The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

| II, A. hupg OF Lowell, MASS, u iofme
resident, was recent business visitor u
Barre.
Special discourse on war problems Al
| Presbyterian church tomorrow night a.
| o'clock.
Boy scouts of troop meet at Presby
terlan manse. 20 Wellington street, To-
day at $3.50.
Hardwick stage leaves Hotel Barre
week days at $3.50 p M, Montpelier
House at 4;30, via Woodbury..
Olive Thomas, Jack Pickford's wife, IN
broadway Arizona" Triangle feature
and Eddie Polo in Tho Bulls Eye BIZ
jou to-day.--adv.
Atty. John w. Gordon has been en-
gagged to deliver the address before the
graduating class of the Rochester high
school on the evening of Friday, June 2S.
j. Robert Renfrew, who was formerly
employed as a drug clerk In Barre, has
been commissioned second lieutenant
and is now stationed at Camp Oglethorpe,
Ga.
b. Fl. Wells, former resident of Barre,
who was taken seriously III ten days ago,
continues to make steady progress to-
ward recovery, according to information
received by his relatives here.
Miss Marion Cove, who Is attending
the training school for nurses in the Mas.
sachusetts General hospital, arrived in
the city last evening from Boston. She
| is the guest of Miss Nora Morris of
Averill street.
| Mr. and Mrs. Ralph II. Denman, who
were married in Randolph Wednesday,
have returned to that place for a brief
visit, after passing few days at Hotel
Barre. Later they are to go to Ithaca,
| N. Y, to reside.
| w. L. Follansbee of Bath, Me-, arrived
in the city yesterday to assume the man
agement OF the Western Unions local
office. George Kelly of Manchester, N.
H., has been in charge of the Office since
the resignation of j. G, Addy took effect
Odd Ladies of the Manchester Unity
assembled in the X. of c. hall last even
ing to nominate officers for the ensuing
year. The tentative selections will be
confirmed at later meeting. Refresh
ments were served after the business
meeting.
Ralph C. Turner of Hartford, Conn.
arrived in the city this morning to pass
a two weeks vacation with his parents, |
Mr. and Mrs. Frank c. Turner of South
Main street, in whose home Mrs. Turner /
and little son have been visiting for sew |
eral days.
For many of the seniors at Spaulding,
school closed yesterday, for an average
consistently maintained in their studies
enabled considerable proportion of next
weeks graduates to forego the final ex
aminations. Much of the time next week
will be devoted to examinations in all
classes. The graded schools close next
Friday.
Rev. H. Philbrook Morrell of St. Law
renee university, who is to deliver the
sermon before the Goddard
seminary graduates at the Universalist
church tomorrow, arrived in the city to-
day from Canton, N. Y. Through the
week end he is TO be the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. O. X. HOLSTER OF Merchant
street.
Alex Coutts Of North Main street has
received from his son, James Coutts, !
aged Ia, a letter stating that he has en-
listed in the Junior land army in Win
throp Center, Me. A clipping from a To-
,al paper compliments young Coutts and
1 companion of his own age for their
patriotism in collecting SIS worth OF old
papers and donating the entire sum to .
he Red Cross.
On the allegation that he operated his
automobile in the streets of Marshtield
without providing sufficient illumination
o cover the law, William Davis Of that :
own was arraigned before Magistrate J
i. W. Scott In municipal cuort Friday {
afternoon Davis pledaed guilty and {
laid fine of 81 and costs. He was
,rrested by Deputy Sheriff q. l.. Morris b
N complaint made to States Atty. T
earle X, Davis.
Activity in the real estate market is p
Indicated by report of transfers CON $
through the d. A. Perry Real |,
estate agency in the past 30 days. Deals
ggregating nearly $4,000 were complet O
d in that period Among them was the il
seorge Colby farm of 200 acres, in Will d
owned by g. L. Putnam. G. Y
/. Hebert of Berlin was the purchaser N
nd he has taken possession. Having N
AIKEN in part payment the Irving Chand- q
or farm, so called, in Berlin, which was N
wned by Mr.. and Mrs. Hebert, Mr.. Put w
am has returned to his former home in "
Mass. The Moulton, or Dan b.
orth farm, in Topsham, owned by T. f. .v
,anforth, was sold to J. f. Perry of this 4
Ity, who buys for summer home. 1t J
ontains nearly 100 acres. For invest
tent purposes H. A. Phelps bought the Z
,lhert Johonnott house at the corner of
DHg ana ANuTEulIl streets. ne DuIHelI \
arm, so called, in Williamstown, the !
roperty of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence II.
orliss, was purchased by Richard Seeley,
:, who intends to occupy the property
BON. Mr. Corliss has moved to New Ha
en-, Conn, where he is employed in a
unition factory. Several lots of land /
ear Cherry street owned by Peter :
atheson, were purchased by Mrs. Cera ]
III. The large farm near lower Cabot Z
aown as the H. o. Dwinell place was
Id to H. b. Partridge of Plainfeld I
r. Dwinell took in exchange the tene
emit property on Summer street held 1
II several years by Mr.. Partridge. This 7
ansaction involved more than $4,000 !
ID included the purchase of the Arthur
Dung property on the carline between
ARE and Montpelier. 1t was owned by
r. and Mrs. Riley Burgess, and the
lrchasers, having bought for a home,
III take possession around Aug l.