The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

rived in the city yesterday for few
days business visit.
Special feature program at the Bio,
to-day only, Lost Memory a two
reel drama, Also "The Rosary" Res
drama. ADV.
S. Barquin left last night for New
York, from where he will sail in q
few days for Paris, France, for few
months visit.
Mrs. A. j. Richie has returned home
after making an extended visit with
relatives in Worcester and other Massa
chusetts cities.
A regular meeting of st. Johns court
No. 522, C.. 0. r., will be held this even
ing at 1880 o'clock. Refreshments will
follow the meeting.
! Mr.. and Mrs Antoine Burke and Mr.
and Mrs. John b. Kelley returned to-day
from Burlington, where they were called
by the death of DIR. j. w. Posthauer.
Il. L. Wallen of Portland, Me-, divis-
ion superintendent for the |. G. S. cours-
es, who has been absent several weeks,
is passing few days in the city on bus
| mess.
Thomas 0Grady, who has been Wis
iting at the home of his brother, James
GGrady of Warren street, for several
days, has returned to his home at Will
liston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Junge, who have
! been spending several weeks with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Calder, of Beacon street, left this fore
noon for their home in New York
Miss Sadie Prescott of Nashua, N. H.,
arrived in the city last night, being
called here by the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Sophia Prescott, who has
been visiting for the past few weeks at
the home OF her grandson, Albert Tacy,
at l0l South Main street Monday aft
ernoon Mrs. Prescott sustained shock.
/ She is SO.
Peter Johnson, the three year old trot
err owned by James NJ Boutwell, OF
| Montpelier, finished second yesterday In
the grand circuit race OF the Horse Re-
view Futurity, for three year odd tRot-
ters. The race was two out of three.
Den Chenault won the race, taking two
straight heats. Purse for the race was
! $4,000.
Wednesdays arrivals at The Buzzell
hotel were as follows: Edwin II. Phelps,
Royalton; Claude II. Dewey, Wood
stock; f. L. Rock, Burlington; E. T.
Harwood, Springfield, Mass; U. NJ
Benedict, New Haven; James H. Harvey,
New York; H. w. Varmum, Jefferson
vile; A. Il. Stevens, Lawrence, Mass.
L. Andreola, Boston.
Among the newly registered students
at the University Of Vermont are found
the names of b. A. Mari, Harold G.
Adams l.. ID. Tomasi of this city and
Herbert Merrill and Walter LeBarron.
graduates of Goddard seminary last
june Merrill comes from Somerville,
Mass, and LeBarron from Waterbury
6. NJ Douglas of South Main street
commenced work this morning at the
freight station of the Montpelier &
Wells River station, Mr. Douglas will
take the place Of Charles Webster of
Hill street, who is taking months
leave of absence. Mr. Webster has gone
to Chelsea, where he will visit for a
short period He will also visit at
Cabot.
On Saturday afternoon at the Berlin
street grounds the baseball public of
Barre viii see one OF the best games OF
has secured first. class team of league
players. Three of their members played
with the championship Hartford team in
the Eastern association and the other
three with Lowell In addition, there
will be other excellent talent. Joe Weaf
eri, who has been beaten but once this
season, will pitch for the Italians, with
Comogli on the receiving end. Adv.
One of the largest votes of the past
few years was registered by the local
branch of the Granite Cutters Interna
tional association last evening on their
final ballot for the selection of two dele
gates to represent the union at Seattle,
Wash, at the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor and the
Building Trades council in the month OF
November Ex-ofIicio James Duncan, in
ternational secretary. will be the third |
Alex Ironside of this city, who stood |
third at the close of the last ballot, led |
his competitors last night by com.
Portable margin, j. j. Sweeney ranked |
second with James Carney of Albany, |
n. Y, third. The result of the local
votes here was Alex lronside, Barre, |
1873; j. J. Sweeney, New York, PAS; |
James Garvey, Albany, N. ", %; A.
Brown, Concord, n. H., II; James Reid, |
Quincy, Mass. 10; w. A. Youngson,
Milford, Mass 10, G. S. Afford, Wausau,
Wis. 5; James Mcdonald, San Francis /
20. Cal, a; Warren Dunston, Philadel
phia, 3; Thomas Mcguire, Philadelphia,
|. The announcement OF the national
ballot will not be known for about two
weeks.
At a meeting of the athletic council |
Of Spaulding high school held last even
ing at the high school budding the man
ayers and assistant managers to repre-
sent the various athletic organizations
at Spaulding for the ensuing year were
selected. At a meeting of the athletic
association of the high school few
weeks ago, the names of eight candi-
dates for managerships and the names
Of eight candidates for assistant man
lgerships We're forwarded and submit
ted to the athletic council. The selec-
ton of Neil Hooker as manager of the
1913 football team was ratified by the
,ouncil. Hooker is q member of the
1915 class and has been closely con-
lected with athletics at Spaulding for
the past two years. Leigh MeWhorter,
1915, was the selection to act as assist
mt manager of football Andrew
Blackmore, 1914. was the choice of the
council for managership of basketball. Il
Blackmore was assistant manager of the A
affairs of this sport last season. Frank
Mcdonald 1915. will assume the duties n