The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

Plenty of hosiery at Zoe. Lamorey's
w. W. Perkins of Bethel was in the
city on business to-day.
just received by express this noon
Sc paifs youths rubber boots, sizes ]
to 2. Tilden Shoe &C.
! Mrs Guy Blakely of Branch street
was taken to the Barre City hospital
! yesterday afternoon to undergo slight
operation.
A meeting of the Vermont Poultry
association will be held IN the city
court room Friday night ~ 7:3O, I'M,
portant business.
The friendly visitors will meet for
their regular monthly conference with
Miss Gridley at 1870 Friday evening
at the Community house.
Owing to Mrs. Birnie being unable to
continue her millinery business this
season, all hats will be closed out at
greatly reduced prices.-adv.
New sugar on snow with the usual
fixin's at the Baptist church Friday
night at 1870. Sugar furnished by
+. M. Allen. Everybody invited adv.
George Granger, who has been en-
ployed in White River Junction for
the past few months, arrived in the
city this morning, having completed
work there.
Miss Alice Davidson, employed at
Smith college at Northampton Mass,
arrived in the city yesterday to pass
two weeks vacation with her sister,
Mrs. John Emslie of Highland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Comuskey,
Mrs. Margaret Comuskey and son, Ar
thur, returned last night to their homes
in Northampton, Mass, having come
to attend the funeral of John Nelson, a
relative.
Sparks flying from the chimney of
small tool house at the Peerless knit
ting mills caused alarm to residents in
that vicinity last evening, and to pre-
vent any danger a telephone call sum
moned the fire department, which re.
sponded with the big truck. An in
vestgation by the firemen proved that
there was no impending danger so
they Immediately returned to the sta
tion.
In order TO begin the erection of the
new Black circuit theatre on Pearl
street, the old Pavilion theatre now
located on the site of the proposed edi
flee must be moved and for this reason
plans to move it back to the vacant
lot opposite the Central house are un-
der consideration. This removal will !
be accomplished as quickly as possible |
and the construction work begun i'm |
after. The Pavilion, after |
being placed on the new location, will I
is completed. These plans will |
not interfere with the opening of the |
Pavilion Saturday afternoon.
Next week several of the Protestant
churches of the city will unite for
Passion week services, which win be
leld in the Hedding Methodist Episco
pal church. Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock Rev. b. G. Lipsky, pastor of
1edding church, will preach Wednesday
,vening at the same hour the preacher
will be Rev. +. l.. Goodspeed of the
Congregational church; Thursday
.vening Rev William Men. Kittredge
Il the Presbyterian church will be the
Preacher. and on Friday night Rev.
Bert j. Lehigh of the Baptist church
will preach. All. are cordially invited
o attend these services held in prep
for Easter.
The moderate weather of the past
ew days has removed much of the
now and ice from Barre's main street,
With the result that loaded teams find
I difficult to move over dirt-covered
&c remaining. The electric railway
'ed. which is always the first part OF
he pavement to be freed of snow. has
zen literally small brook and whena
he electric cars speed through it All
fater spray reaching almost TO both
idewalks results This continuous ,
olume Of water has been well accom-
1odated by the various sewers along
he street, most of which were freed ,
( ice before spring weather made an
ppearance by the city thawing ma ,
hine. Street Supt j. c, DeBrune feels I,
hat che danger of a food is well past
nce the Stevens branch is practically ,
lear of ice. .
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