The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-13
TALK OF THE TOWN


Mrs. f. r. Jameson Of Liberty stree
left yesterday for a visit OF several days
in Montreal, p. Q,
James Malay returned this morning
from a visit of several days with rela
tives in Essex Junction
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. George Of
North Main street have returned to the
city, after passing a few days at theil
former home in Hardwick.
Miss Alice L. Sheridan of Granitevillc
was visitor in the city yesterday while
several days with relatives.
| Selma johnson, who has been EN-.
ployed here in the granite industry for
several months, left this morning for
Concord, n. H., there to pass the win
ter.
Miss Evelyn Miles of North Hartland,
who has been visiting at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. o. f. Philbrick OF Orange
street, went yesterday to East Corinth
for a stay of indefinite length.
+. G.. Brock of Washington street mo-
tored to White River Junction yester-
day and returned to the city last even
ing w.t. Mrs. Brock, who has been pass
ing few days with relatives in her
former home.
People interested in swelling the Allied
Red Cross fund met in the Scampini
building Saturday afternoon and dis
cussed plans for enabling sympathizers
with the allied cause in Barre to do
their bit in the relief work Subserip-
ton sheets issued to the committee from
the headquarters of the fund were dis
tributed and the work of canvassing for
funds will be under way in earnest this
week. A number of women in Barre are
working earnestly TO contribute sup
plies to the British War Relief and mate
rial for several sewing bees has been sup
piled from the Boston depot OF the fund.
Disaster stalked in the path of Barre
automobile party returning to the city
from a dance in upper Granteville last
Saturday night and when the big Max
we'll car driven by Francis Cleary was
dtehed near the transformer house of
the Consolidated Lighting Co., an injury
sustained by one member of the party,
a passenger on the rear seat, was so
of a physician. c. Veronese received a
deep cut over tie right eye and DR.. G. L.
T. Hayes, who was called from. his home
in Grsniteville, found it necessary to use
the needle in closing the confusion.
Five stitches were taken. None of the
other members of the party were in |
iured, but the undressing of the car and !
the tenders were badly damaged.
Burt H. Griffith and John c. Dodge /
Of South Main street returned Sunday
morning from hunting trip to Warren |
and Lincoln, where they spent the great
er part of the day Saturday in quest of
game. Toward night they tracked a /
party of raccoons into a ledge and sue
,eeded in smoking out one of the mem
Ders before leaving. This morning they
struck out for Warren again by auto
mobile, expecting to be absent two or
three days. Two raccoons which they
didn't bring home yesterday will be
sought in the ledge and a bear trail
which led over Lincoln mountain will be
ollowed by the hunters. The coon which
he men captured is an unusually plump
member of the species.
Morning chapei eAeiciseS AT SpauluilE
Ugh school are TO be varied from the
Usual daily assembly during the fall
nd winter months by the introduction
f local speakers who are to speak on
variety of topics. Supt. C. H. White
nd Prin. II. r. Jackson are working on
program which will heighten interest
n the chapel exercises and incidentally
ring the school in closer touch with the
houghts and opinions Of people in pub :
C and sem-public life. 1t is proposed
0 ask the olergymen OF the city to give
morning to the students sometime in .
he near future and from time TO time
usiness and professional men here in I:
he city will be asked - speak briefly. :
il j. hoped. an outside 1
peaker may BE- secured for a chapel !
lorning.