The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-09
TALK OFTHE TOWN

Mrs. George w Gault of Plainfield
visited with friends in the city yester
day.
A. Massoni returned to the city yes.
| terday, after passing the holiday season
with relatives in Quincy, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Roys and child have
been passing several days in Mortified
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Ellis.
Miss Florence Hatley returned this
morning to her home in Claremont, n. H.,
after spending week with relatives on
/ Eastern avenue
/ Paul Nelson of Merchant street com
pleted his duties in the Eastman Bros.
store last evening, after being employed
there during the past several months.
Miss Mildred Higgs of Prospect avenue
returned this morning from Moretown,
where she has been visiting at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. Albert Abbott during
the past few days.
Mrs. j. +. Roberts of North Main
street, who has been passing a fort
night in Rockland, Me-, where she attend
ed the wedding of her son, returned to
the city last evening.
Interest to the regular meeting of the
DbTTe hcu NIOSS local Ut lHe AIuTlcU
library building this evening will be
added by the presence of the state sec
retary, II. S. Howard of Burlington, who
is to confer with and address the work
ers. The meeting is called for 1880 o'clock,
and it is hoped that large proportion
of the membership will be present. Mr.
Howard has something of interest to say
to the men. The meeting is not called
for soliciting funds.
Mention of an ancient tombstone on
west hill in yesterdays Times leads |
Judge H. w. Scott to believe that the
Susana Scott, aged %, whose name is |
craven in the stone, was the wife of his |
great great -grandfather's brother. Pres |
ent members of the Scott family were not |
aware that the grave was located on |
west hill, as other ancestors are buried |
in Barre and at Berlin corner. For many
years the Scott family occupied what |
is known as the Perrin farm, adjoining
the Morrison farm, where the tombstone
is to be seen.
William Farquarson was brought into
.ity court this forenoon on a complaint
made to States Attorney Earle r. Davis
alleging that he failed to obey the pro-
risions of an order issued by Judge II. ".
Scott when he was arrested Sept. 3 for
alleged non on-support of his family The
was placed under arrest by
shief Sinclair, and in court he did not
Ippear disposed to remedy conditions
which are alleged to exist among his de-
,endents. Pending a further inquiry into
he circumstances the magistrate re-
handed him to police headquarters.
With the per capita proportion Of the
$1,000 which Vermont is expected to 4,
ontribute a. its share of the three mil
ion dollar X. of C. fund. as their goal, {
ocaI workers for the Knights Of Column
us are to meet tomorrow evening to
erfect plans for the drive in Washing
On and Orange county towns. Organi- I
alton Of the local committee was effect I
d sunday, and as the days go by, the c
MEMBERS will devise means for covering !
very inch Of the territory assigned them. {
ohm !. Hartigan and J. II. Gowdy are !
! charge Of the work in the two coun- 4
es. and between them a division Of the :
,uns has been efTected The progress \
the campaign. which i 10 b. launched Y
an. ~, viii be indicated day BY day. L