The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

yard, at Naughan's.
Misses Abbie Hutchinson and Ethel
Hood started this morning for Old Or
chard, Me-, where they will spend the
| summer
| Mrs. Even Mackenzie was moved yes
! terday in b. w. Hooker's ambulance to
the home of her son, j. u. Mackenzie, 9
Beckley street.
John Williams Of Graniteville was a
visitor in the city to-day while on his
way to Sherbrooke, p. O., where he ex-
poets TO remain with relatives until aft
err Independence day.
If there are any who have bills
against the cemetery commissioners out
ing committee, they are requested to
pass them in at once to Il. o. Kent, as
the committee wishes to settle up.
Mrs A. Mosher of Brighton, Mass,
arrived in the city to-day to pass the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Bemis, of Long street. She was
accompanied by Mr. Mosher, who will
visit here frequently during the summer
months.
The condition Of Granville French, the
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
French OF South Main street, who sus-
tanned serious injuries in an accident on
Nelson street last Saturday was report
ed to be slightly improved this fore
noon.
A few special bargains in pianos and
organs-0ne Chickerng upright piano at
SS5; one Prescott upright piano at 1928;
one Kohler & Campbell at Sl45; one
square piano for S25; one Tabor organ
for SIS. These instruments are all sec
ond hand Bailey's Music Rooms, II
Elm street, Barre, Vt.
William Mcdonald of East Barre is
passing a few weeks in the western
states on business in the interests OF
the World Granite company. Mr. Nc
| Donald, who has been absent three
weeks, will return in about month.
He will visit on his trip at Cleveland,
! o., Chicago. Des Moines and Denver.
Charles Park of Ontario arrived in
the city to-day to make few weeks
visit with his brother, John Park, of the
Ic;nrrier block. The brothers have not
met in 20 years, although they have
been in constant communication with
each other The Ontario Mr.. Park
comes to this city to see his brother
before the latter leaves for an extended
stay in California.
| A rather sizeable knot of bidders
stood around the premises at Elmore
street late yesterday afternoon while
Dan A. Perry of the Perry Real Estate
agency auetioned off the house and small
lot at that point Homer Fits was the
successful bidder and to him the proper
tv was knocked down for 81 9S5. Mrs.
| Elizabeth Thompson, who with her fam
lily occupies the house, plans to move
to one of the small towns nearby be-
fore the summer is ended. Mr.. Fits
buys for an investment.
Mrs. Annie T. Park has sold her share
| in the Paris Shirtwaist house in the
Currier block to Mrs. Estella III. Farrar,
OF Montpelier, wife of the late Nj. H..
Farrar. whose death occurred in the Cam
adam Northwest last winter. The trans
fer was completed to-day and Mrs. Far
rar takes immediate possession. Mrs.
Margaret Gable. who with Mrs. Park,
was one of the partners of the business
will continue in the partnership and the
firms policy OF honest dealing with all
customers will be continued. Although
Mrs. Parks plans are not completed,
she expects to leave with her husband,
John Park. sometime in the near future
for California, where both expect to be
benefited by the change in climate.
In departmental circles there is no
fear of water famine this year, at
cording to statement issued from the
water Office at city hall yesterday, and
though there may be prolonged drouth
in July and August, or September, the
chances for repetition OF the 1918 wat
er shortage are not alarming. Recent
ly the superintendent and the alderman
ic water committee have conducted an
investigation of all city water sources
and the impression prevails that the city
is prepared to withstand dry season
that may last several weeks. Recently
Superintendent r. f. Reynolds has been
able to increase the capacity of the Boil
ster basin by 2,.50,000 gallons. This
was done at the surprisingly low expense
of $40 and plans are on foot for further
charging the capacity. At Orange
brook the 10000 spruce seedlings set out
near the big reservoir last spring are
thriving and a recent inspection Of the
young growth convinced the superinten-
dent that none of the little trees had
died Precautionary measures along
number of lines are being adopted this
early to forfend the inconvenience of
another famine.
William Mcfarland, a former Barre
resident, lies in a serious condition at
the Heaton hospital in Montpelier as
the result of a runaway accident in
which he figured while driving Mon
day afternoon. Mr. Mcfarland was
drawing a load of wood to market from
timber lot which he is working and IL
was when the horses became frightened
at a freight train in that locality that
the driver lost control of his charges
and was drawn over rather steep bank.
Mr.. Mcfarland was buried beneath a
pile of wood and when he was eXtri-
Gated by passersby, blood was flowing
from a deep wound in the head He
was hurried to Montpelier, where ply
sicians at the hospital dressed the
wound and made him as comfortable as
possible. The wagon was damaged bad
" in the accident. but the horses were
uninjured. Barre people viii remember
Mr. Mcfarland as former resident
OF Merchant street, who was engaged
in the stone business here for several
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