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

clay of Hill street
A son was born at the City hospita
yesterday to Mr. and Mrs, Herbert La
Pier OF the west hill,
| Antonio Edesa of Websterville wa
brought to the City hospital Monda.
evening with a fractured leg
! Mrs Alice Van Deusen Of Randolph
Center is visiting her sister, Mrs. = u
Allen of IS Franklin street,
A regular meeting OF St, Johns court
G, O. r., will he held Thursday evening
at o'clock, followed by smoke talk
The regular monthly meeting of the
trustees of the Barre City hospital will
be held at the hospital this evening at
O'Clock.
The ladies and pastors union of the
Hedding church will meet in the church
parlors Thursday afternoon of this week
at 2;30.
Lieut.. Archie Mcdonald of the 57th
Pioneers, stationed at Spartanburg, :,
G., is passing a furlough of few days
at his former home in this city,
+. j. Bieknell of Roekland, Me, is reg.
istered at Hotel Barre while passing sew
eral days in the city on business con.
nected with pneumatic tool company Of
which he is the manager
Mrs Gertrude Knapp of Planfield an
nounces the engagement of her daughter
Doris, to f. w. Sibley Of Portland, Me.
The marriage will follow soon, as Mr.,
Sibley Is to be self indicted into serv.
ice.
FRED L. Page of Highland avenue has
gone 10 Newport for a visit, having ae-
companied to Vermont's newest city his
son, DR. Leon T Page and Mrs. Page,
who have been visiting in this city and
! Plainfeld
j. Elliott Stoughton of Cherry Valley,
\. " is passing several days with his
mother, Mrs. Ellen l.. Stoughton of
French street. The condition of Mrs.
Stoughton, who is quite seriously i'll, is
reported to be somewhat improved.
The mission study class of the Church
of the Good Shepherd will meet at the
rectory Thursday evening at 1880 A
good attendance is desired, as delegates
will be elected to the annual meeting TO
be held in Windsor the last of the month,
L. S. Marshal A. p. Carpenter of Brat
tleboro and Clerk f. S. Platt Of the Y. 5.
court, who were in the city Yesterday to
conduct a session of naturalization court,
were at the capital to-day and will re
turn 10 tHelf HpHltr tHIs tNtHtHE' III |
Plat goes to Rutland.
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Goodspeed OF |
Amherst Mass, arrived in the city yes
terdav, the former to assume the pastor |
ate of the Barre Congregational church. |
While they are awaiting their household |
goods, Rev. and Mrs. Goodspeed are stay
ing at Hotel Barre. Later they are TO
occupy the Woodruff house in Maple
Grove.
James P Riley, son of Martin Riley of
East street, who left Barre late in the
winter to enlist in the lst Vermont in
fantry t57th Pioneers at Camp Green,
has been promoted to the rank Of cor
poral, according to information received
by his relatives here. Corporal Riley is
attached to the 39th L. S. infantry at
Camp Mills,
Alexander Simpson Watt of los North
Seminary street yesterday enlisted in
he merchant marine, filing application
1t the Red Cross Pharmacy, where en-
istments are being received by +. q.
Russell Mr. Simpson has passed the !
physical examination and
will leave for Boston Friday to report
or duty at Commonwealth pier. His en- 9
istment as a merchant marine exempts c
Tim from the draft.
motorist who, emerging from Elm :
treet, persisted in heading into the path :
# a Washington street car last evening
5 going to be reported To the secretary
f state, according to the conductor, who !.
Cited down the number of the car. II
vas a narrow escape for the motorist.
he conductor was heading the car east +
Tard after stopping at the switch. He :
aw the auto and rang the bell harshly :
apparently the chauffeur saw the car, for
e slowed down, only TO put on more 5
peed and attempt to negotiate the cross y
lg before the car came The motorman :,
hereupon was compelled to stop the car .
0 suddenly that passengers and car men 8.
like lost their balances. =,
Arrivals at Hotel Barre last night and r
his morning included the following peo- G
lie: Walter f.. Kelton of Concord, n H., n
A. Greenwood of Chester, Mr. and Mrs n
A. Spare of St. Johnsbury, j. F. Adams s
Lyndonville, c. r. Roy of East Barnet, (,
gorge LaPlant of ST. Johnsbury and n
S. Mcdonald of Lyndonville, NJ, VI. :,
IcMahon of Burlington. George p Wild n
of Concord, n. H., P. w. Stearns of r
t. Johnsbury, j. C. Grant of Saratoga, 7
Y. George f. Mcleod and H. NJ De- n,
zee of Burlington, C. D. OIeary of st. r,
lbans, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Butler of II
arlington, G. H. Barney and w j. NJ no
ltherland of Springfield f. J. Bicknell l.,
Rockland, Me. Alex Guyette of Bur n
1gton and Charles I. Page of New York lei
ty. r,
A case of mistaken identity gave Supt
lex Hanton of the city cemeteries
ID half hour yesterday afternoon. Mr..
anton had driven the touring car re-
ntly purchased by the cemetery depart !
emit TO city hall, leaving the machine ]
the curbing while he went indoors to Z
Drk on his books in the cemetery Office
sturning sometime afterward he failed
discern any signs of the auto in the J
ing. The superintendent thereuDon
nvassed the practical jokers in the city
Hiding, but none of them was able to
Ter any information. The situation
Ok on a serious cast when Mr.. Hanton
ported the disappearance of his car to
e police and for sometime thereafter :
lively inquiry was afoot. Explana- 3
ms began to figure in the picture when I
ok Laney. in charge of the Racquet :
rage on Granite street, told Mr.. Han A
n that he had sent a chauffeur to city
Il to get car belonging to another
IN. The chauffeur took the wrong car
the mistake was not discovered until
hour afterward.
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