The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-14
TALK OF THE TOWN


was a visitor In the city yesterday an'
TO day.
Mrs. Edward Gardens Of st, Adams Il
passing fortnight with relatives OF
Brooklyn street
Hardwick stage leaves Hotel Barre
week days at $3.50 P. M, Montpelier
House at 80, via Woodbury.,
James Stirling, who has been spending
some time in Brattleboro, arrived IN the
city Yesterday for an extended visit.
William Noonan is a patient at the
City hospital, having submitted TO an
operation prior TO being admitted 10 the
navy.
Regular meeting Of |. o. o, L., NJ. u
Friday night at o'clock in X. of G. hall,
| Initiation and nomination OF officers. Re-
! freshments.
Mrs. Arthur Il. Bugbee, who has been
passing several weeks with relatives IN
the city, returned to-day to her home in
Pittsheld, Mass.
G. N. Tilden and Charles G. Scott have
returned home from Burlington, where
they represented local Masonic organ
ization at the state convention OF the or
! der.
Mrs. A. C. Tilden Of South Main street
and Mrs. A. L. Averill of fremont street
have gone TO East Montpelier to pass a
week in the home of their brother, Will
liam Gladding.
Austin 0. Macneil, a former resident
of Barre, who has been employed in a
theatre in Syracuse, n. Y, arrived in the
city yesterday for a visit with his broth.
er, 4. w Macneil Of Hill street, and
other relatives Mr. Macneil is in the
draft quota which leaves Syracuse for
training camp later in the month.
The condition of Hector Farnham, the
Montpelier young man who was removed
TO the City hospital as the result OF an
auto accident on the Williamstown road
last Saturday night, is slowly improving.
Joseph Laird, who received treatment at
the hospital for few days after the ac-
cident, has returned TO his home in Mont
pelier.
Geraldus A. Knapp, who was formerly
employed for several years in local ga
RACES, afterward going to st. Johnsbury,
is stationed at Kelly field, San Antonio,
Tex, and has been made a master OF
trucks in the transportation service. AT
present he is giving instruction in road
work. Mr.. Knapp was one of five men
in class of 100 who were promoted TO
masters of trucks.
Depot square, always a prolific source
Of rumors, to-day gave up a well authen. |
ticated story that all suburban trains are
TO be removed from the NJ. & w X. rail- |
road Monday, June "a Officials OF the |
road are quoted in connection with the
report, and it is understood that the pas
senger station in the square will be
closed, although the upper floor will be
used for office purposes as in the past.
The order affects all passenger trains
now running between Barre and Mont
1elier so that traffic over the road will
De confined entirely to freight. Railroad
men say they have anticipated the move
or some time, as it has been the policy
If the government, since il took over the
oads, TO eliminate SO far as possible
parallel lines. Under the forthcoming
rider, passengers on the NJ. g. w. r. who
re bound for Barre viii have to transfer
o the Central Vermont train at the NJ.
W. r. station in Montpelier. Likewise
3oston papers, now arriving around IL
o'clock, viii be transferred to the Central
Termont train which reaches here at
20 p m. And commuters will have TO
a.ronize the c. Y. and the traction .
Dads.
Arrangements have been completed by
he Barre Athletic club for playing a
'unday baseball game next Sunday, !
Fhen they are TO play the signal corps !
cam from Burlington, the proceeds of ]
he game to be donated to the local
ranch of the Red Cross society. The ,
anne will be played at the inter-city
ark, and If present plans are material -,
Ted, Tomasi, a former Spaulding hurl
r, will pitch for the Barre team, while
owlie will be on the receiving line. Nc
Tiff. former Washington American !
layer, who is in charge OF the recruiting !
tation at Montpelier, is expected to APP ,.
ear in Barre uniform he being slated /,
. cover one OF the outer gardens. Palm
r, the former University of Vermont
urler, has been secured to pitch for the
arlington team, so one of the fastest y
nd best games of the season is expect .
l.
Two North Main street business men r
nd Depot square granite manufacturer Z
ere the principals in a fishing expedi !,
on Wednesday which promised for a
me to end with rather narrowing re-
Its. A. A. Lamorey and G. +. Bond
ere invited by an acquaintance to ac-
him to Groton pond in his au- !
mobile. On the edge of the dense UNI
,rgrowth which borders the pond, the
rec men, each armed with nothing more ]
ingerous tina a fish rod, arranged to i
eet at certain spot in the late after J
ION. Then they separated. II was
arly dusk when Messrs. Bond and La Z
ORGY, coming from opposite directions,
ct at the appointed place, but the man
til the motor car was missing. Ensued !
determined inquiry throughout the
1gth and breadth of a sparsely inhabit-
neighborhood, and in the gathering
pom the two fishermen encountered
IN who said that the third member of
e party had tired of waiting for them
d had gone home. Without means of
'omotion other than shank's mare, the
hermen then made shift to negotiate Z
transportation home. They succeed
finally, but their temper did not i'm I
owe as the night wore on, and even now
~ look upon the incident as something /
IRE than grim joke.