The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09
TALK OF THE TOWN


II The n. d. Phelps Co. has a small sup
H ply of meadow and field hoes.
H John A. Cross of Mortified was anon
Il the business visitors in the city Satur
/ day.
II Charles Bianohi OF Summer street re
turned last night from Burlington, wher,
4 he visited friends over the week end.
Alden Burke returned yesterday from
Fort Henry, \. y, where he has beer
visiting with relatives for few days.
Francis Wells resumed his duties In
the Homer Fits store this morning after
few months absence on account Of i'll.
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Sullivan, who have
been staying at Hotel Barre while pass.
ing several days in Washington county,
left this morning for Rutland.
The n. d. Phelps Co. will continue
their special prices, as advertised in Fri
days and Saturdays Times, through
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Floyd Houston returned to her
home on Maple avenue yesterday from
Northfeld, where she has been visiting
Tor the past week with friends.
Robert Carson, who has been passing
vacation of two weeks with his mother
on Beckley street, returned Sunday even
ing to Gardner, Mass, where he is EN-
D.oyed.
Ir and Me- A aha l.
c. Wetmore and Mrs. A. 4. Campbell re-
turned to the city last evening from i
motor trip through the White noun
tains to Old Orchard, Ne.
Allie st. John, a Berlin farmer who
was locked up on an intoxication charge
Saturday night, appeared before Magis-
trate II. w. Scott in city court this fore
noon, acknowledged a subsequent offense,
and arranged to pay fine of SIS and
costs.
Albert Z. Scott, who with Mrs. Scott |
recently returned TO Barre, after a So
journ OF year in Trenton, n. j., has |
decided to locate in this city, having dis
posed of his interest in a retail monu-
ment business TO his partner. w. Z.
Cato, also former resident of Barre.
Barre motorists returning mime from
trips in eastern Vermont and western
New Hampshire last evening eneoun-
tered congestion of traffic between II
Bradford and Waits River, where sue
cessful search for the body of Polander
in the river had been made News of
the mans death while in bathing brought
automobile owners from miles around
to the spot where the drowning occurred
and for time many people were en-
jagged in the search for the boy. Among
hose who passed the scene just as the
,ody was found were Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
J. Brock and F. H. Rogers and party.
Scarcity of teams and labor is inter
ering somewhat seriously with the plans
i the water department for improve Y
nents to be made this season at Orange
nd Bolster reservoir. Work on the
leaning project at Bolster, which has \
cen shut of as source of the city's
upply for several months as the result
I break in the spillway, has been re-
arded because the necessary teams could &
OF be hired to proceed with the plan OF a
earing the basin of weeds and other ac /
At the Orange reservoir,
apartment employees are engaged in p
itting the hay among the thousands of a
Eedlings set out in the past few years h
he seedlings transplanted in May are N
lriving. in
Black flies lowering in clouds over
very little pond in Marshfeld, Plain u
ED and Groton wrought havoc with the pa
ans of several week end parties yester al
~ and in one instance fishermen who 81
lpected TO spend most OF their time in Oh
rats were compelled to turn in their pi
acks and return home. A party of men W
hich included George Marsh, local agent WI
r the American Express Co., George 70
sattie, Joseph cambridge and John Ma VI
'ney, express drivers, were driven from ~
e environs Of Bancroft pond Saturday D.
ternoon because the flies were so thick, H.
d when they struck in toward Pigeon ia
nd, the pests were so hungry that the 10
hermen were obliged to retire sec an
d time. In years past most of the ia'
nds have been free from black flies we
ter the Fourth, but this season proves go
be an exception.
Attorneys R. A. Hoar and A. G. Fay 4
'tored to Chelsea this afternoon to be
ssent at the resumption of Orange "
Inty court, which was to come in at
o'clock after recess of week. Ac- s
ding to plans announced by Judge tar
M. Butler, the first matter TO be con- the
cred was the question of releasing to-
$. Anna Felch, recently acquitted of tax
charge of having murdered her hus- des
Id, Joseph Felch, of Topsham. The ing
secution has decided to take the case nit
supreme court on exceptions and spe
'stion as to whether the respondent fan
TO be at liberty under bail or on her will
n recognizance was to be settled to- will
:. Since her scquittal Mrs. Felch has fam
n in the custody of Jailer George eth