The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-28
TALK or THE TOWN

George Johnson, who has been staying
in Burlington for six weeks, returned to
the city yesterday.
Another large shipment of hats ar
rived to-day. Mrs Brine, 3 Pleasant
street, off Brook street.
Leon Blouin paid SIS fine and costs
for an intoxication offense when ar
raigned in city court yesterday.
Mrs. Alice Bresaw, who was called to
Barre by the illness of her mother, has
returned to her home in Ogdensburg, N.
Y.
David Mclean of Boston passed
through the city yesterday EN- route to
Graniteville, where he will visit relatives
over the week end.
Mrs. Alton r. Briggs and two children
of Park street left last evening for Ran
dolph, where they will spend several
days visiting friends and relatives.
| Rev DR.. j. S. Braker, pastor of the
Baptist church in Burlington, who adj
dressed the local Odd Fellows last even
ing, returned to his home this morning.
The auction sale at Graniteville on
| Thursday of livery stock for Frank Me-
CURE was well attended and prices very
! satisfactory. c. F. Smith, auctioneer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Linekin of Park
street, who have made their residence in
Barre for several years, expect to leave
Tuesday for their former home in Thorn
aston, Me-, for stay of indefinite
length.
Cards have been received here an
nouncng the birth of a son. Edward Har-
mon Fuller, April 81, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl B. Fuller of Washington, d. C. The
infant is grandson of former pastor
of the First Baptist church in Barre
The city court room has been re-
served fer a session of United States
naturalization court next Thursday,
when Clerk F. S. Platt of Rutland viii
be present to grant first papers and to
receive applications for final papers.
Granite lodge, No. 35, f. and A. NJ,
held its annual installation of officers
last evening in the lodge rooms with a
large crowd in attendance. Past Master
Frank L. Small installed the new officers
and was assisted by Past Master Z. NJ.
White.
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise K. |
Blanchard, whose death occurred at the
home OF her son, Harry Blanchard, in |
South Barre, yesterday, will be held in |
the Universalist church Sunday after |
noon at o'clock, Rev J. b. Reardon, the |
pastor, officiating.
Mrs. Drown an aged woman from Brook |
lyn, \. y, arrived in the city over the
Central Vermont railroad last evening |
and because of her enfeebled condition
A. W Badgers ambulance was called tn |
- a.. h. IS A stnra
on Trow hill. A nurse accompanied Mrs.
Drown and win remain in this vicinity |
for time
The funeral of James J. Goodwin OF
Merchant street, whose death occurred |
early yesterday morning, will be held in
St Monica's church Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, the parish priest, Rev. P. NJ.
officiating. The body will be
taken to Waterbury by automobile
hearse for interment.
Representatives OF the Montpelier
charity department were in the city yes
terday to take charge OF two children
of Mrs. Mae Spear, who is in the county
Jail awaiting a hearing on charge of
keeping disorderly house on Third
street. Since the arrest of the mother,
neighbors have cared for the children and
an effort was made to keep them in
school. In view of Mrs. Spears failure
to get bail of $500, however, it was de-
cided to turn over theyhildren to the Mont
pelier overseer, as the family former
w resided at the capital.
At city hall Monday morning the Ii
cense commissioners will assemble to
hear protestations on any of the forty
four applications as posted about town
and printed in the newspaper. The hear
ing viii be held at o'clock and anyone
who takes exceptions to proposed loca-
lions etc. will be heard during the fore
noon. 1t is not improbable that the com
mission will convene Immediately after
he hearing to discuss the matter of
awarding licenses. Thus far none of the
has limited what the prob
lble proportion of first, third, fifth and
seventh class licenses will be.
Laborers who have been at work In
hunting for a leak in the water pipe
rear the Jones & Nye livery stable dur
ng the past few days, completed the !
work yesterday, and filled the big holes
which they have been digging in their
fforts to find the trouble One hole in
which they have been at work was of the
variety, measuring about 10
eet in depth and having a circumference
f nearly 40 feet. The water was com
nencing to make trouble around the
asements OF the buildings in that vicin-
ty and in some places had risen to the Z
urfaee of the livery yard.
Edmund Blouin and l.. z. Blouin OF
turray street expect to leave the city
ate this afternoon for Augusta, Me,
ghere they are to rejoin their company
a the I'd Maine infantry. Messrs. Blouin
the Maine guardsmen to the
fexican border last summer and upon .
heir return north came to Barre, where
hey have been living in the home OF
heir brother in.law, Conductor Blouin,
{ the Barre & Chelsea railroad. One
T the privates, Edmund Blouin has been
mployed as a driver by Morse & Jack
On, while his brother worked for sew
raj morths IN a local stoneshed.
At their home on South Main street
,st evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank II.
arleton entertained the members of the
outh End 500 club, the principal di
ersion being the well known card game
-om which the club took its name when
he series of friendly neighborhood tour
aments was inaugurated some time ago.
here were five tables and the better
art of the evening had gone when the
inners were announced. Frank {. Turn