The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

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H A. b. Goneo has returned to the cit,
/ after having been called to Woodsyillt
| n, H., by the illness of relative.
H Sergeant George +. Parker is at hi
home on Spaulding street on a fur
Tough from Camp Hancock, Augusta
H Ga.
Miss Winnie Tilden of Hnsdale, N
H., has been passing fortnight in TIL
city as the guest OF Miss Beatrice Cal
laghan of Park street.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Nicholson, Mr.. an,
Mrs. II. A. Austin and Fred j. Baird o
| Elm street went to Waitsfeld this morn
ing to attend the funeral of relative
Matthew Haley arrived in the city
yesterday from New York City, where
he has been employed, to spend the
summer months at the home Of his ia
Their on Maple avenue.
Any boy or girl of St. Monica's Sun
day school, who has not taken examina'
tions for grade cards, is requested to
go to the convent after school Thurs.
day, when examinations will be given.
4 Edward Chandler arrived in the city
last evening from Mortified, where he
has been enrolled as student at Nor
witch university during the past year,
to spend the summer months al the
home of his parents, DIR. and Mrs. Chan
dler, of Park street.
John Morrison, who has been employed
several months in New York City, is
! spending few days at his home on
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mencement exercises of Goddard semi.
nary, from which institution he gradu-
ated two years ago.
| There will be rehearsal of the Barre
City band in carpenters hall, Worthen
block, Tuesday night at 1880. All those
who were connected with the old Barre
Citizens band or who are familiar with
band music and instruments are cordially
invited to the rehearsal.
Austin Mceeil, who has been spending
the past few days at the home of his
brother, Arthur Macneil of Hill street,
left the city this forenoon, accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. Gertrude Macneil,
for Aver, Mass, where he will visit for
a few days with his brother, before re-
turning to Syracuse, n. Y. Mr.. Macneil,
who was formerly employed at the
Drown pharmacy in this city, has been
engaged as assistant manager Of the
Strand theatre in Syracuse during the
past two years and has been ordered to
report for duty at Syracuse the 23d of
this month for service in the national
army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. Austin of
prpvidapCa n / ayritoI itat ba oil act
evening to pass a part of their honey
moon in the home OF the brides aunt,
Mrs. Kenneth A. Nicholson of Elm street.
Mr.. and Mrs Austin were married at
the Central Congregational church in
Providence Saturday, June Is. at 8 p. m.
by Rev Arthur Bradford. The bride |
was formerly Miss Bernice Baird Prin-
die of this city. They were attended by |
Mrs. Austin is a graduate of Spaulding |
high school and recently completed a /
course in the training school for nurses |
in the Providence City hospital, after
which she passed successfully the ex- |
registration. Her husband il |
employed by business concern in Prov
idence. He expects to be called to the
coioio III the near iuiuIes
Attaches at the Central Vermont rail.
road to-day were unable to confirm the
rumor that the business of the C. V. and
NJ. g. w. r. roads is to be centered in
one Office after the passenger trains on
the latter line are removed next Mon
day. II there are any grounds for the
rumor, it is assumed that the passenger
business will be moved to the Central
Vermont ticket office although for the
present, at least, the two companies will
separate freight offices. At the
Central Vermont station the business of
redeeming mileages continues brisk.
People who have tickets are told to com
with the home office in st. Al.
bans. Recently one woman called at
he window and asked for money In ex-
,hange for ticket to Williamstown
ssued in 1914. Another sought informa-
ion from conductor as to the value of
In old fashioned thine limit" ticket in |
'ogue among Williamstown commuters
n 1891.
Damages of $6666 were awarded the |
plaintiff in the case of Oano vs. street
ailway by municipal court jury which
eported its verdict to Magistrate H.
". Scott last evening shortly after I
iclock The jury got the case late in '
he afternoon, after hearing that be.
an in the forenoon, and was out half,
our. The plaintiff having rested at I
oon, the defense, represented by Atty.
;. f. Gleason, began putting in its evil
ence at 80 p. m. Among those who
estifed for the Barre & Montpelier
'raction & Power Co. were Supt. Maui ,
ice Dooley, Motorman g. F. Howe, Mr.. I,
lyers and Motorman William Persons, !
Tho was operating the street car that 3
an into and killed a cow belonging to
he plaintiff, Joseph Cano, near Jones
ros.' plant last November Mr.. Per- y
ons testified that he saw the COW when =,
he car was twenty feet away, and the =
laintiff, who was represented by Earle :.
!. Davis, contended that he should have r
oticed it sooner, and that the death of !
he animal was due to inattention. Cano r
led for 500. .
Midway to a jury trial in the state t,
se against Nicholas Gomez of upper \
raniteville to-day. counsel for the re- A
,ondent asked for a brief recess in II
hich TO confer. When the court re- 81
nvened twas to hear Gomez plea of Iii
lilty to charge of keeping liquor IL B
gally. Among a number Of witnesses II
worm by the state, Charles Brown, Alex o.
,rdan and Miss Pelky had testified b
hen the hearing ended so abruptly. All X
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