The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

WIEN Will an hiitt, No5 tpit y
be out of doors yesterday.
Louis Drake of Murray street has re
turned to this city from Danvillt
where he has been spending the pas
week in camp at lake st. Joseph. Mr.
Drake resumed his duties this morning
at the j. p. Corskie Granite company
at the south end of the city.
! p. Cobianchi. editor of the LIndepen
dente, one of the most influential Ital
ian newspapers in New England, re
turned yesterday to his home at New
Haven. Mr. Cobianchi has been spend
ing the past few days in this vicinity
addressing gatherings of Italians on po'
litical questions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Shaw returned to
Burlington Monday, after passing sew
eral days in this city as the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Averill of Elm
street extension. Mr.. Shaw is a gradu-
ate of Goddard seminary in the class OF
| 1908.
| The condition of Michael David of
| North Main street, who recently UNDER
went an operation at the Heaton hos
pital in Montpelier, was somewhat more
improved according to report received
by his family yesterday afternoon.
Henry Upper, who recently came east
from Springfield, O., for visit at the
home of his father George H. upper,
of Keith avenue, has secured position
in Montreal, p @. Mr.. Topper passed
Labor day in this city.
Matthew L. O'Brien, the Washington,
d. c. attorney, who has been spending
several days in the city in the interests
of the Prohibition cause, left for his
home Monday. Atty. OBrien addressed
an audience on the Hedding church cor
ner Saturday forenoon after Colonel
Roosevelt had finished his speech in
front of the Church street schoolhouse.
DIR. and Mrs. II. s. Carver have re-
turned to their home in Marshfeld, aft
er short stay in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Miles and three
children of South Main street returned
home Monday from Reading, where
they have been passing ten days with
relatives. Mr. Miles resumed his duties
in Miers' barber shop this morning.
Ernest V. Hornton, who has been
spending a week with relatives in the
city, left Monday for his home in Au-
gusta, Me.
Miss Florence Downs of Worcester
has returned to her home, after spending
a few days with friends in the city.
The writer of the communication,
signed Resident, is requested to make
known his or her identity to the editor
before the article can appear. The
name of the person is not desired for
publication.
r. j. Charles of Tampa, Fla. spoke
church Sunday afternoon on boy scout
work. Mr.. Charles will be remembered
in Barre as one of the first to become af-
filiated with the scout movement in this
section. At the present time he is en-
gagged in Young Mems Christian asso-
citation in Tampa and is spending his an
nual vacation at his home in Barre
Lyndal Waterman of Washington
street left Monday for st. Adams,
where he will visit his uncle for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs, Paul Scampini returned
home this morning, after spending a
few days in camp at Groton pond.
Ralph Huse Of Windsor arrived in the
city Monday morning for few days
visit at his home in South Barre.
Mrs. Charles C. Waite, who has been
visiting relatives on Washington street
for few days, left this morning for
her home in Hardwck.
Principal Carroll H. White and Mrs.
White, who have been passing the sum
mer in South Walden, returned to Barre |
Miss Violet Edmands, who has been |
the guest of her sister. Mrs George II. |
Holt at Highland avenue, for a few days, |
has returned. to her home in Boston.
Ernest johnson has returned home
from Concord, y. H., where he attend !
ed a convention of Swedish Foresters.
Rev. and Mrs. Duncan Salmond of |
West street, who have been passing a
lew weeks i'm Newport, r. l.. and vicin-
ty, returned home last Saturday night.
The pastor occupied his pulpit at the
First Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ng and evening.
Miss Julia Fairbanks and Miss A. b.
'IcAllister of Jefferson street returned
ZONE last night. after passing a few
lays in camp at Joe's pond in Danvillc.
Miss Marguerite Brown and Nelson
Brown of Cliff street, who have been
pending the summer months at Old
orchard, Me-, returned to this city Sat
rday night.
At 1910 o'clock Monday forenool,
he fire department was called out to
nswer an alarm sent in from box IL,
ocated at the head of Seminary street.
he newly purchased auto fire truck,
he hook and ladder truck and the chem.
cal wagon dashed down the street in
God time and brought up in front or
he house adjoining /. B. Dodge's cream /
ry, where excited passers-by said that
n explosion had just occurred Inves-
igation substantially corroborated this
tatement, although the explosion was
{ minor Importance and hardly neces. /
itated the sounding of general alarm.
small tank of gasoline exploded in !
ONE unexplainable way, and when the {
egulars and several call men reached
he house, all was over. The about
ignal sounded at 1920. The damage
as too trivial to be reckoned in dol I
hrs.