The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

evening.
Raymond Spooner of North Main
street commenced work this week as a
clerk at the Eagle cafe.
Thad j. Whitney returned this fore
noon TO Mortified Falls, after visit
with friends on jefferson street.
Allan Robertson of Quincy, Mass, ar
rived in the city last night to make an
extended visit among relatives.
Miss Francis Jordan returned last
night to her home at Lisbon, n. H., after
passing week among relatives in Barre.
Earl Smith of Highland avenue is EN-
ployed in the plumbing department at
| the hardware store of G. w. Averill &
| Co.
A basket social will be held Saturday
at 1880 at the Swedish mission on Brook
street. Interesting program. All well
come.
Alexander Corti Of Batavia, N. Y,
| former resident of the city, arrived last
night for stay of several days with
relatives.
w. z. Martin, who has been the guest
of friends in Barre and vicinity for the
past week, returned to-day to his home
at Brighton, Mass.
The 18th serial of IucilIe Love" and
also Rex drama, "The Pursuit OF
Hate" featuring Philip smalley and Lois
Weber. Show starts at 6:45 p. m.--
Adv.
Auction sale OF farm, stock, tools and
crops in Cabot at the George r. Jack.
son farm tomorrow. A lot of good
stock. Good farm. D. A. Perry auc-
tioneer.
Russell Hoyt and Arthur Larochelle,
who have been passing the summer in
Barre and vicinity, returned to-day to
Philadelphia to resume their studies in
the Jefferson College of Medicine.
Everett Swasey of Waterbury, for |
mer resident OF Barre, arrived in the
city yesterday for few days visit be. |
fore returning to Burlington to resume
his studies at the University of Vermont |
The choristers of the Church of the
Good Shepherd will be given the annual
corn roast at Mrs. A. w. Aliens, Sunny.
side farm. Thursday evening, Sept "a,
at $3.50 o'clock Members of the parish
are also cordially invited.
Fred Laird of Montpelier and Charles
Conner of st. Johnsbury were among the
students to register at Goddard sent
mary this week The former attended
Exeter academy last season and the lat.
ter was formerly a student at st. Johns
bury academy. Both viii become candi-
dates for the football team this week.
Alexander NJ Troup. the photographer,
last night from a two weeks
trip through southern Vermont in the
interests of the New England Tel. &
Tel. Co. During his absence, Mr.. Troup,
who was accompanied by one of the com
pany officials, photographed important
projects under way in Brattleboro, Rut-
land, Putney and Woodstock.
John Pedroza and Miss Norma Bar
tell were united in marriage at st. Mon
cas- church last night. The marriage
was performed at 1880 o'clock. Rev. A. |
Hugh McKenna officiating at the cere.
nony. The groom was attended by Car
.er Downing, and Miss Desmond attend
d the bride. The couple, who are prom
nently known il Barre, will reside in
he city. Mr. Pedroza is well known |
through his connections as leader of
'edroza's orchestra. II
Among those who registered at the
3uzzell hotel yesterday were: Charles
Brown. Plattsburg, n. Y; Thomas b.
Baltimore. Nd; |. F. Hatch,
Burlington; Fred Muhlfelder, Albany. n.
l.; Mr.. and Mrs. @. Stevens. Syracuse,
I. V; A. G. vedder, Schenectady, n. :
Z; F. NJ. Fellows, Boston; d. c. Me
ntosh, Springfield, Mass; G. H. Colby. Il
soston; August Meyer, Miles City,,I
iont.; II. n. Buchanan and wife. Or
cans; NJ. S. Putnam, Burlington; f. II.
lardi, Burlington.
From his parents in Russian Poland
oseph Kovalsky, the taller has received
letter which throws a number of inter
sting sidelights on the suffering brought
bout by the European cataclysm. The
ritter Of the letter is Mr. Kovalsky's
ged father and il is postmarked Suval-
J. Although Suvalki. a city Of $4,000
eople, is normally under Russian do
iain. il was mailed by German postage
nd the first impression that the kaiser's
orees have invested the city Is sus-
aimed when the writer goes on TO de-
cribe its capture by German troops
arly in September. The letter speaks
continued suffering on the part Of the
lha bitants, scarcity Of food. and the
prices asked for the necessi-
es of life. When the order came to
racuate the city, many who were too
oor TO stand the burden % travel. were II
II behind 10 TIRE uiercies Of the Ger
ans. Suvalki is only "a hours from
erlin and as the crow flies. short dis
nee from konigsberg on the Baltic sea
he Barre tailor has a brother serving
ith the Russian army. although he has
Z heard from him since hoetilities BE-
in.