The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Miss Marie Belanger of Fall River
Mass, arrived in the city this morning
| to pass the summer with relatives
| Mrs. r. E. Henderson, who has beer
| spending several days with Mr.. Hender.
son in Barre and Montpelier, returned
I last night to her home in Wells River
Rocco Errico, who has been spending
several days in Barre and Hardwick in
the interests of the Giornale Italiano,
a New York morning publication, left
last night for his home in Brooklyn,
n. Y.
Robert Susana of Smith street, who
has been at the Heaton hospital in
Montpelier receiving treatment for rheu-
nlatism for the past ten days, was
brought to his home in Barre this fore
noon. Mr.. susanna expects to resume
his duties at the American Clothing
store early next week.
Frank e. Langley went to his former
home in Wilmot, n. H., to-day, having
received word last night of the serious
illness of his mother, who sustained
shock late yesterday. On arriving at
Wilmot he found that she had passed
away at o'clock this morning. The
Mrs. Gilda Cardini will leave Barre
Sunday for New York, where she will
visit relatives for few days before
sailing for her former home near Milan,
Italy, for an extended stay While
absent Mrs. Cardini, who has gained
widespread local reputation as a harp
ist, will pursue short course on the
at Milan conservatory.
Boy scouts, attention. On Saturday
afternoon the boy scouts of the city
plan a campaign against the tent cater
pillar, which is doing SO much damage
in this vicinity. All scouts who possibly
can. please meet at the Baptist church at
| 80 o'clock Wear your uniforms and
bring your hatcbets. 1t is likely that
trees in the vicinity of Hope cemetery
will be the first to be cleared of the
pests.
Some thirty young women from Barre
we're in Montpelier Wednesday evening |
10 tender a linen shower to Miss Flor |
ance NJ. Dodge of Mortified street, !
whose approaching marriage to James /!
R. Mackay of this city has been an /
lounced. Miss Dodge was the recipient !
If many useful articles during the even
ng. A light luncheon was served at /
he close of the affair. Miss Dodge has 4
been engaged as a stenographer in Mont
,elier for some time, although she is
we'll known in Barre.
George F. Leavitt, Worcester. Mass,
raveling shoe salesman and a former
esident of ST. Johnsbury; who has been
he guest OF George y. Tilden for few
avs. furnishes one Of the most thrilling
delights on the middle western floods
hat has vet come to light. With thir-
ytwo other passengers, Mr.. Leavltt
vas marooned on passenger coach
ear Loveland. o.. when the floods were
I their height. Danger from the rising
tater first became apparent in the late
fternoon and by o'clock the entire |
a ssenger list had to be taken 10 the !
ops Of the coaches. From that hour .
ntil Q o'clock the next morning the
'ater continued to rise at the rate Of 4,
ourteen inches an hour. At the high
.ater mark. Mr.. Leavitt says, the water =
cached the top level OF the car and had !
tarted to trickle through the venti-
tors extending along the ridge when :
he wind shifted and the rising tide be- !
an to recede. AmUng the passengers
iere va a sprinkling Of women. who "
ere nearly frantic with fear Some
ere for jumping into the turbid waters. .
hile Others we're apparently on the
srge Of hysteria- The company was de-
lined on the coach for thirty-two hours,
ad during that period most 81 the 4
ale passengers were obliged to subsist =
/ chewing tobacco. Help came at last
the shane Of rescue hnafz from, the
sarby village. The Cincinnati Enquirer a
-inted a quarter page photo Of the ma :
'oned passengers. n