The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-11
TALK OF THE TOWN
See Abbott's line Of wash goods
Emily Stevens Biiou to-day -ady

II Biinu 10 day. adv.
III Save the evening Of June 20 for IN
II lSpaulding banquet at Hotel Barre. Tick
II cts. 81. adv.
II Miss Henrietta 1ngis of Clark stree
II left yesterday for Nashua, N. H.. wher
she will spend few days with relatives
II Spsulding alumni; The spaulding ban
II quet comes Thursday night, june 90 a
H Hotel Barre. Tickets, 81. Be sure anc
H all attend.-adv.
II Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Bostwick ant
II Miss Nellie Cady of Wlliamstown were
II entertained over Sunday by Mr. and Mrs
II Henry p. Wheeler of the Merchant street
H extension.
H Mr.. and Mrs. James V. Laing of Boil
/ ster avenue are packing their household
4 goods, preparatory TO moving to Quincy
Mass, where the former has position
in the Fore River shipyards.
John Forbes and Daniel Mccarthy
who have been employed as bellhops at
\ Hotel Barre, completed their duties yes
tenday and expect to leave later in the
week for Springfield to be employed
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Harrison Of
st. Paul, Mimi, who have been regis
tered at Hotel Barre while the former
transacted business here in the interests
of the Harrison Granite Co, have gone TO
New York for visit before returning
to their home.
James Stewart of Warren street, who
has been employed for several years in
the office of the Stevens granite plant on
Smith street, left the city this forenoon
for Fort Sloeum, N. V, where he will re-
port for duty, after having an extension
OF time of 10 days since first called into
service for the national army.
Word was received in the city Sunday
announcing the death of Fred Fletcher
which occurred Sunday noon at his home
| in Mansfield Mass. Mr.. Fletcher was
well known in this city, residing for
number of years on the west hill. No in
| formation regarding the cause of his
death was given 1t is expected that the
! funeral will be held from his late home
| in Mansfield
Fred w Suitor of Bolster avenue, sec
retarv treasurer IF the Quarryworkers'
/ International association. has gone to st.
| Paul Mimi, where he is an official dele
gate representative to the annual con
vention OF the American Federation of
Labor, which opened yesterday. Joseph
d. win of Laurel street, who left Barre
week ago to join Quincy friends en-
route to st. Paul is also present in the
convention as a representative OF the
graniteeutters union.
Manager Tryon of the Goddard sem
mary baseball team has completed ar
rangements for playing the final baseball |
game of the season Saturday afternoon |
at Burlington, when the seminary nine
will line up against the signal corps
team for the second game Of the season
between the two mines. The signal corps
team was defeated by a large score in
this city Memorial day, but since that
time has been strengthened to a great
extent by the acquisition of Palmer, the
University of Vermont hurler, who is ex-
peeted to do the twi-ling at Burlington
Saturday
Before large audiences in both per-
formances at the Park theatre last even
ing John q. Gordon gave urgent pleas
for the war chest fund. the house to-
house canvass Of which is being carried
on throughout the city to-day. Attorney
Gordon brought home to the listeners in
a somewhat forcefu manner the self
sacrifice of the allied soldiers in France :
and showed his point in regard to the |
sacrifice of people at home by the story
Of an old veteran, who gave much
medal, which was presented |
to him by number of his comrades in /
days of old for some deed of valor, TO ,
the war chest fund in one of the cities /
in this country. Ii
After a tenancy of several years. the |
Barre Quarters association has quilted !
It's office i'm the Miles building, and here. /
after will hold its meetings in the rooms \
Of the Granite Manufacturers associa {
ion in the c. w AveriH building. The q
Miles block suite was used but rarely y
BY the quarry owners, and as the rela
tons with the manufacturers are very +,
friendly, the two organizations having :
much in common, the manufacturers ac-
will prove wholly salts :
factory. The quarters have donated the :
of their rooms to the Barre
var chest, and while the campaign Is in :
progress, the furniture, consisting Of ia !,
lies, chairs and desk, will be used at !,
he Church street headquarters. Later
hey will be sold and the proceeds will .
he added to the war chest.
The condition of Joseph Laird and
Hector Fsrnham two Montpelier young
nen who were injured in a joy ride 2
which terminated disastrously on the n
Vilhamstown road Saturday night, is el
eported to be comfortable. They are
eceiving treatment at the City hospital, al
Fhither they were removed on the ad ii
ice of physician soon after the acct l.
ent. Farnham's condition is better o.
han yesterday, as it is now believed is
hat he escaped a skull fracture. Laird,
rho was deprived of the sight in one 3.
We for time. was feeling much better T.
0 day. 1t is said that young girl !"
AIMED Helen Dufur of South Main !.
treet, who accompanied the party on ~
he ride, was badly shaken mp, although "
ninjured in the accident.
The following item from an exchange to
i'll be of interest locally. as Mr.. and ia
RS. Nutting, now of Brandon, are for DC
er residents of this city: Mr. and Mrs OF
rank J. Nutting arrived home from IN
leir wedding tour ON Friday evening
hey will reside in this town. where Mr. ..
utting has a prosperous grain business o :,
the flour and feed line Mr. Nutting Is y
'ry popular in Brandon and on the ~
ening of his return he was visited BY "a
me - or 20 OF his intimate friends. ~
ho had prepared reception in his a ao
NOR. Mr.. Nutting was travel weary -
ID would have gladly deferred the ~
easures Of the evening until later n,
tie. but his friends urged so strenu- ~
sly that he could not refuse. Automo- 81
les conveyed the party Ia Rutland. :
,pre a very nlea "a f evening ard an "