The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

night
p. b. Spooner is spending several day
with friends in Essex Junction.
Little's new maple syrup, $l,25 pc
gallon, Doc per half gallon, at Smith 4
Cummings Co.
Telephone your orders early for beans
brown bread and other foods TO order 4
Mrs Benedict.
Walter Douglas went this forenoon tc
Groton, where he will spend a few days
in a hunting camp.
| l.. w. Heath left the city last evening
for Boston, where he will make bust
ness visit OF several days
Robert Brown has returned TO his
home in Windsor, after spending few
days with his parents on Bassett street
Mrs. w. T. Kenerson of Cabot is spend
ing several days in the city as guest IN
the home of DR.. and Mrs ID. G. Watt oil
Maple Grove and with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Kenerson OF Church street.
A good time promised if you attend
the ladies' union dance at Goddard to.
night. Dances to suit all and card tables
for those not dancing. Refreshments will
be served. Come out and have a good
time.
A son, Kenneth Howard, was born
Tuesday at the City hospital to Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearl Beckley. The infant died
Wednesday and burial was in Maplewood
cemetery, with short service at the
grave.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scott Of Pleasant
street left this forenoon for Brattle-
boro, where they will visit for few
days at the home of the latter's grand
father. Mr.. Scott is taking vacation
from his duties in the Central Vermont
freight office.
The condition Of Harland Vincent Ken
erson, the l0-month-old son Of MIR. and
Mrs. Harley Kenerson of Ayerill street,
who has been critically i'll for the past
few days, was reported to be somewhat
improved this forenoon. The child Is
suffering from an attack of bronchial
pneumonia.
Barre council, No. 4Ol Knights Of Co
lumbus, has been notified of the appoint
ment OF Rev. ID. j. O'Sulliyan, pastor of
St. Mary's church in st. Adams, as state
chaplain of the X. G. Father O'Sullivan's
appointment was announced by Rt. Rev.
j. ]. Rice, Roman Catholic bishop of
Burlington.
The city schools close to-day for the
annual Easter vacation. Students in
the grades will be given vacation OF
two weeks, while the high school pupils,
by reason of the delay in resuming SEES
sions at Spaulding last fall, will have
only a week.
J. j. Dashner, real estate agent, has
sold for Alfred H. Wilkins, 81 Maple
avenue. his nice home cottage to Mrs.
Elsie q. Forsyth Mrs, Forsyth has
bought for an investment. Mr.. Will
kins has purchased farm in New
Hampshire which he intends to take
possession OF at once.
Barre friends of Edward w. Felt, a
well known suburban conductor on the
NJ. & w. r. railroad, win be glad to learn
that he is making an excellent recovery
from the operation which he recently
underwent in this city. Mr. Felt is con-
valeseing at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
c. H. Barton in the Miles block.
At the Boy Scouts meeting at the
church this evening contest
is on with two boys to see which one
can produce fire first with friction. As
a dollar has been offered for the past
six months or so for the one who will first
obtain fire by friction and as both of the
contestants claim they have acquired the
art, the meeting win be interesting to
note the results,
Frank Il. Adams OF Elm street re-
turned this morning from Brattleboro,
where he was present at a trapshoot con
Quoted yesterday under the auspices of
several prominent msrksmen in the Con- |
nectieut river valley. Trapshooters from
several clubs in that locality competed in |
he tournament. Mr.. Adams received the /
high gun award in one of the more inn |
portant events Of the days shoot.
Smouldering clothing in a closet at .
West street was responsible for still
alarm of fire received at the fire station
his afternoon at 1920 o'clock. A detail 4
II regulars responded 10 the call in the
,uto truck. but most Of the fire had /
been smothered before they arrived.
Mrs. r. L. Smith, wife of the city repre-
sentative, owns the property, and the
tenement where the blaze occurred is
occupied hy Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Jelly
nan. This morning Mrs. Jellyman fin
she'd her weeks ironing and laid the
roning board in the cupboard. The fire.
men suspect that spark may have con-
called itself In the cloth over the board 4
md later led 70 complications. discov-
red only when the housewife detected
smoky odor pcrmeating the kitchen,
md seemingly issuing from the closet.
The loss is not great. although several
Irtieles Of wearing apparel were ruined,
md the damage in that instance. to-
.ether with loss noted where the FIRE
eorched the woodwork. viii approx.
nate $40.