The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

breakfast at the Methodist church t.
morrow morning, June 2.
Attorney John w. Gordon returne
last night from Williamstown, where h
delivered the Memorial day address yes
terday
Dan f. Davis, who is employed as
pharmacist in Vergennes, was Memo
rial day visitor at his home in Mapl
Grove.
/ John Scott returned last night to hi
home in st. Johnsbury, after having Wis
| tied his sister, Mrs. James T. Keneficl
of Washington street.
Miss Elizabeth Carson of Laurel stree
returned to-day from Littleton, N. Fl.
where she has been visiting her sister
| Mrs. Francis Vigneault, for a few days.
Miss Dena Richmond, student Al
Goddard seminary, has returned to Barre
after passing few days in st. Alban'
as the guest of Rev. and Mrs. G. +
| Fortier.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. Gilman Of
Claremont, N. H.. have been spending q
few days at the home of the latter's
mother, Mrs. Mary Barclay of Park
street, having made the trip to Barre by
automobile.
William Keefe, who is employed in the
Johnston & Gamble livery on Prospect
street, is passing the week end in Bos-
ton, where he is engaged in settling up
the estate of his father. whose death
occurred several weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Brown and
little son, Winston, of Jefferson street,
George +. DeMerrel and Miss Evelyn
Phelps of Academy street passed the
week end at Mr.. Browns former home in
Waterloo, r. O., making the trip by au-
tomobfle
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gilchrist and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith of Boston
have been passing a few days in the
city as the guest Of Mrs. Ellen Slough
ton of French street. To-day the party.
accompanied by Mrs. Stoughton, left on
a motor trip to Newport. They will also
travel through lower Canada before re-
turning.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Halvosa of
Colon, Panama, arrived in the city yes
terday for stay OF several weeks. Mr..
Halvosa has been granted two months
leave of absence from his duties in
government Office on the isthmus. Mr..
and Mrs. Halvosa sailed from Panama
to New York, reaching the metropolis
last Saturday.
Charles Converse, f. NJ. Lewis, and
Thomas Clarity. representing the city
mail carriers, and James r. Mackay,
John Leslie, and John Corcoran Of the
clerical staff at the Barre post office,
by automobile late last night
from Brattleboro, where they attended
the annual meeting of the Vermont
Postal Carriers and Clerks association.
The Barre delegation left the city late
Sunday afternoon.
Tonight the city council, at its regu
lar fortnightly session, win meet in joint
council with the cemetery commission
ers, the get together having been planned
in consequences Of the inspection tour OF
the city cemeteries recently made by the
,ity fathers. II is expected that the
win ask the council to con-
slider seriously two or more propositions
ior maintaining lots at Elmwood GENE
sery, where. il is claimed, the income |
$ not sufficiently certain 20 permit the
that should rightly be made |
or the care and upkeep Of any we'll
yroomed cemetery. Whether the council |
viii consent 10 any of the proposals 10
,e made by the commissioners was a
natter of considerable speculation 10.
lay. Apart from the joint conference,
( IL probable that the council viii take
teps 10 al two vacancies in the ranks
4 regular firemen at station |,
A lesky gas tube attached 20 a small
eater caused momentary c nsternation
{ the home of S. Hollister Jackson Sun.
ay morning, and before III possibility
4 an expensive1nterior blaze had wholly
regulars from the fire station
rere summoned by telephone. While
he auto truck was on its way to No. SIS
wellington street, Mrs. Jackson ad.
ressed herself coolly TO the task Of pre-
enting fire from spreading 30 the wood.
'ork or furnishings. Once the escaping
as became ignited, il fared toward the
eiling and in other directions, but her
houghtful precaution of swathing the
-oodwork with vet cloths doubtless for.
snded further damage. The fremen ar
we'd in time 10 take q hand in the bust !
ess Themselves, and when the gas was :
nut off by them, the danger was over.
he loss was insignificant.
One Of the most dangerous cross streets !.
the city was the scene Of an accident
aturday afternoon. in which the four
car old s0n Of Mr.. and Mrs.. +. Rafus :
Merchant street narrowly escaped Sc
Gus injury. The little fellow was cross
q Merchant street, when a Ford tour .
q car shot across the summer street
tersection and started up the hill Be. :
re the boy could sidestep, the car fend.
struck him q CHANGING blow on the
II temple. he was knocked down and !
rparently uas unconscious. The driver /.
the car. Who seems 20 have used al :
'ecsution IN averting an accident, !
orped bic machine and picked the In :,
red child out Of the street Later b. =
- taken 20 the ofBre q Dr. John X :
0odruf IN Keith srenue. where q gash
20 or three inches long was dressed. /,
Current rurn0rs have 4 that . Demo =
ste suecessor 10 Fre5erick s Plstt +
Rutland elerk II tie Tinted States >,
~. v 10 Be sppointrd within short !.
~. and party leaders. w.hose attsn- Il
- has been uaonnenfsriiy diverted from n
me- politics ~ oufsids happenings n :,
eater rnoneut. are wondering vho sin :.
u thu lueks lat shea the shake-dov-n =
ues There isa lpeal sssur b. the srec- :.
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