The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-24
Talk or THE TOWN
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1 e. NJ. Laws and Frank Clarke have
returned to Barre, after an outing Of q +
week At Highgate Springs H
4 Mrs George Brown and daughter Of |
\ Franklin street returned last night from |
/ a visit with relatives in Enosburg Falls, /
4 Mr. and Mrs, WI n. Harvey were re- /
4 cent visitors in Rutland, where they at
/ tended the annual reunion Of the Perry /
| family
Frank A. Mccarthy Of Ayerill street
returned to Franconia, N H., this morn
\ ing after passing few days in town on
4 business,
Mrs. Harry W. Bassett and little
daughter, who have been visiting rela-
tiveg on Washington street. returned
to-day to their home in Orleans.
Mrs Robert Johnston and daughter,
Helen, Of Camp street have returned
from Quincy, Mass, where they visited
Mr. Johnston, who is employed there
Raymond Eastman, who has been at
tending the Harvard radio school, ia
passing a Through with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs A. WI Eastman, OF Eastern
avenue
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Murray and
son Farrell, and Mrs Mary Farrell Of
Church street have been encamped at
Queen City park, South Burlington, for
several days
Swedish Order Vasa will hold regular
meeting next Saturday night, All mem
bers are requested to attend, as impor-
tant business IL to come before the meet
ing. Per order president,
Charles Il Converse Of Church street
resumed hts duties as a city letter car
rier at the Burlington postofice yes
terday, and George w Gates Of Orange
street began his vacation
Mortified Elks affiliated with the
Montpelier lodge are to entertain their
fraternal brothers from Barre, Montpel
Ter. Barre Town and elsewhere at Dewey
park Wednesday, when the second Elks'
outing Of the summer ia to be held
Miss Ruth Waterman, who has been
passing vacation Of two weeks with
her parents Mr. and Mrs, q. s Water
man 81 Washington street, returned
carly to-day to Fitchburg, Mass, where
she Il employed She was accompanied
By Mrs. L Philip Norris Of Bridgeport,
, Conn, who has been her guest
A number 81 Barre undertakers win 20
Z to ST Johnsbnry next week 10 partici-
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! Vermont Funeral Directors and En-
balmers association which opens on
, Wednesday and adjourns Friday morn
ing. CT E. Perry Of this city Is mem
, Der Of the state executive COMMITTEES,
n II Is probable that James X Pirie the
\ well known Graniteville quarter, will
! make smother try for the office 81 town
representative in Wiliiamstown. Friends
have urged him to stand a. a candidate,
and e win not be surprising If they have
an opportunity to vote for him in the
coming primaries Mr. Prize has twice
been returned 70 the lower House by his
4 Wiliiamstown constituents
Thrift stamp sales By city and rural
carriers working out Of the Barre post
Office did not quicken appreciably during
the current week, although a gain Of a
thousand Ii recorded in the returns post.
/ "a Yesterday The standing Is as fol.
n lows: City carriers " D. Macdonald.
II sIzBl087; Thomas Clarity, sT 369.59s
Il William Craig, s4,830I3; D. s. Water
H man. S3,3T042; Ct L. Converse, S305e.0S /;
\ Il M. Lewis, 81 .s0239, r. b. Houghton,
Il 81 876: g. " Gates, 81 33959, rural car.
Il riers. s38l859; G. G Carr, 81 ,632.l0}
H a. W. Robinson, $5Ss.l3; James John
ston, sT2257
H Only week remains IN which trout
anglers may take their favorite Ash and
N AZ the season wanes most Of the fisher
men are inclined 10 pessimism in sur
II veyina the frlits Of the summers fish.
VI ing. The season started Of auspicious.
III liz enough and many good catches were
N reported early, as the weather was warm
VI and everything favored the angler June
N and July, however, were disappointing
III and the hot weather 81 the past few
HI days has prompted sportsmen 70 proph-
= esq that August will remain hot and
Z dry until the end The season closes
Sept. /.
x A Ford automobile belonging to Hen
4 nv w Adams Of Pntnamsville went ovel
i bank on the Wilismstown road just
q south Of the Smith stock farm last even
4 ing. Mr.. Adams and his brother, whs
4 lives near South Barre, had been dowT
q 10 that village with their milk On th,
way home the South Barre man drov,
4 the car, and n swerving to the sid,
& road to avoid an approaching car, b
q turned out too far, Neither of the oe
4 cupants was hurt ard only the from
Il axle Of the car was damaged but some
4 time elapsed before tbe machine coul,
= be returned to the road.
" supt q. II White, who has been at
Z tending conference Of district sohoo
4 superinsendents in Lyndon Center, vii
! return to Barre next week TO complet
4 arrangements for the re-opening Of tn
4 city schools Sept, 10. At Lyndon NOR
4 than 100 men, many Of them superin
tendents, were In attendance during tn
ten DAYS Of the conference. FL }. "
Jones, state fuel administrator, W. 4
Jeffrey Of the charities and probatio
1 board, r. r. Brooks, state food admin
/ istrator, and r. w Simonds, commits
4 sioner Of industries, we're among tn
/ speakers On one of the days Theodor
I'm Vail gave the educators an address
4 al Lyndon institute a feature Of th
+ conference was a days outing at Wi
loughby lake.
I Several Barre men plan TO leave tn
4 city Tuesday that they may be in Rut
& land Wednesday morning for the openiD
Of a checker tournament TO be held b
the Vermont State Checker club, whic
is to be held in the rooms Of the Rut
land business college The games an
I held TO determine the holder Of II
state championship, which was not d.
4 termined BY the matches played in Barr
last winter, although David Stephen wa
4 conceded To be the strongest contendt
for the trophy Contests are 70 cor
4 tinue until every player has played tw
i games with every other man. Son