The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

Rev, +. f. Skinner of Thurso. Scotland
Iassisted the pastor Of the First Presbyte-
rian church at the Sunday evening serv.
ices
Mr.. and Mrs c, f. Thompson of Shell
burne, who came to see Mrs Thompson &
mother, Mrs. L. 0'Kelley, who is i'll at
her home ON Prospect street. returned to
their home last night. They made the
| trip by automobile.
| Henry Tierney Of Central street who
was called to Springfield, Mass, last week
| by the accidental death of his niece, re.
turned to Barre this morning and has re-
sumed his duties in the Office OF the
American ExpressCo.
f. G. Rowland, who left about three
weeks ago TO attend the Episcopal con-
vention in st. Louis, Mo, and while away
attended to other business matters in the
middle western states, returned to his
home on French street last night.
Chief G. b. Gladding Of the fire depart
ment will be in Montpelier o-morrow to
attend the annual meeting of the state
fremen's association, which eonvenes in
the afternoon A number of other fire.
men, including the department engineers
in Barre, expect to attend the gathering
in the evening
Charles Collins. the Young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Collins of Spaulding
street, is able to be about on crutehes
after having been confined to the house
for few weeks as the result of liga
ment sprain which he sustained while
playing sometime ago. The boy is now
able to attend to his school duties.
+. L. Zio G.. Bernasconi end G. Croci,
Barre granitecutters, leave the city this
evening for New York. where they are to
spend a few days with their countrvmen
before sailing Thursday on the Italian
liner Giuseppi Verdi, for their former
nasconi and Croci expect to be absent
from Barre several months.
Miss Evelyn Slayton. who is employed
in the central office of the Vermont Tel
& Tel. Co. in Montpelier was taken quite
seriously i'll while visiting at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Mcdonald, in the Miles
block late yesterday. This morning her
illness was diagnosed as appendicitis and
she was removed in an ambulance 70 the
City hospital. where she submitted to an
operation at once.
News has been received in Barre relat
ing the death of Carlo Spagnoli in Italy
Oct. 25, death following a lingering illness
of several years Mr.. Spagnoli sailed for
Genoa last June to see if he would not be |
benefited by the change in climate, but |
had gradually failed in health since he
sailed from america. He leaves wife |
and two children in Barre and one child |
who sailed with him to Italy.
Mrs. C. A. Churchill of Merchant street |
is in receipt of a telegram relating the /
death of Arthur Ordway of Salt Lake /
City, Utah, yesterday morning at Z
o'clock following an operation for Sc.
we're ease of appendicitis Mr.. Ordway !
had been stricken with the disease less
than "a hours when death occurred. He
will be remembered in Barre as a gran
te man in the firm of George f. Bond,
having been in Mr.. Bonds employ for
over IL wears Mr.. Ordway went away
rom Barre about seven years ago. GO
NC to salt Lake City five wears ago to
assume the responsibilities as manager
n a monumental shed in that city lie
caves to mourn his loss his wife and
laughter, Doris.
Coon hunters from Rsrre are exhibit
ng two exceptionally fine pelts which
hey took from animals discovered on the
Dad between Washington and Chelsea
One Of the raccoons weighed
> pounds and its mate tipped the beam
t %. The skins are shown in the Hough-
on & Robins store and while il is too !
arly for the fur to be fully prime. the !
ur is soft and the color runs true {
,Iessrs. Thomas McC;otf. Bert Bart
EFT and Ernest Bartlett were tramp
ng the woods just east Of Washington
rhen they espied the coon family amb- !
inr through the brush. Three hunters
gave chase, with the result
hat one Of them-one Of the 'coons-
vas dispatched forthwith. The other {
hinned up a tree and the best part OF {
he day and early evening was given over :
> smoking 0zt I@.s fugitive.