The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
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L NlNiAUl III DIHulOius
The Over the Teacups club will NEE
with Mrs. ii, G. Bennett Monday after
noon.
James Johnston of Highland avenu
was business visitor in Mortified yes
| terday.
Miss Lillian Roberts and Miss Glady
Bradford visited friends in Burlington
yesterday.
Born, yesterday morning, to Mr.. AM
Mrs. Enrico LANCE of SO Berlin street
twins, a son and daughter.
Miss Kathleen Letourneau of Granite
willie has been passing several days u
Quechee as the guest of Miss Laur'
Mears, schoolmate.
Alderman Alex. A. Milne Of Hill stree
has returned home, after passing severa
days in New York City on business con
nected with the firm of Hoyt and Milne
Richard X. Swift who has been pass
ing several days in Barre on business
connected with the Ingersoll- Sargent Co.
returned yesterday to his home in Bos
ton.
Frank Brogginie of Cleveland, O., q
well known retail monument dealer, /,
passing several DAYS at Hotel Barre
while here on a buying trip through the
Barre district.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Letter and chill
dren of Williamstown west hill, who
have left their farm in charge of care.
taker, left yesterday for Providence, r.
l., to spend the remainder of the winter
Rev. David +. Giles of New York
who has been supplying the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church in South Ryegate
arrived in the city to-day and will preach
in the Graniteville Presbyterian church
tomorrow.
Mrs W. A, Hurry left for Washington,
! ID. G., to visit her son, Private Albert
| Hurry, who expects to leave for France
| in a few days, instead of Alex Hurry, as
was stated in yesterdays Times. Alex
Hurry is still employed in Springfield,
ut.
| John B. Smith, who was graduated
from Goddard seminary in 1912, and later
| from Tufts college is now doing special
work for the government as chemist at
Camp Sewer. 5. C.. Mr.. Smith WAS draft
ed from Amherst, Mass, and letters re.
ceived by friends in Barre indicate that
he will be engaged in southern military
camps for some time.
Timothy Bresnahan, a woodsman from
Stock bridge, who furnished the police
with a story of being robbed shortly be-
fore his arrest Thursday, appeared be
fore Magistrate II. W. Scott in municipal
court Friday afternoon and acknowl
edged an intoxication otfense. Being un-
able to pay, he went to Jail for the al
tentative sentence of 10 days.
William Hurry of Long street, deputy
grand master Of the local Masonic dis
trict, drove to Mortified yesterday to
make his annual visitation to Dewitt
Clinton lodge. He found his Mortified
fraternal brothers assembled in large
spent. The entertainment committee of
the lodge served supper after the cere
monial.
r. l.. Rogers, assistant superintendent
of the local Prudential Insurance com
pany, and party of his underwriters |
of John l.. Maxson, +. p !
Stone, n Cola and c. D. Kimball, re-
turned yesterday from Burlington. where |
they attended complimentary banquet
given in honor of j. p. Kelly, who for 80 |
years has been an employee of the com
pany. Mr.. Kelly is the present superin-
tendent of the Vermont agencies and he
and his colleagues We're entertained at /
the Hotel Vermont.
Friends of Miss Ethel Duke of Marsh.
field, a former resident of Barre and
Goddard seminary graduate, will be in.
terested TO learn that she has passed the
civil service examination, after applying
for a position as stenographer and type
writer with the government. Miss Duke,
who has been employed by Mrs. r, p.
of Cabot since completing her
iuties in the office of C. w Mcmillan 4
SON in Blackwell street, has gone TO
d. c. She receives a year
y stipend of sl,l00.
In honor of his mother Mrs. William 4
Ross of Spinney Hill, Sask., who re.
emily came to Barre for soiourn, Ed II
yin Ross entertained a family party at
his home on Gilmore street Thursday
evening. The reception for his guest
brought together company of 20 people.
The evening was enioyably spent in
,laying of games and an impromptu
Program of vocal and instrumental num-
,ers added to the pleasure of the affair
light refreshments were served Mrs
Ross is to visit relatives in Graniteville
md Websterville before returning to
Ter home in the Canadian Northwest.
After several weeks of close applca.
ion to the questionnaires, lawyer of
Barre who were designated to assist
egistrants in making their returns, are !
urning again to private practice At
in common with members of
he legal fraternity throughout the coun-
ry, have given freely of their time and
dyice, although the work entailed much Z
1ore of a demand on their time than Z
ras anticipated. One lawyer reports
hat he has not made" his Office ex- :
enses since the QUESTIONABLE copies be-
an TO be received, although he has Z
heerfully subordinated his own interests
D the task of helping registrants to
lake accurate replies.
Roy Atkinson, with whom readers of
ne Boston Post are familiar by reason
special articles frequently printed I'M
Pr his name, came to Barre yesterday
n brief sojourn. The better to study
ne effect OF the war on farms and farm
5 and 10 invest his written observations
18th the proper atmosphere, Mr.. Akin
IN has been passing a week on a farm
Ear Montpelier. His daily report on I:
Irm happenings has been featured by
le Post this week and many local read
: of the paper undoubtedly have fol-
wed his story of hill life in Vermont.
n. Atkinson left Barre for Concord Z
H., there TO make a brief visit before ]
turning n Ha.tnu