The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

---ady.
Full. fashioned, pure all-silk hose,
1913, at Morse's, Montpelier. adv.
Mrs. G. e. Jennis of Windsor is Wis.
iting friends in Barre and Montpelier.
A regular meeting Of the A. o. Fl.
will be held Thursday night at 1880 in
the X. of c. hall
The Legion dance Thursday night
promises ito be one of the best dances
of the season.-adv.
Save money. Attend rummage and
food sale Presbyterian church Satur.
day afternoon. adv.
Good prices paid for rags, maya
zines, rubbers, etc. Phone TOR and
| will call. Abram Fine.
Mrs. G. G. Brown of Montpelier and
Mrs. Wilder of Mortified were visit
ors in the city yesterday,
William Lille of Circle street went
to New York City last night to be EN-
ployed in the granite industry.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge Wednesday evening at s
o'clock. There will be work and sup
per at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Perley w. Churchill of Berlin,
n. H., is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Alexander Gordon Of
Spaulding street,
Alex. Mckenzie, who is employed in
the machine shops of Springfield,
passed the week end with his family
on Beckley street.
The ladies' union of the Universalist
church will meet at 2:30 this afternoon
in the church parlors. Business of i'm
portance. Refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Alexander Watson and daugh-
ter, Mary, of Merchant street left this
morning for Burlington to visit Mr..
Watson, who is i'll at the Mary fetch
er hospital
Barre shoe hospital opens May 0.
Boots and shoes repaired. All work
guaranteed, Thomson Bros, under
American Express office in f. W. Mich
OILS store, 100 North Main street
The regular monthly smeeting of
Barre post, No. 10, American Legion,
will be held on Wednesday, May IL,
in the new club house and not tonight,
May 5, as usual. George $. DeMerrell,
Adj.
The fourth dance TO be given in
Rowland hall under the auspices of the
Universalist church was held last even
ing, and was entirely successful Car
rolls orchestra furnished music for the
occasion.
B. w, Goodfelow of the Goodfellow
& Co. garage has recently returned
from Detroit. Mich, by automobile,
having been in the automobile factories
OF Detroit, Mich. and Cleveland, O.,
for the past ten days.
Miss Irene Bruce of Websterville
passed through the city Yesterday aft
ernoon while on her way to Waterbury
to pass two weeks with relatives. Miss
Bruce then goes to Woodstock to be-
gin work a. waitress at the Wood
stock inn.
Miss Mary Bishop, formerly of aBrre,
Of the class of 1920, University of Yer
mont. has been awarded the graduate
scholarship in Latin at Bryn Mawr coli
lege for next year. These awards were
announced az the close of the senior
May day celebration at Bryn Mawr.s
j. T. Lyons. general manager of the
Peerless Knitting Mills Co., and George
T.. Crawford. treasurer, arrived in this
city yesterday TO confer on business
matters in connection with the Barre
branch and with f. d. Ladd and +. H.
Rogers. Harry Daniels, president OF
the Little Wooden Mills CO. of North
Montpelier, was also in the city yester'
day on similar business
A brief message received by Princi-
pal O. X. HOLSTER last evening brought
The tidings that the school team which
Yesterday morning started on six
day trip, won its first game against
st. Anselmis college in Manchester, ~
H., Yesterday afternoon, the score be
ing 3 to 0. To-day the team meets one
of the strongest preparatory schools in
New England, Exeter academy, at Elk
eter, \. H., America Polli to do the
twirling.
Walter Kelly, brakeman employed
on the "HilP' train about the quarries,
sustained a bad blow to one side OF his
head while dsconneeting the air brakes
tube between two freight ears yester-
day morning. The injury was caused
hy the force of the air throwing the
iron tipped hose connection forclbly
against Mr. Kelly, who was slightly
stunned by the blow Since the wound
was bleeding rather profusely he went
to the nearest physicians residence to-
receive treatment, and was able to con
tinue his work afterwards.
Two young eX- service meng James
and George Thompson of Q Farweil
street, have made all preparations TO
open shoe repairing shop at 100
North Main street in conjunction with
the Nichols electrical store under the
American Railway Express company's
office This they plan to do tomorrow
morning Both young men are well
qualified for such work, George Thomp-
son, the frs overseas wounded Canadi-
an soldier to return to this city, hav.
ing recently completed a years study
Of shoe construction and repairing at
the Canadian army vocational school
in Montreal This was a part Of the
remuneration for serving over IS
months with the Canadian first contin-
gent James Thompson is veteran
Of the l03d infantry OF the 26th divi-
sion and has likewise received instruc-
tiOns in an army vocational school,
this the 9Th L. s. vocational school in
Nashua. " H. He having had much
practical experience in the Bissett shoe
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