The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. John Beaulieu is a week end CUES
OF friends in st. Johnsbury.
James Doheny of Mortified was anon,
the business visitors in the city to-day.
John Walsh of Hardwick was anon!
the business visitors in the city yester
day.
Miss Gertrude Cheney is passing a few
days in St Adams as the guest Of Mis-
Ida NJ Hazard
Mrs. William George left yesterday
week end with relatives.
Alexander Murray left last night fol
Northampton. Mass, where he is visit
ing relatives for a few days.
Mrs. J. X. Anderson left to-day for
Springfield, Mass, there to make a visit
of several days with relatives.
Frank Mcpherson left this morning for
Iberyille, p. o. where he has secured
I employment a. granite cutter
! n. Venetti and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Der.
trand are among the Barre people who
are passing the week end in Burlington.
! John Hollenbach OF South Barre went
to Windsor this forenoon to pass the
week end with his son, who is employed
there a a machinist.
Andrew Guerin went to Burlington
Friday afternoon, having been summoned
there By the illness of his son, William
Guerin, who is employed as bellhop at
the Sherwood hotel.
Fred Bresaw OF Manchester. n. FL, who
has been visiting in the city since Tues
day returned to his home to-day. He
was accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
Martha Bresaw, who will make her home
there with her son, after having lived in
Barre for nearly 80 years.
Mrs. Susan Jones OF Eastern avenue
left this afternoon for Johnson, called
there by the death of her brother, DIR.
II. n. Waite. Her sister, Mrs. Hattie
Waite, has been in johnson for several
weeks assisting in the care of her broth
err. The funeral will be held tomorrow.
William Thompson received a telegram
yesterday advising him of the death of
James Thompson in Montreal, P. @. 1t
happens that Mr.. Thompson has a son,
James, and close friend of the surname
Thompson, whose first name is also
James. Efforts to ascertain over the
telephone which one OF the two had
passed away were unsuccessful and Mr..
Thompson left late in the afternoon for
Montreal.
Laborers who have been at work build
ing the wall on the east side of Branch
street under the direction of Edward
Normandeau during the past few months,
have completed the work there and yes
terday the derrick and engine were
hauled to the Tabor crossing in Mont
pelier, where Mr.. Normandeau has a big
Job under contract when the spring opens
up. On Branch street the road has been
made little wider
Canine sagacity is related in the fol.
lowing item from the Hardwick Gazette:
Major, the big St.-Bernard dog belong |
ing to Mr., and Mrs. Monkey of the Hall
cafe, is some canine traveller. The Mox- |
leys came here last summer from Barre, |
the dog with them; and since
then he has made tie journey over there,
a distance of 20 miles, several times. |
When out of doors they are compelled to
Keep an eye on him all the time for fear
ne will repeat the trip"
"Katinka" and robin Hood" which
ire booked for the Barre opera house
lext week, are two of the finest musical
on the road this season. In
! letter received to-day Manager j. f.
1oban was advised that Barre is the
,nly "show town" on this side of the
tate to get booking of "Katinka" and
Barre is one of two places in Vermont
where robin Hood" is to be played this
ear The company's other booking is on
he other side of the state.
The following clipping from Mont
cal paper tells of the death of James
lirton, a private in the Canadian troops
nd brother of Alexander Kirton of
,arre: Coroner Mcmahon will hold an
Investigation this morning into the cir
umstances surrounding a fatal accident
o Pie. James Kirton, of the 9th Royal 1
Iighlanders Reinforcing company, who
ell downstairs yesterday afternoon at :
he Guy street barracks. Shortly after !
clock Pie. Kirton fell face foremost '
own a long fight of stairs. He suffered c
broken rib and internal injuries from |
-hioh he died at ! o'clock this morning '
, the General hosnitaI . I