The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry l.. Batchelder of
Plainfeld were among the visitors in the
city Saturday.
John Riley, ir, of East street left this
morning for Philadelphia, where he in
tends 10 enlist in the navy
Miss Viola Lascor of Webster avenue
left Saturday for st. Adams. where she
will visit for week with relatives.
Mrs. William Carroll returned this
morning from Burlington, where she
spent the week end with relatives
Mrs. Walter s. Milne of Liberty street
has returned home after passing a week
with relatives in Boston and vicinity.
Alex W. Cormack and George Mowatt
returned last night from Burlington,
where they spent the week end with
friends.
Ladies of Clan Gordon The financial
secretary will be at the clan rooms
Tuesday evening to collect dues; 7 to 3
o'clock.
Even Mackenzie of Groton has been
visiting at the home of his son, Alex
Mackenzie, and with other relatives in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. o'Brien will open their
home bakery Tuesday, Aug. Ia, at Z
Church street Warm rolls every after
noon.-adv.
Miss Lessel Hunter, who has been |
spending two weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Edwin Keast of Prospect |
avenue, returned yesterday to Hartford,
Conn
Westell Avery returned yesterday to
his home in Hartford Conn. after spend
ing the past week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Keast of Prospect ave.
nue..
DR. f. C. Sprague of Merchant street
left yesterday for Philadelphia, Pa, and
during his absence his office in the
Blanchard block will be closed lie will
return to Barre Sept /.
Mrs. Carroll II. Granger of Randolph
and daughter, Miss Florence Granger OF
Somerville, Mass, who is spending her
vacation with her parents in Randolph,
arrived last night for short visit with
friends here.
The third quota of men called by the
registration board was due to appear at
the county courthouse this morning and
the % men summoned included IL Bare
men, most of whom went to the capital .
on the S:25 train.
After land office stroke of business
among DRINKS and alleged DRINKS Friday
and Saturday, police headquarters
slumped in its batting average through
the week end and not an entry was REG =
istered on the blotter this morning
Maurice B. White of Morrisville passed
the week end with Mrs White, who is a !,
patient in the City hospital. He was a.,
to Barre by his mother, Mrs
B. P. White of Maple Grove, who has
been passing several days in Morrisville
Herman Smith, who recently returned !
to Barre from st. Johnsbury heca Sc OF
i'll health, ia able to walk about outdoors
with the aid OF crutches, after having
been seriously i'll at the home of his par il
ents, Mr. and Mrs Charles Smith Of sem n
mary street. "
Robert Tabor, who has been visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs w f. How >,
land of Division street during the past 81
week. left this morning for st. Johns. J
bury, where he viii spend few days m
with relatives before returning to his
nome in Worcester, Mass.
John H. Carriek of Park street left to. &
lay for his former home in RLtland, a
where he is to remain with relatives for Fl
! few days while attending TIE annual
convention of the state federation of Ia
'or, which opens tomorrow. Other labor 81
delegates from Barre, including f. W. pa
'uitor and Alex Tronside. officers of the TO
tate body, plan to go to Rutland to- 81
light.
Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Brown of Hills, ti'
ORC, N. H., are visiting in the home of pr
fr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bond of South NJ
lain street. Upon their return home Ia
arly next week they will be accompau
ID by Mr., Bond, who plans to go tc NJ
Mass, to attend the annual ~
eunion of the 10th Massachusetts, rcgi- a.
tent, of which he was member duc,ng ~
he Civil war. OF 1900 men who were 90,
the service under the colors of the
9Th, fewer than 100 survive and only
vo or three Of Mr. Bonds company ha
Irvive. Before returning home Mr. Bon fe
i'll attend the national G. A P en- to
lmpment in Boston. du
Conductor Charles L. Simmons of the
ARE branch has as one of his willing
des large black cat, which mean srod SUI
to the passenger train Sunday after sto
BON and indicated by every known fe- tw
ne sign a desire to sign up with the dut
ew. The cat got aboard in Montpelier ito
I'd seemed to enjoy the novelty of rid fri,
q to the Junction and then back to
ARE. During the night it made sew raj
Ups and came up smiling to-day when sur
e train started out at s:25. The con WI
ictor is making an effort to loc.te the sur
yner of the cat, as il is believed that sto
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