The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

Dr. J. w. Stewart of West street is
absent from the city on a brief hunting
trip.
Antonio Colletti went this forenoon to
Mortified for week end visit with rela
tives.
Mrs. A. w. Beattie returned to Barre
last evening from a business trip in
Mortified.
Harley Doyle returned to his home in
Bethel this morning, after visiting
friends in the city for several days.
Perley Riford of Church street, until
recently an employe Of the Eastman gro
cery. has commenced work as a conduc-
tor on the electric cars.
Mr. and Mrs A. G, Nelson and two
daughters, who have been passing several
months at Woodbury. pond. have re
! turned to the city and are residing at 73
/ Hill street for the winter.
Joseph Frontini of Foss street has re-
turned to the city from Burlington
where he has been passing a few days
with his SON. John Froutini, who is max
ing a steady recovery from an operation
to which he submitted fortnight ago.
The company playing Common Clay"
at matinee and evening performances in
the Barre opera house to-day, arrived in
the city this forenoon from Berlin, n Fl.
A 60-foot baggage car was attached to
the regular train arriving at / 80 o'clock.
William Martin, ir., of Prospect street,
who was incorrectly reported to have
purchased mileage for Maine, stated to-
day that he was on his way to the Green
mountains for hunting trip before pro-
ceeding to Boston, where he has secured
employment with the Atlantic Shipping
Co.
Under the direction of Master Mechan
ic John Whalen, trainmen aboard one OF
the quarry liners successfully brought to
the city Friday afternoon the j2foot
spire taken from Jones Bros quarry.
Two cars were required for the haul and
a swivel attachment which guided the
big shaft around the curves performed its
task admirably Arriving in the south
end of the NJ & w. Il. freight yard. the
cavalcade halted for few moments and
then the trip to Jones Bros cutting
plant was completed without event. Cut
ters are at work on the monolith which
the manufacturers expect to ship to
Woodlawn cemetery, New York within
three weeks.
The members of the Vermont Poultry
association held an enthusiastic meeting
last evening in making preparation for
the coming poultry show which is to be |
held here in Barre on Dee. %, p and 2S. 1
Special effort win be made among the
members of the association to interest T
others to enter the association. The I
committees in charge have the premium +
list nearly ready for publication and +
everything points TO one of the most sue
cessful poultry shows ever held by the +
association since it was formed about 10 /
years ago Within the past few weeks
many local people have Joined the asso-
citation and many Others are getting ap-
plications for admission.
4 treacherous hole in the highway on
Roynton street, near Barclay Bros plant.
" enculfed horse owned by the New
England Granite Tool Co. and driven by
one of the company's solicitors. James
r. Coutts. late Friday afternoon The
horse was hitched to a light delivery
wagon and its sudden drop into nearly
four feet of Boynton street mire came
without warning MIR Coutts. as lie saw
the earth closing in on the horse. had 4
feeting vision OF cabling Fuehu. China.
10 put the county mandarin on his guard
for signs of the missing equine Il was +,
after hours for stonecytters. but a few
huTrying home witnessed the
accident and FASTENED to tie solicitors
Planks We're procured and it
vas with a good deal Of difficulty that !
he horse was extrieated Apparently Il J
vas badly bruised and a professional
nan who examined il gave il a. his oF.n-
on that serious results might follow.