The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

iii Lumber, both SOFT ana nara Woo
HI rough and finished. AT the 9. l.. Bugbe
HI mill.
N A special meeting of the Canadian
H club will be held in the Quinlan blocl
II tonight at 1880 o'clock.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hunter of Glens
II Falls, n. y, were among the business
II visitors in the city yesterday.
II Miss Ola Weeks returned this mora
ing to her home in Burlington, aftel
weeks visit with friends in the city.
Warren Cummings of Spaulding street
| returned this morning from Lancaster
\ n. H., where he has been passing few
days.
H Mrs. G. r. Pipe of West Somerville
Mass, is passing several days in the
city as the guest of her brother, w. I'll.
Snow.
Miss Ruth Huse of South Barre began
work in clerical capacity at Barclay
Bros plant on Batchelder's meadow yes
terday.
Bert Hutchins of Moretown, former
resident of Barre, arrived in the city
yesterday for ten days visit with
friends.
James McKernon arrived in the city
this forenoon from Mortified for few
days visit at the home of his mother
on Foster street.
/ Mrs. George 0. Wallace, who has been
visiting friends in the city for the past
ten days, returned this morning to he:'
home in st. Adams.
/ George LeCasse, student at Goddard
seminary, who has been spending the
past three weeks at his home at Derby
Line. returned yesterday to the city.
Albert Haley of Graniteville was
visitor in the city yesterday while on
his way to New York, where he will
make two weeks visit with rela-
tives.
William II. Oliver, who recently re-
turned from Westerly, r. l., commenced
work this week for the j. G. Griggs in
surance offices. Mr.. oliver will make
collections.
Charles X. Eastman, who has been
spending the past few days in the city
as the guest of Wesley Hoffman of
North Main street, returned to-day to
his home at Corinth.
G. i. Smith, auctioneer, sold yesterday
for the Ormsbee estate at East Mont +
pelier Center, p cows, from $50 to so /
per head. averaging SOL per head, and |
nearly all fall COWS.
Barre Polishers' branch, G. c. /. A
Regular meeting of Barre polishers will |
be held in their hall, Nichols block, on
Thursday evening, April II, at o'clock.
W. G. Pirie, secretary.
Arthur Sim left this morning for
Rochester, N. y, where he will visit
relatives for few days, before going
to Perry, N. y, where he will be en-.
ployed during the summer.
Harry W. Jones, who has been spend
ing a few days with veterans of Co. +,
First Vermont volunteers of the Spanish
American war, left this morning for
Ottawa, Ont, where he is employed on
the police force.
Mrs. Joseph ST. Peters and two daugb ,
tiers, who have been spending two weeks !
with relatives in W'eb>teryille, were Wis
itors in the city today while on their
way home to st. Hyacinthe, 7. q.
Michael Burns, former resident of j
Barre, who has been absent from the
city for the past two years, arrived /
from Nashville, Tenn, where
he has been employed. Mr.. Burns will ]
make his home in Barre for a time.
Rev. Morris A. Levy, secretary Of the !
lorthern Baptist convention, and pastor I
II the Seminary church at Newton Cen Q
.er, Mass, will lecture before the Baptist
Baraca class Tuesday night, April D.
The male quartet win furnish music. Mr..
-evy's subject will be "The New Citizaa- I
ship" Further notice will be given
alter in the week.
John Dumas. sailor on the United =
States Nebraska, a battleship of the
irst line, now stationed at Boston, who :
$ spending a months furlough at his I
orner home in Mortified was a guest !.
of M. p. Blake of Cliff street
dr. Dumas will make a second visit !,
o Barre before reioining his ship. :
Rev. Albert Abbott, who has been in O.
barge of the Methodist church at i
'eacham for the past two years, will w
ssume on Sunday the pastorate of the
fethodist church at Wiliamstown, to !.
'hich he was assigned at the Methodist :,
difference at Riehford last week. Mr.. =,
bbott is well known in this city, hav- -
ig resided here at brief intervals. :,
The telephone operators union, No. of
fi5is llelu It's regular meeting last even re
Ig and the following officers were elect A,
for the ensuing year: President, Ber- m
Ia Bonett; vice president, Rose Glib TO
pms; corresponding secretary, Florence la
|. Brown; treasurer, Amy Howard; au-
tors, Nora Howe and Aline Minard; =.
'legates to Central Labor union. Agnes ~ ~
arrity, May Tassie and Nora Howe. en-
The Spaulding high school baseball du
uad was augmented yesterday after NJ
ION by about ten new players. The on
actice consisted of batting and work lv
g out the infield and outfeld candi- ev
ties. Practice was terminated with bu
me between the varsity and the yam Ia
gans. The game was won by the regu- en-
RS by a score of to 3. The batteries lif
r the teams were: For the regulars, a
minors and Levin; for the losers, Tom an
and Given.
The regular bi-weekly competitive ia,
lpshoot of the Montpelier Gun club ter
II be held on Saturday afternoon at Ra
rtiss park, Riverside. commencing at IN,
30. A large delegation of local bird las
lppers are planning to attend the cor
BOT. The Montpelier club has decided for
offer a gold watch for a handicap an,
npetitive shoot. commencing on sat hei
day. The handicap is likely to be VIII
en- only for the members of the Mont tw,
Ter club, of which there are about pa1