The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-16
Talk OF THE TOWN
&c Abbott's line OF new waists.

II Shea's.
II Charles Hutchinson has returned to tht
II city from Worcester where he was called
II by the death OF Oscar Utton, brother
II in-aw.
II Ralph Norris of st. Adams returned
4 to his home yesterday after visiting
4 friends on North Main street over the
Il week end.
Miss Lillian Burke, Mrs. Leon Carroll
and Miss Gertrude Dale were among the
Barre visitors in Burlington through the
\ week end.
\ Mr., and MIS-. William Craig of Water
bury visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
William George of North Main street
| over Sunday.
Miss Roxana Bruce, who is employed
in New Britain, Conn, hospital, is pass
ing vacation of two weeks at her home
on Hill street.
Mrs. w. E. Mitiguy, who has been
passing fortnight with her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy of Brook street,
returned this morning to her home in
Enosburg Falls.
A dog which displayed symptoms of
an incurable malady, much to the an
noyance OF pedestrians, was dispatched
in front of the Park theatre yesterday by
Officer John w. Dineen.
Mrs. Grace Dix, who has been detained
from her duties as cook at the Eureka
restaurant during the past four weeks on
account OF blood poison in her foot,
caused by severe burn, has resumed her
work
Il Mr.. and Mrs John Barrett of South
Newbury and William Shepard of Mere
dith, n. H., have been passing several
days in South Barre, where they were
called by the sudden death of Mrs. Frank
Paquin.
Giovanni Peretti, a member of the regi-
mental band of the LIST Vermont regi-
ment, who was called to Barre last week
by the death Of Francesca Canevari, re-
turned to Fort Ethan Allen this morn
ing, after passing four days leave with
Mrs. Peretti.
A deed was registered at city hall Sat
urday recording the transfer of the house
at % Beacon street, owned by Robert H.
Knox, to Fred w Bancroft, who is to
take possession of the property May l.
| Mr.. Bancroft will gacate the house at 81
Franklin street.
The auction sale at Farnham's last
Friday was attended by large crowd
from all directions and between 30 and
40 second hand horses went through the
ring at prices that seemed to be salts
factory to both buyers and sellers Sew
eral fresh horses were disposed OF dur
ing the day at private sale and by ex-
change. c. f. Smith, auctioneer
An exchange gives the following infor.
nation concerning a former curate of st.
Monica's church, who is now located in
Pittsford: REV A. Hugh Mckenna of |
Pittsford has received a telegram from
the superintendent OF the Rhode Island |
hospital telling him OF the serious illness
of his brother, John Mckenna, of cerebro
spinal meningitis. The brother is mar
ried and has family of three children
The event Of the season, organ recital,
Baptist church April 20. The program
will be as follows: Organ selection, Prof.
w. A. Wheaton: vocal solo, Douglass
Inglis; reading, Miss Bailey; male quar-
tet, Dr. Jarvis, f. A. Inglis, w. J, lnglis,
George Mackay; piano solo, Miss Hollis
ter; reading, Rev. Mr.. Lehigh trio, the
Misses 1nglis organ selection, Miss
Lease; america Adults 25c, children
l5c.-adv.
c. +. Smith, auetioneer, was in Brook
field Saturday near North Randolph hold
ing an auction sale Of personal property
for Il. A. Fits, Mr.. Fits having pre-
viously sold his farm. Twenty three
head of cattle, horses and farm tools were
disposed of at prices that the crowd and
the owner called high. The trip was
made in an automobile down the gulf
road TO within a mile of the sale, then a
team was obtained TO get up onto the
hill and over some pretty deep snow ]
drifts that looked big for the time OF the
year.
Antonio Giachino, who was formerly !
engaged in the fruit business lin Barre,
stopped in the city yesterday while on
his way to Philadelphia, Pa, for a visit
with relatives. Mr.. Giachino's business
activities are centered just now in OF
tawa and Cobalt, Ont, where he has
thrived in numerous real estate ventures, ]
the erection of moving picture !
theatres and business buildings. Even in
the brief span of years that has marked !,
his absence, Mr.. Giachino said he saw :
many changes IA Barre. He is interested ,,
in the development of his Canadian inter- .
asts and says that people in the domin
ion are displaying much enthusiasm over
the entry of the United States into the
war. !.
In his talk at the Congregational church |:
asst evening Rev. J. w. Barnett, pastor
Of the church, answered the question, 4
Shall We Have Universal Training or
Volunteer Service" in favor of the for
ner, on the condition that one and all be
to serve their country in some
capacity or other in order TO promote the A
common cause. Each person must do
hat for which he is. the most fitted;
Ind not all will serve on the firing line.
The moneyed man, who has spent his
ime in drinking champagne and in yacht
ng, will be made to work alongside the
nan who has to dig for living. DR.. Bar
lett thought the United States would 1
rave to adopt the system in order to
void the condition of England at the
utset of the war. He thought that uni
ersal training would tend also to great J
r harmony of efforts in the country at
he end of the war.
At the annual meeting of the Bon
ccord Football club held in the club pa
.ilion Thursday evening, large number J
+ members listened TO the yearly report ]
t the secretary. which was favorably re-
eived and described as the best report =