The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
TALK OFTHT TOWN

Edward Davidson, who is employed il
New Haven, Conn, arrived in the cit,
last evening TO spend the holidays will
. relatives.
Birds of passage are continually seek
ing a haven at police headquarters, anC
in the past fortnight, especially during
the coolest weather No. Prospect
street has harbored the largest number
Of itinerants in number of years. Many
of the dodgers are woodsmen.
Among the guests arriving at Hote
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people; i. r. Campbell of
| Burlington A. H. Emerson of Springfield
wv S. Jeffers of Lyndonyille. G. A. Smith
of South Ryegate, II. |. Hall of Derby,
/ George F. Parker of Rutland, w r. Con-
roy of Burlington, c. J. Harrison of
Worcester. v S. Quimby of White River
Junction, d. j. MacDougsll of Boston.
Friends of Edwin Carleton and daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Carleton Of Highland
avenue, who recently left Barre for Jack
sonvile, Florida, where they expect to
spend the winter months, have received
word from them, telling of their safe ar
rival at Jacksonville, although their pas
sage was marked by several heavy
storms, which, according TO several of
the tourists who have made the trip in
the past few years were the worst ex-
perienced by them during their trips to
Florida
Swinging out of Warren street to take
his beat for the day. Officer John w
Dineeu was pondering over a postcard
message received from France last even
ing. The postcard bore the signature of
his son. Eugene j. Dineen of the L. S. S.
America, and the policeman was wonder
ing whether the sailor would be on home
soil for Christmas. Somewhere in the
distance he heard whoop, and looking
mp he saw the figure of his sailor SON
Young Mr.. Dineen posted
he card in France, and it probably came
home on the boat that bore him to home
shores. He will pass furlough of sew
eral DAYS at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I
Dneen on Cleary street.
Ernest Thompson, former resident of /
Barre and for some years prominently I
identified with the Jumpers, boxers and .
1errickmen's union. has returned to the
,itv from the Canadian Northwest, where
he has staked out a claim. lie is passing
he winter on Mount street. and in the
spring expects 10 be accompanied back to
anada bv his family. Mr. Thompson
ook up his claim a few years ago. and
'ecently he erected thereon large barn.
which is to be followed next year by the
.rectiou of a dwellinehouse. The land is
ocated in fine wheat belt in Calgary, 1
md one of it. added advantages is the
Intersection Of railroad on the prop
rty. Il
Five Of the baseball luminarics who !
ave carried the fame Of Goddard semi 4
ary into the uttermost corners of the y
ig national diamond have enlisted for !
ervice in the war, according to letters '
eoeived bv friends at the school The q
ing pin Of them all. Iawton Witt. king
in by reason az his coveted position a. [
agular with Connie Mack Of the Phila I
elphia Athletics, has enlisted as a naval @
conan. along with other stars of the 5
vo major leagues. Marty Shea q the 6
ubs and ST Joe. George Faulkner Of the {
hreveport team. and Dan keefe the n
ichmond idol. and latterly with the a
thletics. have all enlisted There re- b
aims James l. Lynch. formerly of Bos- g
,n. who gained fame a. a twirier on the IL
ll-top before connecting with the Cubs {.
g i with the American ambulance. and a
rites vividly of his experiences. y