The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Loval arrived il
the city last evening from Holyoke
| Mass, for weeks visit with rela
tives.
james Henry, who has been spending
the past few weeks in this city, returned
last night to Bethel, where he has seeur-
ed employment.
1 Rev. A. n. Smith of Williamstown was
visitor in the city yesterday while on
his way to Concord, where he viii con-
duet services tomorrow.
Henry Hull returned yesterday to his
home in South Woodbury., after spend
ing several, days at the home of A. NJ.
Morrison of Batchelder street.
Miss Marguerite Lane of upper Hill
street went to-day to Burlington, where
she will spend a few days with her
grandmother Mrs. Batchelder.
Mrs w. j. LeBarron has returned to
Waterbury, after spending several days
in the city as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur G. Miles of South Main
street.
Miss Ruth Eastman, who attends st.
Mary's academy at Burlington, arrived
in the city this morning to pass the
Easter vacation at the home OF her moth.
er, Mrs. Eta Eastman of Washington
street
Mrs. +. n Normandeau and children,
who have been visiting at Malone, n. Y,
for the past few weeks, returned to the
city yesterday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Normandeau are residing II 81 High
land avenue
Miss Kate Coburn, who has been ris-
iting at Brattleboro for the past few
weeks, arrived in the city today for a
Waterman of Washington street before
returning to Plainfield.
Mrs. Cyril Demers and children of
Harold street left yesterday for St.
Johns, r. O., where they viii visit rela-
tives over Easter Sunday, proceeding
Monday to Montreal for short STAY
and going thence to Alberta to join Mr.. |
Demers, who has secured employment |
there.
Before a large house at Williamstown |
last night, the Spaulding glee club rem
iered its second performance of the win. !
ter, the production meeting with approv-
Al. The class was transported to viii /
Jamestown in one of Nelson's barges. /
Several members of the faculty chap
'roned the class.
DIR. NJ d. Lamb. George w. Mann and
others had the fight OF their lives against
grass fire which started in the rear of /
he physicians house at 81 Summer
street Thursday afternoon. Members Of L
he Lamb household were the first to
lotice that flames, which started from
small paper fire in the rear OF the
louse. were creeping rapidly up to the
leight Of land on Wellington street ada
ent to Mr.. Mann's house. Mr.. Mann
vas just adding second coat Of paint
o his pavilion lookout. @Hillerest.- {
When the shouting Of the fire fighters be-
ow attracted his attention. Securing
room. he was presently in the thick of 4
he fight. but il was not until the flames
ad all but scaled the rear wall OF the {
lann barn that the broom brigade /
topped their progress. A heavy west
lind vas blowing at the time and for
everal moments the most desperate D
measures employed could not head off /
he fire. Up the hank il swept. Con
inning a crop Of winter killed grass on G
BE- way and bringing up AZ last to the :
arden in the rear Of W. II. Gales house. {
Iere the FIRE faced a strip Of ploughed j
round that compelled a Hank move IN {
be direction of Mr.. Mann's property. i !
b. Lamb vas on the point of summon Z
& the Ere dlpartmcnt when the onward ,
arch Of the flames vas stayed. Z