The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

AUDotl n.
New silks for dresses on sale, zoe
yard, at Vaughan's.
\ Miss Grace O'Brien, who has been Wis
iting in Waterbury for the past few
I days, has returned home.
Ashton Holt, who is employed in Bos
: ton, arrived last night and will visit rel
atives in the city for few days.
Arthur Edwards, who has been visiting
relatives in Montreal for the past week
returned to this city Saturday night
Miss Lua Higgs, who has been visiting
her parents on Prospect avenue for the
! past few days, has returned to her work
in Willamstown.
Arthur Blackmore, who has been visit
ing at the home of Joseph Williams in
Marshfeld for the past two weeks, re-
turned home yesterday.
Miss Annie Barclay of 81 Park street
returned last night from Claremont n.
H., where she has been visiting relatives
for few days. Mrs. Mary Barclay, who
is visiting there, will not return until
later in the week.
Stanton Burgess, who attends the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and Carl Burgess, who attends the Bry-
ant and Stratton Business college, are
visiting at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Burgess, on the
Montpelier road
A party of Is high school seniors were
entertained last Saturday at the home
OF one of their classmates, Miss Erma
Hedges. During the day they had a sug-
airing off and, later, played games of
different kinds. 1t was at a late hour
that the company returned to this city,
trip being made by walking.
Rev. f. F. Newell pastor of the He'd
ding Methodist church, and Mrs. Newell
of French street will leave the city to-
morrow for Brattleboro where they will
attend the annual session of the Yer
mont Methodist conference, which opens
Wednesday morning, Rev, DR., Charles
r, Wilson, d. D., of Topeka, Kan, who
the Methodist church. will accompany
Washington county delegates to the con
ference Dir. Wilson addressed a large
congregation in the Methodist church at
Montpelier last evening.
In the Congregational church at East
Fairfield this afternoon funeral services
were held for prominent alumnus of
the old Barre academy and man, who
as student here, is remembered by
many Of the older residents OF this city. |
Frederick 8. Topper, whose death oc-
Cured at his home in Fairfield Friday
morning. was a well known member OF
the Vermont bar and several years ago
he served Franklin county as states at
torney. He was born in Bakersfield 62
years ago and after receiving an elemen-
tary education in the schools of his ma
tive town, he came to Barre and enrolled
as a student in the academy. Upon his
graduation here he entered Harvard law
school and after receiving his degree he
began practice in Troy n. Y Rev. lie.
land Upper of Post Mills is brother of
the deceased. I
After lapse of several years, the au
thorities are bringing pressure to bear /
upon the nuisance promoters who persist
IN violating the statutes by expectorat-
ng on the sidewalks and in public places.
4 member of the board of aldermen took
up the matter with the police this morn !
ng with the result that both police head
quarters and the grand jurors office are
o unite in prescribing the practice as
ar as possible 1t is said that the law,
No. $500, of the public statutes, has
mounted almost to dead letter. as
ar AS Barre is concerned in late years a
There are ample provisions for furnishing
blenders of this type and the police say .
hey are determined TO make an example J
# the first person who is caught in the
ct of violating the statute. A fine of Y
lot more than $40 is provided by legal t
nactment.
Rrigadier William Andrews of Hart !,
ord, Conn. who is the provincial sec (
etary for the salvation Army in New
.ngland, returned 10 his home to-day.
fter passing several days in Barre on e
usiness connected with the local corps. u
'uring his stay here conference be.
ween Brigadier Andrews and City At.
orDey William Wishart resulted in a ii
ettlement OF the city's claim against Il
he Barre corps for rent said 10 have Ii
cen due on the old city building. Stpu-
Itions covering the use of the building n,
Y the Army in the future were also |,
RATED during the conference. Mr.. An :.
rews was accompanied on his return
, Hartford by Admtant A. Tyler, who :
connected with work among the young .,
eople OF the Army. and who spoke be ~
IRE the juveniles OF the Barre corps Fri. -
~ and Saturday evenings y