The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

here TO attend the convention OF Sath
Ollie Foresters, is a guest of friends Of
Summer street.
| Mrs. Lester +. Clough and little sol
of Nelson street have been passing sey
eral days in the home of j. d. Clougl
in orfordville, n. II,
! John A. Wilkinson, who has been re
newing acquaintance in Barre, returned
this morning to Ticonderoga, n. Y.
where he is employed.
Mrs. A. G. Miles of South Main stree
returned yesterday from Waterbury
where she has been visiting at the hom'
of her sister during the past severa
days.
Arthur L. Averil and Sydney Kidd
were among the Barre Masons who left
the city this morning for Burlington &c
be present at the annual conclave of the
order
Mr., and Mrs Fred Cutler and dsugh
tiers, who have been residing at South
Barre, left yesterday for Hartford
Conn, where the former has secured EN-.
ployment,
L. J. Rulfo of Railroad street has com
pleted his duties in the City Wine store,
and with Mrs. Rulfo expects to leave
in few days for Hartford, Conn, to be
employed
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Nutting of
Brandon, who were recently married in
that place, are passing several days
with the latter's mother, Mrs. Leona
Pitkin of Jefferson street.
Howard Gauthier of Elm street, who
has been employed at the Woolworth
five and ten cent store until recently,
commenced his duties at the Marion
lunch room yesterday forenoon.
Sprague brennan of Washington
street, who recently completed a year
as principal of the school in Middletown
| Springs, has been revisning acquaint.
ances in Barton, where he was formerly
engaged as teacher.
| Harold Faulkner of South Main street,
who has been employed by the Ameri-
can Express company in this city during
the past few weeks, left yesterday for
Breton Woods, N. H., TO which place he
has been assigned by the express com
pany.
Charles A. Lundgren, who has been
passing a fortnight with his family on
upper East street, returned this morn
ing to Pibtsford, where he is receiving
treatment in the state sanatorium. Mr.
Lundgren has made rapid strides toward
recovery since he enrolled in the insti-
tuition last December. and expects to re-
turn to Barre early in the fall
A unique souvenir of France, in the
form of carved shell from one of the
famous French rs guns, has been re
ceived by Miss Margaret bowers of Cable
street from her brother, Corp. G, J. Dow
ers, d Company, of the l02nd Machine
Gun Battalion Corp. bowers was one
of the young men, who enlisted in CT
company, which was recruited from |
Barre and vicinity. The shell is being |
displayed in the window of the Smith |
& Cummings store.
A Spaulding high school student, Clar-
ence Campbell of Madison avenue, is
the winner of the first prize given by the I
local Daughters of the Revolution each |
year for the best essay on Lafayette.
The three prizes are awarded to the
three best essays written by the mem
bers of the graduating classes of Spauld
ing high school, Montpelier high school
and the Waterbury high school, The
second and third prizes were awarded
to two students from the latter two high
schools.
The scheduled game between the
'1PduiutiE HiEH anu the w dttI
bury high school baseball teams, which
was to have been played yesterday after
noon at Waterbury, was postponed yes.
terday forenoon by the management of
the latter team. Manager Young has not
as vet received any word from the man
agement of the Rutland high school team
m regard to arranging game to de-
tide the state championship, although
IL. .,,,It al Eat l.. 1
'anged at this time, owing to the grad :
Iation exercises, which win be held next :
week.
Deputy Game Warden Charles Keith 4
If North Seminary street received in
structions this morning to proceed to 4
Orange, there to confer with farmer !
whose stream, it is alleged, is posted in :
,iolation of the fish laws II is claimed :
hat the brook was posted for q year :
IN the condition that the owner would
stock it with trout tingerlings. The year
,xpired May l., and thus far, according
o the fish and game department, no
move has been made to stock the waters
rhe department is exercising extreme
'igilance in the matter of property own
RS who have posted their brooks and .
hen promised to stock them.
Under the auspices Of the Barre WON
ms club, the first of series oil floral
will be held in the vacant )
tore in the old town hall some day this
week. It will take the form of a poeny
how and as many flower growers here
n Barre have signifed desire to ex
bit, it is expected that splendid as
of peonies will be shown. At :
intervals during the flower season, four
exhibitions are to be held. In years past z
he public has evidenced deep apprecia-
ion of the occasional flower shows held I
nder the auspices of the Woman's club,
nd it is hoped that the forthcoming 4
viii attract many visitors. Z
In his eightieth year, Charles F.
reen, assistant superintendent of For. 4
st Home cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis, is
evisiting the scenes of his boyhood in
iighgste, and yesterday he came to
ARE to call on friends whom he knew
the days before he left his native !
ate to become a resident of Wisconsin J
4 the Forest Home cemetery he is as.
,cisted with James Currier. the SUI Z
who took an active part
the annual convention of the Ameri- 4
In Association of Cemetery Superin- :
which was held in Barre last 4
ugust. Despite his age he is in Wig !
'ous health and experienced no difficult
Z in following the more youthful Supt. <
lex. Hanton in an inspection tour of