The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Anthony Cato of Milford N. H., is
/ spending week with relatives in Barre.
h Miss Margaret Tomasi of North Main
street left this morning for few weeks
visit in Brandon, Middlebury and Bur
lington.
Notice-As / am closing out the bust
ness, all those owing bills are asked to
call at the store, 40 North Main street,
and settle before Aug Is. A. v. Beckley.
Mrs. Fred Grearson of Nelson street
returned to the city last evening from
Montreal, P. O., where she has been Wis
iting with friends and relatives during
the past several days
/ Miss Helen Bailey of Summer street
returned to the city last evening from
Bethlehem, N. H., where she has been
employed at one of the summer resorts
during the past several weeks.
! Mrs. Neil O. Ralph of Park street and
Mrs. James S. Duncan of Eastern avenue
left the city this forenoon for Boston
and vicinity, where they expect to make
a visit of several weeks with friends and
relatives
/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Cordiner Of Utica,
/ N. Y, former residents Of Barre, are
passing few days with relatives in the
city. Before returning home they are to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bickford in
| Woodsville, N Fl.
Mrs. Mary Cook of II First street has
been informed of the illness of her son,
Private Louis Cook Of Co. B, l03d United
States infantry, with fever at hos
pital in Paris, but the young man was re-
ported to be on the road to recovery
Il Mr.. and Mrs. James Stephen Of Madi-
son street returned yesterday from an
extended automobile trip, in the course
of which they visited friends in Old Or
chard, Me-, New Haven, Conn, and Quin-
cy, Mass.
Gage h Cages Office hours for this
week at Barre will be as follows Thurs
day, l0;30 to IL a. m. and $3.50 to p.
M; Montpelier, Monday and Thursday,
80 to p. m. No office hours Wednes-
day and Saturday. AftcS Monday morn
ing, Aug. IL, office hours as usual--ady.
Thomas Nichols arrived in the city
this forenoon from Bath, Me, where he
has been employed during the past sew
eral months at one of the large govern
ment operated plants, to spend visit
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Nichols of Highland avenue. Mr..
Nichols has made no definite plans for
the future.
William Noonan of North Main street
left the city this forenoon for Newport,
r. l., where he expects to enlist in the
naval branch of the service Mr. Noonan
was rejected several weeks ago at the
Burlington recruiting station for this
service on account of slight physical
defect, but since that time has under
gone an operation to remove the defect.
He expects to apply for enlistment in
the naval reserve
lhefts Of wood in the north end stone.
shed district were reported at police
headquarters this morning and an officer
was assigned to an investigation Of a
case which fairly bristled with clues
Most of the wood taken had been pur-
chased for boxing purposes, but the prin-
eipal loser is of the opinion that it was
stolen to be used as hrewood. Similar
eases have been reported at headquarters
from time to time
Mercury had scared to "a degrees in
the shade at noon to-day and there was
little in the offing to indicate that the
hot wave had subsidized To be sure,
cooling breeze from the north tempered
the humidity somewhat and there were
plenty Of people who opined that yes
terdays insufferable conditions were not
being repeated to-day. The temperature
yesterday caused many workers in the
granite industry TO lay off for an after
noon.
Gerald Ball, who has been spending the
past few days at the home of his moth
er on Ayerill street, expects to leave the
city this evening for Syracuse, n. X,
where he has been ordered to report for
duty in the u. S. marine corps. Mr.
Ball, who has been employed in Seneca
Falls, n. Y, since graduating from
Spaulding high school with the 1917
class, was recently accepted for this
branch Of service. He expects to leave
Syracuse the latter part Of the week, to-
gether with large number of other re-
Gently enlisted men, for Ferris Island,
s. c., where he will be stationed at the
training camp there.
With respect to business transacted in
state and civil cases, the quarterly pc
Rod ending Aug. | in Barre's municipal
court was up to the average Returns
from the state auditor have Just been re-
ceiyed by Judge II. w. Scott. All told
there were 1903 cases involving criminal
offenses, and total of 81 ,4s4,9l was paid
in as fines and costs and fees in state and
civil cases. The sum of S592ll was re-
turned to the magistrate to distribute as
witness, jury and officers fees. There
was one Jury trial in civil case, that Of
: Cano VS. traction company. Two juries
were summoned in state cases, but they
were not used Two heavy fines for VIC
lations of the liquor laws bulked large in
the receipts for the quarter.
Youngsters in the south end of the
city, who have been frequenting ''the
, old swimmin' hole" in the Stevens branch
near Wards ieehouses during the sum
, mer months, are considering with
great deal of CONSERVATION the fact that
the river has almost receded away Due
to the lack of rain during the summer
months, the river at the present time
resembles a tiny brook in several places
The youngsters have collected in great
numbers at the swimming hole since
General Humidity started his drive and
they have succeeded in getting some re-
lief, at least, from the heat during the
past few days, and at present they are
considering the prospect of accomplish.
ing an engineering feat Of placing dam
across the river at one of the points.