The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-25
TALK OF THE TOWN


business visitor In the city yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Huntley of North
field were among the visitors in the cit,
yesterday.
Mrs. L. r, Tarbox returned to tn,
city last evening after short visit will
friends in Mortified
Mrs. George Drew returned TO hel
home in Cabot yesterday, after making q
visit of several days in the city.
Harold Martin Of Bethel returned to
his home last evening after short visit
with friends on North Main street.
| Francis Wells of French street re.
turned last evening from Mortified
where he spent the day with friends.
j. G. Hoyt. who was here yesterday to
attend the Pythian gathering, returned
this morning to his home in St Adams.
Mrs Martha Calef White will be at
Miss Canning's Toilet Parlor Saturday,
May 26. Boston Office, Park square,
adv.
People you know well will take part in
Breezy Point" the Red Cross benefit
play at Spaulding assembly, May 3d.
adv.
There will be no rehearsal of the Pres
byterian choir tonight. Members are
requested to be at the church Sunday
morning at 9;45.
Buy your white hats for Decoration
day. A fine line here. Liberal discount
on all dark hats. Mrs. II. S. Miles, over
Dodge's Jewelry store.
Rodney Peake, member of Co. C of
Vermont volunteers, arrived in the city
last evening to make short soiourn
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Myrtle Bugbee, who has been
visiting in Boston during the past few
weeks, returned to her home on Wash
ington street this afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Whitcomb of Plainfeld
frequent visitor in Barre, left yesterday
for Chicago, H., where she was sum.
moned by the sudden death of her broth
err.
Elmer A. Scott, formerly of this city
and of late of Graniteyille, will leave
this evening for Boston. where he has
accepted a position with the Standard
Publishing CO., as an office clerk.
Children of the Presbyterian Sunday
school are asked to meet at the church
Saturday afternoon at o'clock for re-
hearsal. Parents are asked to co operate
by sending the children to all rehearsals
A regular meeting of the Central La
Dor union of Barre and vicinity will be
held in the carpenters hall, Worthen
block, Friday evening, May 25 at 1880
o'clock. Business important. Angus Nc.
Donald, secretary.
The Barre First Progressive Spiritual
list society will hold services at Unity
temple, South Barre, Saturday evening
at $780, also Sunday at 3 and 1880 p. m.
Rev, Fife ]. Webster win lecture and
give spirit messages at each session. All
are invited
Mrs. Smith Martyr OF Plainfield died
at her home yesterday afternoon after a
weeks illness of pneumonia. The fu.
neral viii be held from the house sat |
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. S. F. |
Bloomfield of Montpelier will ofiiciate |
More particulars will be given later.
Dennis Trombley, who recently sold |
his farm in Williamstown, shipped a |
carload of stock to Nashua, n. H., to a |
large dairy farm which he bought
few days ago. Mr.. Trombly, who has
been in Williamstown for few days
making preparations for the shipping of
ais stock, left last evening by automobile
Tor his new home.
Joseph Estee, the Vermont Tel & Tel.
Jo.'s lineman, who was painfully injured
while working at the Barre transfer
Monday, il able to be out of doors, walk
ng with the aid of erutches. An X-ray
made Wednesday indicated
hat small bone in the leg was broken,
although major fracture at first feared
lid not develop. Mr.. Estee will be UNI
bile to resume work for several weeks.
DIR. II. Nelson Jackson on Burlington,
Who recently returned from a sojourn in
he home OF Theodore Roosevelt at Oy-
ter Bay, is passing a few days in Barre
N business connected with his quarrying
DR.. Jackson was one of sew
raj men who offered to recruit regiments
or the proposed Roosevelt division and
side from Col l. l.. Reeves of Norwich
he was the only Vermonter in
he coterie of men who waited upon the ]
olonel while the fate of the Roosevelt /,
vision rested in the hands of President
wilson.
A prosaic hard wood log was the prin-
ipal piece of furniture in a justice court
caring at Plainfeld to-day when Judge
I. w Scott of the Barre city court heard
he evidence in the case of Frank Martin
5. w. ID. Clark of Bradford, an action in
ssumpsit in which breach of contract
'as alleged. The case was called at
farshfield several days ago, but the liti-
ants compromised on hearing in Plain
cid instead of Barre in order to accom-
lodate the witnesses. One of the prin-
pals, il is stated, furnishes a supply of
,gs for paper rolls in Massachusetts,
ill and the assumpsit hangs on the
that certain log furnished
Y the defendant was unsound. f. r.
avis appeared for the plaintiff in to-
ay's hearing.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
ARE yesterday and to-day were the
blowing people: c. w Pinkham of Co
Imba Falls, Me-, Thomas S. Sinclair of :
'hite River Junction, r. V. Howard of
II. H. Abraham of Rutland,
r. and Mrs. II. r. Kendall of Hardwick,
/. J. 0'Connor of Burlington, L. L.
dgerton and NJ L. Foskett OF Roches-
II, W. Heindel of Burlington, Mr.. and
rs. r. c. Hughes of Burlington, Z. w.
of Detroit, Mich, DIR. and Mrs.
rank Whitney of North Arlington,
ass, +. p. Hall of Boston, c. f. Bent
v of Brsttleboro. Mr.. and Mrs. F. n
oward OF Bennington, Gov. Horace f.
raham Of Craftsbury, A. r. Owen of
rooklyn, \. V, A. II. SWEET of Orleans.