The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

tatoes. For sale at Kempton Mills.
Frank II. Austin OF Church street is
spending several days in camp at High
gate
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Batchelder OF
South Main street returned this morn
ing from a few days outing at Groton
pond.
William Dobie of Maple avenue went
this morning to Randolph, where he has
secured employment in the Il. A. Thomas
dry goods store.
Orville Youngson, who has been visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Susan Youngson, OF
Cliff street for a, few days, returned this
morning to Brattlcboro.
Mr.. and Mrs George III, Upper of
South Main street have returned home,
after stay of 10 days in Concord, N.
H., and Bethel and vicinity.
Jerry Hutchinson - Charles street
wishes to thank his friends for the copi'
Gus shower of postcards which he re-
ceived ON his birthday recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Milne and fam
lily returned Saturday from West Dam
vile, where they have been spending
two weeks in camp at Joe's pond.
Mrs. Edmund LeClair of Burlington
arrived this morning and will make
short visit with Mr.. LeClair, who is
employed as a barber in the Miers shop.
Alfred Jacques of Boston, who has
been spending the past two weeks visit
ing friends and relatives in the city and
vicinity, returned to his home this morn
ing.
| Mr. and Mrs. James Mcdonald. of
Nashua, N. H., are spending several days
with friends in Barre Mr.. Mcdonald
was formerly employed as a baker in
this city.
M. s. Rounds of Park street left
yesterday by automobile for York Beach,
Me-, where he is to join Mrs. Rounds
and little daughter, Dorothy, for stay
of few weeks.
Miss Mary Watson of Merchant
street, who is taking vacation from
her duties in the Office of Fred w. Ban
croft, left Saturday for an outing at
Highgate Springs.
Philip yercoe and Harold Halves have
gone to Montreal, p. O., for few days
visit, and before returning 10 Barre they |
viii make visit with friends in camp |
at Highgate Springs.
Edward jackson of South Main street,
who returned yesterday from visit |
OF two weeks with friends in Portland, |
Me-, and vicinity, began work this morn
ing as clerk in the Drown pharmacy.
A motor party consisting of Howard
Townsend, Thomas Mccormick, and Ron
aid Mcleod of Hardwick, returned home
last night, after visiting relatives and
friends in the city for the past few
days.
Miss c. Mamie Mcdonald, who re-
Gently returned from a two weeks va
cation in Sherbrooke, p. @, and Gould,
p. O., resumed her duties in the Office
of the Barre Granite and QUARRY com
pany to-day. -.
Miss Ethel Even OF Orange street,
vino returned last night from a vacation
trip TO Elmira, n. Y, and New York
City, resumed her duties in the office
of the National Life Insurance Co, in
Montpelier to-day.
George C. Morse of Troy, n. Y, who
has been visiting friends and relatives
in the city for the past two weeks, left
TINS IuTOHHlg iOT Duiiuktoht Nh'lV HN
viii spend week on business before
returning to his home.
Mrs. II. II. Hodgdon OF Highland ave.
nue. returned to Barre yesterday, after
spending several days at her former
home in Chelsea. She was accompa
MED to this city by her father, A. w.
Whitney, who returned to Chelsea to-
day.
Miss Euniee Mclaughlin OF Park
street, who has been visiting relatives in
Winchendon, Mass, for the past few
weeks, returned home Saturday night.
She was accompanied home by her sister,
Mae, who viii make few days visit
here.
+. n. Normandeau, who is overseeing
a large contract Job near 81. Johnsbury,
in putting two crossings and building a
stretch of road, returned to 81. Johns
bury to-day, after spending the week.
end with Mrs. Normandeau and children,
at his home on Merchant street.
Mrs. Lucy Pierce Of Shrewsbury. MassS
and her daughter, Mrs. c. Lowell, Of |
Worcester, Mass, are visiting at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. ID. ). Waterman
Of Washington street. Mrs. Pierce is
a great aunt Of Mrs. Waterman, and she
is making her first visit 10 Barre in
twenty years. She is 81 years old and
vigorous for one who has
passed the four.score mark.
One Of the seasons heaviest rain !
storms came az the heels Of an unusual I
" warm day yesterday and as a result
II the storm, country highways are re-
ported 90 have been badly damaged In !
places. According 20 reports brought 10 ,
Inc city to-day, the bill roads 20 the
sast and west Of Barre were rendered !
nearly impossible 20 automobiles az in 1
some Instances the rain washed the en- !
ire bed away. Here In the city the
fleet OF the storm was not 40 damaging l
although side streets and gravel side
ealks were deeply gouged in spots. A
.econd heavy shower this morning did \
rot tend 70 improve conditions locally I
md the street department viii BE- busy \