The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Fuller Slsyton, freshman at Nor
wich university, is passing the weeL
at his home on South Main street.
Mrs. Hans Frederiekson of Plainfell
visited with her sister Mrs. Fred
Townsend, of fremont street yester.
day.
John Eastman, who has been Wis.
iting at his home on Spaulding street
for the past few days, returned last
night to Boston, where he is attending
a radio school.
Miss Gladys Turner Of Burlington il
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Turner of this city. Miss Tur.
ner is employed in the office of tn,
Crystal Confectionery company Of Bur
lington.
Robert ]. Hafey, ir., who has beer
visiting his sister, Mrs. W. R. Paig,
of Wiley street, for the past few days
has returned TO Austin, Pa, where he i,
engineer with the Mctzger Construc
tion company. He was accompanied
by his father from Roxbury, Mass.
At 6 o'clock last evening the meI
of Ruth chapter, No. 33, o. T.. s., served
a fish supper to nearly go members
of the order. After the supper $50 81
those present went into session Under
special meeting of the chapter De
grees were worked on l3 candidates
Traffic Manager C. d. Waters of the
Granite Manufacturers association
leaves tonight for Boston. to attend
a meeting of the New England traffic 1
league. he being one of two Vermont
representatives of the general offiS
stat. The meeting viii open at the
Boston City club tomorrow noon AZ
II o'clock.
Henry johnson Of South Main street
left last night for Quincy. Mass. in
answer TO a telegram received from
Quincy, stating that his daughter. Miss
Gladys johnson, 4 graduate Of the
1920 class at Spaulding, who has been
employed for the past few months in
the office of an automobile detective
agency. had been rushed to hospital
Yesterday for a serious operation.
The train schedule of the Central
Vermont railway which changes April
%, will affect the opening and closing
hours of the Barre Office of the Amer
ican Railway Express Co., Agent
George Marsh declared this morning
To meet the requirements the Office
win during the summer months and
until such time as the train schedule
returns to the present status open all
6 a. m. instead of a. m, and close
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon instead
Of 6 o'clock
This afternoon and tomorrow aft.
ernoon at 4:l5 o'clock in preparation
for the Spaulding Goddard baseball
classic on Goddard campus Saturday
afternoon. the Spaulding team will be
nut through stiff practice on Goddard
campus. Since the game was originally
arranged for Lincoln campus the God.
dard management has kindly consented
10 allow Spaulding TO use the cam
nus for these two DAYS that they might
become used 10 the rolls and back
ground Of the diamond in order IA
overcome any advantage that the sem,
mary might attain through the tactI
that the game viii be played on their
own field.
Frank shea. proprietor Of the She's
sboe store on North Main street. has
inst returned from Boston, where hsI
attended the large reduction sale Of =
big boot and shoe wholesale firm. The
wholesale firm, in order to get rid of
a heavy stock Of boots and shoes soI
that they might stock up again with
some Of the newer product at the pre-
vailing lower prices, were forced 70 ietJ
90 over a half million dollars worth Of
boots and shoes At a heavy loss. The|
HE sale had been wen advertised, and
buvers from all over the country were
nresepf Ia take advantage Of the re-
dueed prices one PhiladelPhia con.
cern. which conducts l6 separate stores
csrried ~ the bulk of the goods. Mr.
shea. With his usual insight for bar
gain opportunities. bought up several
hundred foIlars' worth u stock as al
investmeut- Il