The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

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to w. K. Best. Plainfeld, Vt.
Mrs. Jessie r. Crosby left Saturday
for stay in Southbridge, Mass.
Miss Mae King returned to Barre last
evening after spending the week end
with friends in Waterbury.
+. II. Salisbury of Waterbury returned
to his home last evening after visiting
friends ON Merchant street over the week
end.
Edgar Downing of Chelsea, who had
been spending a few days in the city on
business, returned to his home Saturday
evening.
| Henry l.. Colt, who has been visiting
friends on South Main street during the
past week, left Saturday evening for his
home in Brattleboro.
| Fay o. Allen and Wesley w. Under
hill, members of the printing firm of
! Allen Underhill of Chelsea, were bus
/ mess visitors in the city Saturday.
| Andrew Johnston of East Montpelier
returned to his home Saturday evening
after visiting at the home of his broth
er, James Johnston of Highland avenue.
! Mrs. Charles Kay and daughter, Flos-
sic, returned to their home on South
Main street yesterday after spending the
past two weeks visiting friends in Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Barney and
daughter of Canaan, N. H., are passing
several days in the city as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold p Human of Orange
street.
Sidney Turner, who has been visiting |
several days with friends in the city,
left Saturday for Middlesex, where he
is to be employed on farm through the
winter.
Alphius Hutchins commenced work in |
the Johnston & Gamble livery to-day to
take the place of his brother, Leslie
Hutchins, who finished work there Satur.
day evening.
Alexander Cannon, who has been EN-.
ployed as an engineer in Barre Town for
the past five months, left the city this
morning for Bridgeport, Conn, where he
has a position.
Ralph Rogers, who has been passing
fortnight with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank G. Rogers of Richardson street, re-
turned this noon to New Haven, Conn.,,
where he is a student at Yale university.
Miss Mary Given, who has been pass.
Mr. and Mrs James Given of Richardson
street, returned yesterday to Moretown,
where she is engaged in teaching school.
Miss Beatrice Beach, who has been
staying at the home of her parents, Mr.. ,
and Mrs. Theodore Beach of Prospect I
street, over the holidays, left Saturday
for Highgate Springs, where she resumed ,
her school work to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Batchelder, who ,
have been visiting friends in Washing
ton, d. c., during the past two weeks, I
TO their home on South Main
street last evening. While en- route home
ward, they visited in Philadelphia, New
York, Providence r. l., and Boston.
John McHugho of Hill street, the vet. !
ran engineer of the Barre & Chelsea !
abroad, resumed his duties at the throt-
lie of one of the Hill locomotives this
morning, after an absence of two weeks. I
\. p Burnham of Perry street, who has !
'een substituting for Mr. McHugho, has !
esumed his duties in the yard locomo.
i've.
A telegram received this morning by
Ir. and Mrs. Charles A. Brown of Jeffer- !
on street brought tidings OF the serious =
lness of the latter's sister, Mrs. Fl. w. \
ievins of st. Adams. The message stat !
d that Mrs. Bevins had been removed to 2
he hospital and was on the point of Z
to an operation. Mr.. and .
IRIS. Brown went to st. Adams this fore z
DON. =
Miss Annie Macdonald OF rs Elm (
rect, who was recently graduated from :
lie Bryant & Stratton business college z
Boston, began work this morning in Z
le Office of Canton Bros. on Smith .
rect, succeeding Mrs. Robert Johnston, Z
no is employed in clerical capacity at !
e granite manufacturing plant of An z
ew Barclay. q
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Miles and daugh- -
RS, Clair and Kathleen, left yesterday
r New Rochelle, n. Y. After visiting
New Rochelle for a day, Mr.. and Mrs.
lies win leave for st. Petersburg, Fla,
here they are to remain for the winter to
he Misses Clair and Kathleen Miles aft
II remain in New Rochelle, where they of
e to resume their studies at Rochelle str
llege.
Mrs. Frank C. Turner and Mrs. B. II. Me
fifth entertained at the formers EN-
me on South Main street Friday even mes
Z in honor of the South End 500 club. fei
veral tables were filled and after the r.
armament it was announced that the
st favors would be awarded Mrs. Cults win
a Earl Batehelder. Favors for the con. etc
tants who were left in the rear when for
, heavy scores began TO gain ground anc
re presented Mrs. John G. Dodge and lier
ank Carleton. The hostesses served a -
1stantial luncheon after the card play ss
Letters received here from Mr. and Mrs.
thur j. Cave, formerly of Barre, who
the city early in December, state
It they are comfortably settled in
ir home in Torrey, Fla Thus far
weather has been exceptionally mild
the outlook for a flcurishing sea-
among the market gardeners of the
ton in which they are located is con.
cred by older residents TO be wholly
missing. Mr.. Cave writes that his 5
ps are in the ground already and that I
expects to be in the front ranks OF : !
Dpers when the Florida farmers be.
to send their citrons, cucumbers and 1 /,
toes to the northern markets in the :
w spring. Not far from the place c
re Mr.. and Mrs. Cave are homestead Z
a claim, market gardens are conduct
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