The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

". G. Goodwin Of Franeonia, \, H., q
former resident of Barre, is renewing nc
qnaintances in the city.
Joseph A. Gauthier left this morning
for South Ryegate, where he Is making
"A business visit of few days.
Abram Fine of Maple avenue has gon'
10 Springfield, Mass, where he is max
ing business visit Of few days.
Bessie BarTiacalc in Triangle fea
ture, "Bawlis o. the Blue Ridge and q
comedy at The Biiou to-day. adv
James Mackie OF Summer street left
the city this forenoon for Boston, where
he is passing few DAYS on business.
The mission circle OF the Uniyersalist
church will meet with Mrs. $. d. Allen
Friday afternoon at $50; watchword
Charity"
Michael Mclaughlin of Granitevile
passed through the city this morning
while on his way to Manchester, where
he was called by the illness of his father
i Rev. Edgar Grassland of Wellington
street, whose pulpit in the First Presby.
terrain church has been supplied for the
past two Sundays, has returned from an
extended trip
Charles Gibbons, who has been located
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perintendent of cable service in the EN-.
ploy of the New England Telephone com
pany, is visiting at his home in Barre.
Marion & o'Leary is another Barre
manufacturing plant which has 100 per
cent enrolment OF its employees in the
third Liberty loan. Barclay Bros. is one
of the high scorers, the total contribution
there being $1,000, and the enrolment
was almost 100 per cent.
Last of the Masonic organizations 10
hold its annual business meeting is st.
Aldemar eommandery, X. t., whose
members will gather this evening for
their yearly election of officers. Reports
| from the various retiring officers will be
heard and a social hour will follow the
business meeting.
j. Oscar Parker, who went TO Quincy,
Mass few weeks ago TO be employed
by the Fore River Shipbuilding Co, re.
turned to Barre this morning. While in
Boston Mr.. Parker entertained his neph-
ew. who is a sailor aboard British
fighting ship, Mr.. Parker, who is a
stonecutter, expects to resume work in
the Barre granite industry.
ID. A. Perry returned last night from
Mount Hermon, Mass, where he conduct
ed an auction sale yesterday for Arthur
c. Chaplin. A number OF purebred young
cattle and calves were sold at prices
ranging from sos and Sl25. Grade Ho
stein cows sold from SOS to Sl57 and
averaged SIG each. This afternoon Mr..
Perry is in West Topsham selling for
r. t. Danforth
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning are the
following people, Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. 81
mons of Brattleboro, W. S. Willard of
Concord, N H.. A. L. Walker of Bur
lington, S. c. Palmer OF Portland, Me,
Charles A. Murphy of Burlington, c. $.
Searles OF Brattleboro, p. Il. Marion and
10. b. Marion of Portsmouth, n. H., p. +.
Bearce of Brandon, J. H. Riley of East
Berkshire, w. s. Jeffreys of Lyndonville,
f. Haslam of Paola, Kan, David knenk
of Buffalo, n. Y,
The DELAYED hearing on the assess
ments to be levied among South Main
street abutters as the result OF the paw
ing laid last summer is to be held in the
council chamber at city hall Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. In years past
the aldermanic street committee, in lay
ing plans for street paving, has conduct
ed its hearing for abutting property own.
ers much earlier, but for some reason
work on the new South Main street sec
ton proceeded last summer and fall
without the customary hearing.
Mrs. Nancy Wood, one Of the oldest
residents OF Barre, is IN a serious condi-
tion at her home on upper Prospect
street. She is said to he failing grad
ually. and some doubt is expressed as TO
her ability to rally from a sinking spell
which has affected her since last week.
The nonegenaran has been confined TO
her bed for several months. and from the
first relatives have feared that she might
not be able to resume her former occupa-
ton as a needleworker Mrs. Wood, who
Is probably the oldest native resident in
the city, will observe her 9th birthday
If she lives until Aug Is.
The appointment of Joseph G. Calcagni
as member of the cemetery commission.
having been ratified by the board OF al
dermen, has the unanimous approval OF
the other members of the commission,
and as Mr.. Caicagni has signifed his
willingness to accept, he Is expected to |
qualify at once. A number OF improve
ments in the city cemeteries are con.
templated this year. Supt. Alex Han
ton is 10 De given tne use " az autumn
bile, which is calculated to shorten the |
distance he must traverse in order to get |
from Hope cemetery to Elmwoed and
back. The automobile viii be placed in
the cemetery service within few days.
A comparison of the records at police |
headquarters indicates that the aggre
gate of arrests in March was one OF the
smallest in The history of the depart |
ment. There were only 10 arrests, and |
minor offenses, such as intoxication and |
breach of the peace. predominated. Only |
one offense in the major class, that of |
person charged with grand larceny, was
entered. Some years ago there came
February when only nine arrests were (
made, but the low water mark had never
been approached until this year. In re-
cent months there has been marked
falling of III the number of offenders ar
rested for intoxicatior In the spring
and sumner months the monthly totals
are usually augmented considerably by
the number Of persons arrested for Of
lenses against the automobile laws.
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