The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-04
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY. AUGUST \ 1917.
The Weather
Sunday fair and somewhat warmer.
TALK OFTHE TOWN

ness visit.
Mrs. Victor Niemi left this morning
for Quincy, Mass, where she is to make
an extended stay with relatives.
son was born last evening at the
City hospital TO Mr.. and Mrs. Forts IL
Abbott of West Patterson street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fraser, who have
been in Burlington during the state golf
tournament, have returned to the city
Mrs. Grace Carr will serve a special
chicken dinner Sunday from l TO 2 ut the
Woodbine, 81 jefferson St.; soc plate.
Deputy Sheriff George Tracy, jailer of
the Orange county Jail at Chelsea, was
among the business visitors in the city
to-day
Miss Dorothy Parks of "a Pleasant
street returned to the city last evening,
after a stay of several weeks at Silver
Bay, ~ Y.
Fred Nicholson of the east hill left the
city to-day for New Haven, Conn, where
he has secured employment in muni-
tions plant.
Miss Christine Walker of Is Highland
avenue was taken TO the City hospital
yesterday afternoon and operated on for
appendicitis.
Elmer o. Holmes of Eastern avenue
returned this morning from Joe's pond,
where he has been camping during the
past few days.
Mrs. William Geake of Graniteville
passed through the city this morning on
her way to Littleton, n. H., where she
will spend week with friends.
Miss Lucy Wells has returned from
Woodbury. pond, where she has been
camping during two weeks vacation
from her duties in the postoffice.
II. L. Campbell of fremont street left
this morning for Sherbrooke, p. O., to re-
main for a few days with Mrs. Camp.
bell, who is making an extended visit in
Canada.
Guido Dindo and Leopoldo Gerbetti left
the city last night for Sherbrooke, P. O.,
where they have secured employment in
the Canadian plant of the Ingersoll- Rand
company.
Alden Burke, Raymond Gallagher, Eu
gene Loranger and Matthew Haley re-
turned this morning from Woodbury.
pond, where they have been camping for
the past few days.
n. G. Baldwin has gone to Lanesboro
to open his camp at Kettle pond. Among
the guests at the camp are Miss Blanche
Conner of Barre and Mrs. ingalls, and
N4,.. T,1aIfe Of Nnrfh6aiI
Misses Grace Cheney and Dorothy
Bartlett of Washington visited friends in
town yesterday. Miss Cheney expects to
return to-day to Boston, where she is
after spending two weeks at
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs, W L. Prickett of Allan
tic City, N. j., who have been passing
week in the city left this morning for
Burlington. Mr.. Prickett is represen-
.ative Of the audit bureau Of circulation
md is visiting several newspaper offices
N Vermont.
The infantile paralysis situation re-
NAMED unchanged to-day, according to
Dr.. j. w. Stewart, secretary of the board
Il health. Cases under observation have
lot been diagnosed as poliomyelitis, and
he six patients who have pronounced
ymptoms Of the disease are reported to
'e doing well.
Two automobile loads of Meadow
Brook golfers left early this morning for
Burlington there to witness the final I
ound of the state championship match
etween William Johnston of Barre and
J. I. Soule Of Burlington. The local
offers will remain for the professional
matches this afternoon. Automobiles ]
wned by Tom Burke and G. c. Kenyon e
arried the party.
John Kerr, who was arrested last night :
nd locked up on an intoxicstion charge, 7
ppeared before Magistrate H. w. Scott
, city court this morning and pleaded
OF guilty of being an habitual drunkard. d
hearing before a jury was set for
tuesday, morning and the jury win be
rawn Monday. Bail of 800 was fixed,
ut the respondent had not furnished Sc
Irity at noon. George S. Grant ac-
second offense and paid a n
ne of SIS and costs aggregating $5.95. g
Barre Pythians are to be well repre- =
,nted at the annual convention of the \
and lodge of Vermont, which opens in in
/. Johnsbury Wednesday morning. u u
embers of the local delegation expect
leave for st. Johnsbury Tuesday. The
credited delegates from Vincitia lodge at
e; Paul d. Leavitt, A. +. Campbell, =
j. Morse and James n. Gall, while the VI
and lodge members from Barre are c. C
Wiley, Homer G. Ladd, w. A. Drew
ID Frank L. Robinson.
Only small percentage of the tax
dget for 1917 has been paid at the city
office, and as the time limit
to expire within few days, the treas
er and his assistants are looking for
sy season next week. There is always i
e human tendency to delay tax pay
,nts until the eleventh hour, and this
ar has not proved to be an exception.
lg. 10 is the last day that taxes may
paid without the additional fees of
2 collector, plus five per cent. and the
4 Of the warrant
Among the guests arriving at Hotel