The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Irene Sullivan of Hardwick is
making an extended visit at the home
of Mrs. Mary Garvey of Pearl street.
Miss Alice Sullivan, who has been
passing few weeks at her home at
Hardwick, returned to the city to-day.
William Hoernle of Dorchester, Mass.
arrived in the city last evening for a
ten days visit with his brother, Charles
Hoernle.
Misses Margaret Newton and Mildred
Kew, who have been passing few days
in the city with friends, returned to-day
to their homes at Waitstield.
Miss Kathleen Brown of Cliff street
left yesterday for Burlington, where she
will visit with friends for several days.
T. G. Carswell, member of the gran
ite firm of Carswell & Wetmore Co.,
leaves tonight for Boston, where he will
make preparations for the opening of
the retail granite dealers convention,
which convenes next week. Mr.. Carswell
will have charge of an exhibit of his
company.
Mrs. Pearl L. Grendell left last night
for Bath, Me-, where she will join her
husband, who has been absent from
Barre several weeks. Mr.. Grendell has
just returned to Bath from an extended
tour along the Maine coast and through
New Brunswick for the benefit of his
health. They viii pass the remainder
of the summer in Maine.
Thursdays arrivals at The Buzzell ho-
tel were as follows: j. A. Ceonaty, Bos-
ton; +. j. Dtorm, Boston; f. j. Roberts,
Boston; A. r. Kendall, Burlington; w.
NJ. Maramie, Canaan, n. H.; V. ID. Gre
ton, Middletown, Mass; F. L. Abbott,
Boston; p. H. Glynn, Burlington; w. C.
Nickerson, Boston; A. w. Allan and
wife, Richford; p. Stuart, Bethel.
The annual assembly of the Univer-
salist churches of Vermont and the
Province of Quebec will be held at Rut-
land on August 24-2S. At this eonven-
tion there win be representative gath
ering of Barre people. Among this list
will be found Rev. J. B. Reardon, pastor
of the local church, and X Hollster,
president of the assembly. Mr. Hollis
ter will preside at several of the meet
ings. The convention will be formally
opened with services at the Rutland
Universalist church on Sunday, August
"a.
Ennico Modica, who has conducted
barber shop at $40 North Main street
for several years, has sold his establish
ment to Samuel Vagostino and Pasquele
Tadisegnia, both local men. The new
will take possession of the
shops on Monday morning. Mr.. Vagos-
tino recently came to this city from
New York and is at present employed
at the Cheesman rooms on Pearl street
Mr.. Tadisegnia was formerly employed
with Enrico Modica, but for the past
Jew weeks has been engaged at the Miers
shop. The retiring proprietor, Mr..
Modica, who has been in the tonsorial
business for several years in this city,
has decided to leave Barre, but as yet is
not fully decided where he will 90.
Temporary provisions for the care of
the Thompson children, who were dis
covered to be living in squalor on Maple
avenue early in the week, were made
by the charity committee of the board
Of aldermen yesterday, when home for
the time-being was found for each one
Of the five. William b. Thompson. the
tool sharpener, who is charged by the
with being responsible for the
has consented to contribute a
portion of his pay for the sustenance
Of his offspring. Ever since the house
was visited by the police and Constable
George L. Morris, the authorities, as well
as individuals, have been working to get
the children ready for better times. A
ocal women's society furnished sufficient
,lothing to garb the youngsters, and
others purchased food and sent it to the
house. Thompson still has non-support
,harge hanging over him in city court.