The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-10
TALK OFTHETOWN


| Mrs. f. V. Ferguson and Miss Yates o
| New York City rae at Hotel Barre for
few days.
i Miss Golden Forshner of Boston is Wis
iting Miss Emily Fraser of East stree
for few days.
Deputy Sheriff L. W. Kent of Ran
dolph was among the business visitors il
the city to-day.
4 Macabees: All members are requested
1 to send their dues to record keeper, 81
Merchant street.
II. l.. Campbell of fremont street ha:
returned home after spending few days
with friends in Sherbrooke, p. Q.
This is the last day in which to pay
your taxes without extra costs. Office
open evenings from $3.50 to S o'clock.
Misses Bella Decota and NJ. Malnati
arrived this morning from Richmond to
spend two weeks vacation at their
homes.
NJ. S. Levin of Merchant street has
been passing a few days with his son,
who is enlisted in C company at Fort
Ethan Allen.
John Rogers, Fred Cole, Theron Morse
and Howard Cole left this morning by
aitomobile for Joe's pond, where they
viii spend two weeks camping.
y Rev. w. j. NJ Beattie of fremont
street left to-day by automobile for
Enosburg Falls, where members of his
family are passing the summer.
fremont street left the city last evening
| for Ocean Park, Me, where they are
passing vacation of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs U. F. Cutler and Mrs
Clara Page have returned from an auto
mobile trip through Maine. During their
absence they visited with friends in
Portland and Boston.
| Mr. and Mrs William Burhart and HUI
bert Ward and son of Mora Center, n.
Y, are at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Clark in Granitevilie, having been
called here by the death of Joseph Pat
rick Clark.
i. A. PrindIe & Co. are now located
in their new store in the Worthen block,
corner Main street and Keith avenue,
with a full line of Andes stoves and
ranges Agent for all kinds of stove re-
pairs. Call in and get prices. Tel.
595-W.
The body of Mrs. Harley Folsom,
whose death occurred at her home in
Marshfeld Wednesday evening viii be
brought to Barre Saturday forenoon for
interment in Hope cemetery. Funeral
services are to be held in Marshfeld in |
the morning at 8 o'clock.
Two travellers bound for the quarries
to seek employment were arrested by |
Chief Sinclair near Depot square, this
morning and locked up on intoxication
charges. The strangers said they had re-
turned but recently from a trip aboard
a cattle boat from England.
James Kelly of Plattsburg, N. ", is
visiting at the home of j. Edward Muir
ply of Merchant street. Mr.. Kelly is a
veteran of the Civil war, having served
in the LIST New York engineers, and is
greatly interested in the training camp
for officers, which is located near his
home town.
Bolster reservoir is full to the brim
and running over, according to soundings
and notations made by he water depart
ment last night. The water was turned
into the basin a week ago, since which 4,
time the little pond has been approaching
its normal depth with rapidity. After a
lapse of several months as the result of
a break which occurred in the winter, l
consumers here in the city may depend I
once more upon the Bolster reservoir as )
I source of supply.
Smoke billowing through the basement !
exits in the residence of J, d. 0ssola on
North Main street this feSanoon at 9:20
o'clock prompted occupants of the house
o call on the fire department for help. q
The crew of the auto chemical truck,
to the call, found that a dis
Connected smoke pipe leading from the \
urnace was responsible for the disturb
nee. Someone had filled the furnace with
xcelsior and papers and then touched
match, without observing whether the /
Hloht pipt was dlldCHtu. ~ wash anu !.
he smoke presently beloved into every :
orner of the basement and was begin
ing on the first floor rooms when the II
remen arrived. :
Neo-detectives at Sty hall were put on !.
heir nettle for few minutes this morn :
lg when Tax Collector G.. L. Morris re- .
orted the loss of a pocketbook contain o.
lg $50 in greenbacks. Ensued a diligent 7C
narch in which every nook and corner q
! the corridor and offices was carefully rs
in some instances for the first a
me in months. The constable was about rs
D redouble on the route which he fol- g
WED after leaving home this morning q
hen G. A. Bemis, observing danger sig 7s
ais in the degree of uneasiness exhibited sO
Y the loser, restored the pocketbook, 81
hich he had turned up under his broom 90
lille sweeping the corridor.