The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-10
TALKOFTHE TOWN

work IN the smith ~ cummings store TINS
week
Mr., and Mrs. Carroll Lamb have re-
turned to their home In East Calais
after visiting friends in the city.
g. A. Racquet of Summer street left
last night for Montreal, p. O., where he
is passing a few days on business.
Misses Gladys Rowell and Doris Jen.
kins left yesterday for Burlington, where
they will visit friends for afew days.
Miss Gertrude Ryan of Granitevile
passed through the city yesterday while
on her way to Mortified for visit.
This is the last day in which to pay
your taxes without extra costs. Office
open evenings from $3.50 TO 8 o'clock.
Miss Edith Barnes of Highland ave.
nue. has returned from Burlington, where
she attended the funeral of relative.
H. L. 0lmstead and Frank Carpenter
have returned TO their home in Lancaster,
N. H., after passing few days in Barre
on business.
J. L. Sanforth, who is a travelling sales.
man for the Burnley Optical company of
Tilton, N. H., was a business visitor in
town yesterday.
j. j. Sullivan and son of Graniteville
passed through the city last night while
on their way to Boston for business
visit of few days.
Miss Bessie Barber of the East Mont
pelier road left yesterday for Groton,
where she is making a visit of several
days with relatives.
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Morse block returned last night from
Braintree, where they attended the flu.
neral of relative yesterday.
William Murray and his brother, Rob
ert Murray, of Kingston, N ", are pass.
ing several days in the home of their
sister, Mrs. Donald Leith of Spaulding
street.
Camille Forter, who has been passing /
vacation of two weeks with relatives
in Fitchburg, Mass, has resumed his
duties as a candy maker in the New Eng.
land Fruit store.
As the result of recommendations
made by boiler inspector, one of the
boilers in the basement at city hall is
to be renovated, work having been gotten
under way yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs William B. Bailey of
South Newfane and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Sanders of Agawam, Mass, who are on an
automobile trip through Vermont and
New Hampshire, called on friends in
Barre recently.
Among the business visitors in town
yesterday were Mrs. j. B. Doyle of East
Barre, b. w. Abair of East Montpelier
Miss Louise Partridge of plainfeld, Yves.
tell f. Benjamin of East Montpelier and
Wallace Dutton OF Brookileld
John B. Eames, manager of the Park
theatre, returned yesterday from visit
of several weeks, which he spent with ,
friends in Boston and New York Mr.
Eames left this morning for Groveton,
n. H., where he win camp with friends
for few days.
James X. Prize, the Graniteville quar-. a
rier, who was called to Railway, N. J., J
last week by the death of his uncle,
James Kelman, passed through the city
last evening while on his way home !
The body of Mr.. kelman, who was a for
mer resident of Barre, was accompanied
by Mr.. Prize to st. George, n. b., for
interment. I
Water department laborers began ex- :
cavating this morning for the new sani :
tary bubbler to be installed at the north. =
west corner of City park. The new
porcelain fountain arrived few days "
ago from Boston and has been tested to n
The satisfaction of the water committee, y
of which authorized its pur- 3
,hase. The old bubbIer, which could no
onger lay claim to being sanitary af HI
lair, will be discarded. B
Homer T.. Bassett of Wilson, Mich, sc
whose number was drawn early in the b
elective draft, has passed the examina- NJ
ion for the army according to informa ~
ion received by relatives in Barre yester.
lay. Mr.. Bassett passed the examination re
n Detroit, Mich, where he has been en- tr
'loyed for some time as a carpenter He SC
$ q former resident of Barre and was ia
,raduated from SpauIding high school in tn
he class of 1915. NJ
News has been received in Barre of a
he death of Mrs. Flora Bailey Scribner, T.
which occurred in Haverhill, Mass. Aug pl
Mrs. Scribner had been in failing ca
ealth for number of years. She was NJ
4 years old and the wife of J. Albert m
cribner, who survives. Funeral services Isl
yere held Tuesday and interment was tn
1ade in Haverhill. The deceased was de
ormer resident of Barre, having made up
er home on west hill for some time. ..
William ID. Macdonald, president, and Z
|. p. Human, secretary, of the Granite J
association, left the city /
tie yesterday for Philadelphia, Pa, TX
here to act as the vanguard of dele
alton of Barre manufacturers and quar-
ers who are leaving tomorrow for the
uaker city to attend the annual con-
ention of the National Retail Monument 4
'ealers' association. En- route Messrs. /:
IacDonald and Human stopped in Bur
ngton to confer with members of the
ate board of health on matters per
inning TO the forthcoming convention of
le cemetery superintendent associa-
on.
AT the funeral of Joseph P. Clark, son !:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clark of upper
raniteville, which was held in st. Syl-
sster's church in Grsniteville yesterday |.