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

Mrs. Eugene Hamblet of lSg North
Main street was taken to the City hos.
pital yesterday, where she was operated
upon to-day.
/ Mrs Leontina Tonella, who has been
Visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Carlo Merlo of Granite street for the
past few weeks returned to-day to her
home at Milford, n Ii.
| The entertainment committee OF the
| Women's Home Missionary society OF
the Hedding Methodist church is making
extensive preparations for entertaining a
large number of delegates at the twenty
ninth annual meeting of the state
society, which opens in this city to-mor-
row afternoon. 1t is expected that near
lly $50 home mission workers from every
section of Vermont will be present for
the opening session. They win be en-
tertained in different homes around the
city.
Ralph Garrett, who has been in
charge of the field work of the Walker,
Walker and Goodrich engineering firm,
completed his duties last Saturday, aft
Ter service extending over a period of
seven years. Yesterday he assumed the
duties of civil engineer with the Tenney
service, with headquarters at Montpelier.
During his service with the Walker,
Walker company Mr.. Garrett has gained
good reputation among Vermont en-
gineers and enters his new position adj
mira bly, fitted to carry on the work.
A Northampton, Mass, newspaper has
the following about former Barre man,
which will be OF interest to his many
friends here: ''Dr. A. H. Daniels, who
was severely injured Saturday evening
when his auto collided with horse on
the Hadley road was taken to the Dick
inson hospital and operated upon this
morning by DIR. Frank Dow, oculst. who
attended him the night of the accident.
1t was found necessary TO remove the
right eve which was severely cut. The
left eve was treated and DIR. Dow feels
confident that ne injured man will re-
tain the full sight of the remaining eye.
He is resting comfortably following the
operation"
A 1910 bullet was found in the gram
mar room at the Trow hill school eys
terdav. when the teacher, +. s. Kent, ar
rived to take up his duties for the day.
It had crashed through window and
struck the slate blackboard on the OPP
posite side of the room. The nose of
the bullet was iammed against the floor
and a chip from the slate told where it |
had struck the slab. Mr.. Kent is of the |
opinion that it was a stray bullet, but |
hunters in the vicinity of Trow hill are
warned to be more cautious in the dis |
charge of firearms hereafter. Mr.. Kent |
states that someone would have been /
killed had school been in session, as the |
bullet travelled across the room at an
angle right in line with the students
seats. The window was broken some
time between Saturday night and Mon
lay morning.
With the football season on the wane,
interest at Spaulding high school is turn
ng TO basketball and extensive prepara-
lions are being made for one of the fast
est teams that ever represented the
school. Soon after the Thanksgiving re-
,ess, the Church street gymnasium will
be opened for the winter, and Capt. Mel
son Brown will have a squad out for
practice at the first opportunity. Spauld
ng has large list of likely looking
candidates, and it is hoped to round a
cam into shape before Christmas. Man
ger Arthur Blackmore is arranging the
schedule and this year Spaulding will
meet such teams as Montpelier high
chool. Burlington and Stowe high
chools. besides number of other fast
mes. 1t is hoped that the high school
alumni may be able to put team in
he field that win make the varsity"
xtend itself a little before Christmas.
Stowe high school will play the first
anne in Barre on the evening of Jan. 0. .