The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

Charles Barrows, jr., OF Nergennes ar
rived in the city yesterday TO visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Bar
rows, of Central street.
0vila w. Boyea of Highland avenue
left this afternoon for his former home
in Malone, N. ", where he will spend
several days with relatives.
Henry c. Whitaker of Chicago arrived
in the city yesterday for a few days
visit at the home of his father, DR.. Z
B. Whitaker, of Merchant street.
/ w. FL. Dewey, who has been engaged
in this city for the past few weeks
constructing the roof on the new North
Barre school house, has returned to his
home at Laconia, n. IL.
Adolphus Congo, who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the Heaton hospital in Montpelier, has
returned home and is now able to be
out of doors. Mr.. Congo will resume his
duties in the city water department.
The big bowling contest at the Para
dis Alleys is still on and interest is run
ming higher than ever. Don't fail to
make the best of the offers. Never be-
fore has such an appealing contest been
arranged; prizes worth over $50 to be
given away. Drop in and see us any
time.
Misses Nina Bottinelli and Ida Bianchi
returned this morning from Burlington,
where they spent Thanksgiving with
friends. Teodoro Bottinelli of Chicago
is spending few days with relatives on
High Holborn street. Miss Anna Boulan-
ger resumed her duties in A. p. Abb
bott g. Co.'S store, after spending few
days in Websterville.
Thanksgiving day at the City hotel
was the occasion of one of the biggest
dinners the management has served in
years. There were many townspeople
entertained at the house at the dinner
hour, Landlord Snow serving no less
than seventy-six people from / o'clock
until 3. Among the out of-town guests
who registered yesterday and to-day
were c. l.. Russell of Sunapee, N. H., Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Crouch OF Boston, Mr..
and Mrs. John Leonard of New York, III.
+. Baldwin of Burlington, o. M. Holer of
New York and c. G. Bownton, of Chesine,
Conn.
Harry +. Baldwin, who has been pass
ing the summer and fall in Brandon, ar
rived in the city yesterday for few
days visit with friends. Mr.. Baldwin
has been engaged to manage the Allen
hardware store in Winooski during the
absence of the proprietor, who is to pass
the winter in California. He will go to
Winooski tomorrow and in connection
with his new duties he will conduct a
correspondence school in lettering, along
the lines of the school which he opened
in Barre last year. The school will be
located in the Strong building in Bur
lington.
Mrs. John Gray of North Seminary
street is suffering rather painful burns
as the result of peculiar mishap which
she experienced while serving refresh
ments in Clan Gordon hall Thanksgiving
eve. 1t was during the intermission
of dance that Mrs. Gray was carry
ing tray of coffee from the kitchen to
the hall. She was trying to thread her
way through the crowd without spilling
the contents of several coffee cups on
the tray, and as she started to pass
through door, someone came from the
opposite direction and upset the coffee
by pushing the door against it. Hot
coffee flew in every direction and Mrs.
Gray was badly spattered in several
places. Friends thought she had been
badly burned and rushed her to the
Cummings & Lewis pharmacy. where
one of the druggists applied healing To-
tions. There were several painful burns
a bout the neck and breast, but DR.. John
II. Woodruff, who was hastily sum.
moned, said they were mostly superficial
Mrs. Gray was removed TO her home.
where her condition to-day was reported
to be comfortable.