The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Prindle, Worthen block
Miss Ida Segal of Glens Falls, N. Y.
arrived yesterday to be the guest OF
Miss Ida Gould of Brook street.
Regular meeting of tool sharpeners
branch, No. 2, in tool sharpeners' hal
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Public dance at Rowland hall on
Wednesday evening, July "a CAROLS
orchestra. Special car 10 Montpelier
A regular meeting of R. c. |. P. A. in
Foresters' hall Wednesday evening
July 81 at 1880. Let all members, be
present
Dance, gymnasium hall, Graniteville
Thursday, July D; CAROLS vepiece
orchestra Dancing, s to J, Admission
81 25-adv.
The girl scouts of the Methodist
church will serve ice cream on the
church lawn during band concert to.
night. Public cordially invited.--adv.
DR.. and Mrs. H. j. Cutler and little
daughter of Jamaica Plain, Mass, are
visiting Mrs. Cutters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. W. Hooker, Of Park street for
few days.
Long distance and general trucking
truck is also equipped to carry parties;
will seat between Is and 20 people. All
pneumatic tires. Granite Cite Bottlinc
Works. Call 7l6.M or 746.W.
Mr. Locrano of Cleveland avenue was
probably the first gardener in Barre to
pluck tomatoes from his own plants
this season, which he did yesterday,
and enjoyed two or three fine to-
matoes.
Wilfred Canton of Maple avenue,
who recently completed work at the
Morrison farm, went to Clarenlont
n, H., this morning to begin work at
the Office of the American Railway
Express Co.
Carroll H. White and family motored
to Barre yesterday from their summer
home in Walden, Mr.. White making
his customary weekly business trip
here in the interest of Barre schools,
he being superintendent.
William Stuart of Spaulding street,
who for the past three weeks has been
spending his vacation in Portland and
Old Orchard beach, Me, returned to
Barre yesterday to resume work yes
terday noon as clerk at the Barre post
Office.
Misses Margaret and Florence Fin
negan and father, Frank Finnegan. of
GranitevilIe left this morning for
Whitehall, n. Y, to visit Mr.. Finne
gan's mother, Mrs. Sarah Finnegan.
who is soon to celebrate her s0th birth
day with twin sister.
Pamphlets being distributed at the
American Express office contain infor.
nation Of significant trend, especial
ly TO the patrons of the express serv
ice, as it states a general increase in
rates must take place soon after Aug.
81, to insure continuation of bust
ness. This proposed general increase
will average 1892 per cent, which, If
general conditions are favorable, quotes
the pamphlet, viii enable the carrier TO
earn return not exceeding six per
cent on the actual value of the prop
erty devoted to the express business.
For Sale; At 30 Averill street, 10
room house, bath room on first
and second floors, electric lights, gas,
wide piazza on two sides house, shade
trees, large barn, garage, chance TO
keep hens; small piece of ground for
garden; splendid location, five min
utes' walk 10 street cars postoffice
and business section; fine neighbor
hood, near Currier park. Rooms readi
ly rented and bring regular income.
House could be easily and cheaply
converted into three separate apart
ments. Fine proposition for anyone
wanting home and income at same
time. George L. Morris.
Miss Lucy Wells, niece Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank G. Rowland Of "a French
street, with Miss Mary J. Wright, sec
rotary of the Barre Savings Bank &
Trust Co, started yesterday afternoon
on a pleasure trip to Alaska. This
trip. calculated to cover a period OF
seven weeks, was begun by going to
Montreal yesterday afternoon. They
are to cross the Canadian Rockies. Wis
il at Vancouver and there take the
boat for Skagwa, cross the Atlin lakes
and into Alaska. They return through
Seattle and Tacoma, Wash, Portland,
Ore. spend four days in Yellowstone
park. visit salt Lake City. Utah, Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver, Col, and then
return home.
Many Barre people, former residents
Of Aberdeen, Scotland will be inter.
ested to know that William Gum Of
Rosebank, Stoneywood, Aberdeen, has
Just retired a. a mill manager at the
Messrs. Pirie works after half a cen
tury Of service, and that he was pre-
sented by the employees in the rolling