The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

tanning HideiiiHeS 80, ana SoU Gael
on sale at Bailey's Music Rooms. -ad
Miss Marjorie Smith has returned
home after spending two weeks in
Manchester, N. H.
Miss Evelyn DeBrune arrived on
Thursday from Greensboro to spend a
week with relatives here.
Maccabees, attention. All guards
are requested to be present for prac-
tice Monday evening at 7:l5.
| Reginald Kendall returned last night
from a two weeks vacation, spent in
! Boston and at the various beaches.
4 Anyone going by auto to Boston
from Barre between Aug. q and 80,
who will take passenger, call 227 5.
! adv.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robbins and
i two sons of Centerville, Mass, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Kendall Of
Trow hill.
Mrs. Frank Chase and children re-
turned Friday from Albany, where
they had been visiting relatives tie
last two months.
Miss Jessie Walker of the N. D..
| Phelps Co., has been forced to give up
her duties at that, store for short
time on account of illness.
Douglas HOWE and Albert datton
of Montreal, who are visiting friends
in Barre for few days, spent yester-
day visiting the quarry district around
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Smith of east hill
are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Steb-
bins and son from Melrose. Mass, and
Mrs. Moore and son from Manchester,
n Fl.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Allen Spdell and
two daughters of Rochelle, n. s., have
been spending the past week at Collins
Daffines. Mr. Spidell has been doing
special evangelistie work in Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carbonnean.
Mr. and Mrs, Leon Carbonneau, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Carbonueau ana Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Carbonneau left to-
day for st. Margaret, p. O., whore they
will visit for week
Two games this afternoon at Inter
city park. All you fans who want 20
see good ball be on hand at , o'clock
when the Barre A. A. and Moretown
teams face each other. Duba will pitch
for Moretown. Immediately afterwards
comes the Montpelier Waterbury game
These are benefit games, and Il you
want to see the boys win come down
and give them your support. adv.
A worm which may be the much
dreaded corn borer was found to-day
by DR.. C. NJ Scribner of South Barre
in an ear of corn which he picked from
his garden. The worm had made com
Portable nest in the end of the ear and
was apparently eating its way as it
went along. The worm was of n red
dish brown color and about the size of
caterpillar. as near as could be
judged from the appearance of one end
that appeared, County Agent Briggs
was communicated with at once and he
win make an inspection of the worm
this afternoon to determine The spe-
cies. DIR. Seribner brought the ear of
corn to The Times office, where it can
be seen by anyone interested.
About fifteen young lady friends of
Miss Mary Gervasi of George street
gathered at her home last evening and |
rendered her miscellaneous shower |
in honor Of her approaching marriage |
TO Leonard Spagnoli. The evening was
spent with music, games, dancing. etc.
and a mock marriage ceremony, which |
caused much entertainment AMI laugh |
ter. was performed, in which Miss
Edna Rossi was the minister. Miss
Julia Bizzozero was the groom. Miss
Jassrinda Cobb was the bride. Miss
Allie Comolli was the bridesmaid. and |
Miss Leonilda Rossi was the best ran.
The flower girls were Misses RoSsi
Riccerali and Eda Tameri. Among the
articles presented to the prospective
bride was a beautiful silver sugar
bowl, presented by Miss Edna Bossi.
Refreshments of ice cream, waters and
chocolates were served by the Misses
Leona Lamperti and Liza Benvenutti.
Fire Chief Heney and his men had
a busy spell Of it Just after the noon
hour Friday, when they had to at
tend to two small fires. The first call
came at I2;40 and was for fire in
the back room of the Smith & Cummings
store. Starting from a cigarette or
under the gas stove, the fire burned
a stable hole in the floor and en-
tered the partition when the fire lad
dies arrived. The contents of two
hand extinguishers was sufficient to
squelch the blaze. At l:l5 squad 4
truck answered still alarm To the
Tony Corey place just across the rail
road track on Prospect street. where
4 fire, started by children with matches.
so the women saw. had burned the
lace curtains and blind and scorched
he paint of the woodwork Of one win
dow upstairs Besides this a dress and
two hats were destroyed. The damage
in each case was small.