The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
RANDOLPH

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dumas, with
their children, who have been here since
Thursday with relatives, returned to
their home in Montpelier on Monday
morning.
The night train from the south, on
Sunday night when coming into the
yard to meet the night train from the
north. and while passing over the switch
to take the side track, left the track
and ploughed its way for little distance
in the sand, slightly turning the engine
over, but doing no serious damage. The
affair was said to have been caused by
a defective switch or broken rail An
engine was sent to take the train along
on its journey, and Monday morning the
wreck train came from st. Adams with
a gang of men and at noon the engine
was up and able TO 60 on its way, not
being damaged to any extent
Miss lrma Foster, who has been with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Steele since the mid
die of June, left on Monday morning
for Rutland, where she has been for sev.
eral months
Richard Hollis, while at play with sew
eral of his ~schoolmates on Saturday, had
an accident which at first seemed to be
serious. The boys were playing with
an air gun, and he gave the word for one
of the boys to fire. and the charge went
through small place into the cabin in
which he was standing, hitting him in
the eye, 1t was at first thought to
have injured the sight, but later it was
decided that the eye itself was min-
jured.
Mrs. John Rogers and son Of Montpel-
Ter came on Monday for few days stay
with Mrs. G. E. Root and other friends,
before going on to Springfield, Mass,
where they are about to move for per
manent home. Mrs. H. B. Hudson, Mrs
Roots daughter, from Brooklyn is also
a guest in the same home,
Through the G. A. Osha Real Estate
, agency the place of Garrett X. Shirley
has been sold to Newell d. Jones Of
Mortified, who will take possession next
week and come here to reside. 1t is un-
derstood that consideration was $4,000.
Mr.. Shirley will move out Of town.
Mrs. John Udall and daughter, Miss
Marjorie, of Pennington, " H., came
on Monday for a several days stay with
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Wardner, the par
ents of Mrs. Udall
Irving Chadwick of Melrose, Mass,
who has been here for a few days visit
ing his father, Silas Chadwick, and other
relatives, left on Monday to resume his
business in Boston. Mrs. Chadwick went
on to Highgate to visit her relatives be-
fore returning.
Miss Nellie Ford of Ware, Mass, ar
rived here Monday and will be in this
vicinity with friends for several days.
The returns are all in from the Fourth
of July celebration, and the several de-
partments give the following: Tags and
grand stand, S72s.34; refreshments,
Slll60; auction, $27S5l; pop corn,
SS.l5; Salisbury warehouse dance,
$4l705; donations, $54S5, making to-
tai of $1,000, which will be at once turned
over to the Red Cross society.
Mrs. Jerome Hart of Waterbury came
Monday for a several days stay with
her daughter, Mrs. P R. Chase.
Mr. and Mrs, NJ. p. Morse went to
Grafton Friday to visit the latter's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. f. O. Mortified, and
Monday Mr.. Morse returned, leaving Mrs
Morse for a longer stay.
Mrs. Clara Prince and Miss Evelyn
Denny went to Mascoma lake, Enfield,
N. H., Monday, where they will remain
for the greater part of the summer.
Capt. and Mrs. james Langley, after
short stay with Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Granger, left Monday for Camp Devens,
where the former is in service
Miss Beatrice Thompson of Montpelier
is passing some time with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs Karl Beedle of Keene
n. H., arrived here on Sunday for visit
with Mr. and Mrs A. H. Beedle Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Beedle, guests in the
same home since last Thursday, left for
their home Sunday.
Max Holman, who is in training at
Pittsburg, is passing a several days
leave of absence with Mrs Heber Hol-
man, his mother.