The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

DR.. and Mrs. W. f. Mann left to-day
for st. Adams, where they will spend
Sunday returning Monday.
Miss Mildred Dudley of South Barre
has completed her duties for Mrs. Ed
Webster and is at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Coffin and sister
Miss Coffin, and Herbert Cilley have
returned from few days camping
trip.
Marion Facto of Burlington has ac-
cepted position at the Barre City
hospital and begins her duties Septem.
Der !.
Mrs Marion Facto and daughter
Agnes, of Burlington are visiting her
brothers, Leonard and Clarence Rob
inson, Of Hill street.
Garabaldi Barberi left last night for
Boston, where he is student in the
summer school at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Houghton of as
East street are moving to the tene'
ment owned by Wendell Lundgren on
East street extension.
Mrs. Carrie Comstock of Randolph
spent few days recently with her son
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Com
stock, Of South Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Howard of West
Burke were in town recently, helping
I to celebrate the birthday of their son,
Guy C. Howard, of South Barre.
Master Grafton Howard OF South
Barre recently returned from a visit
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Howard, of West Burke.
Marvin V. Larivee of West Spring
field, Mass, engineer on the B. and A.
railroad, is visiting his mother, Mrs,
A. A Favor, on Spaulding street.
Miss Grace Brown of Hartford, Conn,
arrived in the city this morning and is
spending two weeks in the home Of
Mrs. Margaret Brown of Grant ave
nue..
The Barre truck Of the Standard Oil
Co. recently broke through bridge in
Cabot, this being the second bridge
broken through by the truck in that
village this season.
| Mrs. Katherine Donahue of Wind.
sor is spending a two weeks vacation
with her children, Evelyn and John,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Jerry
Donahue OF South Barre.
Mrs. Ralph vinal Of Springfield,
Mass, is enjoying her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. L. Lewis,
of South Barre Mr.. Vinal comes next
week to accompany her home.
Presbyterians--your financial secre-
tary, J. L. Mackenzie, will be at A. w.
Badgers store Saturday night from
| 6 80 to $50 to receive church con-
tributions. Your attention TO this will
be appreciated.
Joseph Budro and family, Dana Rob
inson, Mrs. Florence Avery and son, Al.
bert, of Randolph and Ed Edwards Of
Bristol, Conn, spent Sunday. August
%, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Robinson of Hill street.
Wendell, two.yesr- old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dana Comstock of South
Main street, received several bad cuts
and bruises about the head and face
while playing with other little chill.
dren, being pushed from the porch onto
the cement walk.
The grandfather's clock in Burr's
south window some declare would val
ue at 800. ! win start it at $50 and
mark IL down 81 day until sold.
We will deliver to the fortunate one
without charge Step in and make
your bid. F. Z. Burr.-adv.
The three and three-t thirds karat dia-
mond, which F. Z. Burr, the jeweler,
came into possession Of this week, is
10 be taken to-day to Boston for in
spection by diamond experts of Smith,
Patterson & Co., the diamond being 10
charge of Harry Pitcher and Fred
Chick, representatives Of the firm. Aft
erwards the stone will be sent to the
firm Of J. r. Wood & Sons, diamond
cutters, of New YORK City. The dia-
mond has not been sold as yet, the
highest offer being $1,000
While driving his horse on North
Main street yesterday afternoon, c.
Pervasi Of Williamstown found him.
self in a predicament when he tried
TO guide his horse and light wagon be.
tween an automobile parked at an
angle and a street car. There wasn't
room enough and the street car hit his
left rear wheel and broke the hub
somewhat The driver was not thrown
out although the wagon slanted in the
collision Mr. Psrvasi complained about
the practice of parking automobiles on
Main street. especially when left at an
angle, and said that the city ought not
10 allow IT,
The Harrison Granite Co. Is grad
ually becoming equipped with all the
latest conveniences and equipment used
in the manufacture OF granite. the lat
est improvement being the installation
Of the Sturtevsnt system of suction
fans This system is considered the
most economical and simple method OF
removing dust from the sheds and for
this reason alone the change Is made.
Some time ago a Chicago Pneumatic
Tool company air compressor, now the
largest in Barre and second only TO