The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

ALA OF HE TOWN
II Cash paid for rags, magazines. iron
etc, Phone TOR, Abram Fine.
Perlcy M. Carr of Camp street Ief,
this morning to spend the rest of the
week with his family at Meredith
N. FL,
Grant A. Lane of Seminary street
moved his family to Willamstown YES
terday, where they will spend the sum
mer months.
Carroll Douglass and Leo Steady
OF Bristol have returned home
by auto after spending week at the
Lilac Farm with their uncle, II. l..
Douglass.
Mrs. Ella Sawyer, chief cook at the
| NJ. q. restaurant, went to Sanborh
vile, n. H., yesterday to attend the
funeral of her mother in law, whose
death occurred at her home there Sat
urday.
Mrs. Laura E. Stoughton, who has.
been passing several months with a
daughter in Cleveland o., arrived in
Barre last evening and opened her
| home on French street. Accompany
| ing her was another daughter, Miss
Nellie Stoughton, a teacher, of Engle-
wood, n. j., who comes to remain dur
ing the vocational season with her
mother.
Joe Shimkus, known about Vermont
as formidable middleweight wrestler,
was in town to-day renewing acauaint.
ances made here last winter during his
many appearances in Clan Gordon hall
Shimkus travels with the Polhill Bea-
con shows, which are now playing at
lntercity park this week under the
auspices Of the Montpelier Knights Of
Columbus baseball team.
In an interview A. b. Garter
the new Barre manager Of the Black
theatre, stated that work would be
rushed through rapidly upon the com
pletion OF the new Park theatre and
when finished, it would be second to no
theatre in the state of Vermont. He
said that a $4,000 organ had already
been contracted for and would be made
one of the attractions of the new the.
atre. In reply to the question as to
what disposition will be made Of the
present Bijou theatre, he stated that
Mr.. Black had already made plans to
remodel and revamp the Bijou theatre |
property as soon as the other theatre /
was open and both theatres, as well |
as the opera house, which the Black |
take possession of on Sept. l. viii be |
Apa al Dt,a oil 4f stot.. .4t
and photoplays will be played at the |
new Park and somewhat different |
type at the Biiou, so that with the
road shows and musical attractions |
coming to the opera house Barre can /
look forward in the future to having |
plenty of diversified amusement, in
facts. as much or more than any |
other city in the northern New Eng
land states.
Miss Hazel Guyer Of 3 Eastern ave
nue. was emphatically reminded last
evening of her approaching marriage
TO Stanley Averill, a former Barre res
ident, who is now employed in Balti-
more, Md Mrs. Carter Downing and
Mrs. Ray Sargent had called together
no less than 20 young lady friends cf
the bride to be- and, OF course, laid
careful plans for the occasion. A tel
ephone call at o'clock, when all the
Young ladies had gathered at the
Downing home on Cliff street, sum.
moned Miss Guyer there also. Surprised
and completely so was Miss Guyer
when she was led TO the center of
dark room and surrounded by group
Of her most intimate friends. II was
just $3.50 when the lights went on and
the surprise dropped with hurrahs from
the crowd Not an idle moment ex.
sted in that home from then on until
midnight. There were games played,
singing, music, the serving of refresh
mcnts of ice cream, cake and waters,
and the showering of gifts, many and
very appropriate. But best of all
Tor ii is certain Miss Guyer will never
forget IT, was the mock marriage.
sowned in robes Of freakish nature,
Miss Guyer was the bride of Miss
trace Barclay, who played the part of
, bewildered groom. The stately per
ION, Miss Evelyn Drew, the maid Of
ionor, Miss Emma Whitney. the ner-
tous best man or Miss Ena Adie. the
lower girl twho did all things wrong.
Hiss Kathleen Fitzgerald, and the aged
ather. Miss Glee Wood, who gave the
ride away, formed bridal party
extraordinary. The ceremonies were
with all the pomp possible
md then the bride o-be was taken ON
wedding tour with her 20 frienls
through Bsrre's main streets in Ford -.
ruck about II o'clock. Heralding her
eming was the iaxon sounded by
Hiss Adie. who endeavored 10 play
lpon il the Mendelsshon's< wedding
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