The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Buy your corsets this week at tn,
II Vaughan Store.
II Samuel Sargent Of Prospect avenue re-
H turned last night after visiting for sew
eral days in Quincy and Boston, Mass.
\ Mrs. Hiram Drury, NJ. Whiteomb and
/ Miss Mile Drury OF Wiliamstown, were
H among the business visitors in the city
H yesterday.
Mrs. William Stewart of North Main
street left yesterday for Norwich, where
she will make an extended visit with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. John Craig returned to her home
on Maple avenue last night after spend.
ing several days visiting friends and rel.
atives in Boston and vicinity.
Red Men wishing to attend the ont g.
door adoption Friday evening, August
4, at Cal, otnia park, will take the 7;l5
train ON tie Wells River railroai
Senator David Conant of Bradford
who recently appeared rs senior counsel
for the defense in the Felch murder trial
at Chelsea, was a business visitor in
Barre yesterday.
Mrs. A. Congo returned to her home
on North Main street last night after
three months treatment in the Boston
City hospital Mrs. Gonyo's health is
much improved.
A. B. Dole, who has been employed in
the Barre stone belt for several months,
left the city yesterday for Concord, y.
H., where he has secured work for the re-
mainder of the summer.
George Robinson, who has been visit
ing friends on Farwell street for several
days, left last night for Burlington,
where he will visit his sister, Mrs. John
Grearson, while en- route to his home in
Rouses Point, n. Y.
George Hoffman of Holderness. N. H.,
who was arrested Tuesday afternoon,
pleaded guilty to an intoxication charge
in city court this morning and went to
Jail for 10 days in lieu OF paying the |
minimum fine and costs.
Miss Bessie L. Bonnet of Seminary |
street has completed her duties as OPP. |
orator in the local telephone exchange |
after nine years service and left this
noon for Springfield, Mass, where she
will be employed in the Bell telephone
exchange of that city.
Ten members OF Barre lodge, n. f. o.
p, motored to Granteville last evening
to enjoy social gathering with mem
bers of Summit lodge, No. 397 Affairs
pertaining to the good of the order were
discussed after the regular meeting and
rOreshments were served before the
guests departed.
Contractor James E. eastman returned
to Burlington yesterday, after inspecting
the stripping project which his men are
carving on for Jones Bros. in Webster
vile. While in the city Mr.. eastman
went over the Wiley street sewer and
water project with his local superintend-
ent, j. c. DeBrune.
Early risers to-day were in a posi-
ton to not drop of nearly forty de- ,
grees in the temperature in the past for {
ty eight hours In number of reliable
tubes the mercury sank to the 80 mark !
during the night and one man who scru r
tinizes his weather Indicator daily stated 1
that he noticed a reading of As degrees. s
There was a heavy fog in the earlier t
hours of the morning. Q
Mr.. and Mrs. James Black, together e
with Miss Elizabeth Thompson, sister I
Of Mrs Black who will make an extend :
ID visit with Mrs. Black reached Barre e
Mr.. Black met Mrs. Black P
md Miss Thompson in New York, where
hey arrived Monday on board the Cri-
nea, after long voyage from Scotland. h
Mrs. Black having visited relatives IN
Aberdeen for year. !,
Last Saturday evening Mrs. c. f, o.
Tracy 'ntertair =; a patty OF young peo- n
,'e ri her hoEie on low hill in hon = of p
he birthday adversary of Miss z. y. T
Icr,tc Caris aud other amusenrents II
ombined to make up very pleasant g
vening. Miss Nercoe was presented cut re
,lass and other presents as remembrance m
t the evening After refreshments OF 1t
&c cream, cake end waters, the party tt
roke up, wishing Miss Vercoe many in
Apply returns of the day. M
A party of eight men, John Clarity, {,
:. NJ. Mahoney, NJ. NJ. Mahoney, Patrick he
)enning, NJ. j. Geals, l. l.. Brennan, NJ. 4,
!, Brennan and Thomas Neelan of
Worcester Mass, passed through the city
his morning en- route, by automobile, b
0 their home, after spending two weeks 10
t Highgate Springs on fishing expe. al
ition. The party reported an excellent II
ime but, unlike most fishermen, did ar
OF have any large fish stories to mar NJ
ate NJ