The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25
TALK OFTHE TOWN

Dry pack Ice cream at Russeils.
| Read Shea's adv. Thursday for the BIZ
shoe sale.
Father Morris Mckenna arrived yes
terday from Chicago to spend severa
weeks with friends in town.
/ Fred and Alfred Bird left this morn
ing for Burlington, where they will visi
friends for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Carley have re
turned to their home in Amherst, Mass.
after passing a few days in the city.
| Miss Margaret Chalmers of Washing
ton street returned yesterday from
Hartford, Conn, where she has beer
passing weeks vacation from her du
ties in the F. H. Rogers store.
Mr.. and Mrs Rodericl Summers, who
| were married in Barre recently, have
gone to Mortified to make their home,
the former having employment there as
baker
Edward Comolli, who is a member OF
the New Hampshire National Guard, re-
turned to Milford, n. H., after spending
several days at his home on short
leave of absence
Perley Grimes of Mortified arrived in
the city yesterday, having been called
here by the death of his younger broth
err, Weldon Grimes, who met death by
drowning Monday afternoon.
r. c. Holland of Franklin street re-
turned to the city last evening from
New York, where he has been pursuing
a course in the Renouard school of en-
balming. Mr.. Holland resumed his du-
ties in the store of B. w. Hooker & Co.
this morning.
Among the visitors from Plainfeld in
town yesterday were: Edward Colby
and daughter, Ethel, Bert H. Townshend
and daughters, Miss Vena Townshend nd
Mrs. Burnham Colby, Mr.. and Mrs Ed
gar Comstock Mrs Theron Moore, Rev.
and Mrs. L. F. Fortney.
A blaze that might have resulted in
serious fire was quickly extinguished
last evening when the awning in front of
the f. D. Ladd Co. store caught fire in
some mysterious manner. About 10
O'Clock, passing policeman noticed the
awning burning merrily and quickly put
out the fire.
| Rev l.. o. Sherburne of West Berlin
was in the city to-day to officiate at the
| funeral of Mrs. Gertrude Bartlett of
| East street, whose death occurred Mon
day afternoon. Services were held at
the Bartlett home this afternoon at
O'Clock and the body was taken to Plain
field for interment in the village ceme-
terry.
Funeral services for Weldon Grimes, |
the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer |
f. Grimes, who met death by drowning |
in Stevens branch Monday afternoon, I
were held at the home of his parents, /
20 Merchant street, this afternoon at 2 |
o'clock. Rev. b. y. Lehigh, pastor of the
First Baptist church, was the officiating |
clergyman, and the attendance included |
several of the dead boys playmates.
There were numerous floral tributes. In.
torment was made in Hope cemetery.
With renewed vigilance the police and
special officers engaged to aid in the
quarantine patrol began to round up the
children whose parents permit them to
play in the streets. A number of chill
dren were sent home, but this gentle
procedure will shortly cease if parents
in certain cases do not show better
disposition to cooperate with the au-
thorities. That is the word which has
gone out from police headquarters and
when children are detained at the sta
ton or parents are cited for violations,
the real temper of the new regulation
will be understood Children under 10
should be kept at home, on their own
premises, and not permitted to play in
groups.
Ground has been broken in the Tilden
lot, so called, on North Main street, for
a brick dwelling house to be erected by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Sanguinetti, a
permit to proceed with the carpenter /.
work having been granted by the board
Of aldermen. When completed it will be {
one of the most attractive places in
Barre, as the grounds are susceptible of .
development and the house location is
well back from the street. Specifications
call for a house with lateral dimensions
Of SO and 40 feet, the building to be
two stories high. Twelve-inch brick
walls will be used in the first story Y
and in the second story walls will be
eight inches through. The lot was ac
luired from Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum,
who are said to have contemplated the G
erection of an Office building on the site g
some years ago. II
Standing committees appointed by :,
Chairman Joseph Comolli of the school n
board last evening and announced to-
lay are as follows: Supplies, j. T. Mar :,
ion, W. H. Eager; insurance, J. C. :,
Booth, Mr.. Eager; finances, DR.. William :,
Mcfarland, Mr. Booth; fuel, w. 7. Cal :,
Ter, Mr.. Marion. The commission vot
d to re-engage Charles Pamperl, Will
lam B. Murray and Carlo Abate as
members of the evening drawing school :
aculty and the matter of engaging two
eachers for the day schools was dis
used. All but two .acancies are filed. -
for necessary repairs to of
he school buildings was made and it TT
ras voted to sell copy paper to the high =
chool students during the next school
ear. A rebate from the lighting COM
any for an overcharge last year was N,
sceived and entered on the books. co
The sun beat down with merciless I'll