The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-24
TALK or THE TOWN
New Easter gloves at Fits.

II N'SA ~ t"eH P'attg was u ih1iht>c US
itor in the city yesterday.
\ Wallace Il. Gilbert of French stree
has been passing few days in Burling
ton, his former home, on business,
| Russia and Her Revolution" will b
| the theme at the Presbyterian churcl
tomorrow evening at o'clock.-adv.
Claude Farrell of Rutland, who ha
been visiting relatives on North Semi
nary street during the past week, lief
last evening for his home
William I. Maiden, member of thu
faculty at Montpelier seminary, is pass
ing the spring vacation at the home o.
his mother, Mrs. John Maiden of Churcl
street.
Quinten X. KLAUS of New York, rep
resentative OF leather concern, returned
few days in Barre and Montpelier on
business
Miss Bessie pitkin, who has been en-
rolled in training school for nurses in
Providence, r. T., is passing vacation
with her mother, Mrs. Leona Pitkin OF
Jefferson street.
Representative and Mrs. William Nc
Cray of Rochester and daughter, Mrs.
Harry Sturtevant, were visitors in
the city yesterday Mrs McCray and
Mrs. Sturtevant have been spending the
present week visiting in Montpelier
Encouraging reports are received here
concerning the condition of Virginia LAT
fargo of Smith street, who is a patient
| in the Heaton hospital at Montpelier as
result of injuries received in the print
| shop of the Montpelier Argus fortnight
ago MIR. Laffargo is recovering steadily
and expects to be able to return to
Barre next week.
Harold Fits. Raymond Cave, Hugh
Cole and John MeCaskell we're among the
students to arrive in the city yesterday
from the University of Vermont. Bur
lington, to spend the Easter vacation at
their home. Leslie Mclyer, formerly
student at Goddard seminary, and now
at the University of Vermont, arrived
in the city Thursday night and left yes
terday for his home in Graniteyille.
A large crowd, coming from all direc
tons, attended the sale at Farnham 3
yesterday. About 30 second hand horses
went through the ring. ranging in prices
from $50 to $lI5. A number Of fresh
horses were disposed of during the day
five in one lot going to Essex Junction
Six shoats went at fancy prices; wagons,
harnesses, whips. etc, We're disposed of
1t was called very successful sale.
Louis r. Blann Of Lewiston, Mont, a
former resident of Barre, arrived in the
city this morning, having been called |
L L. 4 I. q l.
Thomas ]. Blann. ar, of South Main |
street, whose death occurred Wednes |
day. Efforts to get word of his mothers |
death to Mr. Blann were futile until he
was advised in Cleveland, O., after which |
he FASTENED to Barre. Mr.. Blann plans
to make stay OF several days with /
relatives here.
Rain and the process of attriton by
The spring sun has started the snow a
melting and with the stiff southeast
wind and rain of the morning Jail and
Stevens branches, together with eontigu
ous streams, We're heavily watered to-
lay, although the danger of flood was
not imminent and property holders who
Usually experience foundations We're not
1t all worried A fine. strong night,
null OF wind" was broken by a rainfall
,arly this morning the first in many
weeks. and quantities of snow. especially
IN the hill streets, We're quickly CON
'erted into water. in mid-forenoon the
kies cleared and the possibilities OF high
water were partially echpsed.
Arrangements for the baseball season /;
It Spaulding high school are practically
completed. the schedule negotiations in ,
barge of Manager Leonard Thomson ,
Iaying been brought near their close to- 5
lay, Originally Il games were ar
anged, but the advice of the faculty in
utting the number to 10 has been fol
owed, il is said The schedule is to in ,
lude most of the teams that Spaulding / ,
in basketball Games with I
GODDARD seminary were in the air, but I
aculty objections are cited by members s
t the team in explaining why the semi 4
airy is not fixture on the seasons pro. !
ram. At present spring practice, under !
zach G. l.. Brown, is confined TO the :
ymnasium. +
Chief Master at Arms G. Mitchell Of h
be recruiting station az Montpelier was {
visitor in the city yesterday. and while "
1 ttaH u(SLilputtu HAhANts | 7
n the navy. Mr.. Mitchell relates an in Y
,resting incident which occurred in enc d
the grades in Barre the other day. A I
who has a desire 20 join the il
lvy sent a letter to Mr.. Mitchell asking G.
n information about joining the naval a
I'm, ands in reply. the Ind received sew :
al pamphlets concerning the navy. Tho
loks were taken to school and the boy
id his studies aside until the teacher
,teeted what he was doing, and she i'm
took the pamphlet to her desk.
pom seeing what the book concerned,
he made a study Of its contents, and
lie next day gave the children talk on
lie navy and at the same time granted
lie boy concerned permission to visit
T. Mitchell at his headquarters. Mr..
itchell has received one volunteer
nong the ladies to Join as a Red Cross
irse, the first lady being Miss Florence
lro of Winooski avenue, Montpelier.