The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-23
TALK OFTHET TOWN

| day.
/ Frank Biermeyer of North Main stree
went TO Richmond en- fishing trip thi
morning.
l Thomas j. Newcomb returned thi
morning from Fort Ethan Allen, wher,
he visited his SON.
b Allan Clark of Hill street left yester
for Hartford. Conn, where he expects u
secure employment
Mrs. Sarah Skinner of Chelsea, former
ly OF Barre, is passing week with
friends in the city
John r. Presley, who has been pass.
ing a month in Barre on business, re-
turned this morning to his home in Au-
\ sable, N. Y.
Cleveland B. Kelly of Boston, former.
ly a Western Union operator in Barre,
] was a visitor in Barre and Montpelier
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Ward and son,
William, have returned from Joe's pond,
where they have been camping during
the past week.
State Treasurer Walter +. Scott of
Brandon was visitr in the city yestcr-
day and to-day, calling on his brother
Willis Scott, while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Taylor re.
turned this morning to their home in
Binghamton, N. Y, after passing a few
days with friends in Barre.
Newell Parker, who is employed by
the Central Vermont railroad in White
River Junction. is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. n Parker, of Spsuld-
ing street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jildo Cappio of Wash
ington street are entertaining the lat
ter's mother, Mrs McGovern and daugh-
ter, Miss Jeanette McGovern, of New
wark, N. j.
Mrs. N. o. Ralph and little daughter
of Cable street. who have been pass
ing some time in the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs F. o. Ralph of Brookfeld, returned |
to the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. S. Levin and Joseph
Kolvssky have returned from Burling-
ton, where they have been possing a few
days with Private Harry Levin of c
Co. at Fort Ethan Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J. Dashner and daugh-
ter, Miss Emma Dashner, of Boston, are
passing a vacation in the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Dashner, of Washington street.
George Beattie, who has been passing
vacation of two weeks with his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Beattie of Ha
verhill, Mass, has resumed his duties as
a messenger for the American Express
Co.
Thomas Fl. Cave of Wellington street,
who with his family has been passing
several days in Old Orchard, Me-, has
returned to Barre and resumed his du-
ties in the office of the state treasurer '
at the capital.
Charles j. Wood of Keene, n H.,
formerly employed in Barre as confec |
tionery maker, who was one of the B
county young men accepted I
for the new national army, has returned
to his work in Lowell, Mass, after call a
ing on friends here. Ia
Henry G. Whitaker. publisher OF mon. J
lment and cemetery trade journals in
chicago, ILL.,, arrived in the city this n
morning to remain until after the con
yention of cemetery superintendent =
lext week. He was accompanied by w. :,
J. Wilson of Chicago. a commission
lealer, who is to spend several days in
he Barre granite district on business
The following item from Windsor
newspaper will be of interest locally as ie
t concerns former member of semi
professional baseball teams in Barre
Arthur Zip Counter, former popular
of the Windsor team, was
isitor in town this week and occupied J..
he PLAYERS bench at the game Saturda 2. i,
n his natty new uniform, Zip looked !,
very inch the soldier" X,
The body of Daniel ID. Averill, for tn
Ter resident of Barre and Orange, whose
cath occurred in Montpelier Tuesday, WI
as brought to the city this afternoon re
,r interment in the family lot at Elm Gu
God cemetery. Funeral services were Al
cid in the hme of his sister, Mrs c. T..
ohnson, " East State street, Montpel- mt
r, this afternoon at | o'clock Among da
lose who attended was Joseph NJ. Tart
Merchant street, longtime friend of ca
lie deceased. Su
Members of local No. l53 of the bak.
s union recently met in their sem-an- NJ y,
nal business session and elected the fol- ~:
wing officers: President, George Ross; wa ,a'
ce president, George Cowie; treasurer, -
Gorge Delphia; secretary, James Ne
onald; delegates to the central labor 20 20
lion of Barre and vicinity, George Ross ~
ID Alexander Barclay; trustees, George p I
'lpha, George Ross and Alexander 70
Irclay; sergeant at arms, James Conn. g. g.
urging the public 10 support union ~
Dor, the bakers announced that the W., ,,ri
lowing are union bakeries in Barre "
le F. d. Ladd Co, Charles A. Caron w.
d Gerald Holmes. We
committee consisting of Alderman for
L. Milne, James n. Gall and Alder at
in J. A. Healy began yesterday the pro
rk of soliciting automobiles for use sea
ring the national convention of Gem of