enough