The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

varnishes and wall papers. A. v. Beekley.
| josie Lougee domestic nurse, moved
| to Is Eastern avenue Phone 644-M,
Robinson house--adv.
| w. Roswell Miles of Graniteville, who
travels for the Burlington Grocery Co.,
| began two weeks vacation to-day.
| George G. Walker returned Saturday
to New York, after passing several
| weeks at his home on Grant avenue.
| Mr.. and Mrs w. Fl. Hosmer and
daughter Of Fair Haven are visiting in
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Mckenzie
of Merchant street.
! Frank Smith, who has been employed
in Williamstown for several months, is
/ visiting in the home Of his uncle, Il. L.
| Smith, of West street
| George Wallstrom, who is employed in
| Hartford, Conn, is visiting in the home
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wall
strom, Of Essex street.
| Harry Stafford of Burlington passed
the week end with Mrs. Stafford at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Brechin, of Webster street.
Mrs. Martha Murray of Merchant
street, and Mrs. L. M. Wood Of Nichols
street left the city Saturday afternoon
for visit Of several days with relatives
| in Montreal
Mrs. Mary Z. Starr, former resident
in Barre, spent the week end with friends
here and left to-day for Boston, where
she is conducting lodging house at "a
Rutland street.
Mr.. and Mrs. p W. Waterman and
son, who have been visiting in Plain
field, have arrived in the city to pass the
remainder Of the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. d, s. Waterman Of Washington
street
Tuesday at the Chautauqua at 2:30,
recital of readings and music by Theresa
Sheehan Concert Co. AT s o'clock in the
evening, concert by same organization
and lecture by Denton G. Crowl, "a
Medley Of Philosophy, Facts. and Fun"
adv.
Mrs. James s. Duncan, who leaves
town this week for Boston, where she
will reside, sold her household goods at
auction Saturday afternoon. A good
crowd was present and the property
brought good prices. The sale was con
Quoted by 0. H. Hale.
| Stalks Of wheat and herdgrass grown
in Moretown by Jerome Irish, former
employee of the N. D. Phelps Co.. have
been added to the exhibit Of cereals
and forage in The Times Office window.
Mr.. Irish submits through f. G.. Rogers
| specimens that measure FIVE feet in
length.
Mr. and Mrs James Bolan of Bos-
ton motored to Barre Saturday to be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stew
art OF - Central street. They are leav-
! ing tomorrow for a more extended visit
in Bangor, Me. For fifteen years Mr..
Bolan was employed in the Office Of the
Boston Globe as a line-cut artist. At
present he is doing commercial work
with +. j. Dunbar 4 Co, Boston engrav'
ers.
| Miss Pitkin, district nurse, is taking
much needed rest Of two weeks, begin
ming Aug. l. The committee Of the civic
department of the Woman's club has Sc
cured the services Of Mrs. Katharine Nc.
Donald. Any of the doctors or citizens
knowing of any patients needing the
services of the district nurse can tele-
phone Mrs w r. Shepard or Mrs. w. H.
| Richardson. Mrs. McDonald's address
| is 20 Washington street. Telephone
7ls-ll.
James Mitchell spent profitable aft
ernoon on the waters Of Berlin pond
Saturday. Alone and without the aid of
net Mr.. Mitchell landed a four.pound
small mouthed black bass after a strug.
gle that lasted nearly half an hour. An.
| glers who frequent the pond waters
looked enviously upon the catch made
| by the Barre man and averred that
larger bass never left its native haunts
| in Berlin. Several smaller bass, measuF-
| ing from II to Is inches, were also added
TO Mr., Mitchell's creel before he re-
turned home.
Mrs. Walter S. Milne of Liberty street,
who is taking vacation Of two weeks
| from the D. M. Miles Coal Co.'s Office,
| left Saturday evening for 0tisville, n.
", where her husband, Private Milne Of
| the aviation corps is confined in a base
| hospital A message received here late
| last week stated that Private Milne, who
was stricken with an attack Of pleurisy
while in the South some weeks ago, was
| seriously ILL., Yesterday more reassur
ing news came from the young mans
| bedside.
Barre's contingent in the second camp
of mechanics at Burlington passed its
| first week end furlough in the city, re-
turning to the state university bar.
racks last night. The men have been in
quarantine for the past fortnight and
all of the Barre recruits survived well
the rigors Of incubation and vaccination.
A number of them expect to be trans
| ferred TO Camp Devens in the near flu
| ture, but for the present all are enter
| ing vigorously into the curriculum of
mechanical training, military drill, and
long hikes.
On the Democratic state ticket select
ed at a party conference in Burlington
Thursday afternoon appears the name of
| Rev. j. b. Reardon Of this city as can
didate for Congress from the second dis
| trict. The names of the various can
| didates are to appear on the primary bal
| lot to be used in September. Other
names appearing on the slate are as
| follows: For governor, DIR. w. B. Mayo
of st. Adams; for lieutenant governor,
H. G. Brislin of Rutland; for secretary
Of state, Thomas b. Wright of Burling
| ton: for state treasurer, 0. +. Luce of
| Stowe; for state auditor, j. G. Derrick Of
Fair Haven; attorney general, i. L,
Webster Of Swanton; congressman from
the first district, John Higgins Of Mid
dlebury. Among those who spoke at the
conference were George N. Tilden and
Rev. Mr.. Reardon of Barre, and Atty.
H. C. Shurtlef of Montpelier.
The volume Of tourist business at Ho.
tel Barre is increasing daily, and an UNI
usually large number of motor parties