The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

TALK OF THE TOWN
Miss Margaret Mercer of Currier street
is passing 10 days with friends in Man
CHESTER N, II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean j. Hill OF Boston
are making visit of several days with
relatives in Barre and vicinity,
Mrs. Bert Humphrey of South Main
street is passing several days with reia'
tiyes in Underhill and johnson.
Thomas j. Mercer of Curier street is
spending few days with friends in
Manchester, N. H., and Boston
Mrs. w. II. Bycraft and Miss Marie
lMcIyer of Graniteville are spending sew
eral days with relatives in East FAR
field,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Silver and son Left
the city to-day for Providence, K. L.,
where they to make visit OF sew
eral days.
Another carload of extra fancy Alberta
peaches to arrive to-day. Price low.
Come in and leave your order at the
United Fruit Store. Quick delivery. TEL
240
Earl L. Parker of ls9 Washington
street, a clerk in the Eastman brothers
grocery store, is taking two weeks
vacation from his duties and has gone
to Woodstock and Claremont, n. H..
Mr.. and Mrs. A, j. Leonard, who have
been visiting at the home OF the Tor
mer's brother, II. c. Leonard OF South
Main street for few weeks, have left
for their home in Los Angeles, Cal.
Miss Jennie Foley who has been con
nected with the store of Boyles & Smith
| in Mortified Tor several years, has taken
a position in the Homer Fits store, hay-
ing entered upon her duties this week.
Principal O. X. HOLSTER and Mrs. Hol-
lister of Merchant street returned to-day
from Chester, where the former presided
at the annual convention of the Univer-
/ salst churches of Vermont and Qeuebec.
Mrs. Nina Lew of Cottage street, who
| has been spending the past month visit
ing friends and relatives in Haverhill,
/ Mass. and in other cities in Massachu-
sets, returned to her home IN this city
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice b. White OF
Morrisyille are visiting at the home Of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. p.
White of Maple Grove. Mr.. White has
been attending the state undertakers
convention.
Miss Annie Mcdonald of rs Elm street
| left to-day for Boston, where she is TO
enroll as a student in the Bryant
Stratton business college. She was ae'
companied by her mother, Mrs. Marion
Mcdonald, who will visit alatiyes in
Boston and vicinity before returning
home.
Mt. and Mrs. Arthur +. Rohde Of
Brattleboro are passing few days IN
the city Mr.. Rohde came here to at
tend the convention of the state funeral
directors and undertakers and Mrs.
Rohde is making her stay in this vicinity
the occasion for visiting relatives in
Barre and nearby towns.
II. B. Human, who has been making a
visit with his brother, Harold p. Human
OF fremont street, eft yesterday by au-
tomobile for his home in North Stratford,
N. H., where he VIII remain for few
days before returning TO New Britain,
Conn, to resume his duties as foreman
in the Stanley rolling mills.
Conductor James Kanalay, who has
been passing a 10 days vacation with
relatives in Leicester Junction, has re-
sumed his duties on the Barre branch Of
the Central Vermont railroad. Edward
Sullivan of st. Adams, who has been in
charge of day trains on the Barre branch
during Mr.. Kanaly's absence, has been
transferred for time TO the southbound
local train.
Officer John s. Murley and Overseer
w. j. Clapp of the poor department went
to Waterbury yesterday with man who
had developed unmistakable symptoms
of insanity, according TO the report of
physicians who examined him at police
headquarters. The man was committed
10 the state hospital for observation. At
the end of two weeks he will be given a
hearing in probate court.
The auction sale nc Isaac Reoor's yes
terday was well attended from all the
neighboring towns, and quite number
OF Barre people were present. Cows sold
/ from s35 to $50 and averaged S4s25i
yearlings from S20.5s 20 s2s; spring
calves from Sl0.25 TO Sl4; one colt
brought sl3s, and one sold for sll3i
hogs and poultry brought good prices
hay sold for $3.50 in the barn, and 200
bushels Of oats for 60c per bushel; farm
tools and machinery brought good prices.
The farm was not sold. c. y. Smith,
auctioncer.
Lieutenant Governor Hale X. Darling,
who is acting as the states chief cxecu-
tive during the absence Of Governor G.
w. Gates, who with Major benjamin
Gates left yesterday for Oakland, Cal,
i staying az Hotel Sarre while attending
20 his duties az the capital. Governor
Gates and bis secretary are 70 he absent
six weeks and az Oakland the governor
viii attend and preside over the annual
convention Of the American Road Build
ing association and the American High
way association. The executive viii 90
directly 20 the Canadian Rockies, thence
20 Vancouver. y. c., and down The coast
10 seattle and then by the Shasta route |
70 California. He viii return 90 Yer !
mont BY way Of Arizona.
Incorrect eoenomination j. sometimes /
a matter Of righteousness. more often 81 /