The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
TALK OF THE TOWN


Special cleanup sale on suits at Alb
bolts.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Morris and son
OF Averill street are encamped at Wood
bury pond this week.
Regular meeting Of Sons of Veterans
auxiliary, No 5, Wednesday evening,
Aug. IA, at o'clock
Mario Dunghi, who has been revisiting
his old home in Barre, returned to-day TO
Buffalo, N. Y, where he is employed.
Miss Nellie Blanchard of West street
has resumed work in B. w. Hooker &
Co.'S store, after a vacation of a week.
Miss Mary Grigg has returned to her
home in Someryille, Mass, after passing
a week with Mrs. J. w. Stewart Of West
street.
Privates Mark Sage and George Crom-
ME, Graniteville soldiers who have been
passing furlough at home, returned this
morning to Camp Devens.
Seaman Mark Davis, who has been
passing a furlough at his home on Ma.
pie avenue, returned to an Atlantic port
to-day to rejoin his shipments.
Mrs, Charlotte Ramella Of Berlin
street, having returned from q vacation
visit with relatives in Burlington, has
resumed her duties in the Union Dry
Goods store.
j, I. Wyatt of Oklahoma City, Okla,
who has been registered at Hotel Barre
while here to place orders for Barre
granite, has gone to Chicago, ILL.,, to at
tend the convention of national monu-
ment retailers.
The condition Of Private Walter S.
Milne OF the signal corps, who is in a
military hospital at 0tisville, N. Y, re-
mains critical, according to late advices
from Mrs, Milne and the young mans
mother, who are with him
Mrs. F. L. Goodspeed received word
Friday of the death of her father at
Port Henry, N. X, and left for that place
the next day. Mrs, Goodspeed had been
with her father most Of the summer, his
illness having lasted for some months,
and she had come home for a short rest
when news of his death was received.
DIR. Goodspeed, who is having vacation
as pastor of the Congregational church,
was in Massachusetts, at the time, but
was notified and joined his wife in the
journey to Port Henry.
The Barre City band, the personnel of
which includes most of the musicians
who used to help make the old Citizens
band one of the best known organiza.
tions of its kind in the state, is to make
its debut in City park this evening at s
o'clock. The concert program, as printed
| in yesterdays Times, will include plenty
OF stirring music, and ID is hoped that
the public will second the efforts of the
musicians to preserve for Barre first.
class band by turning out in large mum.
bers. After the concert there win be
dance in Rowland hall. the proeeesd to
be devoted to purchasing supplies for
the band.
A number Of Barre cottage owners
were represented in a bee at Woodbury.
pond yesterday when the first section of
a 50O-yard road was constructed with
the aid Of an efficient road builder. The
new highway runs along a road mapped
out nearly quarter century ago 1t
never was worked but as the colony at
the pond increased, the need for an auto
trail to connect with the cottages grew
apace. Through an agreement with the
town of Woodbury., much Of the material
and some of the labor were furnished by
the road commissioner, while the remain
der Of the work is TO be done by the cot
tagers. The road Is to be constructed
entirely Of gravel.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following pepole; Mr.. and Mrs ] S.
Mitchell Of Sherbrooke, p O., A. r. Neal
Of Claremont, NJ H., D. II. Nixon and
H. G. Harden Of Proctor, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. B. Turner of Hartford, Conn, J. T. S.
Skeels Of Cambridge, n Y, w. ]. Quebec
of Rutland, f. r. Awkward and party Of
four from Selbyyille, Pa, Fl. d. Price Of
| Chicago, H., A. w. Derochers Of st.
Johnsbury, l. f. Butler of st. Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs A. D. Allen Of Newbury-
port, Mass, Mrs. ~ A. Brook Of New
York, Walter B. Stafford and w. G. Hub
bell Of New York, Mr.. and Mrs, H. Elmer
Wheeler Of st. Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Hadd of Enosburg Falls.
Depot square manufacturers live in
hope that the water department is about
to fulfill its promise by supplying more
adequate fire protection to the property
owners in that district. Some weeks ago
a manufacturers delegation pointed out
to the city council the consequences of a
big blaze in the Depot square stoneshed
section and at the same time the made
quacy of two hydrants at present located
among the sheds was strongly empha-
sized. This week two carloads Of pipe to
be used in the extension and enlargement
of the hydrant mains were laid down in
the square and work is expected to begin
at once. The pipe was purchased at war.
time prices, but now that it is in hand
the water department will not waste any
time in making start on the job.