The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

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H w. A. Carroll has returned from Mon
treal, after few days visit there.
II Miss Emily Simpson of Montreal, p
Il G., Is visiting at the home of Mr.. AND
Mrs. j.. j. Carroll of North Main street
II A daughter was born March 81 to Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Gormley of Lynn, Mass
Mrs. Gormley will be remembered as
Miss Hazel Cone of Barre.
Miss Margaret Newton, who has been
spending the past few days at Chelsea
was a visitor in TIE city to-day on her
way to her home at Montpelier.
Mrs. c. M. Wiley and two sons,
Chauncey and Sheldon, of Maple Grove,
have been visiting the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Mosely, in North
field
Miss Chrissie Rae, who has been visit
ing at the home of her father. JAMES
Rae, of John street, has returned to
Claremont, N. H., where she is engaged
as nurse in the Claremont hospital
The regular monthly meeting of the
ladies' auxiliary of the First Presby-
terrain church will be held at the home
of Mrs. j. c. Morrison, corner of Laurel
and Seminary streets, this evening at
7:30 o'clock.
Ronald Williams, who has been spend
ing the past few days as the guest of
friends in the city, left this forenoon for
his home at Quincy, Mass, where he will
pass few days before going to Cleve-
land, O., where he has secured employ
ment.
Bazzareni Bottini left yesterday for
New York, where he will pass few
days with friends previous to sailing
for Milano, Italy, to pass few months
at his former home. Before returning
to America he will visit at several points
in southern Italy and France.
i Auction sale tomorrow of the big Jer-
sey herd for Frank r. Hutchinson of
Worcester. Forty-fiye nice young cows
and Ia head of young cattle. If you
are looking for cows or young cattle you
ought not to miss this sale. See ad. on
page seven of this paper. c. +. Smith,
auctioneer.
: Charles Vanetti, who has been spend
ing the past few We. ks at the home of
his brother, Natalie Vanetti, at 20 Pearl
street, left yesterday for Detroit, Mich.
Before going to his home at Louisville,
| Ky, he will also visit in Chicago and
Cincinnati. Mr.. Vanetti has been spend
| ing the winter at his former home in
Italy. On returning to this country he
came to Barre to visit.
Among those who registered at The
Buzzell hotel yesterday were: Fred
Mehfelder, Albany, N. Y; j. A. Will
liams, Adams. Mass; r. J. ConGcrton,
Hartford, Conn; G. B. Chandler, Detroit,
Mich; d. J. Mcdonald, Montreal; IT,
w. Buchanan, Orleans; j. A. Bond. Bur
linntnu. III Nj C.tt4
Burgess, Boston; w. A. Atwood, Bos-
ton; w. A. Hickey, Manchester, n. H.
Prof. Myron Scudder of New York
City gave very interesting lecture in
Rowland hall last evening on the Mon
tessori system and a goodly number were
present to enjoy it. Prof. Scudder, who
came to Barre under the auspices of the
civic department of the Barre Woman's
club, has spent some time in Italy and
Switzerland studying this system and
has done considerable work in New York
City along the same line. His lecture
was illustrated.
Prayer services for Timothy Jackman
of G Merchant street, who died at the
City hospital Tuesday morning at the |
age of s4 will be held at the Perry & |
Noonan mortuary chapel on Depot square |
Thursday forenoon at 1880 o'clock, with |
Rev. Il. +. Newell of the Hedding Meth |
odist church in charge. At ll25 the |
remains will be taken to Waterbury, |
where the funeral will be held in the |
Methodist church at o'clock in the aft |
ernoon. Interment will be in Water |
bury.
The Peoples Lighting, Heating & Pow |
er company was a rather heavy loser /
from the heavy windstorm that visited /
Barre and vicinity during the earlier |
part of the week. At some time during
the night the wind snapped over about /
Is feet of the big smokestaek that rears
to height of 60 feet above the ground |
elevation of the gas works. For the past /
few days a force of workmen has been /
engaged readjusting and mending the big
stack. To-day their labors were COM
pleted.
John Kane left last night for Boston,
where he viii await the arrival of his
wife, who is returning from an extended
stay at her former home in Scotland
Mr.. and Mrs. Kane will return to Barre II
late in the week. Howard X. Wheeler,
who has been passing several days with
friends in Barre, left last night on a
thAts WINS Aldtists NH
ton l.. Julian of Pleasant street has
gone to Portland, Me-, having been called
there to attend the funeral OF his I'M
Gle, Thomas Watts, former resident of
Barre, who died Sunday. DR.. Frederick
]. Stephenson of IL West street went to
Burlington this morning on professional
business and DIR. p. s. Duffy of North
Main street is making a short business
visit in st. Adams. James McKane,
who was in town for the MeKane Bar
rows wedding, returned to-day to Law
renee, Mass, where he is employed.
A forest fire off Quarry street ragged
in the early hours of last evening
and before creeping blaze that
threatened for just few moments to J
1enude the side hill on the west OF Fair
mont park could be controlled, large
number of householders in that locality
had to rally forth with brooms and :
sticks and blankets. From the NJ. & w. :
station at Depot square it looked as
though the Barre railroad buildings at
The switchback were to be devasted
General Agent james n. Gall procured a
team and drove to the switchback as a
Measure of precaution should the flames
,rayel thither. Fire headquarters kept ,
n touch with the movements of the vol
inteers and was ready to lend the as
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