The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-06
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Mrs. *. III. Lane who has been visiting
her niece, Miss Ida Haviand, has re
turned to her home in Newton High
lands, Mass.
Ovila w. Boyea of North Main stree
left Saturday for his former home in Ma
lone, N. Y, where he is visiting relatives
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank X Freeb9rn o.
Marlboro, Mass, are guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Bates OF
Orange street.
Miss Hazel Partridge of Worcester
Mass, who is passing the summer in
Brookfeld, is spending a few days with
friends in Barre
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Scampini of North
Main street have returned home after
passing several days at Queen City park
near Burlington.
Miss Gertrude 0'Toughey of Boston
arrived in the city yesterday and is pass
ing vacation with relatives in Barre
and Barre Town.
Miss Elizabeth L. German of Beacon
street has gone to st. Adams, where she
is passing vacation with friends en-
camped at st, Adams bay.
Mrs. Charles r. Barrows of Central
street left Saturday for visit of a few
weeks with relatives in Springfield,
Mass, and Chicopee, Mass.
Carl Nelson of wellington street, who
is taking vacation from his duties in
the Office of the Barre Gas Co, has gone
to Northampton, Mass, to visit friends.
Charles E. Barrows of Central street,
who is taking a vacation from the tailor
ing department of F. H. Rogers & Co.,
left Saturday for his former home in
vergennes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Abbott and Mad
anne Nichols of Lewiston, Me, former
residents of Barre, called on friends in
Barre yesterday while ON their way to
| Burlington, where the latter will pass
the remainder of the summer at Queen
City park.
Delegates from several unions in Barre
and vicinity expect to leave early next
week for Rutland, where the annual con
vention of the Vermont state branch of
the II. L VI II. - W bt Dtius k.tAs AItA-
ander Ironside is preparing his annual
report, to be read ON the morning when
the convention opens. Last year the rep
resentatiyes of organized labor in Yer
mont met in Barre, when the convention
was made the occasion of reception to
Samuel Gompers
Miss Edith Gordon, who is spending
few weeks at the home of her father,
Alex Gordon of Spaulding street, grad
uated July 10 from the nurses training
school in the Wsltham, Mass, hospital,
after four years course, and has ac-
cepted position as assistant superin-
tendent of the birmingham, Mass, hos
pital, where she win also have charge of
the operating room. Miss Gordon as
sumes her new duties about Sept. |.
Around So golfers and enthusiasts re-
turned Saturday night from Burlington,
where they participated in or attended |
the events incident to the annual tourna-
ment of the Vermont state golf associa
ton. A part of the local delegation was
in Burlington from Wednesday until the
tIbst Vi tit NbiupGiibipls anu was Nus
pitably received by the Burlington golf
ers. Other devotees of the game went
down to the tournament Saturday morn
ing to witness the finals between +. l.
Soule and William Johnston of this city.
When the Barre man was returned a
winner he was accorded royal reception
by the local delegation
Contractor J. c. DeBrune, who has
been in charge of permanent highway
work for the town of Berlin on the Mont.
pelier road, expects to have the job com
pleted this week and within short time
he will begin work on changes ordered
by the Central Vermont railroad near
Dodge's bridge. Engineers in the employ
Of the railroad expect to raise the road
bed at point north of the covered
bridge and to fill in the hollow on the
northwest side of the crossing. A curve
which occurs in the railroad will be elm |
mated by bringing the crossing nearer
he bridge and the alterations as whole
will have the effect of decreasing the
hazard to travellers. 8
Again yesterday the government res I
rvation, Fort Ethan Allen, was the goal I
# many motorists leaving Barre in the |
srly morning and many of the visitors 7
Who made a week end holiday of the trip }
ought their kinsmen in khaki perhaps
or the last time in some months. as it v
5 possible that the Vermont troops may +
e moved to Charlotte, n c., this week. {
Imong those who made tAe trip were :
IT. and Mrs. William Duncan of Pleas c
mt street, Misses Annabelle Tassie and '
Henrietta Mclean, Miss Isabelle Reid, a
Iiss Gladys Dale, Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. l
irock, Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. White, Albert n
'Keefe and Sidney Newc0mb. a
John L. Fletcher, car agent for the a
lontpelier & Wells River and the Bos- n
on & Maine railroads, has returned TO
is home in Woodsville, n. H., after u
assing several days in the city on bust q
ess. During his stay here Mr.. Fletcher n
Dnferred at length with local railroad W
nicials and shippers in the matter of n
aiding cars. The government is insist
e that cars shall not be as loosely load B
as heretofore and the agent was i'm Il
ressed with the opportunities Of closer A
owing on the part OF large shippers of Al
-anite. For 30 DAYS the government is u
seping an accurate record Of all ship d
ents and the manner of loading cars al
18th a view 70 deterruininr iusf how / A.