The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

John Tabor of Burlington arrived il
the city to-day for an extended visit
with relatives.
There will be a rehearsal for the Pres
byterian children Friday night at 4
O'Clock. after school.
| John Herbert of Woonsocket, r. l..
arrived in the city this forenoon for al
extended visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hurst of STAN
ford, Conn, 1rrived in the city last night
for ten days visit with relatives.
! Joseph Reynolds of Beckley street and
Chester Bennett returned last night from
weeks visit to Portland and Rockland
Me.
Alexander Wilcox, who has been EN-
lployed in Albany, N. Y, for several
months, returned to Barre to-day for the
summer.
John Drumgould of North Main street,
who has been employed at Iberville, p
| O., for the past few months, returned to
the city to-day.
Charles N. Halves OF the Eureka res
taurant has been engaged to act as one
of the Buick Motor Car Cos Washing
ton county demonstrators.
Harry Ford, who is taking a weeks
vacation from his duties at the Clark
son store in Burlington, is visiting his
family on fremont street,
+. r. Davis of Allen street spoke be-
fore the commercial students of Mont
pelier seminary last evening on the sub
ject Law of Contracts"
Mrs. +. f. Pelky, who has been spend
ing several weeks with relatives at 100
summer street, returned this forenoon
to her home in Cheopee, Mass.
Robert Hedge, who has been passing a
few days in the city as the guest OF
Peter Thorn of Seminary street. returned
to-day to his home at Fast Corinth.
William Moore, who resided in Barre
until four years ago, when he went to
GAINESVILLE, o., arrived in the city last
night to pass the summer with relatives
here.
Genito OIig. who has been spending
the winter at his former home near Mi
Ian, Italy, arrived in the city this fore
noon from New York. where he landed
Monday afternoon, Mr.. Oligi will re-
main in Barre during the summer.
Augustus NJ. Rossi Of Berlin street re-
turned last night from Toronto, Ont,
where he attended the annual conven-
ton OF the Musicians Protective associa-
ton of the United States and Canada.
Mr.. Rossi went TO Toronto as delegate
from the Barre local.
At the regular meeting OF the retail
clerks unio1 in the Knights of Pythias
hall last evening, one member was In
itiated into the organization and the APP
plication of others was received BY vir-
tue of the managers desire to conform
to the union hours, etc, it was voted to
grant union card to Manager Deeb
Habeb for the New York Bargain store
in the Jackson block. A card was placed
in the store to-day.
Manager James Donahue Of the Uni
Of Vermont second ba sehall team
yesterday notified the management OF
the Barre Athletics that the game sehed
uled between the teams for next Monday
would have to be postponed. Manager
Domain said that owing to the mandate
Of returning to Burlington on the late
afternoon train it would be useless to
play because of the late hour at which
such games are started.
The East street Stars and the Park
street A. G. went seven innings to tie
late Yesterday afternoon the score be-
ing | | to II when the lowering shades
Of night moved the umpire to call the
contest Off Hoar and Reardon did the
battery work for the East street team, |
with Granger and Marion in the points
for the Park street Athletics. The two
teams will come together for another
match tomorrow afternoon.
William Greig and Alexander Robert
,on. attendants OF the Rowland building, |
,re devoting spare moments to trans
forming the small plot OF vacant land at |
he rear OF the Rowland building into I
, veritabe garden plot. Mr.. Greig, who /
ias had considerable experience as a
landscape architect in Scotland, is super
Using the construction of the garden.
Their plans call for lines of shrubbery /
extending over good portion OF the va
ant land with proportionate scatter
ng of flower beds.
AT the annual meeting of the Epworth i
eague OF the Hedding Methodist church 4
ield last evesing at the church vestry, L
Hiss Eleanor Sweet was elected to act
Is president of the body during the COM
ng wear. Nice-presidents elected were
Hiss Coraline Sowden and Mrs. Norris.
lel Hooker was the choice of the meet
ny to I'LL the Office of secretary. Miss
larry Patterson was reelected trea surer
or the ensuing year. Miss Eileen Parks
viii act as pianist OF the organization.
G. J. Beknap, the pipe organ expert,
rho has been repairing and tuning pipe
rgans in the various churches of this
ity. Yesterday completed his work on
the organ of the Cniversalist
hurch. To-day be went to Burlington
o complete arrangements with various
hurches in that city for repairing their
rgans. Tomorrow he will assume the
uties Of installing two-horse power
rotor in the Congregational church.
lhich will operate the bellows of the
ryan.
Letters received in this city from Wal
nr Colombo former residest of Barre
tho went to Los Angeles. Cal. few
ears ago. tell of serious injury TO
is left foot. which he suffered while
-orking in a stoneshed several days ago.
Ir. Colombo was employed as a Jumper
nd in some manner. not explained in his
his foot was caught
lst under heavy stone. 1t was half
our before his fellow aborers could re-
ase the member. The man was taken
, a hospital. where he remained three
avs Mr.. Colombo states that he viii
e unable to resume work for a month
| least. and that there is a faint pos
bility that he will be incapacitated
niger He has two brothers in Barre. :