The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-22
TALK OF THE TOWN


II business visitor in the city yesterday.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Town of Plain
II field were visitors in the city yesterday.
II Andrew Guern went % Burlington
H this morning for weekend visit with
II friends.
II Andrew Haeckler left the city last
\ night for Boston, where he will pass a
H week with relatives.
H Miss Morse OF Goddard seminary will
sing nc the concert Monday April "a, at
Rowland halliday.
Miss Eunice Mckenzie OF Montreal is
\ visiting friends in this city and Mont
| pelier for a few days.
Augustus Berg went yesterday to his
former home in Concord, n. H., there
to make visit of several days with rela-
tives.
The Pavilion Theatre win reopen Mon
day, April "a, with two big acts of
vaudeville and five reels of excellent
photoplays.
There viii be no rehearsal of the Barre
Citizens band on Monday night as
most of the players have orchestra en-
gagements ON that evening
i Members of the Universalist Sunday
school will give an Easter concert in the
vestry of the church Sunday, April %,
at 6 p. m. Everyone welcome.
William Hughes of North Seminary
street left last night for New Haven,
Conn, where he has secured employment
with the Winchester Repeating Arms
company.
| The nature study class will meet at
the home of Mrs. n. j. Morrison, 81 Hill |
street. Monday, April "a, at 1880 p. M.
Subject, 'Field Equipment and THE
Thrush Family"
In the list Of floral tributes printed in
connection with the funeral notice Of |
John Comolli, the name of J. B. Magnag
hi, who contributed wreath, was mad
vertently omitted.
There will be special Easter exercises
in the primary department OF the Con
gregational Sunday school to morrow
and the parents and friends of the chill
dren are cordially invited.
Mrs. Mary A. Downie of Merchant
street will return to the city this even
ing from Boston, where she has been
passing three weeks in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Louis Huntington.
The Merlo's academy baseball team
held well-attended dance in Clan Cor
uoH nan ldpt evening" n supper was .
served during the evening and the dane
ing lasted until late hour Music was |
furnished by CAROLS orchestra.
Websterville auto service enyoN's |
bus will run daily, except Sundays, leay
ing Barre in the morning at $3.50, after
noon at $40. Leave Websterville in the I
morning at Z and in the afternoon at
AIS. Special prices to school children
adv.
Thirty.one species of birds were seen
and positively identified by members Of
the bird club OF the North Barre school
during the week ending April 81. In I
several Of the students submit
ted reports and descriptions of birds that
were unidentified. Those who handed Z
in the longest lists were the following
students; Edward White, 10 species;
Hilda Allen, is species. Prin. Fl. V. 4
Wheelock has arranged for meeting
Of the bird club members in the school I
room Friday evening. Hereafter, ii in
terest in the study OF birds will warrant,
these weekly meetings will be held until
The close OF the spring term in June.
a resume of the weeks observations
viii be a feature OF the Friday meet Z
ngs. x
Tests applied by engineers represent 2
ng the New England insurance exchange, <
which was started yesterday with the b
lid of tire fire department and men in 2
he employ of the water department,
we're continued to-day in several sec :
ions of the city. The auto fire truck
vas used advantageously yesterday in
men and equipment to some
# the hydrants selected by the engi-
eers. In the late afternoon hydrants
long the business section on North
lain street were subjected to the guage
est applied by Engineers Caldwell and r
)riscoll Pedestrians watched the test
With apparent interest. The engineers M
re to make stay of several days in
Barre. ali
A four year-o colt owned by DIR. HI
}, f. Barr became frightened in the
icinity of Ayers street last evening he
nd defied all efforts TO stop it before the m,
iarr stable on Cottage street was
cached. The animal was hitched to = tb
ght blackboard and raced the length Of ",
lain street and up Cottage street TO the or
arm without upsetting the wagon. I'm
tempting TO turn the Cottage street ~
,rner the colt fell on the slippery pave IN
ent and received several bad scratches 70
a its legs. 1t got up, however, backed
lie wagon around, and proceeded up Cot n
Ige street as though nothing had hap ~ n'
ened A blanket, whip, and some bot .n
es OF medicine were strewn along the ~
,ad in the mad run and the harness was .u
I'm, but the wagon was unchanged. 'u
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