The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-02
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
The Weather
TALK OF THE TOWN
Sunday fair moderate temperature,

pioAed IN barre Tor time,
James Parker left last night fol
Rouses Point, \. Y. there 20 remain viii
friends until after Labor day.
Mrs. Marion Mcdonald announces that
her home bakery will be opened at a
Elm street Tuesday, Sept. 5.-adv.
Mrs. John Walker left last night foi
Springfield, Mass, where she is making
a visit Of several days with relatives.
Eugene Maker OF Upland avenue left
the city to-day for Boston, where he Il
10 make a business visit, returning home
Monday or Tuesday.
Fred Lermond Of East Barre was a
visitor in the city yesterday while on
his way 10 Portland, Me, where he plans
TO remain indefinitely.
+. \. Normandeau of Merchant street,
who is in charge of bridge building con-
tract in Springfield, is az home for the
week end and holiday.
George Lascor, who is employed by a
tobacco concern in Burlington, has re-
turned to his work, after visiting at his
home on Webster avenue.
There will be a special meeting of the
Bonaccord football club in the pavilion
this evening at 1880 O'Clock. Ii is re-
quested that all members attend.
Joseph Boris, who recently returned
TO Barre, after an extended sojourn in
Spain, left this morning for Springfield,
Mass, where he is TO be employed.
Masquerade ball in schoolhouse hall,
Washington, Thursday evening, Sept I.
Carroll's orchestra Fifty cents per cou-
pie. Refreshments. Everybody invited.
John f. Hoban of Liberty street re-
turned TO the city last evening from
Litleton, n. H., where with Mrs. Hoban
and daughter, he has been visiting rela-
tives.
George Kent returned 70 the city yes
terday from Kent's Corner, Calais, where
he was one of the bearers at the funeral
of his cousin, Herbert A. Kent for whom
obsequies were held Thursday.
This from the Hardwick Gazette: Joe
Fraser OF Barre was guest OF his broth.
er, ". f. Fraser, recently. Joe is golf
fiend If there ever was one, and went
over the course here several times while
in town.
DR.. f. b. Whitaker Of Merchant street
has returned home from Queen City
park, near Burlington, where he has been
making a stay of several weeks. He was
accompanied by his son, Henry c. Whita-
ker Of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boynton, Mrs
Clemmie Covell and Mrs. Smith were
among the Mortified visitors in the city
Yesterday. Mrs. Hattie Tillotson and
Miss Grace Inglis Of Mortified visited
Barre friends to-day.
John w. Rankin of New York trav-
cling agent for the company playing the
light opera, "Alaid TO Order, was visit
or in the city yesterday. Maid to Or
der" is to appear in the Barre opera
house at an early date.
NJ. S. Rounds returned to the city last
evening from Burlington, where he has
been attending the annual convention
Of the Vermont Funeral Directors and
association, which adjourned
Yesterday after a session Of two days.
Miss Marguerite Brown of jefferson
street, who has been passing vacation
of two weeks in Portland, Me, and at
Old Orchard Beach, is at home. Miss
Brown viii resume her duties in the office |
of the National Life Insurance Co. in |
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sawyer OF Church |
street left the city yesterday for Eliza
bethtown, Y, where they will make
visit OF few days with relatives. On
their return to Barre they win be &C
by their son, Clyde, who has
been making an extended stay in New
York state.
Dog River Valley fair has joined Wash
ngton and Tunbridge exhibits in being
among the last of the fairs in the Yer
mont countryside, it having been an
bounced that the popular Northfield ex-
libition viii not be staged until late IN
September this year. The dates are
Sept. 26, p and 2s.
When fuse blew out on a crossarm of
he Consolidated Lighting Co.'S pole at
he corner of North Main and Church
trcets Friday afternoon wooden fixtures
N the pole became ignited and for few
there was a merry blaze ago
ng. A cyclist who pedaled in from
Berlin soon after the noon hour was the
irst to notice the fire and when he mott
led police headquarters service man
vas summoned from the company's Of
ice. Meanwhile Acting Chief r. d. Car
center of the fire department was asked /
0 respond and after he Skinned the pole
he blaze was extinguished with few {
veil directed charges from the pyrene in {
trument. Later in the afternoon repairs
o the pole and transformer boxes were
made.
Sunday services in Barre tomorrow I
ill be resumed on their usual scale as !
1ost of the clergymen are back from /
heir vacations. Rev. j. w. Barnett has
eturned from Ncedham, Mass, where
is family has been passing the summer
nd preaching services in the Congrega-
onal church will be held morning and
vening. After a months leave of alb
snce, during which he attended confer
noes in Mortified, Mass, Rev. Edgar
rossland will be in his own pulpit at C
he First Presbyterian church tomorrow h
nd Rev. w. j. N. Beattie will have s
large of regular services at the Church s
: the Good Shepherd. after an absence r
{ nearly a month. Rev. ]. B. Reardoh
,turned from Needham Mass, where he
stunned his pastorate last Sunday.
At daybreak Monday, members of the
ARE fire department "a strong win :,
ave in automobiles for Rutland to lose n
: retain their hold on the state cham .
onship in the hose competition. Both a
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