The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-02
TALK OF THE TOWN


A bbott's.
Dominic Weafer, who is employed il
Windsor, passed the week lend with hi
brother, Joseph Weafer of Academ,
street.
Miss Lila Culver, who has been pass
ing several days in the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Daniel Webster of South MAR
street, returned yesterday to her home
in East Montpelier.
Arthur Broderick, who is employed in
a New Haven, Conn, munitions plant
arrived in the city Saturday to pass a
vacation of week in the home of his
father, John Broderick of North Main
street.
Attorney RIM. Harvey of Montpelier
passed through the city to-day while on
his way to Chelsea for business visit.
| HerA he was joined by Attorney X. A.
Hoar, another member of the legal quar-.
tet which appeared for the respondent in
the murder trial recently concluded in
Orange county, and before their return
the barristers will try out some of the
trout streams east of Washington
heights.
At the Presbyterian manse on We'll
lington street Saturday evening, Miss
Agnes /. Rae, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
James Rae of 10 Ayers street and VIII
liam C. Webster of Jefferson street were
married. by Rev. Edgar Grassland. The
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few of the intimate friends and rela-
tives of the couple witnessed the cere.
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Webster are absent
on two weeks bridal tour, at the con
olusion of which they will be at home in
Barre after Aug. |. The bride has been
employed as stenographer in this city
since her graduation from Goddard sem
mary. Mr.. Webster is employed as a
chauffeur by Trow & Holden.
Fast travellers from the Page stables
are not TO figure in the independence
day meet at Randolph, according to the
statement made to-day by DR.. w. S.
Page. Rather elaborate plans for the
Randolph races have been made, and
large attendance is anticipated, but Mr..
peat their performance of Memorial day,
when, over a heavy track, they set at
naught all of the rail bird dope. II is
said that the purses for the coming meet
are not large enough to induce any con-
string of horses to attend, and
as the local horseman is grooming his
charges with a view to numerous appear
ances on the August fair circuits in Yer
mont, he has decided to keep them in the
barn over the Fourth.
From Plainfield this morning, Walter
Munroe, barber employed at Miers
downtown shop, received information
hat his motorcycle, which was sub
merged in a frog pond near the Bartlett
place yesterday, had been pulled out of
he water by a horse, and found to have
escaped most of the damaging conse
luences which the owner conjured in his
mind when he went over the handle
'ars of the cycle Sunday afternoon. Mr..
lunroe left at noon for Plainfield, in
ending TO drive the motor vehicle back
o Barre for an overhauling. Early yes
erday he set out for Plainfield with Ray
Rich, and it was while the former was
lone in the cycle that the wheels skid
ed and precipitated him into the grass
long the side of the highway. The mo-
orcycle made as if to wash away the
fternoon's accumulation of mud by GO
ne directly into the pond. Messrs.
funroe and Rich were entertained at ,
he home of Clinton Bartlett until night
all, when repeated efforts had demon ,
trated the impossibility of releasing the ,
motorcycle without extended trials. :
There Is little prospect that bids ad- :
ertised for in connection with the pro- :,
osal to expend 81 900 on a cement high !
-ay along North Main street will be
aady for the consideration of the city
,uncil at its regular fortnightly meet
u tonight. The street committee is
bic to report progress in its prepare
ons for the north-end project, even :
Tough the south end thoroughfare con n
nues to invite competition among trav a
ers who delight in the use of invective 4
nguage. There remains on the board I
Ie oft-repested request Of the traction Y
Impany officials for a modification of 3
e franchise. but IL 5 undoubtedly true
at the city fathers are viewing with
owing disfsyor the efforts Of the COM
my to eyade it, obligations. At the
me time there seems TO be a DISPOSE !
IN among some Of the members TO Jet z
e road 20 into the hands Of the bond
iders. 50 there is little likelihood that
2 franchise will be the subject of ex-