The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-08

II 70 Ichldih Win IIitHus iHiuubH thc "ee'
end.
| Be thinking about the social and dane
! at Cobble Hill grange hall early mex
| week.-adv.
John p. Corcoran of the postofiice fore
is passing the week end at Mount Wash
ington in the White mountains.
Charles Creig of South Main stree
has returned from New Haven, wher,
he has been spending few days will
friends.
Misses Alice Gray, Violet Furey and
Minnie Fraser were among the Barre
people who left the city this morning fol
New Haven, Conn, to reside.
Roger Ericsson and Ronald Morgan re
turned this morning from Claremont, N
H. where they have been employed dur
ing the summer by the Sullivan Machin
cry company.
j. +. Rollins, who sustained injuries in
a fall on the stairs in the Gordon block a
fortnight ago, is at the home of his son
on Brooklyn street Mr.. Rollins is slow
ly regaining his health.
Supt C. H. White of the city schools,
who is passing the summer with Mrs.
White and children at their farm in Wal
den, was a visitor int the city yesterday,
returning to Walden last evening.
Friends in Barre OF Orville Youngson,
formerly of Barre, who has been en-
ployed as a cinematograph operator in
New York for the past two years, will
be interested to learn tnat he has been
drafted and expects to be certified for
the national army.
Rev j. W. Barnett, who rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday, arrived in the
city last evening from Needham, Mass,
where his family is passing the summer.
He is to occupy the pulpit of the Con-
gregationa c!surch tomorrow.
Stanley Curtis arrived in the city to-
day, from the College farms in Lyndon
vile, and will spend few days with
his uncle, Frank Adams of Elm street.
Mr.. Curtis leaves the 18th for Mansfield,
Mass, where he is to take charge of a
large diary at the Lowney farm.
George A. Pierce, East Barre farmer,
laws claim to all medals for large cucum
doing his bit" by raising garden,
IOuHu dTuOIlH HIS NhCuulDtA NiutS a tuN-
lumber which measured IL inches in
length, while it measured about six
inches in width.
John W. Riley, son of Martin Riley of
81 East street, VINO enlisted in the I. ;.
navy some weeks ago, has been trans
ferred from Philadelphia to New London,
Conn, to attend the Diesel engine school, |
according to word received by the family. |
Mr.. Riley expects to be enrolled in the |
school for six or eight months.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w Melcher and son,
Paul, of Park street returned yesterday
from an automobile trip through New
Hampshire and Maine. During their alb
sence Mr. and Mrs. Mecher visited whit
friends in several parts Of Maine, while
the trip was made through the White
Charles II Wilkie of Central street,
who is taking brief vacation from his
duties in the upholstering department at
A. w Badger & Co.'S store, left to-day
for Barton, where he will visit in his
former home for few days Upon his
return he will be accompanied home by
Mrs. Wilkie and children, who have been
passing several weeks in Orleans county
Shouts of Water. Water!" and Get
he hook" greeted the operator of the
street department sweeper as he guided
lis roller broom through Depot square
his morning. Travellers hurrying to
,ither station were lost in clouds of dust
md while one man was persuading the
lriver to desist for a time, someone else
vas calling the fire station for informa
ion concerning the whereabouts of the
prinkler. So much pressure was brought
o bear on the captain of the sweeper
hat he steered away from the square
Until after a sprinkler from the station
ad gone over the tagging with two coat
ngs of water.
Soft filling pies took decided slump
\ Depot square yesterday when hust-
ing bakers boy, in making turn in
ront of Jacks lunch room, swung one
t the r. D. Ladd Cos delivery trucks.
yer the railroad crossing so precipitate-
? that a whole consignment of baked
Gods was deposited on the pavement.
lost of the pies were in a tin com
artment which slid over the tail board
nd scattered its contents in every direc
on. Over ON tie platform of the Nj.
w. r. station little group of wide
red knights of the ties looked on avidly
lille the driver, descending hurriedly
ON his seat, vainly endeavored to sal =
age a part of the meringued wreckage.
s most of the pies were of the pump
IN, squash and custsrd varieties and
lerefore susceptible to violence of any
md none of the pastry cargo was saved.
II on board were intact.
A Judgment for the plaintiff to recover
a was rendered in ci.y court by Judge
w. Scott yesterday afternoon in the
sc of Spencer VS.. Racquet Bros. The
sintiff, c. j. Spencer, brought suit TO
cover the sum of 500, alleged to be due
m as wages earned while serving as an
ltomoble demonstration and selling
rent for the defendants. Witnesses for
e defendants were: Russell Allen and
NJ. Flanders, who told something i
'out the prices paid for demonstrating II
seph Pruneau, Wilbur Duquette, Will
IN Willette and c. A. Racquet. The
ly evidence introduced for the plaintiff
as brought out when Spencer himself
ok the stand After the Judgment it
Is intimated that the defendants would
I appeal. J. Ward Carver appeared for
encer and A. 4. Sargent represented
e defendants.
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