The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-10
TALK or THE TOWN

II yesterday.
\ r. c. Brock of Washington street wen
TO wells River and Newbury this morn
ing on business trip.
u. II. Clark OF Perry street, who ha
been in critical condition during tn
past few weeks, is reported to renal
about the same.
Jerry Mcingis of Plattsburg, returne
to his home this morning, after spending
| yesterday in Barre and Williamstown OF
a business visit
Christian Bjorn returned to Barre yes
terday, after making a short visit a
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Bjorn of East Brookfield.
Fred j. Baird of Elm street left thi
morning for his home. in Irasville, neal
Waitsfield, where he is passing the weel
end with Mrs. Baird and children.
John Walker, who has been visiting
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William Walker of Highland avenue, left
last evening for North Montpelier, where
he is employed.
j. G. DeBrune of Park street, who wa:
detained at hime by illness for three
weeks, has resumed his duties as
foreman at the Bennett lumber tract on
the Montpelier road
Among the Williamstown business Wis
itors and shoppers in the city yesterday
and to-day are Messers. Fred Flint,
George Holden, Fred Poore, Samuel Nc.
Murray, Harry Anderson, Thomas Shaft
ney, Vincent Bates, Mrs. Harry Recor
and Mrs. Fred LaBounty.
| Allan w. Reid of Franklin street sub
mitted to an operation for appendicitis
at the City hospital last evening. The
young man survived the operation well
and to-day his condition was reported to
be favorable for an immediate recovery
Mr.. Reid was taken i'll yesterday morn.
ing.
Mrs. c. II. Barrows, who has been Wis
ting at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Moody of South
Main street, during the past few days,
returned yesterday to her home in Cam
bridge. She was accompanied by her
brother, Master Randall Moody, who will
stay with her for short sojourn.
A meeting of the Glenugie club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Saturday, Feb
10, at o'clock. All members please at
before the club. Peel and ate taties and
convoy after the meeting. Come ava
noe, Birkies, an be the either for aye
height eance in a file. G. Keith, presi-
dent.
Funeral services for Facindo Acebo,
the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ricardo
Acebo of so Granite street, were held
at the house this afternoon There
were numerous floral tributes from
members of the Spanish colony and other
friends. The body was placed in the
vault at Elmwood to await interment at
Hope cemetery in the spring.
Mrs. F. G. Rowland of French street
and her niece, Miss Lucy Wells, left yes
terday for Newark, N. j., where they
viii make an extended sojourn at the
home of Mrs. Howland's brother, Rev. |
Charles Wells. On their return trip to
Barre they will come by the way of Bos /
ton and visit at the home of Burt Wells |
of Stoughton, Mass, for few days.
After the regular meeting of St. Johns |
court, C.. 0. f., in Knights of Columbus |
hall Thursday evening, the members en-
gagged in an informal pedro tournament |
with two teams striving to outstrip each
other in the point getting. Captains
were chosen and a lively contest was
waged. During the evening the enter
tainment committee served buffet
luncheon.
Because of the sudden change in the
weather, number of granite manufac-
turers did not open their sheds this
although q majority of the
plants were not idle. A granitecutter
who makes it point to be on the
grounds if there is a possibility of work.
ing is of the opinion that the coolest
weather spells of the winter seem to
have centered their fury on the end of
the week. In two months the authority
tilted has not lifted his hammer on a
forenoon.
Carpenters commenced work yester-
lay remodeling and repairing the store
-oom formerly occupied by the +. +.
GARRISON Co., in the Morse block for Rus
ell b. Allen, who is to open sales ,
Dom up town. The work which will be A.,
ound necessary is to widen the door !
way six inches on a side, making a foot j
Inference in the width of the door. Mr..
Allen will move his new automobiles at
he first opportunity after the work is
ompleted. He will retain the rooms
which he has at the north end for re- 1
'air shop. o
The Goddard seminary basketball team =
which had two games this week cancelled :
n account of other functions on the
chool calendar, will play its second home =
anne of the season next Tuesday even
ne when the boys will meet a strong a
team from the University =
Vermont. The college team will be q
iade up of former interscholastic stars :
1 Vermont sclools, and the game is ex-
ected to be one of the best of the sea-
on. The Goddard team will be strength "
ned by the addition of Newell who en- :,
olled this week from Tilton, n. H., SEM =
lary. 4
The first accident TO befall the crew f
fifty woodsmen and sawyers at the Il
emmett lumber job on the Montpelier pi
,ad occurred yesterday, when J. c. W
arnett of Montpelier sustained a pain 81
Il injury in. handling an axe. Mr.. Bar W
ett was working in the woods with a Il
ing Of choppers and in some manner =
: struck a CHANGING blow on his right
g. The axe blade penetrated the mus
e of the leg below the knee and infict-
cash four inches long. First aid
easures were taken by other employ
of Mr.. Bennett and after the flow of fe
cod had been stopped, the chopper