The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-13
Talk OFTHE TOWN

Douglas Graham of Brattleboro i
passing few days in the city on bust
ness.
The Mystery OF the Double Cross,
also "Mismated," two-reel drama, al
the Bijou to.day.--adv,
| Fred G. Smith returned this morning
to his home in Middlebury after passing
few days in the city on business.
Mrs. Alfred f. Malnati has gone &c
West Quincy, Mass, where she is passing
a vacation of several weeks with rela.
tives.
Mrs. Florence Pillsbury of Barton is
passing several days in the city as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John V. Rowen at
Hotel Barre.
Mrs. Arthur l.. Averill and daughter,
Arlene, of fremont street and Mrs. Wal
tee p. Scott and little son, Gordon, left
yesterday for Westmore, where they are
to remain for several days in camp at
Willoughby lake. They were aecompan-
led by Mr.. Scott, who returned to the
city to-day.
In a letter received by Alex Corey
from Rev. FIR Hendee, a missioner among
the Syrian Catholics of Vermont, the
clergyman states that he is making good
progress toward recovery from an acct
dent in which he recently sustained a
fracture of his right leg. FIR. Hendee
was at Fort Ethan Allen when recal-
citrant cavalry horse charged him and
before he had time to seek place of
safety, the horse had stepped on his foot
with such force as to break the bone.
At present the priest as patient in the
Fanny Allen hospital at Winooski.
At her home on Park street last even
ing Miss Annie l.. Barclay entertained
IL members of the d. S. T. club in honor
OF Mrs. II. Gale Bennett, the affair tax
ing the form OF bluebird party. A
very enjoyable musical program included
vocal and instrumental numbers,
friendly ovation awaiting each partici-
pant at the close of her contribution.
After the music an elaborate luncheon
was served in the dining room. The Ia
bic was srtistically decorated with blue
bird figures and the arrangement about
the room was in harmony with the table
effect During the evening the club pre-
sented Mrs. Bennett huge bouquet of
American Beauty roses.
Police headquarters got a call from |
east hill last night, when Matt Matson, !
listed at city court as an old offender, |
went on a rampage. Officer John w. |
Dineen double quicked up the hill and |
found Matson Furnishing his wife. Ac-
eording to the policeman the woman was t
trying to cope with the man after he had |
nearly succeeded in binding her. Mat
son was brought to the police station and
locked up. When arraigned before Mag
istrate II. w. Scott he pleaded guilty to
an intoxication charge and furnished
States Atty. Earle r. Davis with dis
closure. The nature of Mrs. Matson's in
iuries remaining undetermined, Judge
Scott decreed that her husband should be
detained at the station until this even
ing, when sentence will be passed at
o'clock.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
The following: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert R.
Clark of Boston, Mrs. H. NJ. Fay OF Will
iston, Miss Lillian Belding of Burling-
on, G. H. Hutchinson of Jericho, c. NJ.
Hoag of Williston, Harry H. Lane of ,
Springfield, Fred c. Smith Of Middle
Jury, G. A. Knapp of st. Johnsbury, Mr..
md Mrs. S. f. Cudworth and party of
hree, South Londonderry, d. Janion
'iacNichol of Boston, R. B. Lang of
springfield, w. H. Nouran of Chicago, :
H., C. T. Barber of PittsfeId, Mass,
I. Mackenzie of Halifax, N. S., William
T. Roberts of Norwood, n. Y, Charles @
sogers of New York City, Louis n. Pro n
ost of Rutland, Miss Yvonne Clement t
{ Boston. [
Something of fox farmer is Frank n
furphy of Merchant street, who has sue b
eeded in partially demonstrating a fam f
y of six fox cubs, the property of Fritz c
V. Jackson, who secured them from a G
'erlin farmer early in the spring. 1t {
as not Mr.. Murphy's first experience Ii
18th foxes, as a cage in the rear of his q
ONE has been used as a domieile for Il
ir Reynard aud his ilk in years past. i
he cage, however, has been enlarged to :,
a nest OF six young foxes II
nd to defeat the natural propensity of o,
he animals for burrowing, the young >,
ian has excavsted to depth of five feet 9,
nd lined the base of the cage with tin. h,
he captives seem to thrive and are u
othing if not energetic. They delight a
climbing over the walls and ceiling of p
lie enclosure and the fsr-sighted OBJ a,
river might mistake them for monkeys, r
agile are they in their movements. p
Youthful traffickers in old rags and ;.
,per threatened to create a yawning
each in the friendly relations existing /,
,tween Abram Fine and Solomon FL
sh, two junk dealers, until the police :,
terfered yesterday. Fibish has been :,
customed TO store his accumulation of 4,
d clothes. etc, near the Kempton mills
South Main street and it was from on
pile of cast-oif apparel lying there that :,
missed a number of fine bargains in a.
ems ready-to-wear garments. Also, =;
ere had disappeared other articles -
hich the junk man had collected and
hen he consulted the police their read. =
ess to see justice done was exemplifed =