The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-12
TALK OFTHE TOWN

/ yesterday Tor Boston, where ne VIII speh
u few days with friends.
b. H. Sanborn Of Greensboro end +. 1
Garfield of Marshfeld were among tn
visitors in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Frank French of Woodsville, n
H., is visiting in the home Of her sister
Mrs. w. Steward of Mount street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Skiiton Of Con
cord, n. H., are registered at Hotel Barre
while passing a few days in the city.
Miss Grace Mcdonald of Addison place
has gone to Glover, where she has secured
a position as teacher in the public
schools.
Miss Lessel Steward of Mount street
left yesterday for Worcester, where she
is visiting in the home of her grand
parents.
Byron Wilbur and son, John, returned
last evening to their home in East Calais
after having made a short visit in town
with friends.
1 Miss Rebecca Chesser. of Currier street
resumed her duties at the cashiers desl;
in the Union Clothing store this morning
after a vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. Henry Wheeler of the East Mont
pelier road and Mrs, Arthur Barber of
the Richardson road are going to North
field Falls to visit Mrs. c. A. Cady.
Among the business visitors in town
yesterday were: John Kenworthy of
Plainfied, Robert Even of Granteville
and Mrs. Henry Batehelder of Plainfield-
H. j. NJ. Jones of Jones Bros Co., who
has been passing few days in Boston
on business connected with the New Eng
land coal commission, of which he is "a
member, returned this morning.
Representative Fred o. Ralph of
Brookfield, who is recovering steadily
from serious illness which confined him
to the house for several months, visited
at the home OF his son, Neil o. Ralph,
to day.
DR.. Spencer left last evening for New
York City, where he will spend few
days visiting with his brother. DR.. Spen-
Ger has been spending the past few
months in town, praetieing in the office
of Dr. Martin in the Miles block.
One long blast from the fire whistle at
the gas plant put the fremen at the
central station on their mettle for mo-
ment Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
but the alarm did not continue and the
noise was later traced to a crossed wire,
The difficulty was adjusted by linemen
and at the test hour this morning the
alarm rang true to form.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Church of South
Main street have returned to the city
after passing few days with the for
mers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z, Church,
in Burlington. They were accompanied
home by Miss Isabelle Jackman, who has
resumed her duties in the local office of
American Stone Tsade, after visiting at
her home on Thompson's point, Lake
Champaign.
The development of another case of |
on Summer street has |
caused the police to issue another warn |
ing to children under TO- So far as they
are concerned the regulation which aims
to keep children under l6 segregated on
their own premises is still in force and if |
parents do not cooperate with the pa
trolmen in having their offspring obey |
the rule the police say that something
more than a warning will be the result.
Henry Brewer, former resident of
Barre, who has been visiting his sister,
Mrs William Steward of Mount street
while passing his vacation among rela
lives in Barre and Orange county towns,
eft to-day for Benton Harbor, Mich,
where he has been employed for some
lime as a conductor on the Pere Mar
Iuette railroad. In the earlier days of
he NJ & W. r. and Barre g. Chelsea
'ailroads Mr. Brewer was employed as
brakeman in Barre and is acquainted
With many of the older employees of the
abroad He is under orders to report in
Benton Harbor Sept IA ard four days
alter he is to be available for military
luty, having been drafted and certified
or service in Michigan's quota in the
lew national army.
What to do with the l0.year-old son
# Mrs. Amelia Wood is one of the prob
ems waiting for solution at police
although the authorities {
re in communication with the state !
oard of charities and probation with j
lew TO placing the lad where he will re- :
Give good care His mother was recent '
v convicted in city court of statutory 9
=
vening to begin a sentence of seven
lonths in the house of correction The
oy's father, +. f. Wood of Springfield, II
rived in the city last evening and is
ding what he can to make provisions
Or the youngster. The apartment occu-
led by Mrs. Wood in Depot square has
cen closed and at present the little fell
Nv is without a home.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
ight and this morning included the fol-
wing people: Mrs. G. C. Partridge, Miss
artridge, J. Ten Eyck of New York
ity, w. I. Hendee, T. w. Sears, Alec
ebert and Thomas b. Garvey of Bur
ngton, Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Skilton of
Dneord, y. H., II. ID. Sparrow of Bel
ws Falls, J. H. Taught of Portsmouth.
H., Mrs. L. Scott, Mrs. c. c. Rowland
I'd chauffeur Of Templeton, n. V. A. j.
'inship of Auburn, Me-, T. T. Penrose
Mediocre, Mass, J. NJ. Cope of Spring
Id. Mr. and Mrs. II. n. Walker of New
ork, Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Barrows of
hester. Mr.. and Mrs W. +. Walker,
r. and Mrs H. r. Westcott, A. r. West
tt of New Haven, Conn, r. II. Eaton Of
,ston. Charles H. W. Farnhsm of
,ringfeld, Edward II. Reynolds Of Troy,
J.. J. II. Atherton Of Burlington, Mr.
ID Mrs. NJ H. Walker, Miss Florence
alker. Mrs. VI. f. Schenk, l. Z. Walker
Westboro Mass r. T.. Wood Of