The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

H Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Snow of Hanover
\ n. H., are visiting at the home of MI
and Mrs. l.. P. Clough of Nelson street.
Miss Ethel Badger of Eastern avenu
left this noon for Morrisville, where sh
will spend several days visiting relatives
Il The Peoples Shoe Store announces tn
arrival of 600 pairs spring 1917 pumps il
the latest shades and shapes for Easte
| offerings.-adv.
| The Junior Holy Name boys of ST
Monica's church will receive holy com
munion in body at the o'clock mas
Easter Sunday morning.
| Miss Bessie Pitkin of Providence, r. l.
returned to her work to-day, after visit
ing at the home of her mother, Mrs. LIE
ona Pitkin of Jefferson street, during
the past few weeks.
Miss Dorothy Simonds, who has beer
visiting at the home OF her mother, Mrs
Rebecca Simonds, of Williamstown dur
the past two weeks, passed through thu
city to-day, while en- route to st. Johns
bury, where she will resume her duties
in the ST. Johnsbry schools Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Cole OF Williams
town passed through the city to-day
while en- route to Mortified, where they
will spend the week end visiting friends
and relatives.
Miss Edna Dashner, who has been Wis
iting at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Dashner of Washington street
during the last two weeks, left this
morning for Chelsea, where she will re-
sumo her duties as teacher in the Chelsea
schools Monday.
knights of Birmingham, 100 strong,
/ assembled at the lodge rooms in the
Blanchard block last evening. where the
degree was worked upon large class of
candidates. Several out of town visit.
ors were in attendance. After the de-
gree was completed, the knights gathered
in the banquet ha, where buffet lunch
was served by committee in charge.
Mrs. Grace B. Morgan of Prospect
street is one of the mothers of Barre
who have given sons to the service Of
their country. Mrs. Morgan's son is a
member OF the 25th New York regiment
OF infantry and has been under arms for
some time. Although her son is with the
eolors miles away, Mrs. Morgan was one
of the many Barre people who joined in
giving the Headquarters company dem
onstration on the occasion of their leave
taking yesterday.
The premises OF G.. M. Castro in Web
sterville were raided yesterday by Dep
uty Sheriff Dennis Donahue and Deputy
Norman Pratt, the latter Of Williams
town, on a search and seizure warrant
issued from the court of Justice of the
Peace A. G. Dickey. When arraigned be-
fore the magistrate the respondent en-
tered plea of not guilty to charge Of
violating the liquor laws. Bail of $500
asked bv the court was furnished and a
hearing will be held on date not deter
mined.
Car No. 81, southbound with load OF
stonecutters, suffered one of its periodic
half -derailments soon after IL O'Clock
this forenoon when the rear set OF
trucks, deviating from the direction
chosen by the fore trucks, started up
Washington street. The trucks cleared
the rails by good deal larger margin
than is usually the case and when the
wheels began their crunehing noise on
the tagging passengers hastily vacated |
the car. The trouble began at the switch |
and before the motorman had brought |
his brakes into play the car was stand
ing at attention with the front vestibule |
pointing due west
When the city schools reopen Monday !
morning after the annual spring vaea-
tion the work of conducting medical
inspection in the grades and high school
will be delegated to a graduate nurse,
who has been employed by the school
in compliance with the refer
,ndum vote taken bv the voters at the /
March meeting She will devote her un-
divided attention to the inspection and
Turing the remainder Of the spring term,
{ is expected that good deal OF data
concerning the physical well being OF the
tudents win be gathered, Sessions at
Goddard seminary are not to be resumed
lntil Tuesday morning.
Sponsors for the big Board of Trade
and dance TO be held next Thurs /
law night sought to-day TO coniound the
Impression that evening dress is to be
eauired at the function, and as evidence II
n rebuttal put in the threat to paint
he German coat of arms on any stiff ;
nlTJ DOsQUl tndb may appear oii tt"t c
ccasion. In a more serious syein, how ]
yer. the committee wishes it to be !
nown that the Board of Trade banquet ;
nd dance-the one at Hotel Barre and
he other in Rowland halls to be in
he nature of a get.together where all
lay rub elbows and fraternize in the /,
riendliest and most informal fashion. :,
ickets, limited to 100 couples, are GO \
lg rapidly.
Talk of Barre's furnishing war muni
ons is being revived now that war with
ermany has been proclaimed and while
he rumors have nothing in common with
he 1914 story of manufacturing granite
lnnen balls for the allies, the report
lat several granite manufacturers have
zen preached on proposals TO turn their
ants into munition plants is being
read with persistence At least four
anufacturing plants have been men
oned in connection with the stories.
it requests for more detailed informa
on from persons who should be in
'sition to know have not elected any
formation There seems TO be some
rifcation for the report that manutac
rers have been approached In some
arters the report is neither affirmed
r denied.
Ernest A. Swain. native of Massa-
usetts and recent graduate of Dart
Duth college. who was in town this
n as,un1fns for tho hisr L