The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-07
TALK OFTHE TOWN

| yesterday.
Miss Bertha Merrill OF Mortified j
passing few days with friends in Barr
and vicinity,
Among the business visitors from
Plainfeld yesterday we're Mr.. and Mrs
+. J. Bartlett.
Ralph Gillette arrived yesterday from
Bellows Falls to spend a few days will
friends in town.
The regular meeting of Cobble Hill
grange, TO have been held this evening
has been postponed
Only three more days in which to pay
your taxes without extra costs Office
open evenings from $3.50 to o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Wales, jr., who
have been passing several days at Hotel
Barre, have returned to their home in
Boston.
Mario Giudici is employed as bellhop
at Hotel Barre, succeeding John Forbes,
who is to be employed in the Hub res
taurant.
p. G. Lamson of Cambridge. Mass, is
registered at Hotel Barre while passing
a week in the Barre granite district on
business
Mrs. George w. Mann of Wellington
street has gone to Boston, there to pass
a few days with her daughter, Mrs. E. NJ.
Laws, while consulting specialist.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. O'Kelly, who have
been passing week in Burlington while
visiting their son, who is a cook in the
Headquarters company at Fort Ethan
Allen, have returned TO the city.
The ID. A. Perry Real Estate agency
has sold for r. II. Blodgett of Williams
town his farm, known as the Staples
farm, situated ON the Chelsea road, to
Edwin Prescott and wife of Springfield.
The owners expect TO occupy their newly
acquired property about Nov. |.
A female fox hound wearing a tan
coat with white spot under the collar
was taken ON the street this morning by
Constable George l.. Morris, who OBJ
served that the dog was minus license
tag. Until the owner claims the hound
it will remain in chains at police head
quarters. The dog has the earmarks of
Thoroughbred.
Compressor trouble caused suspen-
sion of work in the plant of the Hsr-
rison Granite Co., this morning at $3.50
o'clock, and large crew of men who
were compelled TO remain idle during
the forenoon were told to report at ! /
o'cock Comoli & Co., who receive air
from the Harrison company, were also
compelled to abandon work for the fore
noon.
The following item from The Argus of
Montpelier will be of interest locally:
Bertha Jean, the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Wheeler, who died
at Heaton hospital Friday, was buried
Saturday afternoon in the family lot at
Green Mount cemetery, Rev, Stanley
Bloomfield officiating. The child was a
of the late Harry Wheel
err Mrs. Wheeler will be remembered
as former librarian of the Aldrich pub
lie library.
Officers of Granite City camp, Modern
Woodmen of America, have been advised
that George II. Baldwin of Providence,
R. l., has been delegated to serve as dep !
uty for Vermont and New Hampshire. {
fhe new officeholder takes over a part ,
Of the work of A. O. Palmer of Burling-
ton, who has been in charge ever since
he order was instituted, Previous to
MS recent appointment, the new district
leputy served in similar capacity in
Rhode Island and earned for himself the
equation Of careful and conscientious j
,fficial Although the supreme order does t
lot designate the town or city where a
he deputy shall reside, Il is regarded as ?
that Mr. Baldwin will locate
somewhere in Vermont
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were -
he following people: Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. :,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Hickok, r
Hiss Hickok and Harry S, Stebbins of -
Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. H. d. Webster a
nd Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Kelly of East
burke, B. L. Rice of Chicopee, Mass,
|. P. oliver of st. Jobnsbury, e, I. A
lark of Groton, c. c. Combe of Morris
lille, d. A. Dean of Kingston, Pa, Thorn CO
s j. Adams and c. r. Spaulding of z
Woodstock, +. T. Ryder of New York, -
aura A. Barstow of Burlington, Mr.. and \.
Irs. John Anderson of Baltimore, Md, er
:. H. Dewart of Burlington, b. U. Wells -
st. Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. 60
ooper of Boston, |. 4. Bronson and 5. A. "
van of St. Adams, Mrs. H. II. Fisher, II
n. and Mrs. Caverly of Rutland and -
isuffeur, F. W. Bliekhsn of Buffalo, n. HI
:, Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Cross of North as
ED, T. B. Garvey of Burlington, w. +. " "
Dwell of Easton, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. st
f. Bliss of Maiden, Mass, Mr.. and 2
RS. Charles Vaughan and chauffeur of
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hanson, OF
isses Esther and Cecilia Hanson of o.
ingham, Mass. c. w Mercer of Hart or
rd and Charles Quincy and J. H. Hines
Springfield. q
A cloud of uncertainty surrounding ~.
e whereabouts OF his son was re- =
owed to-day. when James Parker, ST..
Summer street, veteran of the Brit
navy, received from the son, James
Irker, jr., a letter advising him Of ex.
riences encountered in two clashes ~ ~
tn German U-boats Some time last pr
u young Parker was aboard the Mis- x ,s'
urian when she was torpedoed by the '
rmsns. II was his fourth trip with
e vessel, and he nearly lost his life