The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-02
TALK OFTHE TOWN

II Samuel Mattson has returned irol
\ Concord, N H., where he was called b
the death of relative.
| A number of Barre teachers went {
the capital this morning to contnu
their clerical work on the questionnairei
| Mrs. CHARLES Scott OF Ayers street lef
last evening for New York City, wher
she will spend few days visiting wit
relatives.
All those having money for the Cd
Ladies' minstrel show and dance are re
quested to hand same to Mrs Davi'
Faulkner or Mrs William Stephen befor
Monday.
Miss Laura Porter of the Berlin stree
deaconess' home has gone 10 Groton
where she is assisting in a series OF re
vival meetings which Evangelist Swift il
conducting.
/ Miss Rose Carminati, who recently
completed her duties in the +. d. Ladc
Co.'S store, left yesterday for New Brit
ain, Conn, wheh she is TO enter train
ing school for nurses.
Paul Mcconnell, representative of a
granite concern which has its headquar.
tiers in Mansfield, O., is registered at
Hotel Barre while passing some time in
the Barre granite belt on business
| AT her home on Hilltop avenue yester-
day afternoon Mrs. l.. NJ. Averill enter
tanned the members of the Clover club.
An interesting feature of the program
was current event by each member,
John A. Cross, president of the Gran
lite Manufacturers association, returned
to his home in Mortified to-day, after
having attended a number of conferences
Lot,, ..,I pnka
Smith, secretary of the National Asso
citation of Granite Industries.
Mrs. 7. ID. Beckley entertained the
members of the local w, c. T. L. at her
home on Park street yesterday after.
noon, the occasion being memorial of
Frances Willard, the noted temperance
advocate. A brief program was followed
by u social hour and light refreshments.
The Masonic committee in charge of
plans for the patriotic lecture to be Civ.
en- in the opera house March IA placed
on sale in several stores this afternoon
tickets for the affair. They may be pro
cured at Tilden's, Cummings & Lewis
pharmacy, at Merlos and at Marrion's,
Thomas II. Nichols OF Highland ave
nue., who recently underwent an opera
ton for the amputati6n of two toes in
jured while he was working in a Batch
elders meadow stoneshed, is able to be
downtown daily His injuries are slowly
healing. although he will not resume
work for few weeks.
With the mercury standing at 10 above
and warm spring sun riding the eastern
sky workmen gathered in the yard at
Barclay Bros granite plant in Batchel |
in
bow. Others in the vicinage witnessed |
the same brilliantly colored arc and en-
gagged in speculation over its portent
Clerks at the Union Clothing store re
,eived a letter this morning from Alex
<esson. who recently completed long
.erm of service in the company's employ,
stating that he arrived safely in Elyria,
J., where he has secured a position in
country club, With Mr. kesson are his
Mrs. John Black, and his broth
II, Clark kesson.
I. w. Twomey, formerly claims
gent for the Central Vermont railroad,
Who accompanied the st. Adams high
choo basketball team to Barre yester
lay, renewed acquaintance with friends
n this city before returning. Since he
eft the employ of the railroad, Mr..
'womey has been connected with the
Ugh school in st. Adams.
New voters, especially women voters. 8
re requested to be out this evening to {
ttend the meeting at the Barre opera q
ouse to receive instructions in proper I
marking of the ballots City Clerk +,
ames Maekay will preside and explain |
] detail any questions regarding this q
latter. The use of the opera house has T
cen granted especially for that purpose. a
Among the guests arriving at Hotel a
ARE last night and this morning were v
he following people: p. +. Langwill of b
elbows Falls. T.. r. Smith OF White Riv- n
junction, r. G.. Hall of Boston, John o
Cross of Northfield G. A. Rust of @
r. II. Trombley of st. Al "
ms, K. L. Peters and w. G. Tillotson of Il
ew York. members of the st, Adams a
Oh school basketball team. b
A telegram received this morning from C,
ngelo NJ. Celia who was called to Mil W
I'D, n. H., yesterday by the death of Il
s father, Joseph Celia, stated that the I,
,dy viii be brought to Barre over the Il
,ntral Vermont railroad Sunday morn m
O at 4:20 o'clock. Funeral services II
ia be held at the house, "a Vine street, in
ondav afternoon at o'clock. The 81
DIV will be placed in the receiving vault 10
Elmwood.
Physicians attending John McAuley, D.
G Graniteville man who was brought -
the City, hospital yesterday following ~
uries received in quarry accident. be- ~ =,
We that the quarryman's left foot may ~
saved, although the ankle is fractured W
d some time will elapse before he is Oh
lie to walk The condition of Louis
dyer. who was injured in North So
IRE stoneshed early in the week, is re- ia
rted to be improving slowly.
John c. Heney. writing from Camp Ia
Spartanburg, $. c., writes scl
At they have been having some warm
ather there and no mud. He writes:
he old lst Vermont, now the 57th Pho Co
er infantry, arrived in Spartanburg, to
c., Wednesday morning. Feb. 20, at LAT
70. Camp Wadsworth is the finest wa
MP they have been in as yet: nicely ne
A out streets and electric lights. Iron inl
Is with springs and straw mattresses. ten
,ather nice and warm. and no mud. col
the boys in my company are well and lii
'py."
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Lavine, w
e of George Iavine, q well known an
lliamstown man, whose death at her
ne in Mill village Wednesday fol
ed an illness Of three weeks, was held
st. Monica's church this morning at
n.