The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

George Fradd of Burlington wal
among the business visitors in the city
Saturday and Sunday.
Gerald Bragg of Fayston arrived il
the city to-day to pass a few days al
the guest of friends.
Miss Ruth Humphrey left this after
noon for Maplewood, n. H.. where sh'
will remain during the summer.
Alexander Mcclellan and William
Cruickshank returned last night IRON
Mortified, where they have been visit
ing friends for a few days.
Miss Inez Waterman. who has beer
passing a vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. d. S. Waterman of Washington
street, has returned to Orleans.
Charles Barton of North Main street
left last night in company with party
of Montpeler sportsmen for the Cana
dian north woods, where he will spend
10 DAYS at camp Woburn. In the party
were Edward Felt George M. Felt, l.. =
Wood. Michael Mcmahon, Pliny Gale
and Edward Johnson.
On Friday last one of the largest at
tended auction sales ever recorded in
Washington county was held on the So
called Iucus Downing farm in a remote
corner of Plainfeld. Notwithstanding
the inaeessibility of the farm there was
a large gathering present, which in
cluded people from Boston. New York,
Barre and vicinity and points further
distant. The farm buildings and land
were recently purchased by Frank Ladd
of Orange. The sale on Friday consist
ed of house furnishings There was an
exceptional list of antiques on sale,
which attracted the large crowd. Dur
ing the day refreshments were served
the buyers, The sale was conducted
through the Perry agency, d. A. Perry
acting as auctioneer
This morning George Walker of Grant
avenue, 1914 graduate OF Spaulding
high school, completed taking the school
census for the present year. The work
was started 10 days ago and during that
time the young man has visited every
house in the city limits, securing the
names of children between the school
ages of five and eighteen. Returns were
made at the city clrk's Office this morn
ing, and attaches there will be engaged
for the next two or three days in tabu
lating the census by wards and by ages.
Although no definite line on the relative
gains OF the several wards can be Sc
cured now, it is believed that the total
number of children eligible for the pub
lie schools will equal, if it does not
exceed the figures for last year The
report is used by the school authorities
in assigning students to the different
school buildings throughout the city in
september
North and south ends of the city met
Saturday at North Barre in one of the
most warmly contested juvenile games
Of baseball the season has developed.
The Condors, representing the north end,
won an Il to victory over the North
Barre d. G. v, but not until a late in
ming squirt had sent the north.enders
ahead by a comfortable margin. The
hitting OF RabioIi and Granai's fielding
featured for the D. c. V. The all-around
hitting OF the ondors and the catches
# Geddes and Rogers were among the
,ther features. The Condors missed the
services of their star infielder. The
cams lined up as follows: Carroll 3b.
4evie SIS, Smith 3b. Rogers If, Gordon 2b,
'lcHugho c. Nichols p, Geddes Of, Batch /
ldeT RI. ID G. V.,--Granai 3d. Manning
+, Susena c, Rabioli lb, Colombo 2b and /
J. CalcagI p and 2b, SASH If, Calderara |
+. Nichols allowed only three hits.
c. J. Pillsbury of fremont street pur-
hased the property Of W. w. Anderson
N Beacon street, which was sold at |
uction Saturday afternoon through the |
}. A. Perry Real Estate agency The |
rice of the sale was 81, 40 Mr.. Pills !
ury will take possession in September.
}. A. Perry acted as auctioneer. AT /
80 o'clock Saturday afternoon. a lot (
n Long street belonging to w W. An
erson was sold at auction through the
'erry agency w, A. Drew purchased
{ 5000. At o'clock a large gathering
ras present at the sale of the residence
wned by Mrs. Elmer Sanders at South
'arre. A. Ball of South Barre bought |
he house and lot for 81 300 Another 1
ale was consummated through the Per
Y agency on Saturday, when C. w. Il
'erry and wife purchased the farm
wned by w Henry Stewart on west 4
i'll. The purchase included the build
lgs, stock, tools and $50 acres of land.