The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-26
TALK OF THE TOWN


Benches placed in position at city
park for the summer yesterday wer,
soon occupied.
Mrs. William Downey, who has beer
Visiting relatives in Boston, has returned
to her home on Merchant street.
II. n. kimball, who has been passing
few days in Barre and vicinity or
business, returned this morning to his
home in Enosburg Falls.
Members of the Presbyterian choir are
requested to meet for rehearsal at the
church this evening at 1880 o'clock. II
is earnestly hoped that all members will
make special effort to attend
Charles Allen of CIaremont, N. H., a
representative of the Sullivan Machinery
Co., has been passing a few days in the
city as the guest of Manager George
Murray Of the Sullivan company's local
branch.
Mrs. s. NJ. Christie of Fitchburg, Mass,
who has been making an extended visit
at the home of Mrs. Agnes Walker of Il
Grant avenue, left this morning for Or
leans, where she will remain for time
before going to Waterloo, p. Q.
The Aldrich public library has added
Is volumes to the adult department and
so books to it's juvenile room. A full
list of the books for adults is printed on
another page and the librarian would
suggest that this list be kept for future
reference.
! Mrs. George Jackman of Bridgeport,
Mass, who accompanied the remains of
Clayton Bigelow of Dorchester, Mass,
to this city and then TO Washington
for burial, is making a stay of several
days with friends in Barre and Mont
pelier.
Miss Ellen NJ. M. Hoar, who has been
taking postgraduate course in law
at the University of Maine, Orono, Me-.
arrived in the city this morning, and will
pass several days here Miss Hoar was
called to Barre by the death of her
grandfather, Lewis Keith, of Webster
vile.
Vestrymen elected at the annual par |
ish meeting of the Church of the Good |
Shepherd last week held their yearly
meeting in tie church last night. the |
rector Rev. w. J. M. Beattie, presiding. |
John Robins was reappointed senior war
den and the other officers were elected as
follows: Junior warden, James Sector,
ir.; secretary, H. X. Bush; treasurer,
L. r. Rickert.
The funeral of Frank Gallery, the west
hill man, whose death occurred Mon
day evening, after a long illness. will
be held in st. Monica's church Thursday
at o'clock, instead of Friday
The pastor, Rev p, VI. Me- I
kenna, will be the officiating clergyman
and burial will be in the Beckley street ,
The current issue OF "Field and I
Stream contains an illustrated article
On camping and camping kits by En-
cry Newhall of Orange street, this city.
Mr. Newhalls contribution tells the
'amper how he may assemble a camping
Kit suitable to. all practical purposes and I
yet light enough for the average pedes. !
rian to carry on his back.
A small storage house for city wag- :
ms, street tools, etc, is to be erected
+ once by the aldermanic street commit.
ee, site for the structure having been
elected at the rear of the fire station.
and necessary for the house is to be W
sased from the school commissioners II
or a nominal sum and work will be la
tarted at once.
At Rangers field yesterday afternoon, ci
he Barre Independents and the ID. c. V. lci
attled to | TO ! tie for nine innings, OF
he game being called in the ninth on 81
of darkness 1t was a pitchers
attic between Calcagni and Starr, the n
primer allowing three hits and striking e.
ut seven and the latter allowing two SC
its and striking out l2. Both pitchers ca
ere exceptionally strong in the pinches
9th teams played almost perfect ball in \,
he field. many wonderful catches being N
llled down at the most critical mo- NJ
ents. n,
The civic department OF the Woman's
uo VIII mold another sale OF second ds
ind shoes at the emergency room Sat az
day, May 2. last Saturday they made ~,
'er so sales. They ask the club mem M
rs and others who did not contribute
fore TO do so for this sale, that they
ay have 100 pairs for those who are lo =,
I'D TO purchase them. A help 10 the vi
yer. the club and the city. Shoes may ~
left at Mrs. w. =. Shepards store at Ie l
v time, and at the emergency room WI
ter 10 o'clock Saturday. Sale opens =
2 p. m, closes At p. m. -
walls Of cement have been
d for the apartment house which ~
Partridge is 10 erect on his vacant
near the crest Of wellington street
!. The building il 20 be located near
I psrtirige summer street residence.
Iich he purchased sometime ago Of the
le estate Y. y. Normandeau. who
4 the contract for erecting the foun-
ton forms and filling in the walls.
J also inspected = cement retaining
n which Mr.. Partridge has built on
Ellington street. The wall extends
m the Summer street corner to the
Il boundary Of the foundation for
new house.
Vest hin people had bad scare
own into their midst last evening
en- a Threatening grass Ere broke out
= the Martin farm. 40 called. People
ne on the Fleetwood place we're
ong the frat 20 NOTICE the Ere licking 4
he grass and proceeding toward val
10 bsildings with uncomfortable rap
y. ny Telephone the news ~ the
ger wss quiokiy Disseminated and
r nurber q men and boys gathered
smbame TIE flames ~tieks. hroonns
nv sanks and shoveis were vigorously
lied before the danger was eiininnt
Several times the frs communicated
~usaaer Frr.r-a n~T fisIrH 50 So A.