The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

New home sewing machines at fltt1
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sector OF Hart
ford Conn, are visiang on Divisio
street for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Little and Waite
Little of North Montpelier were in tn
city on business Saturday.
d. J. Morse commenced a two weeks
vacation from his duties at the A. I
Abbott Co. store this morning.
Andes ranges, Perfection oil stoves
White Mountain refrigerators, wash boil
ers. E. A. Prindle. Depot square.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Townsend anc
daughter, Miss Lila Townsend, OF Plain
field, were in the city Saturday on a
business errand.
Fred Caron who has been visiting his
brother, Charles Caron, for the past few
days. left Saturday night for his home in
Taunton, Mass.
Frank r. Jameson of upper Washing
ton street left Saturday night for Plym-
outh, ~ H., where he will visit friends
and relatives for few days.
Miss Nellie Scampini returned to her
home yesterday after spending her va
cation of two weeks in Quincy, Mass,
VISITING lTltHus anu ItlhtlNes.
f. W. Holmes, formerly resident of
Montpelier, returned to his home in
Springfield last evening after visiting for
several days with friends and relatives
in Barre and Montpelier.
Miss Selma Richford. who has been
visiting friends in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts, for the past
month, Returned Saturday night to her
home on Camp street.
Miss Fannie Ladd, who is visiting her
brothers, F. d. and Homer Ladd, while
here from Baltimore, Md. returned to
the city yesterday after spending sew
eral days at Greensboro.
Earl Williams arrived in the city from
Hanover, n. H., Saturday afternoon and
is visiting for a few days at the home of
his parents. Mr. and Mrs Edwin A. vii
liams of Washington street.
Myer s. Levin of Merchant street and
Kenneth McCrea of Merchant street left
this morning for Highgate Springs, where
hey will be encamped for week or 10
lays while on fishing expedition.
Mr.. and Mrs. p w. Waterman, who |
nave been visiting at the home of his |
parents on upper Washington street for
he past month, left yesterday for Plain
ield where they will visit for several
laws Mt the home of Mrs. Waterman's /
PARENTS, Mr., and Mrs. F. w. Coburn.
Mrs. William Corrigan of Washington
vas visitor in the city this morning
While on her way to Plattsburg. n. Y,
or visit of several days with relatives.
Ralph Presley. a former resident of
'arre called on friends here through the
reek end Mr. Presley is now employed
$ a machinist in New Britain. Conn.
Mrs. Clara IT, Emerson of Worcester,
lass, a former resident of Barre ar
wed in the city Saturday evening, hav-
lg been summoned here by the death of
err brother, Fred f. Gouldsbury, which
ccurred in Swanton Friday. Before re-
nrning to Worcester, Mrs. Emerson will
anew acquaintance in Barre and viein-
y.
Miss Marion Pomeroy Smith. we'll
nown Hyannis, Mass, young woman,
no is figuring prominently in civil
Use involving the care of property worth
100000, formerly attended school in
ARE and is believed to have been reg
tered at Goddard seminary for two
ears before going to Montrose, Pa, to
,mplete her education. Miss Smith re-
ntlv obtained a decision favorable to
ar in her effort to forestall the appoint
ent of Charles C. Paine of Hartford
onn., as conservator of her property in
lat city. Much testimony centering
-ound the personality of the young
oman was introduced by supporters of
e proposed appointment. Miss Smith
% years of age.
A long cry from the oxen-hauled loads
at figured in the transportation of
mber from Orange and Topsham in
her days are the motorized methods
hich are being employed to bring loo,-
G feet Of dressed lumber from West
,psham to the shipping point in North i
IRE this week. 4 local trucking COM
nv. which operates a number Of motor
lctors. has contracted to do tie work
d at the present rate Of carrying 1900
t per day. the work will be finished in
time One tractor is required to
al another motor truck and a lumber
.gon. all three being laden with 5000
t. Two trips to the Topshsm mill are
Ide daily. Appearing second from the
d in the busy procession that passes
rough the city daily Is motor truck
which the power is not used, although
re - a man aboard to use the brakes