The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

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James X. Mcdonald, formerly EN-
ployed at the City bakery, Is now TAX.
ing charge Of the bakery department 81
the Granite City General store.
love That Is Love-" two.reei drama
featuring Pauline Bush. Hen Wilson and
Dorothy Phillips in "The Last Act also
another picture at the Bijou.--Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. James 4. kenciick Of
Washington street and w. Roswell Miles
of Granitevile returned last night from
st. Johnsbury where they attended the
Scott WEIGH wedding.
Don't miss coming 10 the cafe chantant
at Congregational church Friday evening.
Selections by kitchen orchestra, vocal
solos by Miss Katherine Afathieson and
readings by Miss Eva Annie Bisbee. Ad-
mission, l5c.--Ady.
Washington county union school SUI
perintendents are TO hold their regular
meeting at Spaulding school tomorrow.
The session will begin at 10 o'clock IN
the forenoon and several important top
les are to be discussed. IL is expected
that 10 superintendent, representing
practically every school union in the
county, viii participate in the meeting
Contrary to the impression given in The
Times several days ago, the meeting Is
not 10 include the teachers OF the coun-
ty. The Washington County Teachers
association, organized at meeting IN
Barre last winter, is not to hold its an
nual session until some time in January.
Miss Agnes Mckenzie and Miss Edna
Pfeiffer of Philadelphia, Pa, who are
visiting at the home of Mrs. A. III. Lund
of Prospect street, and Mrs. Il. Brock
and Mrs. Lund left this morning by au-
tomobile on trip TO the White noun
tains. Miss Mckenzie viii be reInem-
bered as a former resident of Barre, but
this is Miss Pfeffeir's first visit to the
Green Mountain state and during her
STAY here she has visited the granite
quarries and several of the manufactur-
ing plants. Miss Pfeiffer Is so favorably
impressed with the scenery hereabouts
that she has persuaded her father, a
prominent Philadelphia business man, to
visit Vermont and the Granite city.
Winston Frank Cults, the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred 4. Cults OF %
Ayers street, passed away at 9 o'clock
this morning, the end following an i'll
ness which developed suddenly Saturday.
Besides the doctor, two nurses were en-
gagged in caring for the little fellow, but
in spite of the best care, his condition
continued to sink until death came. The
boy was two and half years old and
the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Cults.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Saturday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
Rev. f. F. Newell, pastor OF the He'd |
ding Methodist church, officiating. In
torment win be made in Elmwood Gene |
terry.
A belated pilgrim returning by auto
from the dance which followed the fair |
at Washington yesterday, collided with
a keep to the Right sign on lower !
Washington street at o'clock this morn |
ing. One of the headlights on the
o'clock ear was shattered and the street 4
sign was thrown into the gutter, whence /
a patrolman extricated IL later IN the
morning. Barre sent another large dele /
cation TO the fairgrounds this afternoon,
the representation from this city includ- I
ing a number of racing fans who were
anxious to see the local feSorites in the /
free-for.all match. Two Barre horses, |
Wendell s., from the Page stables and I
Anna Deem, one Of the Mcleod horses,
led the turf parade in yesterdays
events.
State Highway Commissioner stod-
dard h. Bates of Derby, who was here
yesterday and today with Gov. c. w.
Gates and Public Service Commissioner [
Robert Bacon of Brattleboro, accom-
panied X. =. Currier, county supervisor
of highways, on a trip 90 East Barre
and around the quarries this forenoon.
Messrs. Bates and Currier inspected the
new stretch Of permanent highway which
Barre Town is constructing on the main
highway approaching East Barre and
also looked over the maoadam road
which the city is building from South
Main street along Quarry street 20 the
Barre Town line. AT both points Sec
tions Of permanent roadway are rapidly
nearing completion and az East farre
substantial guard against accidents u
the shape OF fence which skirts the
highway for a distance Of several rods.
Dealing with the countries which are
day Engaged in the great European
war. Rev. Edgar Grassland delivered
very interesting, a. well a. instructive
illustrated lecture in the auditorium Of
the Presbyterian church last evening.
The lecture was given under the aus
pieces Of the meme club Of the church,
and they were gratifed AZ the unusually
large and very attentive audience which
filed the church. The speakers re-.
marks took the audience ON a journey
starting in Serbia, through Turkey and
Greece, thence 10 Italy and through France
and Austria Hungary, across the empire
u Germany 10 Holland and Belgium
and then jumping 20 the British Isles,
showing some 81 the important cities in :
zach country. Several pictures pertain.
ing to the war such a. Rheims cathedral
before and after the bombardment, Ger Z
man and British prisoners, submarines
n work, aeroplanes and diriEibles IN
the ar. and on the fighting lines ~
trenches. That the lecture was thor
0urhly enjoyed was the opinion u 81
v b. attended Over 2o1 slides were
shown during the Discourse and there