The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

WASH goods All feuuceu At Vaughan
I Special trades in Abbott's garment dc
, partment.
When your thoughts turn to rain
; coat, see the McWhorter Co.
Use Pyrox In spraying trees and pc
tatoes, For sale at Kempton Mills.
Don't miss your chance 20 get a cob
bler's set Saturdays only 25c each. N. ID
. Phelps Co.
Tickets for the Elks' clambake TO b.
held at Burlington Aug. 10 are on sale
at the Hub restaurapt.-Adv
The horseshoeing shops OF Barre will
be closed Saturday, Aug. T. at noon and
remain closed the rest of the day.
Miss Beth Skinner of Maple Grove,
who has been visiting relatives in Chel-
sea for the past month, has returned
! to her home.
Miss Elsie Cutler, who has been visit
two weeks, returned TO her home on
Liberty street last night.
The billiard parlor and cigar store that
is TO be opened in the jackson block
tomorrow morning by George w. Lam
der has been named The Royal,
George NJ. Bartlett of New York, the
architect who designed the plans for
Hotel Barre, arrived yesterday and is
passing few days at the hotel.
Miss Mary Watson Of Merchant street
has resumed her duties in the office
lof Fred w. Bancroft, after passing sew
eral days in camp at Highgate Springs.
/ Miss Cleophile Dunbar OF Rock River,
/ r. O., was a visitor in the city this
morning. while on her way to Granite
vile for a months visit with relatives.
Mrs. Elsie Even OF Orange street
returned home last night from Burling.
ton, where she has been visiting her
daughter, Clara, who is training for a
nurse at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Alterations on the second floor of the
old Miles block on North Main street
are being made on an extensive scale
and when completed the accessibility and
appearance of the second story will be
much improved.
Miss Catherine Stuart, a graduate of
Spaulding high school, who has been
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs,
James johnson, of Highland avenue,
during the summer, left to-day for her
home in Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p. Gray, who were |
married in Burlington Wednesday, ar
rived in the city yesterday and will
make their home in Barre. Mr.. Gray |
resumed his duties as brakeman on the
Barre & Chelsea railroad this morning. |
Frank Button of Chicago H., a gar.
dcner architect, who laid out the plans
for the grounds at the worlds fair at |
Chicago, and Mrs. Button, were Wis
itors in the city yesterday, arriving
here by motor. They left last night I
after making a short visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur j. Leonard, who
reside at Imperial Valley, California,
have arrived in the city and will make
months visit at the home of Mr..
Leonard's brother, Herbert Leonard, of
South Main street. Arthur Leonard
was former resident of this city and
has been away a score of years.
William Stancumbe of Boston, who is
at the head of the eigarmalers' union in
New England, arrived in the city this
morning for few days visit on bus
mess connected with the Barre local
Mr.. Stancumbe is making official visits
to all locals in New England and plans
to be in Barre and Montpelier until
next week.
Joseph Z. Weafer, Louis Bottigi,
lanes Giacamuzzi and William Stuart /,
expect to 60 to Bethel tomorrow to !
play with the home team in a baseball
game against Randolph. Out of defer !
.nce to the promoters of the race meet /,
1t the Ayers street park, the managers ! !
If both the b. A. c. and /. A. G., will
lot stage any ball games in Barre TO.
morrow.
People in the household of DR.. r. III. II
Bancroft OF South Barre ate some ice
ream one day recently and soon after
everal of their number were taken Sc
iously i'll. In one or two instances
hose who had partaken of the frozen !
Iainty were subject to cramps. A ply. 7
ician was summoned and his coming
brought relief TO the suffering ones.
he real cause for the illness OF so many y
vas not apparent until the physician
dyaneed the theory that the ice cream i
5as probably responsible for their con- !.
ition. II is thought that the ice cream u
nay have induced ptomsine poisoning y
nd il is possible that samples of the
roduct may be subjected 10 an ex I,
ert analysis. =
Robert Rock, Farwell street young !,
ian, had an exciting experience with n
is motorcycle yesterday and while the :.
iishap fairly bristled with serious pos =,
Utilities, the driver was not seriously =
ljured and the machine escaped with :
light damage. Mr.. Rock was travel Y
e up North Main street when he :
.ruek a besprinkled section Of pave. -
ent near the Seminary street inter. \.
ction. He was thrown from the cycle, A,
ID the machine went along Of its own q
,lition for several yards before il r
ought up against a pole. Mr.. Rock a.
stained a few scratches and minor ad ),
stments were necessary on the motor
Gle before IL could be used again. ii