The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. G. r. Wood.
| Gage & Cages office will be closed Sat
urday afternoon,-ad
| During the absence of DR.. jackson, the
doctor for the Odd Ladies will be Dr.
Chandler.
Mrs. Charles H. Alden of birmingham
Mass, is visiting Miss Beatrice Callaghan
of Park street.
Odd Ladies are requested to send due
books to the secretary, Mrs. Nellie BIZ
anchi, before July II for audit.
Miss Mamie Nelson of Philadelphia is
passing vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John II. Nelson of Park street
Fred Meade and George Moody of New
York City visited friends in the city
while spending few weeks in Vermont
on business
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miers of Keith
aynue have gone to Middlesex, where
they are visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Munroe.
Miss Annie McHardy of Warren street
left the city this forenoon for Bethlehem,
N. H., where she has secured employment
at one of the summer hotels for the re-
mainder of the summer season.
Joseph Halsall arrived in the city this
forenoon from Bridgeport, Conn, where
he has been employed in a munition
plant during the past year, to spend an
indefinite period at his home in this city.
The savings banks and trust companies
of Barre would appreciate it very much
if you would bring or send your deposit
books for verification at an early date.
The law requires this to be done once
in five years.
f. T. Cutler is supervising the work of
regarding the lawn on the west side Of
the Universalist church. CURLING along
the lawn has been restored and cement
gutter walk laid under the caves viii
prevent the rain water from digging gull
lies in the greensward. Fresh sods have
replaced growth of vagrant grass and
weeds. Much has been done of late in
improving the church premises.
Friends of DR.. J. A. Wark OF Barre will
be pleased to hear that he has arrived in
France and is now engaged in war sery-
ice, being first lieutenant. Lieut.. Wark
enlisted in the medical reserve last
March and was ordered to report at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca After remaining there a
short time he was selected as one of so
out Of 200 to receive orders for imme-
date field service He first went to Eng.
land and after travelling about 400 miles
in England and on round about way
from there to France is now with the
American army.
Tribute in fitting manner was paid
to a number OF Barre young men, who
are TO leave the city Monday forenoon
for Burlington, where they are to enroll
in the special course for the training Of
mechanics, last evening at the Merlo hall
on Granite street, when a large number
of friends of several of the young men
gathered there to tend them farewell
party. The evening was pleasantly spent
in a social manner, dancing, the music
for which was furnished by the /. c. G.
orchestra, making up the evenings en-.
joyment, while during the evening re-
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served
Surrounded by his children and grand
children, B. p White of Maple Grove OBJ
served his eighty-third birthday at his
camp on Lake Caspian in Greensboro
yesterday. Seventeen relatives eonspired
to take him by surprise and the outcome
was a happy celebration of the anniyer
sary. The four children, Mrs Frank w.
Jackson, Mrs B. w. Hooker and Mrs.
Mabel Cole of this city and Maurice B.
White Of Morrisyille were joined by six
grandchildren in visiting upon Dir. White
a surprise party which included a sub.
stantial supper with a guest list of II,
The only graadchild absent was Lieut..
Neal W. Hooker, who is in active service
with Gen Pershings army 10 France,
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Bullock of East Calais and Mrs.
Robert Gray of this city.
A message received in Barre yesterday
brought tidings of the death at his home
in Danville Wednesday evening of Will
liam Danforth, one of the pioneer stone.
workers in this city. and former gran.
tie manufacturer of Hardwiek He was
81 years old and leaves his wife, who
was Miss Flora Meaker OF South Barre,
a sister of Clayton S. Meaker of Jeffer-
son street. Three sisters and two broth.
ers also survive. Mr.. Danforth's connec-
ton with the Barre granite industry win
be readily recalled by older figures in the
trade. For some time he was identified
with the old Wetmore & Morse Co, and
after leaving Barre he located in Hard.
wick, when the granite industry there
was beginning to thrive He established
himself in the manufacturing business
and continued his residence in that town
for some years. The funeral will be held
in Danville Saturday afternoon.
Barre men who are interested in the
Montreal real estate company of which
Joseph =. Desy, detained here Yester.
day for the Franklin county sheriff's
department, is the secretary, state that
the man was arrested on the allegation
that he disposed OF securities in Vermont
without a selling license. Desy was ar
raigned before the municipal judge in
st. Adams yesterday and his friends
gave bail of $1,000 for his appearance
at hearing Monday morning. It is
stated that only SITS worth of stock is
involved in the case, and con-nvestors of
the respondent assert that the stock in
question was sold before the so called
''blue sky" law, which makes selling
license mandatory in Vermont became
operative in this state. Moreover, it is
denied that the state authorities caused
Desey to be detained for the alleged sale
Of mortgaged property.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Robert Kamber,
Robert Kamber, jr., and Birdie Kamber
Of Lake Placid, N. ", Mrs. w. H. Hey.
wood and chauffeur of St Johnsbury,
D. A. Murphy of Rutland, A. J. Phelan,
L. A. Bells and Claude Sears of Berlin,
N. H., Mrs. A. NJ. Hancock and Mrs.
Thomas Clifford of Franklin, n H., Mrs
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