The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

street, who has been quite i'll the pas
SIX weeks, is gaining slowly
Mrs. Z. A. Lundgren of 1875 East stree
IS again confined to the bed and serousl
\ Ill with bronchitis and heart trouble.
Howard Morgan of Boston, a membe
OF the Wood. Morgan detective agency
was business visitor in Barre yesterda,
and to-day.
George Il. DeIand of Worcester, Mass
former president of the United CONNER
cial Travellers of New England, is pass
ing few days at Hotel Barre.
Dance in Rowland hall Tuesday night
Feb. 20--last night before Lent. Car
rolls orchestra; auspices of Cecilian club
Watch for further nnouncements.-adv
The 500 party given yesterday for tilt
benefit of the Barre City hospital was a
great success. More than $50 ladies 9ere
present. About $40 will be realized for
the hospital.
On Friday evening, Feb. l6. Bright Star
Rebekah lodge will observe its 25th ami
versary. All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
are invited to be present. There is to be
program, refreshments and dancing.
! When Alva ]. Littel of upper Beckley
street was asked to come in from the
barn to answer to telephone call early
Wednesday evening, he heard in response
to his own Hello several answers from
an adjoining room, and upon invest:8at-
ing, he found number of brothers from
the carpenters union who had gathered
to tender him surprise. The evening
was spent in music and games and later
an oyster supper was served. The party
broke up at late hour, after having
spent very pleasant evening.
Funeral services for Thomas Spence,
a well known resident of Graniteville,
whose death at his home Tuesday even
ing followed brief illness of pneumo-
mia, will be held at st. Sylvester's
church tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock,
arrangements for the obsequies having
been held in allegiance pending the re-
ceipt of news from Mr.. Spence's brother,
Maurice Spence of Virginia, Mimi, who
is expected to arrive in Graniteville late
this afternoon. Rev. Joseph Turcot, the
parish priest, will officiate at the serv-
ices.
Local people who regard with deep in
terest the efforts of Representative f. G.
Rowland to secure the passage OF the bill
creating county sanatoriums for the
treatment OF tuberculosis are advised
that public hearing before the legisla
tive health committee will be held next
Wednesday evening. The city council
has gone on record as approving every
feature of the bin and it is probable that
the city government will be represented
at the hearing by its aldermanic health
committee, health officer and city attor
ney. Anyone who has something to say
on the measure will be given an oppor
tunity to speak at the hearing.
John Wilson of South Main street,
who voluntarily placed himself under re-
straint at police headquarters Thursday
morning because Of tendencies toward
temporary dementia, was removed to the
City hospital for treatment last evening.
The mans mental alteration took a
somewhat violent turn soon after noon /
yesterday and during a rather wild scene |
in the cell room he sustained two cuts |
on his left arm. Chief Sinclair sent in a /
hurry call at o'clock for DIR. j. A. Wark, !
but the city physician did not respond
patient was under close surveillance by /
the officers. On the advice of the doctor, +
the man was finally removed to the hos
pital, where it was reported to-day that |
his condition was improving.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
The following people; A. p. Hoyt of La
,onia, n. H., p. ID. Shepard of Belmont, II
George T.. Cousins and Sidney B. New
stead of New Rochelle, N. Y, Harry II.
lane of Springfield, C. II. Enos of Sim
ON, J. o. Sheldon of Woodstock, George
{ Whitney of Bellows Falls, G. f. Le-
and OF Worcester Mass A. w. Morrill,
II Barton, Charles r. Adams of Water
bury. +. NJ. Noble of Burlington. w. II.
Young of Bethel, Mrs. NJ +. Lerch of
Reading, Pa, +. f. Twohey of Lowell,
Mrs. B. S. Bird of New York.
A very pleasing entertainment was
provided by the Barre Teachers associa-
ion at the Spaulding assembly hall last
vening when Miss Agnes o. Jersey of
BOSTON gave a program of readings and
barre musicians contributed some ex-
eiitnN NUMBERS. NILES ilciSty ShoNeu
marked versatility in her work and her
Of characters was very
fell done, elciting much applause and
ausing the audience to demand several
ncores. She had five numbers on the I
rogram of ten. The others consisted of
piano solo by Miss Rachel Robinson. b
ocal solos by Miss Alice Tyndall and :,
liss Alice Walker, singing by the =
paulding glee club and a selection by /
uartet made up of Misses Hazel Par :.
-idge and Mabel Taylor and Messrs. i
ole and Hubbard. Miss Hovey acted as !
for the singers as well as q
II Miss Hersey in several of her read :,
gs. The entertainment was attended :,
= a fair sized audience. H.,
Specifications for moving gigantic n
zee of granite from Vinal Haven, Me-, e,
Vieksburg, Mass, by water have been 81
Finished by w. f. Rowland of Division re
rect, a veteran stone setter, whose plan al
r the transportation project was fur al
shed at the request of Matt. Heaiy 1t
expected that two years, or at least W
70 seasons, will be required to move by If
ater from the coast of Maine to the v
city one of the largest mon 70