The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Lulu NJ. Thompson of Castletor
arrived in the city yesterday to pass th'
remainder of the summer with relatives
here.
William Coxson of Sherbrooke, P. Q,
was a visitor in the city yesterday, whilt
on his way to Graniteville, where he viii
visit his brother, Henry Coxson.
Clarence Curtis. who has been visiting
in Montpelier and at the home of Frank
Adams on Elm street, returned this
morning to his home in Orange.
Miss Lena Moorecroft, who is taking a
vacation from her duties in the Homer
Fits store, has gone to Old Orchard
and Portland, Me-, to visit friends.
Mrs. W. H. Jackson asserts that The
Times was in error in its statement oi
Thursday regarding her inheritance from
the estate OF her uncle, Francis Cahill.
Miss Mary II. Sexton of "a Ayeriil
street has resumed her duties as assist
ant city clerk at city hall, after passing
few days at her former home in Brat
tleboro.
Neil Cheney of Summer street and
Norton Lebourveau of Washington street
went this morning to Groton, where they
will make weeks stay in camp at
Groton pond.
Dean Blodgett, who is taking 10
days vacation from his duties in the
f. NJ. Lyon store, went this morning to
Danville, where he viii pass a week in
camp at Lake st. Joseph.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Badger of Eastern
avenue and Mr.. and Mrs. George n. Til
den of South Main street returned last
night from an automobile trip to New
port and Lake Willoughby.
w. M. Barnes and daughter, Mrs. W.
NJ. Dudley, of South Barre were visitors
in the city this forenoon while on their
way to Waterbury, where they will visit
at the home Of Walter Lebarron.
Mrs. Isaac Verge of Brookfield. who
has been at the City hospital for the
past six weeks while recuperating from
the effects of broken hip, was able to
be taken to her home yesterday.
Mrs. Ida Cyr and Mrs. Melvina Will
let's left last night for Montreal, where
they viii visit friends for a few days be-
fore going to st. Cesaire and st. Anne de
Beaupre for more extended stay.
Mrs. r. w. Paine of Montpelier is
visiting at the home of her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Roben, in South Barre, during
the absence of her husband, Lieutenant
Paine, who is attending the annual mus
ter of the state militia in Burlington.
Miss Elsa Wallstrom of Essex street
will go tomorrow to Highgate Springs
for a two weeks visit with friends.
Miss Wallstrom will also visit in Swan
ton and st. Albans before returning
home.
Accompanied by large delegation Of
baseball fans, the Barre A. c. team left
this forenoon by automobile for ST.
Johnsbury, where they battle with the
strong st. Johnsbury town team this
afternoon in the first game of a series
that have been arranged for the summer.
The Barre team viii include the follow
ing players: Sullivan, Browne, Brown,
Fowlie, A. Fowlie, Davidson, Laird, Mute,
Johnston, Peduzzi, Tomasi and Stuart.
Davidson and A. Fowlie will constitute
the Barre battery. Speare, the Vermont
southpaw, will twirl for st. Johnsbury.
For an irate pedestrian who hurried TO
catch a departing G. v. train, Depot
square was an empty lane TO a dead wall
yesterday afternoon, and because a long
string Of NJ. & w. r. freight cars blocked
the PEDESTRIANS way until il was too
late for the proper connections at the
west end Of the square. the Lightning
Calculator, as he i known among the
truckmen and other habitues Of the
square, told the story Of his reckonings.
Strange that more than "a hours can BE-
wasted in a single day, but DAYS and
DAYS Of precious time are frittered away
daily. according to the Calculator. The
pedestrian shrugged his shoulders impa-
tiently. but his train was gone and there
was nothing to il but 20 listen while he
waited for a street car. ~Giyen a popu-
lstion that is more or less inclined to-
ward travel began the Calculator. @snd
YOU have . large proportion Of travellers
who must wait for the freirhters 10
make the crossing 30 times a DAY or
more Multiply a forced wait Of three
and FIVE minutes by the number Of per-
sons who are daily compelled 20 wait
the pleasure Of the freight train and you
have the number Of hours 70 q silver
second that people wait on Depot square
every day.~ Statistics act like balm on
wounded feelings and the I. G. got his
reward in the enlightened smile that
uresthed the PEDESTRIANS face as he
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