The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

! Weitzel Webster Of East Roxbury was
Barre visitor to-day.
! Mrs. James Henry of Williamstown
was visitor in the city to-day.
! Homer Holden OF Brook field was in
the city to-day on business trip.
! John Foss of Burlington was among
the business visitors in this city to-day.
Miss Hattie Houston is confined to
hes home on Maple avenue by illness.
John Reid Of Burlington was among
the business visitors in this city yester-
day.
Dwight G. Page of Cambridge, Mass,
was among the business visitors in the
city to-day
Harold Carroll returned to HaverhilI,
Mass, to-day, after brief business
visit in this city
Paul Davis Of Seminary street has
gone to Concord, N. H., where he has
secured employment.
DIR. Robert Renfrew returned to Bur
lington this noon, after spending few
days with friends on Laurel street.
Mrs. II. f. Thornton Of Howes place
IS moving her household goods to War
rem, where she viii make her home.
Fred Bresaw, ir., has returned to his
home on the East Barre road. He has
been in New York for the past two
months.
The chorus choir Of the Baptist church
will meet for rehearsal promptly at
o'clock tonight. The cantata rehearsal
is called for 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. w. H. Hodgedon of Danyille ar
rived in the city last evening. having
been called here by the death of her ia
ther. James Trail Of Windsor terrace.
George A. Ross and son. Gordon, OF
South Main street left this noon for
Canaan, y H., where they will pass
few days at the home of the formers
father.
w. w. Calder Of Beacon street and
John Sowles of Becklcy Hill left this |
morning for East Alburg, where they
will remain for several days ON a fish /
ing trip.
A meeting OF the Barre Rangers foot
ball club will be held at the Foresters |
hall at : o'clock Saturday night. All !
are requested to come. r. NJ. /
Mcknight, president.
An error in yesterdays issue stated
that the district Sunday school confer
ence would be held at the Hedding Meth
odist church May Is. The conference
viii be nter-denominational.
w. w. Mason of Melrose. Mimi. is
visiting friends in this city for few
days Mr. Mason was delegate to
the revision of the granite cutters ma
tional constitution, which was complet-
ed Monday.
After winter Of inanition. the striker
on the town clock" resumed opera
tions last evening at o'clock and has
been striking ever since, much to the
qualification of several hundred people
in hearing of the sound.
In close and exciting game of base
ball at the sandbank last night, the West
Hills defeated the Barre Giants by a
score of IL to II. The batteries for the
West Hills were Calcagni and Calderara
'or the Giants, Wilson and Glass.
George c. Milne left this afternoon for
p. O., whence he will sail
10 morrow on the Allen line steamship
for Glasgow. intending to 60
rom there to his former home in Aber-
leen, Scotland. Mr.. Milne intends to be
lbsent from Barre several months.
Some twenty Masons from this city
will go to Montpelier tonight to attend
special convocation of Montpelier eoun-
il, No. II, Royal and Select Masons
included in a list of grand lodge officers {
expected to be present is the name of
irand Master George l. Whitney Of Bel
ows Falls. :
Riley's orchestra has been engaged to !,
urnsh music for a May dance to be !
ed in Graniteville next Thursday even
ng under the auspices of the ladies' aux :
Iiary TO the A. O. H. The members of !
he orchestra returned home to-day from !,
trip to Burlington and Orleans, where =
hey furnished music for dances.
The funeral of James Trail. whose
cath occurred at his home on Windsor
errace yesterday morning will be held G
{ the Church of the Good Shepherd to-
borrow afternoon at ? o'clock the rec
or. Rev w. J. NJ. Beattie, officiating, t
rior to that hour. a prayer service will n
e held at the house about $50 o'clock. W
he burial will take place in Elmwood a
,metery. Members of Clan Gordon No Il
2 o. s. c.. to which order Mr. Trail :,
elonged, will attend the services in a W
ody. s
Twelve tables were filled at the whist n
artv held in the Knights of Columbus :,
all last night under the auspices of the W
aides Catholic Benevolent association. e'
he style of whist played was termed ID
rive whist. Mrs. Sarah Bond and Mrs. p'
livinia LaCasse captured the first prize, re
hile Miss Jessie Robertson and Isaac
obbins were awarded with second hon N
rs. Refreshments of cake and coffee
ere served. The committee in charge
as follows: Mrs. Patrick Noonan, W
RS. John OLeary. Mrs. Charles Bar nj
,ws, Mrs. Edward Murphy and Miss /.
izzie German. +a