The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

Spaulding alumni should bear In mind
the annual banquet on Thursday even
ing al $3.50 Tickets on sale ~ the door
only; admission is 81.
Mrs. William Sargent OF Warren y
spending few days with friends IN the
city, while attending the commencement
exercises at Goddard seminary
Mrs. II. r. MeNulty and Misses Made
line and Geneyieve McNulty and Mrs
John Averil have been passing a few
DAYS with relatives in Burlington.
Mrs. ID. c. Jarvis and little daughter,
Sylvia, OF Orange street, who aceompan.
led DR.. Jarvis 10 Chicago, I'LL, several
DAYS ago. have gone TO Des Moines, Ia,
for a visit. DIR. Jarvis has returned TO
Barre.
Hudson Beattie, who is managing his
fathers farm in Enosburg, arrived in the
city Yesterday to attend the commence
ment week exercises at Spaulding high
school.
Miss Minnie Townsend, who is en-
ployed at Hartford, Conn, is spending
a visit of few days at the home OF her
parents in Plaindeld, and with friends
In this city.
Miss Viva Martinson Of Brooklyn, y.
Y, a former resident of this city, Is
spending a few days on short vacation
al the home of Mrs. Ida Martinson OF
! Perrin street.
ID. Janion MacNichol Of Boston and
A. L. Gale and b. +. Sawin of Chicago,
| ILL.,, are registered at Hotel Barre while
passing Several days in the city ON bust
ness connected with the granite advertis'
ing campaign.
Miss Gertrude Ennis of North Main
street, who is taking vacation from her
duties in the Shores studio, and Mrs
Florence MeKenney left in the latters
auto to-day for Beverly, Mass, where
they are to pass two weeks with friends
A transient customer who stopped at
Miers' uptown barber shop yesterday
was taken suddenly i'll while awaiting
his turn. BARRIERS applied first aid rem
edies and then called a doctor, who or
dered the man removed TO the City hos
pitsl.
Harry Bazan arrived in the city last
evening from Springfield where he Is
employed in a government munition
plant, to spend few days in the city
visiting with friends, while attending
the commencement exercises at Goddard
seminary.
Harvey Rowland, who has been visit
ing during the past few days at tine
home OF his brother, Willis Rowland OF
Division street, left yesterday for Wat
erbury, where he will visit for Few
DAYS with relatives before returning to
his home in Concord.
Frank A. Walker of Edgewood an
nounces his candidacy for seat IN the
Senate of the 1919 general assembly.
Mr.. Walker has been engaged as an
architect in Barre and Montpelier for 20
years and is well known among the Peo-
pie of Washington county.
Martin Mcmahon of North Main street,
who has been employed as an engineer on
the Barre branch of the Central Vermont
railroad for several years, is moving his
household goods to White River june
ton, where he has been assigned to loco
motive duty in the freight yard.
Mrs. John Davidson of Summer street, |
who left for Boston to-day TO take up
her residence, was presented gold pin
by members of the Maccahees. Mrs.
Davidson is charter member of the /
local order To-day she expressed her
thanks for the kind remembrance.
The following item from the Jefferson
vile news in an exchange will be Of in
terest locally: Miss Alice Harvey closed
another successful year in the primary
department of the village school. Many |
regret that Miss Harvey is not to return
to us for another year She goes TO
Barre, where she is to teach in the graded
schools.
Leroy Anderson, who has been visit
ing at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. +. Anderson of Warren street,
during the past few days, expects TO
leave the city this evening for Boston,
where he has been ordered to report for
duty in the merchant marines. Mr.. An
derson has been employed for some time
in munition plant in Hartford, Conn
Copies of original patriotic paintings
by Edward Penfield, the well known ar
fist and decorator, are attracting atten-
tion and causing much favorable com
ment. The pictures are shown in the
Moore & Owens window and the subjects
include Francis Scott Key, author of
"The Star Spangled Banner George
Washington and Betsy Ross.
A fine of $500 and costs aggregating
S57 were imposed by Magistrate II. w.
Scott in municipal court yesterday on
Nicholas Gomez of upper Graniteville,
whose decision to plead guilty to charge
Of keeping liquor Illegally brought jury
trial to an abrupt end in the forenoon.
The arrest and conviction of Gomez was
The result of raid and disclosures made ,
On the stand He expects to pay the fine.
One of the buyers at sale of regis
.ered Holstein cattle in Brattleboro this
week was John +. Benjamin of Barre
md Berlin Mr.. Benjamin, who is known
throughout the state as buyer of pure
bred Holstein cattle, paid 1925 for a
'our year old COW, and $500 for COW
xix and one-half years old. Another
heavy buyer was Walter M. Lowney of
Mansfield, Mass, the well known ehoco-
ate manufacturers.
1t is strongly probable that the Yer
mont Funeral Directors & Embalmers'
association will come to Barre for it's
annual meeting in August Yesterday !
he executive committee, consisting of
I. w. Quincy and F. J. Dwyer of Bur-
ington, A L. Hale of Bradford and G. +.
Perry of Barre, met in this city to de- I
rise plans for the yearly gathering. :
Members throughout the state are said
% be anxious to have the committee
ettle on Barre, although an invitation
rom the St. Johnsbury undertakers has
,een received. While the committee was
n session a representation from the
Barre Board of Trade communicated an
invitation to have the profession meet in
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