The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-12
TALK OF THE TOWN


IN. y, returned to the city to-day
/ Mr.. and Mrs. 0neseme MORN, who
have been passing four weeks with rela-
tiyes in Lower Quebec, were visitors IN
1.-THE citv to-day while on their way home
to Wcbsterville.
Charles j. Willard OF Salem, Mass,
liz passing several days in the city, hay.
line been called here by the death Of
Ihis aunt. Mrs. Abby NJ French, who
passed away at the City hospital Sun
day forenoon.
Twenty friends attended party in
honor of Gladys Morris OF Green street
Friday evening, the occasion being her
Twelfth birthday. The young hostess
was presented handsome parasol the
presentation being made by Albert Sec
tor.
Another patch of cement granite pave
ment extending northward IRON Depot
square was disrupted to-day so that the
lefty water department might remedy
defects in water main. A small trick
| ling of water was noticed yesterday
gushing up through hole in the pave
Iment and to-day employees OF the wa
ter works We're Immediately set to work
TO remedy the leak.
c. II. Woods of the Consolidated
Lighting company set hen with IL eggs
some time ago and Saturday ten little
chicks peeped forth from under the
mother Thinking the three remaining
eggs were useless he threw them away
Yesterday morning when he looked at
the brood he was amazed to find III
chickens. Mr.. Woods is wondering
where the late conner arrived from.
| Miss Lucy Dix returned to-day from
Soutbville. Mass, where she WAS called
i by an accident to her father, John
Dix, formerly of this city. Mr.. Dix
left home on fishing trip and during
his absence was struck by train.
When he did not appear at the expected
time, search was made and he was found
| living beside the track. For twelve hours
The remained unconscious Several ribs
were broken, also his shoulder blade, and
his left side and hip were badly bruised.
The outlook is good for his ultimate
recovery.
The seasons first carayansary OF gyp-
sizes celebrated their arrival in the city
to- day by trying to bolster mp the Tor
ltune telling business among the more
lgullble of the villagers. Women dressed
| in the sombre and dignitied coiors OF
the fiamingo bird did the business streets
during the forenoon selling baskets and
lother receptaces fashioned by the raj
fla worker The peddling OF the bas-
kets was obviously we'll disguised plan
to work the fortune telling gag ON the
unsuspecting. The band is said to be
encamped on the Montpelier road.
Before crowded house in the village
hall at Northiield Saturday night, the
| yeechia Filodramatic Co. OF this city
presented the three-act war drama, The
Spy Thirty-fve members of the dra-
matte company participated in the en-
tertanment. Immediately after the per
| formance, a dance was held, with the
! Barre actors as guests. The return to
| this city was made at an early hour
Sunday morning. The proceeds OF the
show will 90 to swell the revenue derived
| from the presentation OF the play in
Barre several weeks ago, and the Whole
amount is to be forwarded to the strik-
ing silk workers in Paterson y. j. The
staging of the piece in Northfield was in
charge of Il. Dunghi.
| Joseph Nelson, financial secretary OF
the Barre council Of the Knights OF Co
llumbus. and John 0'Leary left this morn
! ing for Brattleboro, where they viii act
| as delegates from the local council at
1.-THE annual state convention, which con-
venes to morrow. They were accompan
| led by Arthur c. Moore, state treasurer.
This evening there will be informal ex
ercises and tomorrow the full attend
ance OF delegates will be present at the
session, which will open with the eele-
In L. IL, iF11r
rnody The Barre representatives at the
convention will return to the city on
| "Wednesday.
1 Readers Of Mary Antin's notable un.
completed autobiography The Prom
| ised Land,n will be interested that the
gifted ,Iewess writer is to give an ad-
dress in the city auditorium at Mont
| lpelier late in June. The authoress will
| speak in Brattleboro June p under the
lauspcss of the Womens Clubs of Brat
! tleboro and Bellows Falls and on the
following day IL is expected, she will
come to the capital city. "The Promised
Land as one of the best non-fieton
sellers of the year, has been widely read
and locally many Hebrews have been
delighted with the simply told narrative
of Jewish girl who was exiled from
Russia twelve years ago and who has
obtained recognition in literary circles
only by dint of hard study and long
effort.
The management of the Barre Ath-
letic club has played its last game on
the Goddard seminary campus. Last
Friday formal notification was forward
ed by directors of Goddard seminary
that the conclusion had been reached
to prohibit the club from playing its
schedule on the campus. Saturdays
igame against St. Anselms college is un-
doubtedlv the last that will be played
Ibv the Athletics on Goddard's field Il
lis understood that the reason stipulated
was that the grounds should be reserved
more exclusively for the seminary stu
dents. Since the Barre club turned over
the old Rangers field to the Italian A.
lC.. games have been conducted by the
Barre club on the campus. At present
no plans have been laid to secure
grounds for the remainder of the sea
son, but at a special meeting to be
called tonight grounds will be deter
mined upon. The choice of playing
field lies between the Granite City trot-
ting park and Intercity park. the only
available grounds worthy of staging
their contests.
Automobiles travelling between
Barre and Williamstown yesterday aft