The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
TALK OF THE TOWN


H w II, Buchanan has gone to Groton &
pass the remainder of the week Will
n friends.
Franklyr Farnum in The fightin,
Grin, Bluebird feature, and the week
| ~ Of latest war news, Bijou day. adv
Il. NJ Laws of Wellington street left
this forenoon for Boston, where he i
making q business visit Of several days
Mrs. Frank Baldwin of Woodbury. Is
visiting for few days at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. j. W Jelyman, Of
King street.
George Marriott, who has been en-
ploycd in Halifax, y. s., for several
months, has arrived in the city for an
extended stay.
II DIR. J. w. Stewart and DIR. j. II. Wood.
ruff We're business visitors in Burlington
yesterday, the trip TO Burlington being
made by automobile, they reporting that
the roads were in fairly good condition.
i Farmers in towns outlying Barre have
practically completed sugaring, and
many have so far progressed AS to gath
or and store their buckets Last weeks
snowstorm produced fairly good run,
although the maple buds were swelling,
Nnd the frog chorus had sounded taps for
the 1918 sugar season.
A son, William Henry, was born TO Mr..
aud Mrs. Earl NJ. Lewis of l6 Nelson
street, Tuesday evening, April 10. Mr..
Lewis is one of the city letter carriers.
and to-day he got an agreeable surprise
in 500 increase in salary from the
government, the raise dating from April !.
Carroll 0rdway, formerly an employee
of the Oldsmobile Company of Vermont,
who enlisted last fall has arrived in
France, according to intelligence received
by his father. The young man was de-
tanned in England for several weeks by
an attack of diphtheria, but states that
he is conyalescing in rest camp in
France.
A letter from DR.. r. James Grigg,
former employee of The Times and more
recently a graduate of Tufts dental col
lege, states that he is now practicing his
profession in Hayerhill, Mass. DR.. Grigg,
having enlisted in the dental reserve
corps of the L. S. army, has been com
mssioned lieutenant and is awaiting a
call.
The Goddard seminary baseball team |
will pry the lid off the baseball season |
at the seminary campus Saturday after !
noon, when they will meet the Norwich |
nformals. The game was scheduled to
have been played last Saturday after
noon, but owing to wet condition of the
diamond. the game was postponed until
this week
Stefano Rizzi of North Main street,
whose appointment as alderman was con
firmed last evening was officially notified
of his election to-day. II is understood
that Mr.. Rizzi will accept the office and
qualify at once. No provision has been
made for assigning the aldermanic com
mittee appointments which the late Al
derman Rossi held.
G. f. Smith was in Warren yesterday
holding an auction sale for A. blair, of
stock, farming tools and household furni.
ture nice day, nice crowd, and ev
brought good prices. Mr.. Blair
has sold his farm and is moving to York
state. Mr.. Smith made the entire trip
to Warren by automobile, and the roads
were found very good
Friday evening at the Spauiding as
sembly hall the senior class will repeat
The play, what Happened to Jones"
which was given before a large audience .
ii the assembly hall last week. Last
week large number were turned away !
from the door, the hall being filed to-
is capacity, and owing to the degree of
success attending the play, it was de-
,ided to repeat it this week. A dress
of the members of the east /
vas held last evening at the assembly
iall.
Concerning the impending departure !
rom Peoples academy of Principal L. c.
Hunt, a Morrisville correspondent writes
Is follows to an exchange: "The people /,
II this place deeply regret the action of !
Prof. l.. C. Hunt, who has resigned the
of Peoples academy in or :
Ter to accept the offer to become princi-
,al of Spaulding high school in Barre.
'1r. Hunt has given excellent satisfaction y
n the school, and during his stay of one
ear has actively identified himself with :
he best interests of the town"
When an officer cannot be whistled
rom the nearest corner, Keith avenue n
esdent believes in being his own police
nan. Yesterday afternoon the man on :,
he avenue walked into his parlor TO 4
ee stranger reclining comfortably in :
chair. A brief parey and the stranger y
elt secure grip on his coat collar, and "
few minutes later the head of the y
ouse and his unbidden guest were max
~ for police headquarters This morn y
ig Eugene Sherwood, Rochester o.
'oodsman who could explain very little a.
the parlor incident appeared before -
Tagistrate II. w. Scott and admitted an
ltoxication offense. The respondent ~
as unable to pay the nominal fine and II
lsts, and an officer committed him to a
he county Jail this afternoon. Dan b. Ia
Iurray of Granitevile, who was locked pc
p last night, acknowledged a second Of Il
,nse and paid a fine of Sl5- with costs :
ttached.
Three Barre young men went to Mont
sler yesterday forenoon, where they
,ok the entrance examination for the
nnapolis Naval academy, the young Ct,
en- being Sergt. Lauraine Densmore of 70
lie LIST Vermont regiment, Victor 0s- n
la and Sibley Young. Sergt. Dens-
ore. who has been a member of the CO.
i Vermont regiment since shortly after tel
lie outbreak OF hostilities last April.
as stationed for some time at Fort Iar
han Allen, after which he accompanied ar
e regiment to Westfield. Mass. and o.
forwards to Charlotte, y. c. He re-
ceived the senatorial appointment to ke,
e naval academy three months ago and by
as granted a three month furlough to
tend Norwich university. Victor 0s- on
ia was a member Of the graduating b1
ass Of Spaulding high school last June an
ID since the opening Of the fall session ~ ~
i been enrolled al NorW ich university IN,
p Nouup i At urezqnf enrolled a. a Ee