The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-02
TALK OF THE TOWN


ness visitor in the city yesterday.
F. X. Bailey of Maple avenue was
business visitor in Randolph to-day.
Mrs. b. D. Daniels of Burlington visit
ed friends on South Main street yester
day.
4 Don't forget that mems club supper
Saturday night at the Presbyterian
church.-adv.
Fred Il. Jennings of Rouses Point N
] T., arrived in the city this morning ioi
business visit of several days.
! Archie Duprey, who has been employed
as meat cutter in Barre for some time
has gone to Waterbury, where he has
found employment in market
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Poor of East
Brookfield and Fred Poor of Williams
town were among the out of town people
who attended the funeral of Charles
Currier yesterday.
Joseph Alderman of Sherbrooke, z. O.,
who is connected with a fur concern of
Montreal, returned to his home last even
| ing after making several calls through
Washington county.
| If you are contemplating having a suit
made to your measure it will pay to look
at our samples OF all wool goods we have
on hand. The prices are exceptional at
$40 to s45. Lamorey's.
+. B. Kress of New York City, auditor
of the Metropolitan Life ms. Co., left
yesterday for Burlington, where he made
n short business visit while EN- route TO
Rutland, there to audit the districts
books.
Mrs. F. G. Rowland of French street,
with her niece, Miss Lucy Wells, returned
to day to her home after making visit
of three weeks at the home of Mrs. How
lands brother, Rev. Charles Wells OF
Newark, n. J.
Saturday offerings liz home made con-
fections at Laws candy store, the home
of pure food candies: Peanut smudge
and chocolate peanut cluster at 23c the
pound; chocolate coeoanut fudge and
chocolate maple nut fudge at lie per
pound. These are fresh from the kettle
and bound to please. Remember the
place! Laws Candy Shop.
Charles H. Kenerson of Church street,
who has been confined to the house by an
attack of pleurisy since his return, with
Mrs. Kenerson, from a stay of several
months in Pittsburg, Pa, was able to be
out of doors yesterday. Mr.. Kenerson
was stricken while assisting his son,
Harley Kenerson, at the A. & p store
and had to be removed to his home.
George Beattie, who has been visiting
at the home of his parents in Haverhill,
Mass, since he recovered from a case of
pneumonia, arrived in the city last even
ing and resumed his duties as night man
at the express Office and resuming his
run TO Randolph at the same time. Har
old Ladue of Montpelier, who has been
filing the position through Mr.. Beattie's
absence of two months, completed his
duties as night expressman Wednesday
night.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: j. II. Marley OF
+. M. Partch of New Haven,
b. H. Alden of Burlington, w. A. Wright
of st. Johnsbury, +. d. Bassett and
j. o. Sheldon of Woodsville, n. H., VIII
liam Barnard of Keene, n. H., Louis NJ.
Provost Of Rutland, G. w. Fellows of
William f. Putnam of Spring
field, S. A. Macdonald and w. II. Barnes
of Medford, Mass, F. f. Colburn of
Mortified, w. II. Hogsboom of st.
Johnsbury, f. L. Quebec and l.. E.
Stearns of Rutland.
Two woodsmen received the maximum
penalty when they gave unsatisfactory
disclosures in city court this morning, |
|, I. a. Las ,.fI
Portland, Me-, and Frank Newell of |
Mortified and Boston. Each acknowl- |
edged a subsequent offense and each was |
sentenced to serve 80 days in the county |
Jail in addition TO paying fine of SIS |
and costs. Donovan disclosed on some |
brother woodsmen and Newell said that |
his cousin from Burlington got him |
trunk. John Hendriekson pleaded guilty |
10 a second offense and chose the alterna-
i've Jail sentence. Harry II. Heaton from
England, acknowledged
irst offense and arrangements were
made for paying his fine.
Logging on scientific lines is in prog
Tess at the Bennett lumber lot on the
Montpelier road, where II. G. Bennett has
motor tractor for the pur-
bose of transporting logs from the woods
% the mill in the clearing. A well brok
n roadway greatly facilitates the trav-
ling back and forth and while the lum-
,ermen have not abandoned the use OF
lorses entirely, they are convinced that
he motor has solved one of the pressing
problems of winter operations in the
woods. The distance from the lot where
he choppers are at work to the electric
Mill is not great and many trips may be
made in day. A sizeable crew of chop
'ers and sawyers is making good head
way on the job and good many thous-
nd feet of lumber have been cut already.
Voodsmen from the four winds are flock
ne TO the lot and employment for all OF
hem is being found Some few of them
ave found quarters here in the city, :
'hile others are bunking in the camp.
Counsel in the Gaze of Mrs. Nora Brady '
Granitevile VS.. Court Rob Roy, For i
sters of America, completed their argu- q
tents before Judge H. w. Scott in city
ourt late yesterday afternoon after a
lumber of witnesses had been introduced
eoision was reserved, although the
Idge made it known that his verdict |
ould be announced within reasonable {
eriod. The plaintiff is suing for flu T
eral benefit alleged to be due her
trough the membership OF her late hus. "
and in the order. Much of the testi- r
Iony had to do with a question as to T