The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

Forty.inch reception voiles, zoe, at
Abbott's.
Fourth of July noise free at Russell's
soda fountain.--adv.
Rev. William N. Roberts, wife and SON
Neal, of Williamstown were in town Sat
urdsy.
Nelson Campbell left Saturday for
Seneca Falls, N. ", where he will pass
the summer.
Mrs. John Kennedy of Summer street
spent the weekend with friends in
Washington.
Melvin Lewis OF South Barre, mem
Der OF Company G, returned this morning
to Fort Ethan Allen.
Burke Brothers have installed an Ar
lington dust collector in their granite
plant on Smith street
| William Noonan and John Tomasi left
Saturday for Old Orchard Me-, where
they will pass the summer.
| Miss Mildred 0'Herin arrived at her
home on South Main street Saturday
where she will pass the summer.
Charles Beck of Branch street returned
Saturday from Joe's pond where he has
been camping for the past week.
Mrs. WILDER French of the Williams.
town road returned Saturday from Lyn.
donville, where she attended the funeral
of relative.
Eugene p Maker and Howard Cole re.
turned Saturday from Burlington, where
they took the college entrance examina-
tions of the University of Vermont.
Miss Nell Stoughton, who has been
teaching school in Englewood, y. j., is
passing the summer with her mother,
Mrs. Laura Z. Stoughton, of French
street.
Mr., and Mrs. Aaron WEIGH of McIn.
does are passing few days in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Steward OF
Mount street and with relatives in Mont.
pelier.
Miss Agnes f. Clarity of Franklin
street, who is taking vacation from her
duties in the Barre exchange of the Yer
mont Tel. & Tel. Co., left last evening
for visit of two weeks in New York, |
Miss Edith Reid, assistant librarian at |
the Aldrieh public library, began her |
annual vacation to-day and will visit her |
parents, Mr.. and Mrs John Reid of |
Forest Hills, n j., before resuming her
work.
AHS iuHtIhl VI AIs. Alice NHdlen WIS |
held at the home of her brother, w A.
Saturday at 2;30 o'clock Rev
J. B. Reardon officiating. lnterment was
made in the Howard family lot in Elm
wood cemetery.
The Bissel prize for progress awarded
at the University of Vermont to the
Junior making the most progress in col.
ege work was divided this year because
Of the fact that two of the students
we're so nearly equal. One of the two
was Miss Katherine NJ. Jordan of Barre,
, graduate of Spaulding high school
The fame of the recently organized
Barre Pipe and Drum band continues to
spread. This morning, in response to an
Urgent invitation from committee at
he University of Vermont, the klties
With their pipes and drums, set out in
for Burlington, where they
igured in big commencement parade
o-day. Automobiles for the trip were
generously loaned by George NJ Marion
md Il. NJ Tobin The kities went away
n full regalia and with colors flying. {
t the days program can be arranged
the band plans to swing {
through the military reservation just at
usk this evening to salute the Barre I
Joys who have joined the colors. ]
Mrs. George Randall of South Rye
ate returned to her home Saturday, aft s
r ascertaining the whereabouts of an Z
dopted child, who is said TO have been G
aiken from Mrs. RandalPs home some 4
ime since and accompanied to Barre
he child's mother, who was daugh- T
err of Mrs Randall, is dead, and since /
he mothers death the South Ryegate (
roman has been caring for the young O
ter. Not long ago, according TO the n
erson furnished by her while consulting
18th friends here, the baby was taken I
D Barre. While in the city Mrs. Ran 4
all conferred with local officer and h
efore leaving for home she satisfied her :
Eli that the child was living here and in G
God health. \
Lowering clouds again disrupted the g
aseball plans of the Italian 4. C.. yes q
,rday and for the fourth consecutive Il
unday the afternoon program at Inter Il
ty park was not carried out. Late in n
le forenoon Manager A. Broggi tele- Il
honed the manager of the Windsor |:
am that wet grounds would prevent o
laying. 1t is expected that another eff ic
Irt will be made to stage the Windsor
A. C. game, but for the time being, the m
allan club is centering all of its eff CT
rts on arranging for the big carnival al
be inaugurated at the Berlin street o'
Irk one week from to-day. The travel S,
g agent of an exhibition company III
hich is to figure in the carnival arrived n
-day to confer with the club commit W
e. W
A militaristic woman passenger, who. OF
occupied seat in one ~
the coaches on an early morning train IN
irving in Barre Sunday at 2 o'clock, nj
ID warm reception ready for late a,
me conner from Montpelier when the en-
tier attempted TO share the seat with th
r. Evidently the woman reckoned that m
her seats were just as available, for no a'
oner had the interloper indicated his ..
rpose than ready hand deity with
ew from a hat which rested in the
,man's lap a hat pin. The man was
sde TO realize the woman's deadly
rpose when she gave him quick iab
at must have drawn blood. At any
te, he muttered something in an unin- !
ligible tongue and hastily decsmped.
e lesson had salutary effect for the
In did not attempt to modest any OF
E other passengers.