The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

iIitHus.
A band concert will be held at Ben
jamin Falls next Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
George Butterfeld of this city has
been spending a few days in Brad
ford on business
For Saturday only, at the price 50,
a line of dress and outing hats. Mrs.
Shepard Co., Inc.
Mrs. James Walworth and son are
spending the week end with Mr.. Wal
worth in Boston.
Dance, Montpelier ~prmory, every
Saturday night, CAROLS orchestra.
Special ear to Barre.-adv.
E. F. Theriault, who recently re-
turned from Rochester, n. y, is con
fined to his home with pneumonia.
The South Barre A. c. ball team goes
to Riverton to-day to meet the West
Berlin team in a game, beginning at 3
o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Beck and children.
accompanied by Mrs. Wendelyn Beck,
are passing month at their cottage at
Joe's pond.
The family of Attorney s. HOLSTER
Jackson is spending much of the sum
mer months at the Jackson camp at
Woodbury. pond.
Mrs. James NJ. Sweeney returned to
her home in Woodsville, n. H., yester-
day. after being the guest of Mrs. John
L. Hoban for few days. =
Miss Nathalie Mcmahon of West
street left this morning for Sherbrooke
and Windsor, p. O., where she will visit
relatives for the coming month
John Bremna, who has been visiting
friends in Barre for the past week, left
yesterday to take up work again with
the Mad River Lumber company of
Fayston.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Armstrong of
81 Berlin street have sold the property
at 80 Berlin street to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Frescoia of this city, who purcha sed
for home. The price was 81 and 9th
er considerations.
Mrs, Harvey Freeman of Seminary
street left yesterday for Boston, where
she will spend few days visiting
friends before joining her husband at
his farm at Hampstead, n. H., for the
remainder of the summer.
William A Milne, jr., who came from
Dies Moines, la. to attend the funeral
of his father, started the return jour
ney yesterday afternoon. His brother,
Charles, and family have returned to
their home in Mortified
William Brown, who has been visit
ing at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam Robertson of 90 Green street for
the past week, returns o.night to his
home in Brooklyn, ~ Y Mrs, Brown
and children will remain here for two
months.
Mrs. Charles Collins and son. Charles,
of 2s Spaulding street left here this
morning for Highgate Springs TO spend
two weeks camping. Mr.. Collins plans
to Join them morrow and likewise
spend a two weeks vacation from the
Miers downtown barber shop at High
gate.
Mrs. Robert Christie and two sons,
Alexander and James, went to De-
troit, Mich, yesterday afternoon to
join Mr. Christie, who has been work
ing in the automobile factories there
for several months. Their home on
Kirk street is being retained by their
two eldest sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Christie
being as yet undecided a. to establish
ing a new home in Detroit
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ahern and fam.
ily OF New York City were for several
days the guests Of Mr. Aherns mother,
Mrs. Almina Ahern, of ~ East street.
Mr.. Ahern has now returned TO New
York to continue work in the office Of
the Burroughs Adding Machine Co,
while his wife and family have gone to
Montpelier to remain during the sum
mer at the L. B. Brooks home, Mrs,
Aherns father.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeanette and Mr. and
Mrs. lombard, all of Northampton,
Mass, who have been the guests Of the
Peter Dubie family of Summer street,
started by automobile yesterday for
Burlington TO spend a few days with
relatives there, then proceed to Platts.
burg, n. Y, 20 visit before making the
return trip home. Mr.. and Mrs Bonn
bard go to Burlington chiefly to visit a
daughter, whom they have not seen for
25 years.
Robert D. Smith Of Boston. secretary
OF the International Granite Producers
association. is stopping at Hotel Barre,
while visiting FRIENDS in this city for
few days. Secretary Smith has Just
returned from Berkeley, Cal, his health
having been restored to something like
normal II was for this reason Mr..
Smith was granted an indefinite leave
Of absence from his duties and before
assuming responsibilities will spend a
few weeks with his family at Inter
vale, n H.
The trolley wire of the Barre and
Montpelier electric railway was found
broken at the Valley View house on
the Montpelier road this morning after
switchmen at the power house had at
tempted to feed the wires with cleo
tricity. The wire was down on the
track when found by repairmsn later.
Before the road is open TO traffic each
morning switches must be thrown in
al the power house and when this was
done to-day the electrician discovered
that the trolley wire was grounded. a.
il was impossible 20 keep the switch
''thrown-on." This break delayed work.
men in Barre and Montpelier, who rely
on the trolley service 20 reach their
employment at the proper time, as no
or rnachnh this CITY until nnarlr I. x