The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-23
TALK or THE TOWN

II Large SHOWING OF small luIa Ut Az
bolts SATURDAY.
II See our special prices on all millinery
II Mrs, 5. +. Laviolette.
H A great reduction on trimmed and un
II trimmed hats. Mrs. G. r Wood.
H Mrs. NJ. j. Martell, who has been dan
II gerously i'll during the past month, is re
II ported to be steadily gaining in health
H Mrs s. Androletti of Buffalo, n. Y.
II arrived in the city last night and will
H spend several days visiting friends and
II relatives on Wiley street.
H Karl Koescher returned to his home
II in Philadelphia, Pa, this morning, after
H visiting friends in Montpelier and Barre
H during the past two days.
Il Edward Hudson of Willsboro, N. Y,
\ arrived in the city yesterday and be-
H gan work this morning as clerk in
the Frank McWhorter store.
Arthur Potvn, who has been employed
in Barre since last spring, left this morn
ing for Bridgeport, Conn, where he has
obtained work in munitions plant.
| Mrs George Bean of Claremont juno
ton, n. H., arrived in the city last night
and will spend several days visiting at
the home of her brother, C. F. II. Jones,
before returning to her home.
John Calhoun Of Worcester, Mass, is
passing a few days in the city as the
guest of Il. NJ. Laws of Wellington street.
This morning Messrs. Calhoun and Laws
left by automobile on business trip to
st. Johnsbury.
County Agent F. H. Abbott was in
Burlington yesterday and to-day to at
tend conference of county agents.
County Agent L. II. Loveland of Ran
dolph also attended the meeting.
Lester A. Carpenter, who is employed
as printer in the Roberts printsry, re-
ceived a telegram yesterday advising
him OF the death of his brother in law
in Albany, n. Y Mr. Carpenter left for
Albany to-day to attend the funeral.
Rev. w. A. Dawson of Burlington, field
secretary for the Vermont state Bap-
fist convention, Rev Edward NJ. Fuller
of Richford and Rev. A. +. Middleton of
Burlington were visitors in the city yes
terday, calling on Rev. b. j. Lehgh, Rev.
n. c. Edwall and Rev. ]. +. Piani.
Theodore Miller, who is taking 20 days
leave of absence from his duties as
guardsman along the canal zone, arrived
in the city last evening. Mr.. Miller will
remain in Montpelier at the home of his
mother, Mrs. James Hooper through a
greater part of his vacation. He has
been in the canal zone during the past
four years, this being his first long leave
since he went South.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Hoyt visited friends
in the city yesterday, while en- route |
from Williamstown to Bristol, where |
they are to reside. Mr.. Hoyt has bought |
out business in Bristol village. He |
was formerly a member of the firm of |
Hoyt, McAllster and Martin of vii /
Jamestown. having been in the company |
during the past four years.
Charles j. Hughes of the firm Of
Hughes & Chaplin. monument retailers
of Bridgeport, Conn, arrived in the city /
last night and is staying at Hotel Barre
while passing several days in the Barre
granite belt. Mr.. Hughes Is one Of the
veteran memorial dealers who have been
visiting the Barre district since the in
dustry was in its infancy.
The auction sale at the farm owned
by Mrs Jennie Davis of Williamstown,
which was conducted by Dan A. Perry of
the d, A. Perry Real Estate agency yes
terday was well attended. Good prices
prevailed throughout the entire sale.
Probably the largest price ever bid for
corn on the cob was realized yesterday,
when the corn sold at Sl.l5 for every 20
pounds. Hay was bid off at Sl0.25 a
ton, it being sold by measure. The en-
tire lot of farm tools and stock sold at
fair prices.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: J. +. Hobart of
Cambridge Rev. Il. NJ. Fuller of Rich
ford, Rev. W. A. Dawson of Burlington,
f. b. Elkins of Littleton, n. H., ID. c. L
King and j. H. Atherton of Burlington,
A. Z. Higgins of Worcester, V. c. Quinn
by of White River Junction, Wayne NJ.
Smith of Milwaukee, Wis, W. j. Jeness
of Laconia, n. H., w. II. Bissonnette of
j. A. Hunter of st, Johns !
bury and Charles j. Hughes of Bridge
port, Conn [
Conflicting stories concerning the big |
buck which is exhibited at the Smith & |
store are told by hunters and I
others who were in the vicinity OF Lanes {
boro when the deer was killed. A card I
attached to the animals carcass states I
that it was killed by Fred Brown, who (
was given credit for the killing in an '
item published in The Times. There are t
readers who have taken exceptions to the i
as it is claimed that 49,
year old Lanesboro boy brought down the ]
buck An employee of the NJ & w. r. O
-ailroad. who was not far distant when +
he killing took place, corroborates the Il
statement that a boy slew the deer
The Barre Memorial Co. which was re- I
emily organized with William d. Nc G.
Donald. formerly of the World Granite D
o., and Arthur Paradis, recently OF the il
)eRegibus Granite Co. as the moving c
pirits. having vacated temporary quar- $
ers in the North Barre plant of c. BIZ q
mel & Sons. is moving into the plant IN b
3urnham's meadom formerly occupied by e,
.TcCol & Abare. There the company o.
,lans to manufacture memorials extern d
ivelv until the time comes for moving r
nto a new shed which will probably be Q,
rected in the spring. New machinery m
nd additional equipment is being in II
tailed in the McColl & Abare plant and p
york will be under way within short
ime. Mr.. Mcdonald left the city last
irbt on a business trip TO New York. n