The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-07
TALK OFTHE TOWN

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In town.
Miss Pearl Wilkie Of Keith avenue r,
turned to the city yesterday after spenc
ing several days with friends in Burlinl
ton.
Mrs. Emily Waters of 80 Perry stree
is passing several days in Grand Isl,
where she is the guest of Miss Len
Tucker
Westell Avery Of Hartford, Conn,
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mr..
Edwin keast OF Prospect avenue for
few days.
Miss Belle Nelson left yesterday TO
Boston, where she will spend vacation
of several weeks from her duties in tn
Shepard millinery store.
Miss Hazel Slattery of North Adams
Mass, is passing several days in the cit,
as guest in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
John McHugho of Hill street.
Mrs. G. A. Knapp of st. Johnsbury
who has been visiting relatives in tn,
city for few days, left this morning fol-
Mortified, there TO pass the remainder
| OF the WEEK Win
| Martin Mcmahon of West street left
/ this morning for Sherbrooke, p. O., there
to join Mrs. Mcmahon and children, who
are making a stay of several weeks with
relatives in Canada.
Benjamin Batcheder of Park street, a
driver employed at the fire station, re-
sumed his duties yesterday after vaca-
tion of two weeks, part of which he
spent in Plainfeld, where he was EN-
ployed in haying. Mr.. Batchelder is re-
covering rapidly from the effects of a
kick which he received from a fractions
horse some weeks ago
Louis Bergernon, who lives at the cor.
ner of fremont and Currier streets, has
completed plans for the erection of
dwelling house on Currier street lot
near his home The lot is one of several
which were recently purchased by people
living in that vicinity. Mr. Bergernon
plans to erect a house having lateral di-
mansions of "a and 80 feet and work will
be gotten under way at once.
The Presbrey -Coykendall company has
made a beginning on rather extensive
additions to its stoneshed property in the
Wiley street meadow. An annex TO the
blacksmith shop with dimensions OF eight
and IL feet is to be erected and track
frame is TO be built over the travelling
crane. The frame will be Is feet long
and its width and height will conform to
the sections already in use.
Members of the poultry family are do.
ing their bit" in these gloomy days to-
wards lowering the high cost of living,
as was recently shown by one of the
species which is the property of Charles
oliver, poultry fancier. Yesterday
one of Mr.. 0lliver's thoroughbred Buff |
Rock hens laid an egg which measured |
eight inches by six and one.half inches |
and which weighed slightly under one
half a pound
brisk shower continuing steadily for
Is minutes and at intervals for more
han half hour last evening boosted
he stock in war gardens to-day and
amateur gardeners who have been nurs.
ng vegetables since the early days of
Nay are filed with new hope as the re-
ult of the rain. Corn and potatoes are
expected to profit by the rainfall and old
ime gardeners who studied the soil long
'efore the rank and file began to show
Is patriotism by planting a plot are of
he opinion that the shower will make
,reat deal of difference with garden
ruck right here in the city.
John Mckenzie, the young son of Mr..
nd Mrs. John Mckenzie of East street
nd one of The Times newsboys, is max.
ng good recovery from the effects of
ullet wound which he received while in
berry field one day last week. Young
ickenzie had accompanied number of j
Their youths TO the berry patch, where ,
hey found party of boys hunting for
roodchucks One of them carried rifle
small calibre and when the gun was
ccidentally discharged, Mckenzie re- .
sived bullet wound in his right shout /;
er. 1t caused him little pain and he ,
as able to walk to his home without
ssistance. A physician who was called !,
, the Mckenzie home found that the
ones were unaffected, as the bullet had
assed through the feshy part of the :
BOULDER
Tomorrow the first % men drawn in
'ashington county under the selective
rvice act are to report at the county !,
in Montpelier for examiua-
on. The hour set for the appearance
the young men is o'clock The en-. .
re registration board, consisting of !,
gorge n. Tilden and DR.. j. Fl. Woodruff
Barre and County Clerk L. c. Moody, =
u be present. Four residents of Barre y
ty are numbered among the 22, al I
ough one is with the colors already. U
IRE Town is to be represented by two
Jung men. The second % to be drawn "
We been instructed to report at u
lock Thursday morning and from the Il
the p comprising Washington coun u
S spportionment will be drawn. There aC
e nine Barre men who are in the sec at
d contingent and Barre Town is rep be
'ented by two men. If the first a are II
t numerous enough to furnish the
ota, the board will begin at 45 and in
anime enough men to complete the hi
ota. m
Barre Knights Of Columbus, members of
council No. 4Ol, are subscribing lib bt
lily to the fund for the Vermont sol al
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