The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-17
TALK OF THE TOWN
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Highgate Springs.
n D. Phelps attended meeting Of
the Republican state committee in Bur
lington yesterday.
Miss Stella Clough has been passing a
week in Chelsea, where she was called by
the illness Of her aunt
Mrs W. l.. Fraser and daughter Mar
iorie, of Hardwick, have been passing a
week with friends in the city.
Henry Daniels returned yesterday to
Grand Isle, after passing the week with
his cousin on Highland avenue,
Jarvis c. Harris and B. H. Griffith left
this morning for Warren TO pass the
week end with Jesse McAllister.
Mrs. Anna Pierce Of Hardwick has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. James
L. McGlafiin Of South Main street.
Mrs. James Bennett of Pearl street
has been spending week with her moth
er, Mrs. j. E. Sullivan, in Hardwick.
George A. Close of Boston arrived in
the city yesterday to pass the week end
with Mrs. Close and children at the Nor
rison farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Taft Hazelton an
nounce the birth of son, Philip Gilbert,
born Aug Is at the Whitney sanitarium,
Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ward Carver and Mr..
and Mrs. John " Rowen have returned
from a weeks motor trip through New
Hampshire and Maine.
Miss Margaret Mercer of North Main
street left the city to-day for Manches.
ter, N. H., where she is to pass fort
night with friends and relatives.
DR.. A. G. Foster, who recently disposed
Of his dental practice in the Rowland
building, expects to leave with Mrs. Eos
ter in few days for Trenton, n. j.,
where he may locate
! A flag raising will be held at the meet
ing of the Scandinavian Fraternity OF
America Saturday, Aug II, at p m
All members are requested to be present
! Refreshments will be served
| Seaman Lewis X. Hoar, who has been
stationed at Pensacola, Fla, arrived in
stationed at Pensacola, Fla, has arrived
in the city to pass furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Hoar of East
street.
Miss Alice Farnham Of Camp street
who has been passing some time with
relatives in Providence, r. l., and
lSwampscott, Mass, returned to the city
last evening. She was accompanied by
Miss Sears, who viii be her guest for a
| time.
| Miss Harriet Houston Of Maple ave
nue., who has been assisting as cashier in
the Daylight store for the past month
completed work to-day and will resume
her duties in the Office at Spauldinq
school Monday.
William H. Cleveland Of Leonidas
Mich, a former resident of Barre, who
has been passing the week with friends
in this city, left last night by automo-
bile for Massachusetts, where he is to
remain for a few days before returning
to his home
Mortified Elks who are members Of
the Montpelier lodge win stage the sec.
ond picnic Of the season at Dewey park
Aug 2s, according to notice received by
Barre members of the fraternity, who
were guests at the first outing in vii,
Jamestown gulf some weeks ago.
Bethel Courier Bethel friends of the
genial j. L. H. Carr note with pleasure
that in the curtailment OF the official
forces in railroad offices at Barre, Mr..
Carr, who had been station agent at the
| G. V. station, has been made station
agent for the combined roads.
| Mrs, Moses Blow and daughter, Fe.
buillah, have returned home after spend
ing few weeks with her sister, Mrs
H. l.. Douglass. Miss Berndettie Blow
and Mrs. Harry Blow and daughter
Marlene. win remain for the rest Of the
summer with Mrs II. L. Douglass on
the Lilac dairy farm.
Barre granite producers, who have
been in attendance at the national con,
veution Of retailers this week, will re.
turn to the city tomorrow. The conyen.
tion closed yesterday, and while a few
1 of the manufacturers will continue far,
Their into the West on business missions
most Of them planned to leave for home
to-day.
Usual arrangements for the registra,
| tion OF men who have become II since
june are to be made at city hall, where
City Clerk James Maekay will act al
chief registrant. Wednesday is registra
ton day and those who are required t.
register will call at the council chamber
where the first registration of the 1915
class took place in June.
Alex w. Russell and Harry Brooks, at,
taehes in the international headquarters
office of the granite cutters union al
! Quincy, Mass. arrived in the city last
evening to be the guest Of local labor
men through the week end A tour Of
inspection through the stoneshed belt
this forenoon is to be followed by triT
to the quarries. Messrs Russell anc
Brooks win return to Quincy Sunday
evening
Although the list is nearly complete
not all Of the teachers for the coming
school year have been engaged Severa
vacancies, due in part to the fact thai
candidates are now in the civil service
have occurred during the summer
/ Around 20 teachers make up the staff j.
| the city schools and in Barre, as else
where, IL has been unusually difficult t,
/ fill the vacancies in the face of genera
shortage Of teachers;
Barre granite was used in a shat
which Uniyersalists Of the town of Straf
ford dedicated in South Strafford las
Sunday to commemorate the spot wher,
the first Universalist church was estab
lished, in 1898, A South Royalton deal
err Mr.. Anderson, furnished the memo
rial, which occupies commanding sit
on the lawn In front of the church TIL,
shaft is one Of two memorials dedicated
on that occasion, the other being
stained glass window in memory of Col
Curtis s. Barrett.
Failing to procure expected fund
which he thought would come from tn
West, Daniel j. Healy of Stoughton
Mass, convicted in municipal court yes
terday Of defrauding A. H. Buzzell, /
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