The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

Come to vaughan's for your Labor day
wants.
Mrs. William Johns of Hardwick visit
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
oliver of Elm street extension yester-
day.
Mrs. Florence ONeil and daughter,
Miss Winona O'Neil of Williamstown
were among the shoppers in the city yes
terday.
Among the Randolph visitors in the
city yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs. ~ n.
Morse, Mark p Morse and Mrs. Fannie
! Perkins.
Mrs Margaret Haskell of Concord, N
| H.. is visiting at the home OF her sister,
Mrs Julia Kenefek of Prospect street
and with other relatives in Barre.
Cecil Lurney, six-yearold Hardwick
boy, who has been visiting at the home
of Andrew Somes, was taken to the City
hospital this morning Ind operated on
for appendicitis.
The services at the church OF Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints will be held
at p. m. in the Worthen hall tomod
row. Theme of sermon, "Seek First the
Kingdom Of God" Everybody is invited
| to attend
Mrs. Paul scampini, who is passing
several days in camp at Highgate
Springs, will be Joined tonight by Mr..
Scampini. Angelo Scampini and John
Bossi who are to remain at Highgate
until after Labor day.
Mai. Wallace Batchelder of Bethel,
who began the recruiting of a cavalry
unit when hostilities with Mexico were
threatened in June, was a Barre business
visitor yesterday, being accompanied
here by Charles Batcheder and G. H.
Thompson.
Monday being Labor day, the usual
half holiday enjoyed by BARRIERS at the
beginning of the workday week. will be
heightened into day. When the shops
close at the usual hour tonight, BARRIERS
will put away their tools until Tuesday
morning.
Mrs Julian A. Dimock of East Corinth,
who with her husband, has made barrels
of apples grow where bushels once were
picked on their farm, was in town yes
terday with a party of Vermont and
New Hampshire friends who were enter
tanned at Hotel Barre
Patrick Trombley of Websterville, who
pleaded guilty to being an habitual
drunkard when arraigned in Magistrate
II. w. Scott's court yesterday, went to
Jail last night for 80 days and will have
to pay in addition SIS fine and costs
before he obtains his release. Patrick ]. |
Carrigan who was arrested Friday fore
noon, acknowledged a subsequent offense
when arraigned this morning and will |
serve the alternate Jail sentence.
Among the police officers who have
been assigned to patrol work at the state
fair in White River Junction this year
are Chief Sinclair of the Barre police
force. Deputy Sheriff George Howe of
this city and Deputy Sheriff Dennis Don
ahue of Graniteville. Sheriff Frank II.
Tracy is mastering the squad and the
Barre detail will leave for the Playground
on the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. ~,
permission having been obtained by them
to await the opening of the primaries be-
fore leaving their own voting precincts.
Among the guests registered at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mrs. Julian A.
Dimock, Mrs Walter s. Haynes and Mrs.
AFRO Chase of East Corinth, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Duncan, Miss Carolyn B. Dun
can of Lowell. Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. c. K.
Upton. Karl G. Upton and Mrs. H. NJ.
Kimball of Hancock, n. H., H. w. Var
mum and party of Jacksonville, Dale S. h
Atwood of st. Johnsbury, I. r. Water
man of Burlington, A. NJ. Bucklin of Ca
man, N. H., D. P. Palmer of st. Johns
bury. H. B. Mace of Mechanicsville, n.
Y. Mrs. Lake of Schenectady, n. Y, Mrs. j
Nearing of Schenectady, n. Y, B. Sweat :
Of Essex. \. Y. II. A. Palmer of White :
River Junction. Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Brig =
nam of Hardwiek. Mai Wallace Batch
elder. Charles Batchelder and G.. II. l.
Thompson of Bethel, B. S. Cults of New =
port and Henry Myers Smith OF Hart
ord Conn.
The demonstration meeting at the !
Dodge brothers. farm on the Montpelier
road yesterday afternoon was attended I
Nv about % farmers. some of whom came L
rom as far as Middlesex and Marshfield. o
The Yields on the various plots were es- P
.imated and some very interesting con- {
Illusions were reached in regard TO the {
7arieties of corn to plant. This demon C
tration is probably as good as any in c
he county and the farmers Of the section h
would do well to stop a few moments f
While passing to examine the different {
.inds of corn and read the information O
-iven on the placsrds posted before each {
-ariety. The soy beans in this instance :
-ielded an average Of two and three A
ourths tons to the acre, and the average "
held OF corn was 10 tons to the acre a
The demonstration Of the action Of the =
'apec blower was an entire success and G
he farmers took much interest IN watch 4
AZ this method Of cutting ensilage. y