The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

Fire Commissioner f. r. Nash of Bur
lington was visitor in the city to day
With Chief Gladding and others connect.
ed with the fire and water departments
Mr. Nash inspected the equipment and
enjoyed trip to Barre's principal sources
of water supply.
| Mr. and Mrs. Armando Papazoni OF
Addison place observed yesterday the
18th anniversary of their wedding by
enjoying a ride to North Montpelier
where they visited friends and devoted
part of their sojourn to hunting. Mr..
and Mrs. Papazoni were married in Italy,
and have resided in Barre for the past
ten years. He is employed as a granite.
cutter.
One year ago to-day, according to a
record kept by North Main street deal
er, the thermometer registered "a de-
grees in the shade, reading which indi'
Gates that the present season of warm
weather is not wholly out of the ordi-
nary. Lowering skies this forenoon prom
ised the rain predicted for the week end
and after the showers that seem to be
due, the weather clerk may we'll write
"inis" to the July atmosphere that has
prevailed for a week. A party of young
women who left the city one afternoon
recently for foliage" party were dis
appointed because the leaves had failed
to turn and in quarters where students
of the seasons look forward to the an
nual riot of color, there is apprehension
lest winter comes without the usual
foliage show.
One of the B. A. Eastman delivery
teams passed through singular expert
ence yesterday when the team was deliv-
ering groceries on Warren street. Doug
las Newell, who was in charge of the
team, stepped into a house to leave
few groceries when the horse, which is
blind, commenced to nibble at the grass
along the roadside and continued to step
a little further from the road until it
stepped off the bank, the horse, wagon.
groceries and all taking speedy roll
down the sharp precipice until they land
ed in the garden plot about 25 feet be-
low. Luckily the horse was not injured
in the least and the wagon was slightly
damaged, the thills and steps being brok-
en-; but the harness was torn and cut so
badly that it was useless to try and re-
pair it. The horse was Immediately
hitched into another wagon, apparently
none the worse for his experience in any
way.
Barre fandom is TO be largely repre-
sented when the first game of the worlds
series between the Red Sox and Brooklyn
begins at Braves field in Boston to-mor-
row afternoon. Most of those who are
leaving for the Hub plan to witness at
east three games. Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Alto Mariani,
Joseph Marchetti, Thomas G. Gaul, John
F. Hoban, Frank f. Austin and George
w. German left in automobiles this !
Among those who went yester /
lay were John 0'Lesry, William Wish !
lrt, f. F. Harrington and Fred y. Braley. /
Many more plan to leave at $3.50 o'clock |
his evening OF on the train which de- /
,arts soon after midnight. Their num-
yer includes Engineer A. p Burnham,
CONDUCTOR f. w. Felt and Brakeman L.
Il. Marshall of the Barre & Chelsea and
Montpelier & Wells River railroads. Alex
Milne, Frank Simonds. James Levie.
r. Peter Alexander. Raymond Wishsrt,
William Stuart and John Davidson. Mi
hazel Mcdonald went to Boston this
norning. A majority Of the local fans
ave been fortunate enough to secure j
eservations.