The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

! Mrs. III. y. LaROe OF WeHihbso"
is passing few days at Burlington a.
the guest of relatives.
There will be a regular meeting "
the truckmen's union at the painters
hall this evening at 5 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Solari is moving her house
hold Foods from the A. Tomasi BLOCK
into the house at So Summer street
Mrs. H. w. Shores, who has been CON
fined to her home with muscular rheu'
matism, is much better and able TO pS
out and around again.
Miss Bessie Nelson of Merchant street
returned last night from st. Adams
where she has been visiting with rela'
tives for few days.
Auction sale at Farnham's in Mont
pelier to morrow, carload of fresh horses
! lots OF commission horses and otFi
property. C. F. Smith, auctioneer.
Mrs. William N. Kittredge, Mrs
George Moody and son of New York are
visiting Mrs. Kittredge's sister, Mrs. Al
fred Joslyn, who is also entertaining
her brother, f. w. Tilden, and family
OF Hinsdale, n. II.
Guy Oltilini of Blackwell street Is
taking a few weeks vacation from his
duties at the G. w. Averill hardware
store. He leaves tonight for Highgate
| to enter camp for the coming 10 days
Mr.. Oltilini will also visit at Montreal
before returning to the city.
Among those who registered at the
Buzzell hotel yesterday were: Myron w.
HAYNES and wife, Franklin, Ind; A. ,
4 Ii E'T9n nh .
George F. McCurdy, Boston; A. = Mo
dleton, Burlington; $. Landers, Sara
toga, n. Y; B. Fl. Mccormack, Newark,
ia. j.; Miss Catherine Mccormack, Ha-
yerhill, Mass; +. l.. Blake, Starr, n HI
C. T.. Scott. Lynn, Mass; II. J. stott,
Concord, n H.; Thomas White, Albany,
n. Y; H. S. Little, Hardwick.
Last nights cooling shower did not
hinder the Barre Citizens band from Civ
ing its regular weekly concert in the
stand at city park. Before the band be.
gan to play there was large crowd OF
music lovers gathered about the park.
The patter of rain drops drove many
to shelter but Others braved the wetting
and stood by under trees and umbrellas
while the band men finished their pro-
gram. The musicians were out in force
and some of the assiduous practice they
have been putting in was reflected IN
the quality of their music.
The Italian A. G. Juniors reversed the
tables on the Rochester town team at
Rochester yesterday afternoon, winning
bv the score of Z to 3, after nine innings
of most exciting ball. Earlier in the
season Rochester won over the Italians.
Scampini, the veteran pitcher, was sent
to the mound by Manager Rulfo.
Twelve hits were secured off Scampini's
delivery. "Tommy" Tonguay, the husky
catcher OF the Italian nine, was forced
to retire in the third inning. One OF
Scampini's swift shoots struck the mid
die finger on Tonguay's throwing hand.
The finger was broken at the first joint.
Starr relieved him. The heavy hitting
of Tomasi and Scampini featured the
game. Scampini hit safely four times
out OF four. including two doubtless To-
mast hit once for three bases.
Saturday, July 25. is the day set apart
for the annual picnic and games OF Clan
Gordon. No. ~. O. s. c., and large
committee appointed at a recent meeting
of the elan is making elaborate arrange
ments for the outing. There will be the
usual attractions at Caledonia park this
wear and there will also be better pro-
visions than ever before for secommo-
dating the large crowds of pieniekers
that annually flock to the park. five
side football match FOR the state cham
pionship win be staged as usual and IN
keeping with the custom of other years,
there will be plenty of dancing in the
park pavilion. The Montpelier Military
band orchestra viii furnish music under
the leadership of Edwin Bruce. William
Barclay has announced his determine
ton to observe a custom established by
his father. the late Mayor William Bar
clay, by passing out dimes to all chill
dren at the park. Samuel Gerard. Alex.
Milne. William Thorn, Joseph Will and
William Mcdonald have been selected as
Judges of the various athletic events.
CIansmen John A. Robertson, A. W.
Badger and Alexander Milne are among
those who have offered prizes.
President NJ. s. Rounds of the Board
of Trade has been approached by Sec
rotary James p. Taylor of the Greater
Vermont association in the matter OF
Barrels proposed part in the Vermont
Industries days" Secretary Taylor
called Mr.. Rounds by telephone recently
and inquired concerning the plans that
local business organizations had made
for the day He was informed that no
official action had been taken with ref
erence to an Industries day., but the
Board of Trade president laid emphasis
on the fact that at least twice within
a wear Barre has carried out program
of advertising its quaTrying and man
industries among many peo-
pie who came to this city from outside
the state. IL is hardly probable that
the organizations here in Barre will see
fit to participate in the Industries day"
Subscribers to the Goddard Record are
in receipt of the alumni number, the
last issue. by the way, to be prepared
by the 1914 staff of editors and con
tributors. While an amount OF space
with the unusual athletic
activity on "the hill" in the late days
Of spring is devoted to baseball and
other outdoor happenings, the bulk oil
the material that goes TO make up a
very entertaining number of the school
magazine is contributed by members OF
the alumni association. Among the
alumni who write letters to the maya
zine in the current issue are; Rev.
D.,-;cIf Rail 'o4 of Paris Ne. Huph