The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

II One can Jap-a-lac free to ladies. Rey
nolds & Sons.
Arthur Eastman returned yesterday
to his home at Bradford, after passing
a few days with friends in Barre.
Thursday and Friday special sale OF
childrens new summer dresses; value VI
choice soc. Paris Sh:rtwaist House.
Ernest L. Hayden, who has been visit.
ing friends in Barre and Montpelier, left
this morning for his home in Jamaica
Plains, Mass.
Charles Phinney, who has been the
guest of Robert d. Carpenter and other
friends in Barre, returned yesterday to
his home in Rochester.
Waddell G. Squires of LyndonvilIe ar
rived in the city yesterday for a few
days visit with his sister, Mrs. Edward
p. Carter, of Keith avenue.
From Railsplitting to President" a
two reel Gold Seal featuring Grace
Cubard and Ford. an animated weekly
and good comedy at the Bijou.
George David who has been employed
in his fathers merchandise establishment
at the foot of Granite street, is now en-
gagged as a clerk in the American Cloth
ing store.
Roy Lebanon of Waterbury, 1918
graduate of Goddard seminary, arrived
in the city yesterday and began work
this morning for Harvey & Mower on
Jefferson street.
James Nelson Of Burlington arrived in
the city to-day to pass q few days as
the guest of friends. He will leave the
latter part of the week for months
visit in Boston.
Archie Bradford of Park street, who
has been spending tie past few weeks in
the vicinity of Woodbury. and Calais,
returned to tile city last night to make
an extended visit.
Miss Della Haggett, former resident
of this city. who has been making 10
days stay in Barre and Montpelier, left
last night for Burlington, where she will
make short stop before returning to
her home in West Stewartstown, n. II.
Early in May Miss Haggett will go to
Bethlehem, N. H., to pass the summer.
Orlando Pachini, who has been pass
ing few days in the city with friends,
left last night for Syracuse, N. Y, where
he will pass the summer. Mr.. Pachini's
home is at Long Branch. N. j. At SYRIA
cuse he will join the Syracuse club of
the New York State league. He will
become candidate for third base. For
several seasons past he has been affiiiat
ed with professional baseball in the
state of New Jersey.
| James Forrest of Summer street left
this forenoon at IL :25 o'clock for Mont
real, where he will meet his prospective
bride, Miss Christine Ferris, of Toronto,
Ont. The couple expect to be married
! in Montreal tomorrow. After short
visit in Canada, they will return to
Barre and make their home on Summer
street. Mr. Forrest is a stonecutter and
has a large number of acquaintance in
this locality.
Among those who registered as guests
at The Buzzell hotel yesterday were G.
s. Grout, Burlington; Henry Noyes,
Boston; Robert Davis and wife, New
York; eighteen members of the "0ld
Homestead" theatrical company; c. w.
Moore, st. Adams; Frank Rowell,
Woodsville, n. H.; James J. Lamb,
Chelsea; A. d. Crowel, Boston; ID. A.
Roberts, Burlington.
The Al-Italian bowling team claim
the distinction of holding the Vermont
state record for team total candlepin
bowling by virtue of its score at the
Merlo Bros. alleys last evening while
contesting the second game OF the series
with the Mute All.Stars. The All-ltal
ian team won two out of three from
the All-Stars and are basing claim to
the state record by its team total of
,40l pins. The bowling of the losing |
quintet was good, having team total of |
l,437.
Marshall S. Rounds of Park street |
went this morning to Burlington, where |
he attended to-day meeting of the ex-
ecutiye committee of the Vermont Fun
eral Directors and Embalmers' asso- /
citation, of which organization he is the |
president William II. Mahoney of 34l |
North Main street left at the same time |
for Burlington to attend conference of |
field workers employed by Swift &
Co. Mrs. Peter Laxson of lis Orange /
street left on an early morning train for
Danville, 7. O., where she will pass 10 /
days with her daughter. Mrs. James
Webb. Robert Iiilquitt started this fore
noon for Montreal, p. O. whence he is to
proceed to Salt Lake City, where he has
secured employment.
Tuesday night at 6 o'clock the Central
Vermont yard crew from this city COM
pleted the work of repairing the damage
done on the Nilliamstown branch near
the Grearson & Beckett shed at the
south end of the line. During the day
and the late hours of the preceding day
more than 800 feet of track were re-
paired and the contents of train load
of stonechips were dumped into the
great openings created when water from
the river surged across the highway and
the tracks. Service to the
end of the branch was resumed this fore
noon by all freight and passenger trains.
in traffic on the Barre
branch ceased Tuesday afternoon when
the big freight locomotive which was de-
rallied in the forenoon was returned to
the irons The work was done with un-
usual dispatch and little inconvenience
proceeded from the mishap.
Superintendent II. f. Reynolds of the
water department and City Engineer
George A. Reed returned yesterday from
Orange, where they made minute in
of conditions at the reser-
yoir. They found the big basin in excel
lent shape for the summer with large
volume of water in storage as a result
Of the heavy rains and thaws of the past
lew days. The pond has not been high
pr in some years and there is a large