The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-28
TALK OFTHE TOWN


Edward Clark left yesterday for Port
land, Me, where he has been summone,
by the registration board in the distric
where he Is enrolled.
Mr. and Mrs. T.. S. Whitcomb have re
turned TO their home In Bellows Falls
after having been called TO Barre by the
death of Homer Fits.
q. Il, Perry was in Burlington to-day
Go attend the annual convention of the
Vermont Funeral Directors and EN-
balmers' association, which opened last
evening
Selectman Frank Mills Of Orange was
among the business visitors in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Mills Is recovering from
an illness which has confined him TO the
house for several weeks.
DR.. J. H. Woodruff, who has been
passing few days at Old Orchard, Me-,
has resumed his duties as member Of
the county registration board. He was
accompanied from Old Orchard by Max
Holden.
] Algot Knutson of South Main street
left this morning ON trip TO Boston and
Providence, II. l., with view of accept
ing position If he finds conditions ia.
yorsble to establishing his permanent
residence elsewhere.
Mrs. James X. Prize and daughters,
who have been passing several days in
Marshfeld, have closed their camp at
Niggerhead pond for the summer, pass.
ing through the city yesterday while on
their way home TO Williamstown.
William Mcdonald has returned from
an automobile trip to New Hampshire.
He was accompanied by his brother,
Thomas Mcdonald, who is passing a va
cation of two weeks at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Mcdonald,
Of John street.
The case of State VS.. Mrs. Mary Corti,
whose plea of guilty has been entered
on the records at city court, was con
tinued from yesterday to Sept. 10. Mrs.
Corti was charged with a violation of the
liquor laws and has been admitted to
bail of $500 for her appearance when !
called.
Because of compressor break down,
work was suspended at the plant of c,
w. Mcmillan & Son ON Blackwell street |
Monday afternoon and operations were
not resumed this morning. II is expected
that the employees will be recalled to.
morrow, as repairs on the machinery are
nearing completion.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cormack of Hill
street returned to the city yesterday
from stay of ten days in Quincy, Mass,
and Hartford, Conn. As a delegate of
Clan Gordon, No. IL, Mr.. Cormack. an
,x-ehief of the local order, attended the !
annual convention of the royal Scottish
,lansmen, which was held in Hartford
asst week.
For few moments last night around I
o'clock Barre endured the darkness .
hat used 10 settle down soon after sun.
ct in the days before electric illumina
ion The break down in the lighting
eryiee was due to a grounded wire al
he Bolton falls plant of the III. & B,
J. & P. Co, and as soon as the load was
hifted to another line the lights were
estored A heavy shower in Bolton was
eported at the local office of the lighting
ompany soon after the service was sus-
ended,
Real Estate For Sale: On account of P
DOR health, | am obliged to sell all my 9
cal estate in Barre, consisting of the DR.. Ct
house at Is Merchant street,
house of 10 rooms and tenement OF y
our rooms electric lights, gas, hot It
-ater heat lot llsxl85 feet; barn with a.
ela.r Also, eight room cottage on Sum.
Ter street, adjoining the Merchant &C
treet property. This cottage has all u
lodern improvements; lot 54x76 feet a.
9th properties in first-class condition. u
or further particulars inquire of the ie
~ner, o. ~ Granger, Is Merchant street, al
arre.--adv
The condition of j. Edward Rollins, m
,teran of the Civil war, who sustained at
-ievous injuries in fall on the first ca
airs at the Gordon building yesterday al
ternoon, was reported to be somewhat OF
lproved to-day. The patient suffered WI
70 deep Commissions on the face, one of
EN- being over the left eye. chronic so
meness has been aggravated by the al
H. although the fear that he had sus- w
ined fracture was dissipated by the We
ctor's examination. Mr.. Rollins was wi
e of the tenants of the Spencer build Nj
z which was recently destroyed by fire Sp
South Barre. He is staying in the o'c
me of his son, Carl Rollins Of Brook ad
q street. pc
Special accommodation cars were at sic
ched to Barre trains arriving over the sci
ntral Vermont last night and this A.
,rning. A through car from Boston cal
tached to the o'clock train in the thu
sning, brought many southern New of
gland visitors to the convention of Be
nerican cemetery superintendent and Tu
'ly this morning service car which ing
s reserved for western delegates ar vet
ing in Chicago arrived in the local sic
I'd. A representative of the local en- tar
tainment association was at the sta
n to assign the arrivals to their lodg-
quarters. The sleeping cars were at
he'd to the outgoing trains at s;25
ock this morning
Ierchants on Main street in many
tances have created attractive window