The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-11
T4LKOFTHE TOWN
See Abbott's line of silk dresses.

Miss Doris Wilbur of East Calais visit.
ed with friends in town to-day.
Regular meeting of Ruth chapter, No
80, 0. E. S., Wednesday evening, Sept J.
at 1880 O'Clock.
Baby Marie Osborne, the 4-year- old
star, in told at Twilight" a five.reel
feature, at the Bijou to-day.-adv
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Stearns of Hins-
dale, N. H., are making an indefinite visit
with their daughter, Mrs. n. B, Ballard.
Regular meeting of the Sons of Vet
Grams auxiliary will be held in Worthen
hall Wednesday evening, Sept. IL, at s
o'clock.
Henry T. Benson of Chester arrived
in the city to-day to make weeks
business visit, making the trip by auto
mobile.
John Z. Hoban has gone to Platts-
burg, n. Y, there to attend the races
in progress at the Clinton county fair,
which opened yesterday.
Mrs. Thomas Clarity of Franklin
street left this morning for Stafford,
Conn, where she win make visit of
few weeks with relatives.
Mrs. G. Z. Perry and two children
of Highland avenue returned to the city
last evening, after passing several weeks
with relatives in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silvio Cecchini and child
of Wiley street left the city this after
noon for Columbia, S. c., where they
expect to reside for several months, the
former having secured employment on
an important monument contract.
Ten members of Meadow Brook Golf
club returned Sunday morning from
Hardwick, where they engaged in a |
tournament with the members of the |
Hardwick club, which was organized !
year ago with the aid of Barre golfers |
who assisted in laying out the new
course. Several spirited individual
were the outcome of the meet
ing and when they were not busy on the
course the Barre players were being
royalty entertained by the home folks.
While the street department is busy
with details arising out of construction
work on the South Main street paving
project, the water department has not
been idle and when the time comes for
aging paving blocks on the cement foun-
1ation soon to be laid, the contracting
company will not be hampered by the
presence of hydrants and cutoff con-
lections. Lately Supt. F. 0. Lee has
been diverting part of his corps of
aborers to the work of changig the
lydrants and other water connections.
Three hydrants along the section to be
'ayed are to be set in the curbing of
he new sidewalk and the water shut
IF stations will be located in the side
Walk
At the Office of the principal at God
ard seminary to-day it was stated !
hat sessions on the hilltop will not {
re resumed until Tuesday, Sept. %, as
he result of further orders from the i
he board of health. A fortnight ago it Y
Tas announced that the school would be i
e-opeued Sept. Is, but in Difference to $
sggestions made by the health authori- t
les, another postponement has been an a
ounced There has been heavy en- a
Dllment of new students, and each pu- t
il or prospective pupil is to be notified s
the change in plans. Some doubt has f,
cen entertained as to whether Goddard o
ill engage in the annual football cam L
align this fall because of the late open a
Y, but the matter will not be decided a.
ntil Coach Hoernle arrives to confer $,
it'll other members of the faculty. v
Taking of testimony in the case of n
ames B. Edward, Barre granite man IS
facturer, who met death on a Central e,
ermont railroad crossing west of De-
Dt square on the morning of Aug. 81, d
as completed by the public service com -
ission yesterday afternoon. In addi- a
on to the statements, made by menu g.
RS of the train crew, testimony was II
ven by Frank and Walter Woodcock =,
I'd Charles oliver, granite manufac- r
rers, who occupy the shed owned by -
r. Agnes Williams near the spot T,
here Mr.. Edward was killed. Commits :
on w. A. Dutton, who heard the evil =
nee, returned to his home in Hardwick d,
st night and Clerk n. II. Clawson has NJ
turned TO Brattleboro Decision in the = =
after was reserved, pending study of II,
e evidence.