The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-08
TALK OF THE TOWN


II The Vaughan store.
II Fifteen per cent discount on trunk
II and bags. Lamorey's.
II Try Bancroft inn, Plainfeld, for you
II Sunday dinners and lunches; also goo'
H hall for dancing parties, large or small
II Sacred concert Sunday afternoon at
II o'clock, Benjamin Falls; Montpelier Mill
H tary band. See Fridays Times for pro
II gram.
HI H. II. Blanchard OF Springfield was il
/ the city yesterday and to-day ON bus
\ mess connected with the Peoples Heat
/ ing, Lighting & Power Co.
H O. B. Putnam OF Bennington, j. A
Greenwood of Chester and S. j. Spoonei
of Chelsea were among the business
visitors in the city yesterday
\ Miss Lucy A. Proctor of Brookline
| Mass, who was supervisor of music in
| the Barre public schools last year, has
accepted similar position in the Brat
tleboro public schools, succeeding Miss
Emma j. Gregg, who resigned. Miss
Proctor was engaged after an interview
with the prudential committee recently.
A motor party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Webster of Maiden, Mass. DIR.
and Mrs. II. f. Simon of Winchester,
/ Mass, and DR.. ". G. Simon of New Bed
ford, Mass, registered at Hotel Barre
yesterday and to-day, Among other mo-
tor arrivals at the hotel were Lieutenant
Governor Hale X. Darling and Mrs OAR
ling, Mary Darling and B. A. Goodrich Of
Chelsea, Mr.. and Mrs. H. a. Carter, c. A.
Barrows, May l.. Barrows and N. J. Stcb
bins of Barton.
"WatchfuI Waiting" is the subject OF
an attractiyely framed photo study which
| is being exhibited in the north window
at the Cummings & Lewis pharmacy.
The principal figure in the picture is
great Dane dog owned by A. J.. knight
Of this city. The G. d. is casually in
specting Berlin pond from strategic
point on the shore. A. NJ. Troup made
| the picture for S. n. Parker, who has
| had it enlarged.
| A teamster who says he had been prod
ded to the point of irritation for stop
| ping his dray horses on the street cross
| ings at various times wishes to suggest
that the effort of the police and Others
in promoting progress in the matter OF
handling vehcular traffic will be made
with better grace if all OF the city cross.
ings are cleared of mud and dust accu
mutations. The teamster goes on to cite
the crossing between Hotel Barre and
city park as a case in hand where iden
tiiication of a crossings location is
scarcely possible.
Hopes of hundreds Of music lovers who
assembled at city park last evening for
one of the series of concerts which the |
. z. a L. 1
mer, were jolted again by the weather
man, who sent along one of his we'll |
known squalls Just as the musicians were
tuning their Tyres for "The Diplomat by |
John p. Souss. With the first gust of
wind came the rain and instantly there
was scurrying for shelter in when
autoists WED with the pedestrians and
music makers in hustling to cover. II
was the third concert OF the series TO be
interrupted by rain, but the band is con.
fident of getting decision over the
weather clerk before the season is over
and another attempt to play out OF doors
will be made next Wednesday evening.
Az largely attended review of Har-
mon hive, No. |, Woman's Benefit As.
ISOLATION of the Maccabees formerly
lsdNltH VI lNt AIaAAdhtNrf III lbE N VI II .
hall last evening five ladies were ini-
tiated to membership and several appli-
cations were received. Miss Rose Miller
of Pawtueket, r. l.. deputy state com
mander for Rhode Island. New Hamp
shire and Vermont, was present and she
took the occasion TO instruct the local
hive concerning the laws OF the new or.
ganization, into which the order of La.
dies OF the Msccabees will merge on Aug
1 This evening Miss Miller viii be in
IL is likely that the state
Of the order next October viii
be held either in Barre or Montpelier.
Special inducements have been made in i
both cities for entertainment Of the dele ,
gates and visitors. Decision as 20 the /,
rity selected probably viii be made to-
night. II
Mrs. A. NJ. Morrison OF 80 South Main (
street received word yesterday Of the
death OF her sister .in-law, Mrs Slss !
Morrison Of Groton. who was found dead (
N her chair late Tuesday afternoon. Al '
though in feeble health. the latter had ]
Deen able 10 b. about the house, and the )
md came wholly Unexpectedly. The de- !
'aseds maiden name was Augusta New d
on and she was born in New Hampshire {
lround ~ years ago. Her first husband n
AFRO Nourse,. passed away many years ;
lgo and in October. 1913. Mr.. Morrison
bed. Mrs. Morrison had been a resident
Il Groton for the past p years and was !
in occasional visitor in Barre. II u tx. I
iocted that the funeral will be held IN =
iroton tomorrow afternoon and the bur.
81 will probably take place in the vi i
sge cemetery. :,
Negotiations for a game between the !,
Italian A. &. and the Standish elub Of
dorchester, Mass. which had been booked !,
o. the coming saturday. came 10 = sud :,
len halt to-day when Managers Bottigi y
nd Balzarini received = telegram from !,
he Bay state aggregation asking g. be- /,
cicased from filing he date here. After
aaVing Barre 81 the week end, the l,
tandish team went 20 81. Johmsbury !,
b. a double header Monday. The man.
ger Of the StaBdish outfit gives as bis
aason for oaneelling. the poor gate re- Z.
Hipts ~ which tho team has been plsv-
q since il entered the state. Instead -
crossing bats With a number 81 Yer
lnrf teams ns rrfriuaff MANNED fhpH