The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-29
TALK OF THE TOWN


A. b. Lane left yesterday on a short
business trip TO Johnson.
Paul Swasey OF Waterbury was the
guest OF friends in the city yesterday.
Mrs. n. r. Davis and two children Of
Northfeld are spending a few days with
relatives In the city.
Il. Il. Bacon, travelling passenger agent
for the Rutland X. r., was in the city
on business yesterday.
Miss Carrie Sturgeon of Warren has
returned TO her home, after passing a
week with relatives on Ayers street.
Mrs. Francis A. Mccarthy of Averill
street returned to Barre yesterday, aft
err passing a week at her former home in
Franconia, n. III.
Miss Frances Burke Of Maple avenue
left the city this morning for Burlington,
where she is making a visit of several
days with relatives.
Manager G. +. Millar Of the Consol-
dated Lighting Co., returned TO the city
this morning after passing several days
in Boston on business.
! Sprague brennan, a senior in Dart
mouth college at Hanover, N. H., arrived
in the city yesterday for a visit at his
home on Washington street.
| Mrs. Dennison Densmore of Elmore
street returned to the city yesterday
from Randolph, where she has been visit
| ing relatives for few days.
Mrs. @. W. Steele of North street has
returned home, after passing a few days
in Northfield, where she was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Bullock.
Rania,nin Canh cr, &c Na1laS1av Magc
is in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Robert Woodruff, who is recovering from
an operation for appendicitis at the City,
hospital.
Mrs. w. ID. Smith and daughter, Eva
Smith, returned yesterday from Fitch |
burg Mass, where they have been Wis
iting Mrs. Smiths son, DIR. A. H. Smith, |
for several days.
Charles j. Pillsbury of Washington
street, who is recovering from an oper
alton to which he submitted at the City |
hospital seven weeks ago. was able TO |
be down town yesterday.
DIR. W. d. Reid of South Main street.
who is at present receiving treatment
for rheumatism in Battle Creek Mich,
is advised of the death OF his father,
which occurred Monday in Kingston, Ont.
The elder Mr.. Reid was 81 years old.
Mrs. Susan Belcher, who has been Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
NJ. Hutehins of Elm street for three
weeks, left to-day for Franklin, N H.,
where she will visit for few days be-
fore returning to her home in Manches
ter.
Rev. George w. Smith, rector of st.
Luke's church, st. Adams, who preached
the sermon at the Lenten services in the
Church of the Good Shepherd last even.
ing, returned to his home this morning.
after having been the guest of Rev. W.
J. NJ. Beattie of fremont street
A special train over the Williamstown I
branch carried officials of the Central
Vermont X. r. TO Williamstown yester-
lay afternoon on business OF the road.
The officials in the party were Road.
master w. p. Elrod. General Claims
Agent S. S. RUSSELL and Assistant Su
,erintendent J. F. Keefe.
Bowling between the attaches at Ho.
eel Barre and the clerks and carriers
It the federal building is to be one OF
he attractions at the Pearl street al
eys Saturday afternoon. Rivalry be.
Ween Ine Two groups is lntensiHed O} | n
he announcement from the hotel that a D
ady bowler win be introduced as the
eavy whip of the challenging team. A b
cries of three matches between the two s
utfits is in prospect, the matches to be I
layed weekly through April.
n. S. Love of fremont street is in re. s.
eipt of card from c. A. Bemis of vii. n
amstown stating that he is to undergo v
third operation for the removal of
iece of steel from his eye. Mr. Bemis d
patient in the Royal Victoria hospi- Ii
al at Montreal, P. O., whence he was f
by Mr.. Love last week. His IL
resent condition is due to mishap
hich occurred while he was removing
strip of old flooring in his barn at =
a fragment of steel hav- -
q pierced his eye as he struck chisel Il
it'll the hammer. An explorative opera %
on indicated that the steel had lodged :
the rear of the eye ball and second
oeration failed to remove the fragment
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