The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Royal Worcester corsets at Abbott's.
o. f. Philbrick Of Orange street has
been attending the state Odd Fellows
convention in Burlington.
Miss Ruth Tracy has returned to her
home in Shelburne, after passing a few
days with friends in Barre and vicinity.
II -FOUR clock needs fixing we will call
| for, repair and deliver it at reasonable
rates. just call l63M. Bell & Houston
Now is the time to consider that grad.
uation present. We have the best selee-
ton in the city. Call and look it over.
Bell & Houston.
Lee R. Maiden of Highland avenue is
passing few days in Cabot as the guest
of his brother, w. r. Maiden, principal OF
Cabot high school
Rev Bailey G. Lipsky. pastor Of the
Hedding Methodist church, has gone to
Saratoga, n. Y, to attend the general
Methodist conference.
DR.. w. F. Mann OF Hill street left the
city this morning for Burlington to at
tend the annual meeting of the Vermont
State Dental society.
Robert Brown, who is employed in a
Windsor clothing store. returned to his
work yesterday, after passing few days
at the home of his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
John Brown OF Bassett street.
Rev. b. j. Lehigh will address the
members OF Clan Gordon at the First
Baptist church Sunday forenoon. the oc
casion being the annual memorial service !
of the clansmen. Members of the order
will march from the city hall on North |
Main street to the church soon after 10 |
o'clock.
Operations at Jones Bros plant in the
north end were suspended at II o'clock |
Wednesday on account of the surfeit of /
water overhead and in the wheel pit. II |
was thought that work could be resumed |
this morning, but workmen who went to
the plant were told to remain away until
the near deluge is finally passed.
Among the visitors in the city yester-
day and to-day were the following peo-
pie: Allen Calhoun OF MiddIebury, state
factory inspector; J, +. Scofield of Roch-
ester, n. V, j. w Bray, jr,, of Florence,
Mass, r. w. Emerson of Springfield,
Merton Sargent of Newport, Miss Mar
jorie Fischer of Saratoga, n. j., J. f.
Bemis of Keene, \. H., o. b. Marion of
n. H., c. c. Hsmblet OF Bar
ton. F. A. Lawrence of Springfield, J. q.
5owdrey of Sherbrooke, p. Q.
Miss Katherine r. Mathieson, librarian
IF the Aldrch public library, and her as.
,istant, Miss Ruth Parker, returned last
evening from Waterbury, where the for
ner presided at meeting of Washington
md Orange county Librarians. Among
hose who spoke were: Miss Fletcher of
on Library Work in the
Teacher Training Course; Miss Clark OF
Montpelier. Mature Work in the Ii.
,rsry''; Miss Rebecca Wright of Mont
,elier, Book Selections; Mrs. w. L. 4
lVasson, Community Work in the lii
,rary." There was very encouraging ]
attendance OF library workers and much /
interest was manifested in the several :
'apers presented The Librarians were
at luncheon at the Water
Jury inn.
Derailment Of the forward trucks on
street car obstructed traffic 2
n the branch line yesterday afternoon
or more than an hour. The mishap oc-
urred as the LAS car was proceeding
rom the hill from the terminus. Near A
he Church street intersection. the car
lrched forward heavily, the front trucks
lmpiug the iron before the operator
new what had happened. Ernest Thomp-
On, an employe Of the cemetery commits
on. and q. Z. Perry Of Highland avenue :
ere aboard the car when the derailment
,curred. Mr. Thompson was unseated
' the sudden Jolt but neither passenger
Uttered consequences more serious than
temporary scare. The Barre & Mont. .
elier Traction & Power Cos trouble
ir was summoned from the car barns
I'd at ; O'Clock the repairs were prseti-