The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-22
TALK OFTHE TOWN

II Myer s. Levin of the Union Clothin
II Co. is spending several days in Bosto
and New York on business,
A. Massoni left the city Saturday TO
Concord, n. H., where he has secured EN-
ployment in the granite industry.
j. A Greenwood has returned TO hi
home in Chester after passing severa
days in Barre and vicinity on business
] Guy Vitagliano left this morning TO
a business visit in Rutland before start
ing in midweek on an automobile tril
to his former home in Maine.
Miss Miriam Howard, formerly teach
err in Spaulding high school, has re
| turned to her home in Brattleboro, afte
| making a short visit with friends il
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Calcagni and family
are moving their household goods from
95 Berlin street to the farm on the
Plainfield road known as the Holden
place, which they recently purchased.
States Atty. Earle r. Davis and Judge
+. j. Martin of the probate court were in
Waterbury to-day to attend hearing
in the case of a Montpelier man who has
been at the state hospital for obserya-
ton.
A party of young men. consisting of
Burton Humphrey, Fred Thompson and
William Lille, left last evening for New
Haven, Conn, where they have secured
employment with the Underwood Type
writing company.
Mr., and Mrs. Francis Cleary, who were
recently married in Montpelier, returned
to the city Saturday and are making
their home on North Main street. A
part of their honeymoon was passed in
Boston and vicinity.
Charles Hoyt, the Central Vermont
baggage master, who sustained an arm
! fracture in an accident on the Williams
town branch a fortnight ago, is progress
ing steadily toward recovery, although
he is still confined TO his home on Maple
Grove street.
Albert Lawson, who has been in the
city for a few days while arranging his
affairs, returned Saturday night to Bris
toll, Conn. Mr., Lawsons name was
drawn in the Connecticut draft and he
expects to be called to the colors within
few days.
Private Harold B. Nelson of Camp Dew
ems, Aver Mass, called on friends in
Barre and Montpelier yesterday while
home on brief leave Private Nelson
was formerly employed as a conductor
on the Washington street line of the
traction road
William Alexander who is a sailor on
board the r. s. S. Des Moines, left this |
morning for an Atlantic seaport, after
having spent the week end at the home |
of Mrs Alexander OF Graniteyille and |
with his mother, Mrs Margaret Alexan |
der, of Patterson street.
Apart from the arrest Of two first Of /
Tenders Saturday night, unusual quiet
prevailed at police headquarters through |
the week end To-day Frank Duba of
this city and William II. Durham of
West Berlin, appearing before Magistrate
II. W. Scott in municipal court, aeknowl
edged intoxication offenses and paid the
nominal fines and costs.
Having leased an apartment in the
Henderson block at the corner Of Pearl
and North Main streets, Ernest Letour
neau and L. Provost have opened res
taurant at No. / Pearl street, which is to
be known as the Pearl street restaurant.
Mr.. Letourneau gained considerable Of
local reputation while conducting the :
ilplt III titt W al lhAHtHipthis tit thAliiE (
place long favored by harried business ,
men and other epicures.
Canada, Our Ally" was the subject
Of the pastors sermon at the First Pres
Dyterian church Sunday evening, when a I
arge congregation assembled to hear the Z
clergyman in a continuation of his war !
lime topics Rev. Mr., Grassland spoke !
IN the vast resources of the northern do ]
ninion and explained some of the mo-
ives which prompted Canada to give its T
III to the cause of the allies. At the :
morning service there were candidates
or baptism
With the reopening of the local bowl v
ng season Saturday, several high rollers V
ppeared at the Merlo academy for the t
Other impromptu matches 5
we're played at the Pearl street lanes and "
n both camps there was talk of organic &
ng a team to represent Barre in series
{ big matches this winter. Requests
or matches have been received from
Burlington, Montpelier and st. Johns
ury. I
At his farm on Richardson road yester =
ay, Arthur Barber kept open house TO \
he members of the Conservative club,
tho were assembled in honor of Francis
leary, one of their number who was re-
emily married. A chicken dinner was
ne of the features OF the gathering and :,
forwards the club men were privileged -
, inspect some of the improvements g
hich Mr.. Barber has completed since
cquiring the farm. In
The police were called to the Central
ermont station early Sunday morning
queh small-sized riot which had de
eloped from a quarrel among people
i'd to have been waiting for train.
he fight was in the nature Of four
,me, with a quartet of husky actors
,rforming on man who was four
oints down. A length of drain pipe is
ported to have figured in the hostilities,
1t as the police drew near, the assail-
ITS dropped their tools and made off
n investigation of the fracas was under
ay yesterday.
The Importance of the second Liberty III
an Of 1917 is emphatically stressed in
e south display window at the Day
Int store, where the decorator James [
,bertson. has achieved splendid results
completing a patriotic display. Lib
ty loan literature, including some Of !
: effective poster advertising which j.
inging bond buyers to a realization Of
e task before the nation, H. used adj [