The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

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ter exercises at the Baptist church Sat
urday afternoon at 2i3O.
| Dante Cassellini, who recently submit
ted to an operation nj the City hospita
is able TO be out of doors.
Rev, Robert Dewey, pastor of st. An
drew's church in Waterbury returne
home this morning after a visit of a FEY
days in Barre.
Thomas Carroll, jr, of North Mail
street returned yesterday from a bust
ness trip through New York state in th
interests of Carroll Bros.
Social and dance, Socialist hail. Gran
lite street, Saturday evening, March 81
First infantry band orchestra will fur
nish music. Admission 25c.
Miss Edna Gorham of Jefferson street
a registered nurse, left this morning fol
st. Johns, p. O., where she has been as
signed to a case for a few weeks.
Mrs. James Bennett and daughters OF
Pearl street left to-day for Hardwick
where they are TO pass several days in
the home of the formers father, John
Sullivan.
Benjamin Gasparello of Merchant
street, who has been absent on a two
months business trip in the interests of
Gasparello Bros, is back in Barre for a
few weeks.
Mrs Minnie Sargent of Barre has been
granted divorce in Washington county
court from Harry Sargent, also of Barre,
for intolerable severity, and the custody
of their minor son, Selwyn, has been Civ
en- to the mother.
John Silver, an employe of the street
department, who recently returned to
Barre after an absence of two years,
reached the city last evening, accompan-
led by Mrs. Silver and children, who have
been living in Providence, r. /.
Mrs. W. j. Partridge, who has been
passing two weeks in the city, returned
to-day to her home in Worcester, Mass,
being accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Hazel Partridge, member of the faculty
at Spaulding high school, who is to pass
vacation of week in Worcester.
Maple sugar OF prime quality, but in
small quantities. is being offered at war
prices in the local markets. Deep snow
continues to initiate against operations
in the woods and the production thus far
has been small. Syrup is bringing re-
tail price of Sl.90 and 81 and fancy sug-
ar in cakes demands 25 cents the pound,
The city schools closed to-day for the
annual spring vacation of week, and
sessions in the high school and grades
will not be resumed until April o. the
Monday following Easter. Most of the
rs teachers engaged here left the city
this afternoon to spend the recess at
home.
Rev. and Mrs. n c. Edwall, who have
vacated their. home on Boynton street, |
left this morning for New Haven, Conn. |
where the former has accepted the pas
torate of the Swedish Baptist church, |
after a residence of one year in Barre.
A number of Mr.. Edwall's Pensioners
were at the station to bid them farewell.
The street department auto truck,
which has been alternating in garage
At the rear of the fire station during the
winter was put into commission for the
spring and summer yesterday. The driv-
er and his men were assigned to the
work of removing refuse from North
Main street. Only modest overhauling
was necessary to get the truck ready for
service
Repairs to the granite plant off Granite
street occupied for many years by Mari
Gordon, which was purchased last
month by Carroll Bros having been com
,leted, the new firm expects to begin
utting operations Monday. Motors and &
ther machinery have been added TO the
quipment and provisions have been made ,
or future building operations If the
rowth of the business warrants.
Funeral services for Stanley Lyle Spear, I
he two-year- son of Mr.. and Mrs |
4. c. Spear of II Third street, whose
cath Wednesday forenoon followed d
1ng illness of tubercular meningitis, S
'ere held at the house this afternoon at n
o'clock. Rev. B. j. Lehigh, pastor of
he First Baptist church, officiating. The il
ody was placed in the vault at Elmwood 7
nd later will be inferred at Hope GENE n
cry
Miss Helen McAllister, who recently p
'ent from this city to st. Johnsbury to 4
sside, was the guest of honor at party p
iyen by Mrs. A. L. Bailey in that vii r
ge Wednesday evening, the occasion be- p
~ her 22d birthday anniversary. A st. h
local item includes the follow u
u: Miss McAllister cut the birthday f,
Ike, which was crowned with pink can n
eS. Sne TetelNeu many pTdcblCdl ana r.
seful gifts, which testified to her popu- y,
rity in town, where she has made many p
lends since coming here from her home "
Barre" h,
Reports that Arthur Barber Richard
m road milkman, saw a body floating
,wn the river near Wiley street on :.
'ednesday evening were passed along to :
e mayor by the police yesterday. May 4
Glysson directed the chief to engage Z
70 men to patrol the banks of the
ream yesterday afternoon and with the
d of policeman the river marges were
city we'll covered as far north az
Ddge's bridge. The high water of
ednesday had receded greatly, but the
archers did not encounter anything 4
at looked like a human body and the !
liabilities are that the first and last
EN- Of the remains was from the Wiley Z
rect bridge at dusk Wednesday even
2,
High water wrought havoc with the Z
,oden dam at Phelps mill on the East ]
IRE road early Wednesday morning
d until repairs are made the work Of
wing several Thousand feet of logs as
mbled in the mill yard will be suspend Z
When Jail branch began to rise, il
S seen that one section of the dam
ght not resist the rush OF water, and !
,und o'clock in the morning some of
, biu thinkers Ioneaue1 and starfad