The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-17
TALK OFTHE TOWN

serving AS an assistant in the postofliee
Peter Coadie left yesterday for New
York City, where he will spend weel
with friends.
DR.. and Mrs. y. r. corson of Marsh
field were among the business visitors il
town yesterday.
+. O. Holmes has returned from Joe''
pond, where he has been camping during
the past few days.
Mrs. A. w. Freeman, who has beer
spending some time in Chicago, H., ar
rived in the city last evening.
Miss Lena Mcdonald has gone 10 Len.
oxyille, p O., where she is making a
visit of several days with relatives.
Joseph Quatropani of Third street is
taking a vacation of 10 days from his
duties in the Union Clothing store.
Mrs. Z. stephens Of Maple avenue left
yesterday for Manchester, N. H., where
she is visiting relatives for few weeks
Mrs Ida Martinson of Perrin street re-
turned yesterday from New York, where
she has been visiting during the past
week
Mrs. John Tassie of South Main street
left yesterday for South Woodbury.,
where she will visit with relatives for a
week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Durham of Perry
street left this morning for Burlington,
where they are passing week with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Martin and son of
South Main street left yesterday for
Joe's pond, where they will camp for a
few days.
John Clark of North Main street re-
turned to the city yesterday after hav-
ing been employed in Boston for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Helen +. Rich of Grafton, Pa,
who is visiting with relatives in Mont
pelier for a few days, was business
visitor in town yesterday.
F. W. Suitor, president, and Alexander
Ironside, corresponding secretary of the
state federation of labor, returned last
night from Rutland, where they have
been attending the state convention.
Alex Cordiner of Hillside avenue re-
turned yesterday from Rutland, where
he went as a delegate of the black
smiths union to attend the annual con-
vention of the Vermont Federation of
Labor.
Mrs. Margaret Currier and father, Ma.
poIeon Amedy, returned this morning
from West Springfield, Mass, where Mrs.
Currier was called by the death of her
husband, Samuel Currier, who died of
heart trouble Aug. 49,
James Gall, representative of the
granite cutters, and NJ P. Sullivan of
Graniteville were among the Washington
county delegates who returned last even.
ing from Rutland, where they have been
attending the convention of the state
federation of labor.
George Booth of Buffalo, n Y, former
ly a well known resident of Barre, ar
rived in the city last night and is spend |
ing his vacation among friends in this |
vicinity. Mr.. Booth is now connected |
with large wholesale and retail monu.
ment concern in Buffalo.
The floor of the G.. B. Milne mause.
leum, which has been en- route from the
Barre & Chelsea freight yard to Elm.
wood since Monday, remained stationary
yesterday The Washington street Hill
has proved to be something of facer for
the contractor and when horses failed to
the movement of the big stone,
the crew turned to motor power for aid.
1t is expected that heavy tractor will
used to finish the journey up the hill to
The cemetery
Two former Barre boys now living on
The Pacific coast are candidates for one
branch or another of Uncle Sans service
Frank McWhorter of Whittier, Cal, has
Unlisted in the coast patrol Frank Nc
Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nc
Donald, who has been attending a school
If osteopathy in San Francisco, was one ,
VI the young men called to be examined
or the new national army, his number
laving been drawn early in the draft.
The name of Joseph d. viii Of Laurel ,
treet has been placed in nomination as
delegate from the Granite Cutters
International association to the next an .
Iual convention of the American Fed !
ration of Labor. Mr.. Will is CORE
ponding secretary for the Barre branch
nd has been active in the affairs of the
nion for several years. Among the
ranches supporting him is that of Quin-
Y, Mass, which has also nominated it's
resident, Alex Russell, brother of W.
v Russell of this city.
The horse which Chief Sinclair de- \
aimed at the Johnston & Gamble stable \
thursday forenoon was examined in the II
fternoon by DR., 0. f. Barr, who did not
iscover any of the disabilities suspected
then the woman driver of the steed was
sked to put her horse in the livery pend
lg conference with officers of the hui
lane society. The veterinarian noted
hat the horse was unshod, but described .
ertain sores and other openings as SUI
CRITICAL wounds which might be easily
called. He suggested that the horse be
sturned to the home farm in Plainfield
nd there cared for until its condition
nould improve.
Adult season for racing in Vermont is
prospect and local turf men who in
ears past have been active in promot-
g the interests of the Vermont circuit
i'll transport their horses elsewhere be-
re the season is at its height. The rea-