The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Wednesday and Thursday OF this week
with line of spring and summer millinery
adv.
John II. Webster of Pearl street, who
has been detained indoors by an eye in
jury, is able to be out of doors, although
the vision in the injured member is not
fully restored.
Owing to the inability of Pres. ]. l.,
Reeves, one of the speechmakers, to be
present the peace meeting to have been
been postponed indefinitely.
Arthur Lane, the Plainfeld man, who
sustained serious injuries in runaway
accident last week, is in critical condi-
ton and plans are being made for his re-
moval to hospital. Dislocated ribs and
a hip fracture were sustained in the ac-
cident and because of the mans age it is
feared that he will be confined for long
time. j. X. Kenny and Bertelle Lane OF
Boston have arrived in Plainfed to visit
| Mr.. Lane.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Julian and the
latter's daughters. Misses Margaret and
lrma Scott, who have made their home
in Barre for some years, left this fore
noon for Portland, Me-, where they are
to take charge of a large rooming house.
Mr.. Bennett was formerly employed as
bookkeeper in the Granite street plant OF
Mari & Gordon. The house on Harring
to avenue vacated by the family is to be
occupied by Alexander Kesson and fam
lily of Laurel street, who are transferring
their household goods this week.
Under the auspices of the educational
department of the Woman's club, Prof.
Peach of Norwich university gave talk
last night at the club rooms in X. of p.
hall on the life of-James Whiteomb Ril-
ey. Prof Peach gave most interesting
insight into the life of the poet and in
terspersed his talk with readings from
his works The stormy night tended to
lower the attendance, but those who
braved the elements and attended pro-
nounce the lecture one of the best which
the educational department has secured.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre yesterday and to-day Were the
following people: Don II. Sears Ct Monk
ton, DIR. H. \. Nelson Of Burlington, c. L.
West of Oklahoma, George f. Fisher OF
Lyndonyile, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. c. Cheney
OF Morrisville, +. f. Blake of Stark,
n. H., John o. Baxendale of Burlington,
f. w. Stearns of st. Johnsbury, T. J.
Hallam of Springfield, 4. B. Bailey of
Burlington, W. NJ Potter of Albany,
J. A. Rogers of Burlington, J. A. Hunter
OF st. Johnsbury, r. J, Leighton OF Lock
port, N. Y, Prof. A. W. Peach of North
field. H. H. Holden of Mortified, G. H. |
Wilder Of Burlington.
The roads leading into the city from
the surrounding towns were reported to
be in the poorest condition of the winter !
yesterday by people who had occasion to
travel the highways The rain and thaw
softened the snow to such an extent that
it was barely possible to navigate in
many places and on few of the back
roads, the drifts were so deep that a
team could not pass. For two days back,
the local rural letter carriers have ex-
perienced difficulties and in some cases
the mail could not be delivered. Sew
era drifts on roads in the direction of
Orange and Washington of eight TO ten
feet in depth have been encountered,
while the snow is equally as deep on the
west hill roads.
Receding waters in Stevens and Jail
as well as Potash and Gunner
brooks, marked the lowering of 'he tenn
oerature and change in weather soon
after midnight this morning. Although
heavy rains last evening made swollen
streams, the danger of flood was never
very serious and there is a feeling among
property owners who are usually appre-
lensive of high water that the POSSIBLE
ties Of property loss are rather slim. /
Around o'clock the ice above the Trow |
/ Holden dam began to. break up and
hortly afterward the mill pond was
lear. The thaw failed to dislodge the
ce in Wards millpond in Jockey hollow,
mt the accumulation there is soft and is
expected to wear away without doing
my damage.
Six candidates for Jail sentences OF $
arying lengths were arraigned before I
Magistrate II. w. Scott in city court this {
orenoon, five of the respondents having {
,een taken from the A. Tomasi block in v
police roundup Tuesday afternoon. s
'leas of guilty were entered and two s
abitual drunkards. Daniel X. McLeay [
nd Eugene Arnold. were asked to make h
disclosures. McLeay mentioned a first a
lass establishment in Granite street and 3
second class license in Pearl street, but G.
.rnold told of strangers and stuck to his o
ext. The former will serve 30 days and h
.rnold was sentenced to 80 days and /,
Is fine. Isidore Boboney, Stephen Bruso
nd Herbert Smith, completing the quin- il
et, were given sentences of 80 days. a
latthew f. Gavin Acknowledged first a
ffense and went to Jail for the minimum {,
ERIN. s.
Two Barre women have offered their s.
srvices to the American Red Cross in 4
ne event of war and another recruit b
-om the navy has been enlisted from this d
ty. Mrs Verna S. Robinson of the h
orthern hotel and Mrs. Flossie Jones of Of
| Maple avenue have volunteered to join b,
Red Cross unit as nurses and their Il
ames have been registered. Other WON So
! and girls in Barre are said to be con-
dering voluntary affiliation with the OF
ed Cross. Gerald Dutton of 81 South hi
ain street is the latest recruit to offer er
mself to the navy. Outton has been dc
nployed as a clerk in the Barre Book N
ore for several months and he reached on
$ decision yesterday. He left in the 70
tcrnoon for Burlington and last night fr
wired his mother that he was being m
Id there to await further orders. He he
LISTED through the recruiting agency
aintained by the navy department in
ashington county. Young button is