The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-31
TALK OF THE TOWN


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Miss Ada Patterson OF Rockland, Me
is making 10 days visit with relative
in Barre.
Al zoe, petticoats in green, cerise. blu
and brown a soc value for 30c each; o.
Perry's on Saturday.
Mrs. Harriet Bixby OF Burlington ar
rived in the city last evening for visit
with her son, G. Il. Bixby.
Napoleon Normandeau has returned
home, after spending a few days Will
relatives in Sherbrooke, p. Q.
: Mrs Elizabeth upham of johnson ar
rived in the city this forenoon for q
week end visit with relatives.
Among the business visitors in the city
to-day were james Mcleod of Plainfield
H. T. Walker Of Chelsea. and Fred Bur
rett of Poughkeepsie, n, Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Barton of the
Miles block returned last evening from
ilttsfeld, where they have been spending
several days as the guests of Mr.. Bar
toms brother.
Byron Smith, former resident of
Barre, who has not revisited the home Of
his youth in IA years, arrived in the city
yesterday for a stay at the home of
Charles Mills on East street.
Freeman Walker, who has been pass
| ing the Christmas recess with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Walker. of
! Edgewood. has returned to Lyndon
where he is a student in the agricultural
school.
The young peoples society of the
Church of the Good Shepherd will hold
it, regular meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Charles A. Brown of jefferson
street on the evening of Wednesday,
Jan. g,
Members OF the Condor A. G. went this
AFTERNOON to Waterbury, where they will
meet the Independents on the basketball
court this evening. The game is the first
of series OF three which the neighbor-
ing teams will play during the early win.
ter The Condors will be represented on
the floor by Batchelder, Mann Nichols,
Carroll, Rogers and Gordon.
Miss Marjorie i. Morse OF Whittier
Cal, who has been passing the Christmas
recess at the home OF Mr.. and Mira.
Frank McWhorter of Richardson street,
went this morning to Randolph, where
she will be the week end guest OF rela
tiyes, returning later to Northampton,
Mass. where she Is attending fitting
school for Wellesley college.
Misses Murdena and Joena Smith. who
are passing the winter in Boston, enter
tanned company OF young people at
their home on East street Tuesday
evening, when nearly 30 of their friends
came together. There was an attractive
informal program OF musical numbers
and 500 tournament was an interesting
feature Of the gathering, Dainty re-
freshments were served before the guests /
departed.
Mrs. Mary Brock. who is making an |
extended stay with her son, Everett G. |
Brock, Of Washington street, left this |
morning for Newbury, where she was /
called By the critical Illness Of her /
daughter Mrs. Ralph Bailey, who has 4
been confined to the house for week.
Mrs Bailey's sister Miss Bessie Brock.
who came here to spend the winter with
fcr brother, was called to Newbury on
Tuesday.
Clerks OF Barre local. K. c. !. p. A..
held a largely attended meeting at their
quarters in pythian hall last evening
when some OF the features to be incor.
norated IN the locals tentative bill were
freely discussed Open forum on some
ii the phases OF the proposed agreement
Sas the order aud the members did not
'cfrain from expressing themselves fore
bly, whenever the occasion offered Much
work remains TO be done be-
ore the bill Is submitted to the mer-
hants Tor consideration.
John Clifford, an employee Of the D. NJ.
Niles Coal Co.. is confined Ia his home on
smith street as the result OF mishap
1hich he experienced at the company's
Gal shed Monday Mr.. Clifford had Just
ompleted loading one Of the draw sleds
With coal and was about to seat himself
Z the head Of the load when the horses
ave an unexpected start aud he was
brown over backwards 10 the ground
lis head struck on the ice with sufficient
1rce 10 render him unconscious. En-
loves Of the company carried him into
he Office near at hand and Dr. Y. q
oodrich. who was hurricdly summoned
, Smith street was compelled 20 take
'ur stitches in two painful scalp {
ounds. Yesterday Mr. Clifford com
aimed OF much pam. but his condition
day was reported to b. more comfort
BE.
Service over the Barre branch ~ the :
ntal Vermont railroad was somew hat 2;
srupted by the dersilment Of three I.
eight cars and locomotive on the II
ain line near NiddleseN yesterday at x
noon. The train due % reach the 10 y
] station AZ l2:55 O'Clock was cancelled X
q the regular branch passenger sery. (.
. was a minus quantity until the train =
me 60 town shortly before o'clock !.
4 remained down IN the ward toward =
ante street. Passengers departing al X
r. for points north we're compelled to =
Ne the shaHs mare route down tha ::
rds before they could board the tram .
ople who were held up at Middlescx (.
the derailment reached Montpelier to .
i'm that connections for Barre were (.
continued for the timcbcing Most 81 4
Jse who came from points north paid Z
. 3. q ". Il q T.. Co.'S much discussed /.
cent fare u making the last -ix mile I:
On their trip 30 this city Il.