The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

night. adv.
Mrs. Mae Counter began work yes
terday in the assessors Office,
Lobster salad and strawberry short
cake at Shepard cafe Sunday.-adv.
Auction sale at City Auction Market
Saturday at 2 and p. m. See adv,
adv.
Mrs. Halves New Dry Goods store is
now located at Is Elm street Open
| evenings. -adv.
One more good upright piano for
sale at a low price at Bailey's Music
Rooms, Barre.-adv.
Arthur Holt and wife, formerly of
South Main street, are visiting friends
in this city for few days.
Soldiers of Fortune" at Bijou the
atre next Monday. Prices, matinee 25c,
evening Soc, children l5c. Don't miss it.
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Gilbertson and
son of Beacon street left this morning
for South Royalton to make an indefi-
mite stay.
Special Friday and Saturday, two
dozen trimmed hats; your choice only
49, Miss Il. L. Whitney, l6s North
Main street.
Martha Calef White, electric needle
specialist, will be at Miss Canning's
toilet parlor Friday and Saturday,
May Z and s.-adv.
f. A. Drown of the Oldsmobile com
pany of Vermont left yesterday for
Boston on business trip and plans
to return in new Winton.
Mrs. A. A. Favor, who has been Wis
iting her son in Springfield. Mass, and
her sister in Keene, N. H., returned
to her home in this city yesterday.
Buy reserved seats to-day at Bailey's
Music Rooms to hear the famous tenor,
Martinelli, at Montpelier next Friday
Prices, including tax, Sl.l0, Sl.65, 1920.
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Douglas re-
turned to their home in Stowe yes
terday after several days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs A. 4. Douglas of 10 East
ern avenue.
Mrs. John Mercer and son, Leslie,
have gone to Des Moines, Ia to join
Mr.. Mercer. now employed at his trade
as a stonecutter, he having gone there
three weeks ago.
Giovanni Martinelli, famous tenor,
and Helena Marsh, contralto, will be
heard in concert at Montpelier May IA.
Buy reserve seats to-day at Bailey's
Music Rooms adv.
Miss Belle Moir resumed work as a
clerk at the Adams & Co. store yes
terday, after an absence of two weeks,
during which time she was confined to
her home by illness.
Mrs. ]. w Mellow of the Miles block
left this morning for Westerly, Z. L.,
TO Join her husband, who left here two
weeks ago and is now employed at his
trade in the granite industry.
Come to see SO beautiful pictures Of
children of all lands and you will know
what it means to live in America.
Stereopticon lecture at the Hedding
Methodist Episcopal church, Sunday,
May 0, at p. m.
Food and rummage sale. Presbyte
rian church, Saturday, May s, from 2
to o'clock. Anyone wishing TO con
tribute cooked food please send to the
church at o'clock, as there has been
no house-to-house soliciting done.-ad.
The D. A. Perry Real Estate agency
yesterday disposed of the dwelling
property at 40 Merchant street Of DIR.
and Mrs. +. G. Sprague. J. o. Bio
deau and wife, Helen, who have occu-
pied the home, purchased the property
and viii continue TO reside there.
Miss Louise Barber, teacher in the
North Barre school, who has been i'll
since last January and for / weeks
had been sick at Heaton hospital,
Montpelier, with rheumatic fever, was
able to leave the hospital Wednesday
and is at the home of her uncle, T.
J. Barber on College street, Mont
pelier
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney D. Weaver,
who were married in this city 10 days
ago and who have just returned from
wedding trip to New York, Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City, are visiting
at the home of II. A. Dunbar before
going to st. Adams, where they are to
reside at the Dunbar residence in Fair
field street
Upon warrant issued by States
Attorney T.. r. Davis. Mrs. johanna
Anderson was arrested in Barre Town
yesterday on the charge OF adultery
and brought before Judge T. L. Scott
in city court TO answer TO the charge
The woman pleaded not guilty, SO was
bound over TO the September term of
county court after bail was fixed at
81 900. Her husband Jack Anderson,
furnished bail The arrest was made
by Constable Frank w. Belville.
The old South Main street bridge
which, according to records, has been |
80 years in existence, now lies in frag
meuts on the north side Of the river. a |
heap of partially rotten planks and !
boards. And with il lie many large |
granite blocks that served a. foun-
dation for It. The work Of lifting il |
from its place took slightly more than |
a day, the large boom derrick being |
used 10 pull the beams from their hold. |
ings. When one views the conditions |
of wood that held the structure to- |
getber there is no wonder that city |
engineers of several years ago con |
demned ii to traffic, and one NIGH |
justly wonder how the mass Of planks |
and beams. rotted here and there, ever |
sustained the heavy loads which passed |
over it daily. The temporary bridge, /
erected at the west side Of the old site, |
has been completed by the city en-
ployes under the supervision of Street /
Superintendent J. c. DeBnune. Signs |
reading 20 the effect that tn. bridge /
was erected for foot passengers only |