The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

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wear Saturday at Vaughan's.
Get your early cabbage and caulihowe
lplants at SO Park street. Tel. 204-3
Miss Rosie N. Trow of IA South Mail
street, who has been passing six months
in Florida, returned home yesterday.
A. H. Buzzell and A. C. Jones left last
night for Alburgh, where they will past
the coming few days on fishing trip.
The condition of James Parker, whc
was operated on at the City hospital Q
few weeks ago continues to improve.
Charles Fiske returned last night tc
his home at st. Johnsbury, after pass
ing few days in the city with friends
Mrs. Joseph Weafer of Mount street
left this forenoon for Morrisville, where
she will pass few days at her former
home.
! A. e. Batchelder and Lenora Batch.
elder of Montpelier have returned home
from Clearwater, Fla, after spending q
very pleasant winter there.
| The condition of ex-Alderman William
Brown of Grant avenue, who has been
quite seriously i'll, was reported to be
somewhat improved to-day.
Miss Katherine Mcleod, who has been
street for the past few months, returned
to-day to her home in Websterville.
James Mackay. B. w. Hooker, A. p,
Abbott and George B. Milne were at the
Greensboro fishing grounds to-day. The
trip was made by automobile early this
forenoon.
Mrs. Alexander Corey OF Prospect
street left this afternoon for Berlin, n.
H., where she will make a weeks visit
with her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Corey, going later to Whitefeld, N. H.,
for shorter stay.
John Arnold of Blue Guleh, Colo, ar
rived in the city yesterday to pass a
few days as the guest of George Landers
of South Main street Before returning
to his home at Blue Grllch he will pass
a few weeks at Lexington, his former
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Desautels and
family returned yesterday from Holyoke,
Mass. They were called to Spuyten
Duyvil, N. Y, by the death of Miss
Frances i. Desautels, which occurred
last week. The burial was held at Hol-
yoke this week.
The beautiful bed OF tulips on Mrs.
G. f. Bolster's lawn was despoiled last
night by some miscreant, who broke off
IL of the blossoms and carried them
away. Mrs. Bolster plans TO set watch
over the bed and the next trespasser W
get good horscwhipping.
The ball team from Miss Maxwell's
seventh grade room in the Mathewson
school defeated the nine from the eighth
grade room at the Lincoln school on the
Lincoln campus yesterday by the score
of II to 6. The feature of the game
was the pitching of Cslderara.
Announcement has been made of the
quarterly convention of the Vermont
State Spiritualist association, which is
to be held in Barre June 1914. The SEES
sions are to be held in the Universalist
church and local committee is making
plans for the reception of delegates
Among those who registered at The
Buell. hotel yesterday were: F. n.
Walker, Rutland; C. H. Bendell, Albany,
N. Y; A. d. Cannery, Lowell, Mass;
Fred p. Kenney, Dorcester, Mass; Al
Edwards, New York; Frank Baker,
Boston; w. Z. G. Pearce, Lynn, Mass;
j. l.. Weston, Worcester, Mass; b. Gold
en-, Worcester, Mass; d. Farnham and
wife, New York; b. u. Wells, Danville.
Mrs. Alice A. Laundry OF Brattleboro,
Mrs. Eva A. Hazen of Windsor and Mrs.
Stella Il. Bailey, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Dodge OF
Elm street while the Vermont state
lodge of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs has
been in convention at Montpelier, re-
turned to their respective homes to-day.
Colonel and Mrs. Haigb of Brattleboro
and Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Endress of Ben
nington, who have been entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Duncan of Jefferson
street, returned to their homes to-day.
Other delegates to the convention. who
have been the guests of friends in Barre,
departed to-day.
4. y. Normandeau, the contractor, has
secured the contract from the Barre rail
road for the erection of a new bridge
across the Stephens branch near the L.
c. Glysson Granite company. For many
years past the structure that spans the
river has been the source OF trouble dur
ing the spring floods and when high wa
ter has visited the city at other times
Of the year. Recently the railroad
deemed it wise to erect a more substan-
tisl structure. Contractor Normandeau
will place a gang of laborers at work
Monday morning to construct cement
for the bridge.
Chairmen of all the committees elect.
I'd recently by the cleanup, paint-up as
will meet at the city court
room this evening to discuss further the
plans for the big campaign that is to be
launched Monday morning. The chair
men together with the executive officers |
elected at the second meeting of citizens |
the general committe that is !
% have the oversight of the work. Al |
herman John +. Cook will preside at the |
meeting and outsiders who care to nc /
quaint themselves with the various du- |
les OF the committees, as we'll as the |
general purpose of the campaign, are in
'ited to participate in the gathering. It /
$ earnestly desired that every commit
zee member make special effort to at
end as it will be the last meeting before
he campaign begins Monday.
There is rumor curren. that the adj
burned hearing of the state public serv-
&C commission, called for next Tuesday
orenoon, will be continued indefinitely. |
The same rumor ascribes various reasons
or the proposed postponement, but the
Iefinite purpose in view should the hear
ng really be deferred is being withheld
The hearing had its beginning some two
weeks ago, when the commission met
o consider the proposal of the B. & VI.
Traction d Power Co. to withdraw its