The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-08
TALK OF THE TOWN


days business visit to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Recor have re-
turned home, after passing several days
in Bethel and Randolph on business.
Charles w. Carpenter returned this
forenoon to his home in Brandon, after
passing week in the city on business
DR.. II. S. Carver of Marshield was q
visitor in the city to-day while on ms
way TO New York for a short business
visit.
Mrs. b. o. Stone, who has been Wis
iting friends in the city for the past ten
days, returned this morning to her home
in Stowe.
Mrs. Louise Fasola and Mrs. +. Ger
bett left this forenoon for Woodstock
where they will make a weeks visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy r. Varnum of JEFF
ferson street left last Saturday for New
York. whence they sailed for an extended
stay in the Bermudas.
Louis Tomasi who has been spend
ing few days at Burlington, was
visitor in the city yesterday, returning
to her home at Granitevlle.
Arthur Gravelin of Waterbury COM
menced work yesterday as driver of the
bakery cart of the Caron bakery, sue
ceeding Pete Congo, who will return TO
his home at Berlin.
Mrs. T. c. Powers of Richmond, who
has been spending several days at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. j. Ward Car
yer, of Church street, left this fore
noon for New York, where she will make
an extended stay.
/ Dap IS GvNrippeolA Ma2a
who was called to Montpelier some days
ago by the illness and death of Mrs.
George Karkanedes, returned to his
home this forenoon, after spending a
few days with friends in Barre.
The entertainment committee of the
Barre Athletic club are intending to
make. their dance on Thursday evening
one OF the social events of the season.
Riley's orchestra will render several Of
their latest selections for the first time
at this dance.
Mcdonnell & Sons have begun the
erection of a large granite manufaetur-
ing plant on the Batcheder meadow
section of the south end of the city,
the main plant to be POS feet long by 10
feet wide and to be covered with as
hestos roofing. In addition, the firm
will erect an office building nearby, to
be one story and half high.
The house on the car line between
Barre and Montpelier, formerly owned
by George Rand, has been sold to Mr..
and Mrs. j. Ladcau OF MiddleseS, who
will take possession of the property.
The deal involves a house and from
three to four acres Of land. The sale
was transacted by j. NJ. Thompson for
the Montpelier branch of the ID. A.
Perry Real Estate agency.
Mondays arrivals at the Buzzell hotel
were as follows: j. A. Bond. Burling
ton; Aaron Berman Littleton. y. II.
Louis 0'Brien. Portland, Me-; J. }.
Dashner. Washington; ]. A, Ranney.
Cabot; H. Block. Burlington; J. A.
Gafney, Albany, n, y; thirteen mem
bers of "The Country Boy theatrical
company; NJ. j. 0sgood, Claremont n.
H.; T. II. Parker, Woodsville, n. H.; G.
Eggleson, Claremont, n. III
Manager Nelson Brown of the Spauld |
ing high school baseball team to-day
issued a call for candidates to represent
the school this spring Practice will be |
held at the Granite City trotting park. !
I here il noticeable lack of veterans
at the school, but Manager Brown, /
Troup and Birnie of last years team /
are left. At present there is no captain
to lead the team, and it is expected |
that no choice will be made until after
the season is well under way.
An interesting program was given be-
fore the Barre Woman's club at its meet
ing in the knights of Pythias hall last [
evening. The program was opened with /
a violin solo by Miss Carusi and the fol-
lowing papers were read by members of
the Clover club: Little Uruguay"
Mrs. w. d. Smith; THE Women and
Costumes of Paraguay" Mrs. f. TIL
Mower "Gatun Lake" Mrs. Lizzie Rob-
inson; "Cuernlavaca. an Ancient Mexi-
ean Town" Mrs. l.. NJ Averill. A piano
duet by Mrs. y. $. Love and Mrs. f. J.
Batchelder brought the program to a
.lose.
August johnson of Webster street
IS at the City hospital undergoing treat.
nent for his right eye, which was /
slightly lacerated and the sight of
which was nearly lost in an accident |
1t the Jones Bros. granite plant yes
erday. The accident happened when
and another employe, John
Mari, were engaged in manipulating the
,ull set. Mari was striking and John
ION was holding the stone cleaver. On
he occasion of one blow. piece of
What was believed to have been steel
lew from the set, tearing three-cor-
lered cut below Johnson's right eye. G
The flying particle came in contact with
he large glasses worn by johnson and |
'roke them. johnson was taken from
he shed and carried to the office of DIR.
}. G. Jarvis Later he was removed to
he City hospital, where last evening
articles of glass were taken from the :
We. No steel was found imbedded in :
he eye, and it is thought he will not :.
ose the sight,
The board of directors of the Italian {
Athletic club have made arrangements to
epair their baseball park off Berlin e
treet. The work will commence this
feek. The floods had devastating eff !
Get on the park. The fence enclosing -
he park on the north side and por- y
ion OF the enclosure in center field was =
azed by the floods. Heavy expense will r
e incurred in rcconstructing these I
ences. Ii is the purpose Of the direc-
ors To raise the infield and also to raise
he grade in left field Right field will
ndergo slight excavation to equalize the
vel of the park and SO that earth will Q,
G obtainable for the other fills without Il
lrting. While it may be possible that n