The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

H Save money by purchasing low shoe
and pumps now at Tilden's cut pric
sale.-adv.
A few Bingham and voile dresses +
close out at special price. Mrs. Shcp
ard Co., Inc.-adv.
Not since 1914 have you seen sue
bargains as you'll find at the Uniol
Dry Goods store on Thursday.-ady
Word has been received in Barre re
Gently of the birth of son to Mr. ant
Mrs. Ugo Rossi, formerly residents o
Barre.
Farmers--it will be for your benefi,
to attend the community meeting. OF
Wednesday night in Rowland hall
Don't miss it.-adv.
Anold Devecchi of Cambria street
returned last night from Claremont
n. H., where he has been employed al
a machinist, and has commenced work
in Barre at kennedy's garage
Rub Partisan Sage on your head and
you win not have to scratch the
dandruff off; cures itching scalp, gives
a luxuriant head of beautiful hair. f.
A. Drown sells it on money back plan
adv.
The granite plant of Hoyt h Milne
was closed all morning out of re-
speet for the late Lieutenant Russell
Hoyt, son of one of the proprietors,
whose funeral occurred from st. Mon.
/ ica's church.
Maccabees. attention! A regular
meeting of Harmon review will be held
Wednesday evening at 1870 o'clock.
Initiation and refreshments Every
member is requested to be present to
receive the new password, Each guard
and color bearer is asked to be pres
ent for practice.
In these days of excessively warm
weather it may seem like poor time
to sell stove; but Barre man found
it to the contrary for. after putting
a for sale advertisement in The Times
yesterday afternoon, he had fourteen
applicants for the stove before there
was hull in business long enough for
him to go to bed. Needless TO saw.
he sold the stove.
The suit of J. P. Corskie against the
city of Barrsw is being heard in chan
Gerry court at Montpelier, having been
started yesterday afternoon, Mr., Cors.
kie is suing the city because of dam.
ages done by the water to his property
on fremont street, it being alleged by
him that the city diverted consider
able flow of water down Perrin hill
and through his property, while the
city contends that the water followed
a natural waterway and that the city
is not liable for damages
Mrs. Nina Lewis Of Cottage street
was called to Haverhill, Mass. yestcr-
day by the death from burns of Mrs |
Fred F. SWEET, a friend, received at her |
summer home at Hampton beach Sat /
urday Mrs. SWEET, wife of shoe |
Of Haverhill, was clean
ing her dress with gasoline when the |
oil became ignited from an electric !
hatiron. Her clothing became ablake
and Mr.. SWEET, in trying to smother |
the flames, was burned about the srms /
and hands. Mrs. SWEET was taken 1T |
once 20 the Anna Jacques hospital IN
but her burns proved 70 he
serious. The cottage was Quilted. The |
deceased was born in Berkshire. VI. /
The incident is given a local touch, as
Miss Hester Dwinell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Dwinell of the Mont
pelier road. was staying at the cot
tage at the time.
A recent copy of the Lancaster, Cal,
Ledger Gazette tells of the success of a
former Barre man, r. 4. Collins, in
iealing in real estate in the Antelope
falley region of Los Angeles county.
The article is accompanied by a pic
ure Of Mr. Collins, and the occasion
or the article is the sale by Mr.. Col
ms of his ranch in the Roosevelt dis
rict to Los Angeles people and his in
ention to cultivate another ranch
,wned by him in the Redmsn district,
lear Lancaster He got 100000 for the
anch in the Roosevelt district. The
lancaster papers account of Mr. Col
ms real estate activities concludes
With the statement that he, with eth
RS. intends to spend the next six
weeks touring through Utah, Oregon,
Washington and northern California
nd that MIR. Collins intends 10 catch
hose beautiful trout same as he used
o do back in Vermont, his native {
tate" Mr.. Collins mother resides I
n Topsham.