The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

Pettieoat sale to-day at Fits.
William Brown, a travelling salesman
for Trow & Holden, is spending the holl-
days at his home in Barre.
Mrs. II. c. Stetson of st. Johnsbury IS
passing several days at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. Mary Barclay, OF Park
street.
G. !. Burnham of Henniker N. H., is
spending few days in the city as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. III. 0. Camp OF
Highland avenue.
Mrs. Frank L. Place of Burlington is
spending several days with her daughter,
Miss Cecil Place, at the home OF Il. NJ
Tobin on Academy street.
Warren Cummings of the firm OF Cum
mings & Lewis returned this morning
from his former home in Lancaster, n.
H., where he has been passing a week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cummings.
Alfredo Santiago, Barre Town quar-
ryman, was arrested in upper Granite
vile by Deputy Sheriff Dennis Donahue
last night at o'clock and brought TO
Barre this morning to be arraigned be-
fore Judge II. w. Scott in city court.
When brought before the magistrate, the
respondent pleaded guilty to charge OF
having sold liquor illegally and received
a minimum sentence of four months III
the house of correction at Rutland with
maximum of five months. Deputy
Sheriff Donahue took the man to Mont
peler, where he will be transferred from
the county jail in a few days to the
house of correction. Santiago was ar
rested on complaint made to States
Attorney j. Ward carver 1t is claimed
by the authorities that he has been gain
ing notorious reputation as pocket
peddler in the quarry district.
Hiawatha lodge, No. 20, |. Q. Q. f.,
held its annual election of officers at Odd
Fellows hall Thursday evening, when
the following elective officers were named
for the ensuing year: Noble grand, Q.
Cady Ayerill; vice grand, w. A. Bout
well; secretary, Judge II. w. Scott;
treasurer, ID. V. Stone. Appointive off
GERS will be named within few days.
Committees from Hiawatha lodge and
Bright Star Rebekah lodge are making
arrangements for a joint installation OF
officers to be held sometime early in the
month. Officers of the Rebekah lodge
were chosen at a meeting held week
ago. Members of the committee are in
communication with the grand lodge Off
GERS OF Vermont and as soon as some Of
their number can reserve date for
Barre a definite date for the installation
exercises will be fixed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Brown. who
have been engaged at the Merton Town
"a -, Ia. 1n aoI
through the ID. A. Perry real estate agcn
cy OF this city, the farm in Brookfeld
owned by Mrs. Eleanor 7. Clark, which
is located on the road to Randolph Gem
ter. Included in the deal are 1875 acres
OF land, stock. crops and tools, eompris
ing one OF the best farming properties in
Brookhcld. For several generations the
place has been in the Clark family and
early records of the town prove it TO be
one of the first farms to be settled in
this section Of Vermont. Mrs. Clark in.
tends TO retain her residence in Brook
field and the Browns win move 10 their
new purchase within few weeks, 10.
Gated on the land connected with the
farm are a number of summer camps and
in the past few years it has come TO be
a fayorite outing place for New York
and Boston people.
Harold IaBelle Of Williamstown came
TO the city last evening TO remain for n
fcw DAYS at the home Of Mrs, Anna Me-
Cue in the Morse block while receiving
medical treatment for a badly injured |
finger II was while the young man was
assisting his father in the woods on New
Years afternoon that the index finger
OF his right hand was damned. Young
faBelle was working near the gasoline
engine used in connection with the saw
yer's outfit, and was about 20 tumble q
log toward the saw rig when his hand !
became pinched between the log and a
sharp piece Of timber Before the mem.
Der could be extricated il was nearly I
severed in two. 4 Barre physician (
dressed the injury and il is thought that |
i. can be saved. although LaBelle will /
be- unable 20 use his hand for some tine /
Mrs. G. H. Wright, the second wife OF /
Sidney Wells, passed away az her home |
IN Mortified yesterday afternoon. She l
was the stepmother OF Mrs. r. q. How 1
land and Miss Lncy Wells Of this city /
| Until her removal 20 Northneld % years 1
ago she was a resident of Barre. Follow. /
ing funeral services, the remains will Ne /
brought 10 Barre Monday afternoon and /
Inferred AZ Flmwood cemetery.