The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

a business visitor with friends in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. z. Chandler of Ran
dolph accompanied a party Of friends
TO Barre yesterday.
d. NJ Barclay and Frank r. Adams
left to-day for Morrisville,. where they
are attending the state shoot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hodgdon of High
land avenue are passing a few days at
Camp Downing in Perkinsville
olive Thomas, Jack Pickford's wife, in
IAN Heiress for Day." and keystone
comedy, Bijou to-morrow.-adv.
Ernest Curtis of Greenfield, Mass, is
spending week with his parents in
Orange, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Curtis.
Mrs. Horace Bailey has returned to
her home in Newbury, after visiting rel
atiyes in the city for a few days.
Miss Mona Grady of Merchant street
left the city yesterday for Joe's pond,
where she will spend a week camping.
Miss Elizabeth Smith, who has been
visiting with friends in the city during
the past week, returned to her home in
Burlington yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodwin of Richardson
street has returned home, after passing
few weeks in camp at Thompson's
! point on Lake Champlain.
Mrs. M. B. Newton and daughter left
the city this forenoon for Littleton, N.
H., where they will visit for few days
with friends and relatives.
Daniel 0ntanelli of North Main street
left the city last evening for Redstone,
N, H., where he expects to secure en-
| ployment as a granite cutter.
Miss Angie Movalli, stenographer for
the Presbrey -Coykendall company, left
to-day to spend two weeks vacation
with relatives in Boston and New Brit
ain, Conn.
Miss Selma Bianchi, who is taking
vacation from her duties in North Main
street clothing store, has returned from
visit with relatives in New Hampshire
and Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Mary Abbiatti and daughter and
Mrs. Theresa Gianni and son returned
to-day to their home in New Britain,
Conn, after spending three weeks with
! friends and relatives in this city.
Private John Heney of the 57th pio-
neer, formerly the LIST Vermont infan-
try, who has been passing part of his
furlough with friends in the city, left
to-day for Boston to visit relatives.
| Mrs. Enrico Macchi and children of
High Holborn street left last night for
Norwood, Mass, there to reioin Mr..
Macchi, who preceded them several weeks
ago to seek employment in nearby
shipyard.
The savings banks and trust eompa-
mics OF Barre would appreciate it very
much if you would bring or send your
deposit books for verifcation at an early
date. The law requires this to be done
once in five years.
Odd Fellows of Hiawatha lodge are
to receive the decoration of chivalry
and veterans jewels at special gather
ing of members Of the fraternity and the
Rehekah organization in Odd Fellows
hall Thursday evening.
Relatives in the city Of Lloyd 0. Mac
neil, who was a member of one of the
most recent contingents of draftees to
leave Washington county for the Aver
cantonment, have received word an
nouncing that he recently sailed for
overseas duty.
Subscribers to the war chest fund are
reminded that they can pay their pledges
from to IL a. m. and to p. m. every
week day and Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays from to p. m, at Red
Cross headquarters in the school building
facing the common.
Benjamin Gasparello, a local granite
manufacturer, who was arraigned before
Magistrate H. w. Scott in municipal
court last week on charge Of using
false number plates on an automobile
driven by him. returned to court this
morning and withdrew his original plea
of not guilty After admitting the of
Tense, the respondent paid fine Of $40
and costs which aggregated S7.05. He
was taken In custody on a complaint
made to States Attorney Earle r. Da
Wis A. A. Sargent acted as his counsel.
George N. Tilden is in receipt Of
handsome badge presented by the grand
chapter Of royal arch Masons OF Yer
mont in appreciation Of his services as
grand high priest of the organization in
IgI7-lS The decoration conforms TO
similar badges conferred every year on
the retiring grand high priests of the
state jurisdiction II is inscribed with
the owners name, the order which ii
represents, and the insignia, the latter
being studded with various colored Jew
els.
William Fred Comstock was arrested
this morning on complaint made to
Grand Juror William Wishart charging
him with an intoxication offense. When
arraigned before Magistrate Fl. w. Scott
in municipal court, the respondent en-
tered plea of guilty and paid the mini
mum fine with costs Of $8.05 attached
One day last week Officer John ID. Dineen
was called to Burnham's meadow to
arrest a drunk The man whom he ar
rested was accompanied by Comstock,
who is also alleged to have been intox-
icated. Comstock, however, evaded the
officer, since which time the police had
been keeping an eye or two single for
his appearance in Barre.
Websterville people, including many
Pensioners of st. John the Baptist
church, signally honored one Of their
townwomen yesteray afternoon when
Mrs Flgate observed her birthday ami
versary at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. w. j. Coxon. During the afternoon
large number of friends called at the
Coxon home to congratulate Mrs. Fill
gate on having achieved another mile
stone, and {at the height Of the fcs-
tivities several splendid presentations
were made. Among them was a substan-
tial purse Of money, which was presented
by Rev. w. J. NJ. Beattie ip behalf Of the
company Afterward there was social
hour and light refreshments were served.
Other testimonials of the high esteem
in which the guest of honor is held by